New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-17
CITY ITEMS.

SIXTEENTH WARD.-Au tuthu>lhsL' SUI ~"
merous meeting Of the Friends OF ireland WAS held on
Tue..iay evening al J. Commuters. Thirty ihrdst near
Tenth svenue in the Sixteenth Ward, and " ROBERT
Emmett Club formed The meeting was addressed ~
Mr. NcC1 ,rcIrY. ANpSrw FMLoS and others and "a
ourned TO Friday evening al the same place We rust
the friends Of the cause in that vicinity viii Stien
Fry1- S,ytNG.-We have often borne our ,e-ti
rnony TO the merits Of D Griffin Co.'S plan Of setting
the boilers Of stationery engines, and knowing As we
do personally the great saving OF fuel effected by ihern
we are pleased to learn hat they still actively en-
gaged in altering the furnaces OF OF our largest
manufacturing establishments Within the last two
months the extensive print works OF Messrs J. Briggs
s Co the dyeing and bleaching works OF Messrs )
W Horrocks, snd the iron works OF Messrs. w a H.
Rowland AZ Frankord Pa have been excessively al
tered 70 the great satisfaction OF those gentlemen, and
others are now adopting in the same vicinity This
plan Is of nesnmsble value 20 manufacturing inter
est
THE DIoRAvAs-The weather Is excessively
warm but Harrington. Doramss and his elegant new
hall are drawing crowded houses. They form spen'
did combination OF mechanical skill and scenic effect
They have already become very popular snd bid iSr
70 have an extensive patronage, wheh' wen deserved
.
Nc has been necessarily postponed to Friday morning
the l.th in consequence Of the nclemency OF the
weather. The steamer NORTH Am0icd with Dinsles
Bras, Band will leave tor Biddles Grove, as per the
advertisement in another column.
BOARD OF EDUcArION.-Horsce Greeley, ESQ
recently appointed Commissioner for the Iwenh
Ward, appeared and took his seat
Trslah Wharf.-The Finance Committee reported IN
favor OF spproprang 81 7c o. for DEFICIENCIES accrued
and in anticipation tor the year The appropriation
was opposed and a suggestion made that the law does
not provide Tor deficiencies IN advance Commissioners
Hunt and Greeley Of the Ward stated that the dehei
ency arose from the astonishing increase OF ,n9sosns'
OF the Ward the scholars having nearly doubled IN mum
Der the last year Com. Hunt amended by substituting
- 600 to meet the actual deficiency TO May Adopted
Eierepth Ward-The Finance Committee reported
adverse to the appropriation asked for as 10 School No
5. Laid upon the table.
Ereniag Free Sck00l-C Commissioner Fellows, Chair
man OF the Committee, offered a resolution tns' an
Evening school be established in the Eighteenth Ward
Adopted Also that the Common Council appropriate
$4,000 agreeaby 10 estimate TOR the support oi 'ne
Evening Schools the ensuing season. Adopted
Free 4cadsmy.-A communication was received nom
Professor Webster accepting the situation AS prinePs
aud the President said ne entered upon his duties last
Monday
priaed 70 meet deficiencies Same requests to Com
mon Council for small amounts already Appropriated,
adopted. Commissioner Greeley was appointed
by the President mcntntr OF the AomHlit 'h
Annual Report to ill vacancy. The Board then al
lOurned.
~ Gen. Tow THuNB the real miniature man,
who has Travelled all over Europe America the West
Indies Sc SC with Barnum, is now at the American
Museum holding levees every morning. afternoon snd
evening Thousands Of citizens well as s,rsn-
gers are enjoying sight of his ucomprehensibe little
ness and laughing over his jokes aud stories The chill
drcn who are released from their school during vaca
ton and now seek pleasant recreation will flock to the
Museum in great numbers to see their little friend
Many other novelties and wonders also TO be seen
at the same time in that giant curiosity shop.
DEATHS Al rHE EMIGRANT HOSPITAL. Aug. 10
Kari Erchsbaitcr OF Norway - arrived IN the DRAFT
ma; Charles Shecan Hschan, of Ireland 25 in the
Liverpool
GENERAL SEssIoNs.-M the opening OF Court
Yesterday morning the Grand Jury came In with mum
Der OF bills and stated that they had closed their sbors
They were accordingly discharged Tor the term win
the thanks of the Court Among the bills found oy
the Grand Jury yesterday morning was an Indictment
against Sarah Savage Gias stewart Hids bremond iOt
the murder of Pierre d. Bremond at the corner OF Ann
and Nassau SITS on the 9Th Of July last She was accord
ingy brought into Court and informed oil the TACT ana
also that she would be- called 10 trial during tue next
term. . james Driscol and Richard Pierce were IN.
dcted for having committed assault and battery upon
officer McVtre with intent take his life at house
in Doverst on the occasion OF the latter attempting 10
arrest a party who were engaged in some quarrel The
case had not concluded when the Court adjourned.