New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-02


BoAxD or srrEnvrsoRs-The Board met pursuant
adiournne the petition asking for me remove
Of Or. Reese County Superintendent OF Common
schools HIS Honor the Recorder in the Chair
The Chairman stated that he bad on The table nve "
mon$trsnres against the removal OF Or. Reese
DR. r was then allowed TO read his answer.
He I'LL within few months lay preacher OF in'
Methodist Church. but had not the power OF minister
and his duties such sy preacher bad expired by IN
imitation Of his appointment Certificates 70 THIS e-ec
read from ihs Bishop and others The only deci-
be has made thse IN relation 70 the u.e Of tnt
Bible In schools He found in the Fourteenth FIRST an
.ome other Wards thar both versions OF the Bible had
been,x lufed lie consulted the state Experimenting
hanT who ic the msffer - his discretion bi-n
90 Hsghes and the Rev Mr. Powers and Pi-e. Of tn
Catholic Church have expressed themselves satisfied
ins reading oflhe Douay Bible without note or comment
Ia the schools
The school officers OF the Sixth Ward refuse TO per
either version of the Bible 20 he resi and there l.
some little objection the Twelfth The responder
has made but decisions-thsi the Bible canno; y.
excluded from the schools. and that School
Guiding ortes the School money. The respondent. no
being LAWYER NAV have erred in his decisions but In
making these decisions he acted from the best eg al
vice One OF the charges IS that the respondent per
mitei unqualified persons 10 act as teachers The Only
cases were some in the Fourth Ward which respondent
objected TO- but fnding they daughters nieces or
siers Of the Trustees respondent out OF tenderness q
them. and 10 enable them 10 get living. withdrew hs
| opposition.
Mr Edwards then stated the history Of the School Law
- relates n this City He contcnded that the County
superintendent, by the amended law o; lSii, had no
night whstever 10 interfere with the Teachers that duty
BERN. vested solely the Trustees and Inspectors elect
Il N the various Wards. The duty Of the County ~
perine nieni Is merely to counsel and advise ie wss
appointed mediator instead ola creator OF difficulties
The County Superintendent has assumed powers ano
committed the language Of the petitioners. wholly
snrable and inconsistent with the present seho
Law. We shall show, said Mr.. T. that the coursS OF the
present Superintendent has created strife in the Ward
schools and impeded the of Education in those
Schools. Among other things. the superintendent al
vsed the late Board OF the Common Council 20 withhold
the School Moneys from the Schools OF the Fourth Four
teenih sixth and Twelfth Wards. and the Common
Council did pass such resolution, which resolution was
rescinded by the subsequent Board. The question AZ
present before this Roard i not whether Is proper or
the Bible in Schools but whether the course
Of the present Superintendent is not preudica 20 the
cause OF Education.
The Board adjourned TO Tuesday
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CouRr-Joha Miller,
seaman who worked his passage in the ship George
Washington from Liverpool. placed upon trial on
an Indictment found against him for an assault up
the first mate with dangerous weapon Mr.. SteTte
the first in h- testimony stated that difficulty
had occurred between prisoner and the second mate and
Capt Fletcher told witness send Miller an. When
there Captain ordered witness seize Miller up 20 the
rigging for punishment. Miller then sprang and ran for
ward into the orecaste the Captain pursuing bu, with
out being able 20 overake him lie refused a. come out
when the called and requested 10 bring the
ofthe foreca-e but they said they afraid 20
approach him. and deslneddang so Nitness,nex tnorn
ming the forecase by order of the Captain.
bring him Went to the foot ofthe stairs and saw Mil
lying in his berth with drawn knife in his hand He
said he would never 90 up alive, and would stab any
that attempted 10 make him 90 up That he would
upon deck but corpse. Miller remained IN
his berth which within about feet ofwhcre witness
stood Left him and went on deck.
Testimony called 10 show the nature Of the diif
Guilty between prisoner and the second mate but Mr.
Hasket counsel for the prisoner objected to its being
received. which opinion was allowed Mr. H. commended
that the prisoner had refused sign the shipping
tces the Captain had right 10 fog him. he did not
compose. in fact. part of the OF the vessel and
that IN stating 10 those who were sent 10 bring him on
deck that IL they approached him for that purpose he
would but placing him his reserved night
citizen. The counsel asked for the discharge OF the
prisoner principally this ground. which was opposed
by the District Attorney who commended that the captain
had fl control ovcrcvery seaman who gagged such
either % work his passage or on wages. during the
voyage The court conceded that in excluding the test
mony calculated 10 establish the whole transaction the
counsel admitted the authority OF the Captain the eN
animation before the Commissioner the complaint be-
ng made showed that Miller had struck and kicked the
second mate and IL for this the Captain directed him
to be seized up
The Jury after being out time returned verdict
Of guilty but recommended the prisoner 10 the mercy OF
the court. The District Attorney entered nole pros
equi on the Indictment for attempt 10 make revolt
In the of Jones found guilty of stealing upwards
OF 1 80 from VIM. Owens his counsel Mr. shepherd.
moved. moved for new trial ON the ground Of newly
found testimony The additional testimony appeared TO
be very slight. Decision reserved.
The Grand Jury having completed It's business, having
acted upon IL cases. were discharged.
MARINE CouRr-andrep Christian Cornelius j
R1iAf-The defendant is master Of the ship Slephani.
aud the plaintiff was cook. While the officers and pas
SINGERS dinner day. in the cabin the Cap
tain desired the stewart call the cook aft. The Cap
tain inquired of the cook what the with the
soup. It was very thick. The cook replied that the
water they took on board Hsmbnrgh was dirty and
the motion the vessel red il. The Captain told him
he draw il of and let it seitleto which the cook
replied he had but one bucket, and that always IN
use The Captain told him hold his tongue or he
would throw soup plate at his head. when the cook
said you won't The Captain then threw the soup
plate which struck plaintiff in the head severely cutting
H. causing the blood the floor and disabling the
cook for day from doing his duty. Verdict for
plaintiff SO.