New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-02-15

A COURAGEOUS WoMAS.-On Tuesday, Febru.
AIRY about o'clock in tho afternoon, Mrs. Henry
Outc.t proceeding home in her carriage, about two
miles from this city, Georges road with blae
coat aud black psn,aoons and Of gentlemsny exterI0,
walked up TO the horses head and after putting
questions demanded the aiys money which sac refusing.
he thereupon pulled forth pistol and threatened TO hoot
her. unless she compiled with his modest and reasonable
request
rel hat Il was not loaded she therefore again refused
him, with the additional information that II he Gid not
leave her she would blow his brains out Why, said he,
DO carry pistols nowadaysf She replied. that 1t
was high time, when they could not 90 along public
road without being noiesed The man then asked her II
abe was married. 10 which question she replied airms-
lively He then said she an honor to the man that
married her, after which remark he left her and ran as
his legs cold him, In the opposite direction
He has not been arrested. New Bruins Is. j. Union
School. IN NEW JERsEY-The Report OF the
State Superintendent 10 the Legislature Of NewJersey
contains returns from 1855 Of the IT'S townships.
There In the State $40 School Districts, OF which
l6i are unreporled. The number OF children IN the state
between the ages Of five and fifteen IS i0 The bum-
Der taught appears by reports 5Z79o leaving an IN
crease 62I las. year. when the NUMBER Iepoeu
In thu schools was 50l7l. The average compensation
paid for each schosr per quarter oy st or ne,
The amount Of money raised and appropriated Tor ecu
caonal purposes Including the amount received from the
State was during the year ending December, s SsssoO
5l during 1896 S67 $40 slbeng Increase ofS2i sO9
10 over last year.
FIRST CONsEcRATIoS OF CENTENARiAS
CHuRcH-The ST. Johns Church (EpiscOpaD located at
Portsmouth, N. II. " TO be consecrsted on wednesday
next This Church has been built one hundred years Du
ha, never as yet consecrsed When first organized
the Epscopal Church In this country without Bishop
and for some the ceremony has not nee been per-
formed Church has lately been reuvenatsd ana re-
paired The fresco painting Of the inside, by Mr. NJ d.
Shepherd Of Salem, 10 highly spoken Of lBos Tray H.
9Es. MoRGAS.-Col. g. w. Morgan, OF Ohio,
says letter TO the Cincinnati Enquirer, has received
the appointment OF Brigader General In the Army lie
was 70 start Mexico the 80 inst his commission 10
reach him at Vera Cruz.
rT' From the Frankfort Commonwealth We
learn that proper steps have been taken to bring the OIL
GERS Of the Paul Jones 20 punishment for SINKING
the Maj Barbour. According to account Of the scci
dent in the Commonwealth. the fault altogether with
the pilot Of the Jones' who II was an unexpe-
renced boy and had been placed at the wheel while the
regular pilot retired 10 sleep.
~ Gen. TowsoS, President Of the Court OF In
eury arrived In New-Orsans the 4h inst on his way
to Mexico Msj Bsal, Of the Pay Department, ass ar
rived al the same time.
r. The house OF an industrious German dray-
man IN Cincinnati gently entered by some boys
aud robbed Of $3.50, the amount Of his savings.
n Hon Charles Jefery Peters, Attorney Gen
srai Of New-Brunswck died at Fredericton, n b. on
the "a inst