The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-11-07

"ihh htdS INC toik OF IN ctf, Win
the creme, which completes the bill Of fare and the
dinner 10 put on the table II two minutes before the
clock strikes three.
xssiosERs-THr CONTRACTORS orrKs EvrDKscr
THAT TnEY HAVE FuLyILLKD THrn CoSrRAcr.-
The Street Cleaning Commissioners met pursuant TO
sdjournmeut at II o'clock yesterday morning. his
Honor the Mayor In the chair. Mr.. Vsnderpoel
read a return to the charges which set forth the
following;
Al the streets had teen swept once In each week,
uh CHI could he corroborsted BY oral testimony. In
oon'equouce q some strccts being repaired, they
reason why Cathariue street had not been swept
that the cartngn had their straw out to dry. Tho
cleaned.
nr. Vsnderpoel ,ad the greater portion Of 1t
The Commissioners then took the follogine tesli-
nl0ny Tor the contractors.
Of the sIuad 10 The iiith Ward ia. e.np'otcd -
men; 10 horses and carts kcrt daily memoranda,
nation OF the Inspector aud contractor, eau produce
mat memorandum Is certain u is correct; witness
says all day with hf Elund; 10 certain that every
.utrt ia hls Mefd has been, ind i swept once IN
each Neek. Witness was unable TO have Franklin
street cleaned all the .ay to Broalw AZ, owing to
buildinrs Icing erected ia that street. Last week
uilnces csrtgd tlG losds Of gsrbngc.
HtMdm hoorc' sNOfn, tcstihed- Am superlntend-
eni Of that portion u The isht enth Ward ing be
tween Fourteenth and TNrnty sixth streets, AMI
FOURTH aud sixth syeuv,s. Ne employs ~ inen aud
~ carts; oil the streets IN the Nsrd have been
swept once week keep, daily record Of lis work
snd the labor Of his squad OF the sheet. have
been cleaned four times week, according tO thef
soue further testimony W., taken Of an unimportant
nstufe, when the Commissioners Instructed that
duplicate reports Of the sctual work done In each
Ward, each day, should bonded ~ 70 the respective
Captains Of Police, which would obyiato great deal
Mr. Vanderpoel said the contractor. " ould do all In
their power 70 fulfill their duties tnd orply Nith
the l0ufuisatuupfai IustIIigtiUus lufufuiteiuu
adyouiu sils de.
DEATH OF A WELLkSowS MUSICIAN
John + Cooke, Esq. long and fayoraby known Us
leader Of orchcsTas in various theatres Of this city
and more recently at the Broadway Theatre, died
SUNDAY, after a short iness Of typhoid fever. Mr..
Cooke n composer OF some note, his last effort
Leing bis overture dedicated ~ - M" At tile Eipsd
Wuy II WAs he who arranged Sam Lovers soug Of the
"lIould soeer Boy" Mr. Lover, although a composer
them. Ills funeral will take place TODAY, and will
be attended by New York Lodge Of free hmons, OF
which he Wal. member.
The ST. john ExPLosIoS.-The investigs-
ton into the cause Of the recent disaster on the
North River, now being conducted by Inspectors
week. and Hopper, Of the Board Of Engineer, is
piosi'finF rapdy, large number Of witnesses
have already been examined.
THE COURTS.
Very little business done In the Courts yester-
day, owing to the double fact that this tho first
day Of term and Jurors we're derect, and that to-day
Is election day. The most Of them adjourned Al once
TO tomorrow, and the remainder, Aer their session.
adjourned TO the same time. None Of the State
Courts will be in session to-day.
LiBEL srir AGAiSsr THE TEfBuNE.-Ths caie Of
Isaac Cook against the TPnUNE Association came up
before Judse Nelson, in the L. s. Circuit Cour., yes.
terdav. This suit brought by plaintiff Postmaster
at Chicago and former army paymsster, to recover
S51t0O ON defendants for an alleged libel published
In 1904 and charyins plnin,id .iih helm, ,.pe@,I,
tor OF Goye .nmeni funds aud having prosituicd hi.
mt mt Of the Cover nmentr The defendants in an.wrr
claim justification. The case came up on demurrer
Declsion feteryed
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tne 4. >. Circuit court, y,siefdAy, tueny-eirht
aio, seds pies.ntel hy the Grand Jgy Tor
sso ieiurned against Thomas Anderson the captain
en snv ~ ds 80 ~ or ans 10 furnish the full
a'nouh' VI ioou 10 passengers
CorRr or GKszRAL sEssIoNs-The November
farm ~ tha COM, of c,r.,.t l.,., -, -
a. Ci,, t,d.o pu,.oTI -, a. - 49,. 80,
,nry va. .worn w,I,oo - H., go. ~. 80,
char. 90. ,,,,roroi 49,, a. -. ~. u'us
er OF prsono,s weIe sTTarned and classed down nor
their trial Among the petit urors Who desired g.
be excused was gentleman who aid he LelongeS
70 the Fenian organization, and he did moi lno.
Jndro aid a. soon AZ The time came Tor he te,ui
meni OF such services the Court would chrerfaS eS
cuse him. In the case of Of.ue Mstreadv III, rcsJ
with keeping di,orderly house. MIR Julian mado A
motion o have the psper RENTED TO police ma
oppossd the motion Tbe Copr, toot ~, nV aeg na
reserved hls decision.
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Houst-AttmBt 10 Suindls ne Gousrnnlctt out OF
80 OOO- 1,r,st o Z n Cl,,k william rh... Re-.
N"'' DaA"e''
aNeIA IN 'he custom House. Ws arrested yesterday
by Capt Jourdsn OF ihe 9th precinct, on charge Of
he u,o of f,Su,,iI.nt 6nu5s .a Hn, o. s4@w
Nelson X. Whroler, deputy collector of hi, port
on cred complaint b,foIe Justice Bowling, al the
Ionbs, against Barney, aud Benth.m Fabian, a