The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-07-17

dence OF Mr.. Chamberlain, the superintendent, II
presence Of the Hon. N. S Benton Secretary OF thu
State, d. ID. NJ Reese, several ofkhe managers, ans
a few visitors
The exercises, which were to have opened at II
o'clock, did not commence till H. The pupils, wh'
made very neat and decent appearance, began the
exercises of the day by reading several passages
from the Book of Proverbs, and from the Psalms
in which some of them showed great skill. The
female pupils read with more ease and luency thar
the boys This we expected, for, although the grea
timidty of the girls nterfered somewhat with theii
reading, yet they had great advantage over the
boys. The latter are engaged part OF the day IN
manual works, such basket and mat making,
weaving Nc., which destroys, more or less, the SEN
sitivenass of their fingers, and readers are well
aware that those who, unfortunately are deprived OF
sight, have to use all that sensitiveness to distin-
guish the embossed characters in the books made
for the r use. The girls, the contrary being en-
gagged in works which do NOT affect them SO strong
~, have therefore facility feel the difference
in the characters; hence their greater fluency.
Among those who deserve especial notice for
their aptness, in this class, we must mention Chas.
q. Butler, and Hudson Ayers, two young lads be-
tween nine and ten years OF age, who have been
about year, and A. Brown who has been three years
in the institution Angelina Merrall, child about
six years OF age, who entered last November, and
Catherine Gl!mer, who has been pupil for the last
three years.
In order to give us an idea Of the skill to which
the pupils attain in this department, Miss Gym
thia Bullock graduate OF the institution was intro
duced and this young lady went through her read
ing In very crediable manner, both to herself and
to her instructors II was AN interesting sight to
see her read with rapdlty, with her fingers. They
moved over the letters as quickly and gave utter
am IN thq ynrdc lharr
his fingers over the keys OF piano, and produces
music.
Then followed the two classes of geography, in
which we find it very difficult to make any specii-
cation, all the pupils, with one or two exceptions,
having answered very readily the questions proposed
TO them. Here also We must suppose that timidlty
prevented those alluded 10 above from answering
promptly, for we think we recognised one who had
answered readily to the questions which Mr.. Cham
berlan made TO him IN our presence, when we visit
ed the building in the of last week After the
examination IN geography came the class of astro-
nomy;. The members of this class like those of the
preceding ones, answered without hesitation to the
different questions; and this is the ereditabc,
as theydld not study this branches with the assistance
the science OF geography offers them in the of
maps. they having learned it entirely by oral nstruc-
ton. The young lady who has charge of this de-
partment, Miss Eliza King, is herself blind and has
been pupil OF the Institution. To instruct them in
the principles OF the science of astronomy, she had
to depend almost on her memory alone, assisted &C.
cdSlonduy by NIT. CndmOerldn VINO read over 10
her any passage she was not accurately ac-
quainted with. Miss King conducted the examina-
ton OF her class, and did it in such manner to
satisfy all The same can be said of the other teach
ers In the course OF the examinations, the pupils
were questioned also by the Hon. visitor, DR.. Reese
and some OF the managers on the different branches
they had studied, and most always satisfied plainly
their examiners. We were here obliged to leave.
The examination was continued after we left, and to-
day 1t is to be completed. Ii was one Of the most
interesting exercises we have ever attended.
MORE OF THE HoT WEArmER-The thermome-
ter keeps up to high point. AT noon yesterday,
it touched "a degrees, and at O'Clock it was at go
degrees. This extreme heat, lasting for SO many
days, has been most prostrating in its effects on man
and beast More than dozen persons were car
ried to the dead house yesterday; at least half OF
them are dead or will die. Most of them were sun
stricken, but several were killed or seriously injured
by drinking cewater. Not an inquest, however, YVES
held on any of these unfortunate persons thus killed.
Is il not shameful that the Coroner is SO negligent
This extraordinary weather has spread to all
points within circle of five or six hundred miles
OF this city.
from the Albany Argus, July ISL
All the region round about far heard FROM has
felt the raging Of the Dog star.
At Rochester during the three days ending and in
Guiding Sunday the range OF the thermometer was from
81 to 96the latter point was reached Sunday at
P VI.
At Nahant, the mercury stood at s6, at 8, p NJ, or
Saturday. AT midnight, it had fallen to 60.
At Hudson, the murcury rose to 80 at o'clock on
Saturday. Sunday, it went up to 100, and at some
points stood at l0l On Monday, it stood at 100 at
o'clock A. NJ when thunder shower accompanied with
hail came up, and in half an hour it fell to 70.
From the Newark Adv. July Is
terrific thunder shower passed Morris Plains,
named VIM Donald was struck and instantly kIed
while returning from the field where he had been
ploughing corn He was driving his horse which was
also knocked down, but not much injured. He had an
iron wrench in his hand Mr. d. was formerly aclassi
cal teacher and leaves bereaved wife. He between
40 and IS years OF age.
From Boston Transcript, July ISL
During the shower yesterday, the large house in
Green street, Newburyport, owned by Captain Robert
Jenkins. and occupied by Mrs. Chute as boarding
house struck by lightning, and badly damaged
The front side of the lower half of the house
petel shvered large pieces of boards with capboard
attached perhaps six feet long) thrown into the
distance Of 20 or 30 feet No person was inur
ed The weather-cock on the church in Pleasant street
was struck, and the spindle bent nearly double.
The weather esterday in Providence was excessive
ly warm. In the afternoon there was thunder
storm. The lightning struck in several places, ant
some damage done, but no one was injured.
severe squa passed this city at half past tw
coming from the direction Of Lowell, passing owe
Charlestown neck, and down the harbor. The air wal
filled with dense cloud of dust which obscured thu
vision. The rain fell copously for hour more til,
wind blowing violently. There were many boats ant
fishing parties in the harbor at the time but we have
heard Of no damage being done.
To-day in this city, the thermometer stood follows
at sunrise 49, at 10 A. NJ, 81; at &c. at NJ 50; at
%. Wind light from the south.
From the Boston Traveller, July Isl
"on the 18th JULY twenty years ago Saturday
the thermometer at in the morning 49, and during
the day to o. The heat for many successive day
oppressive. On the 18Th July the mercury ranget
varably at 100 to l0t On the 2ist and 22d il
02 Many lost their lives in consequence of the heat
through excessive fatigue imprudence in drinking cole
water Twenty-Five thirty fell victims in this cit,
alone Two hundred deaths the first week II
July in New York--60 than ever before happene,
in any one week Thirty three Of these died from drink
! ing cold water One young woman in Salem was 8,
powerfully affected by the for a short time that de
| fangement cnsued lady in New York SO over
by the heat that she fell in the street and was al
forwards attacked with fits which continued through tn,
night. The heat was equally destructive TO the brut,
| creation. large number Of horses in various place
lost by owners of stages and the Ash In som
Of the ponds sufocated and died in large number
through the intenseness Of the heat AT the suggest
Of the Mayor the master workmen in this city
their labor from u to O'Clock, for several days The
air became thoroughly heated to afford no relic
from the scorching of the sun The almost in sui