The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-05-16
LOCAL NEWS.
NEW YORK AND TIE VICINITY.


EX-SENATOR FooTE, until recently prisoner
parole here reporting daily to Gen. Dix, -as is,t
week informed by the General that he could i,ay IN
this eountry and stand trial foI treason, he could
leave 1t a, once lie took the latter alternative and
rent to Canada.
REMOVING rHE FMBLEMs or MouRNISG.
-Iestorday leins tue thirieth DAY from the day Of
the assassination OF the late dent the flag. gene
rally we're raised to the top Of the poles. some
houses bessn TO remove their mourning emhoms. A
general removal Of the latter will probably take
place
JEFF.'s pETTICoATs - Barnum has telc-
sraphed Secretary stanton, offering $500 for the
pctticos JEFF Davis when attempting 10 escape
Should the great shoWmAn succeed IN obtaining the
immortal garments 1t would be great draw" TO
place them for exhibition upon a full szed figure
| Of leh.
TUE FAIR for the benefit Of the Institution
Of Mercy will continue until tomorrow evening, in
order that the valuable articles nov on the tables
may lie d!,qOs,d Of 70 advantage.
LECTuRE.--The Hon. William II. Stewart,
United States Senator from Nevada will deliver q
lecture this evening at the Cooper Institute, the
"Mneral Wealth of the Pacific StAtes"
CITY GoVERSMrNT--luE COMPLETION OF
| lnE BArTfRY -TnE TAN LsNN, Ero-Iho Board of
| Aldermen met YESTERDAY. Alderman Moore offered
a resolution directing the Street Commissioner to
enter into a contract for the completion " the Rat
| terry Enlargement, Referred ......A resolution M
adopted creating the office of Messenger a. the CITY
Librarian, the salary OF which 10 10 lie $3.50 per an-
mum, ...,.,Iho report Of the Committee on Confer
| ence on the Tax Levy wm read IL IL very lengthy,
and contains complaints against tho press for ia
tec'ioup upon the Common Council and utcrfv renee
with the nemhep OF the state Legislature upon the
matter Of the pa''afo OF "a, Tax Lew. ON molion
the report nj the Committee was ordered u hc pub
hshcd IN every daily nessprptr In the city ....,
An ordinance authorizing the Comp. olcr 10 issue
| SlIN,hn additional central lAlk Improvement
| Fund SOcb," was referred.
Tux BOARD oY CouN,uMrS nlso met commu
nicaton received from the Comptro ler rho" ms
balance in the Treasury on MAJ 70, Of tl22Gs67 ~
| ........A second communication was received iron
the Comptroller, in relation to .Aclng Engine Co
No. ~, in possession OF the premises formerly occu
pied by them. Referred to Cunuittco on tur l..
patment. ...,... occurrence Na1 had upon the Al
d.ruHnic Tssolu ion, directing tho Council To tn
Nnl Grafton, III legal proceedings should be IN
suiute against be new Crotoa Board, 20 take ih
ncccs ur} ttepr to attend the nee tt of the city II
mo nMhr., Tho Tax Levy, A. read and amt nj
. cd By the Aldermen, Nru road and immediately ate
con,uued in. Adjourned.
J. STREET CLEANING CoMNnssIOSERs.-Th
Street Cleaning Commissioners met at ~ o'eoc
yesterday morning In the Mayors o'hce, and il rs
agreed that not than ave pcrsons should Join
rureties on contract and that the amount of seCur
y required trum the contractor for Iht ihithi.l pcl
y | jormance oi his contract should be s25UUUU Al
q iourned.
. PUoILIsM.--The sporting men Of this cit
have large sums staked the result of prize GSh
which 70 Come ea to-day somewhere IN PsRliylyi