New-York daily tribune., 1843-12-14
WEDNESDAY, December Is.

WEDNESDAY, December Is.
Mail RossER.-William Hough, the young
man charged viii; robbng the mai, Hudson, WIS brous
70 the City dsy and nirtsd The Cry Prison The
charge against him has been presented the Grand Jury AZ
ne United SAFES Circuit Courr, which in session
BOARD OF EDuoAT1oN.-This Board met this
evening the President Thomas Jeremiah, Esq in the Chair
Report was received from WamL. Stone, Esq County
Superintendent showing the present situation OF the various
Common Schools.
srcrAR1Ay Booxs.The report and resolutions OF :he
Select Committee declaring ,ha, the Bible without lote or
comment is not sectaran under the meaning of the act Of
1872 and that the objections OF the FouIih Ward Trustees
10 the other books unioundsd, was called up.
After debate Dr.. Sweeny of the 6ihwafd, was permitted
20 read the Minority Report Of the Committee, opposed 70
the Report OF the majority part Of his argument.
Considerable discussion took place, and the Report and
Resolutions o the majority Report finally adopted by
vote 30 10.
A Committee consisting of Messrs Clark Quackenbush
and Emmei, appointed TO draft amendment defining
the law report meeting and the Board adjourned
Court OF COMMON PLEAs-Before Judge IT,
shoffe-. . H. 5. AIackay j. c. forter.-Ths
Porter and wife SiGnder.-The plaintiff is member Of
, bar aud the defendant baker They both reside in h
street, Defendant charged plaintiff, with being counterfeit.
er saving passed bad S3 bill upon him. aud refused
10 change it He accosted plaintiff IN the street Is old
Countereer and sung out TO his children In the street
.ha. their father counterieer, &C. Defendants wife
repeated the charge and distinct actions are brought 'er
die, for plaintiff sl07
Murder and Engine Runners.
CougT OF SEss1oSs-Bcfore the Recorder, AL
dermen Rawson and Waterman
Jonas B Phillips, Esq. District Attorney, ad interim.
The trial of Charles F. IsenpIse manslaughte
ing the deash Abraham Barger by sabbing him with
knife on the 23 September last aud who died on the 4th
November resumed.
The testimony having been concluded, Thomas PhTuA,
Esq formerly District Attorney, commenced and concluded
an able summing up speech behalf of the accused arguing
10 the Jury the duty Of an acquittal
He was followed bv Jonas B. Phillips Esq. District AT
ad interim in sound and udicous speech IN behalf
Of the Notwithstanding that from the PLAIN asu pos
tive character of the testimony against the prisoner the
were bonnd 10 convict him.
The Recorder charged the jury the law and the facts OF
the case and the Jury retired and after absence OF ~ MN
utes returned into with verdict of gully OF man
slaughter in the Sd degree He remanded, and will be
the usual day Of the cou the last
Friday of the term-22d inst
| NoLLr PRo,rqUr.-lu the Of William Dexter Benson
indicted for all assault and battery Charles Oakley IN
March last und in which trial time since the jury
could not agree nolle prosequi waa entered.
TRIAL OF MELINDA HoAc FOR GRAND LARcEsr-Ih's
well.known female implicated with Alexander Hoag va.
put upon her trial for grand larceny in stealing $50 In goc
and bills from William Sorel of Fairfield County Ohio
when in this city the night Of the 18th November last
in house in Robnsoustree near Westinghouse Mesrs
David Graham A D. Russell appeared and acted as th'
counsel of the accused Mr. Phillips District Attorney ad
interim and Lorerzo D. Shepherd for the prosecution
The money lost all recovered The prosecution clio
sed aad no testimony offered the part of defence
The case was summed up with his usual ability by D. Ora
ham, Esq and with equal ability by j. B. Phillips, Esq or
behalf Of the people The charged the jury who fount
the prisoner guilty without leaving their seats She was re
manded for sentence and Alexander Hoag will be tried OIL
Friday morning, 10 which time the court adjourned
POLICE OFFICE .STEAHNG FLoUR.-Johr
Caden was arrested for stealing barrel OF flour from NO
Ill Cherry street.
STEALING BEEF CARCAsE.-A man named Godfrey
Crawbuck butcher was arrested for stealing the fore
quarters of beef from the slaughter house OF Walter Briggs
is5 Ninthstreet He committed 20 answeT.
ArTEMrr TO KILL SIsrER.-A man named DAME
Demare. committed prison. for having this morning
stabbed his sister widow aged 3d. while in state OF men
tai alienation at their residence in Washngtonatreet oppo
site Clinton Market; with penknife nnictng several Sc
we're wounds The parties are both respectable