New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-06
CITY ITEMS.
SATURDAY, Marcl

SATURDAY, Marcn u
SCHOOL IMPRovEMENTs.-ln our recent visits to
the New-York Public Schools, witnessed some modes
of teaching worthy to be adopted by every school every
where. Geometry, geology and drawing attracted our
sneca attention BY the aid Of cubes cones, prisn' ara
other geometrcal figures the pupils, even IN Inc primary
schools showed interest and Intelligence IN the iuhaa
mental principles of mensuraton exceedingly important
te every business man in future life By specimens In
geology showing the elements Of our globe and some oil
the minerals most useful the arts Information al once
fundamental highly interesting and Of great practical
utility Is communicated TO the minds Of very young chill
dreu leading them as we understand TO collect Family
Nsev,as" most entertaining to themselves and their
snds and ope aing as the best safeguard against Idle
and demorazlng sports destructive to many children OF
the greatest activity and promise
By numerous drawings formed on states BY children
quite TOO young for making the common manuscrp, let
ters full proof was given Of the sentiment now current
that drawing should precede writing rs an carly senoo
exercise They also explained the statement of Hon. hor
acc Mann of Mass ocessoned BY his sehoovss to Luz
rope that child will earn both to draw and write sooner
and with more case, taan he will learn writing Alone
The interest manifested by the children these subjects,
affords proof positive Of their fitness to young minds
ry- Rev DR.. PlrroS contradcts the report in
Hammond. st. Church had been purchased and that on
Sunday he would enter on the pastoral eihee mere
r5y. The losses of Messrs Beck X Co. by the re-
cent Ere are ascersned 10 have been Eeary S'OOOO their
richest goods including $1,000 cashmere 81 avis and EN-
brodered lace worth 500 TO 81 oo0 were among
the articles damaged Transfers OF the Insurance from
the old store 70 the new had been effected the
irg Of the Ore to the amount of $4,000. Most Of the
oeces concerned have compromised by the payment OF 5
/ per cent on thsr respective pciieis'.
Cy. We learn that it has been decided 70 send
tSe whole As.orplace Opera Company Chorus Orehess
and ALL 10 Philadelphia for ree weeks an that we shall
not hear them sgair this CITY TN tba; expedition Is &C
comPrshe1.
FIREs-Four buildings in Mottst between
Grand and Hester SITS destroyed BY fire a5ou. hal
past O'Clock morning. aud thirty families thereby
deprived Of shelter and their little stock OF worldly goods
rbe inmates barely escaped In their nsh clothes. some
children were with difficulty rescued from The dey9arns
esmen, through the prompt sxerens Of the Police ard
Fire Departments Three substantial brick buildings II
rh..,-frstst near the seveuhAveuus occupied by Ger
man antilles were entirely destroyed by FIRE between
and O'Clock this morning The wind blew quite fresh
at time and consequently their destruction could mol
possibly &c averied.
SHOP LIFTISG-A piece of black satin valued
al SOS stolen yesterday morning. rom me sore 81
Mr. L. Matby, 40 Wilian-st by coiored woman, Whc
eneeei her escspe before The property was missed.
DEsrITUTIoS.-An unknown woman was las
evening found in the basement of house 40 Br0ome s. T.
The utmost state OF restitution, and too sek TO give ne
name. She taken TO the Eighth Ward stauon-hous
and duly provided for.
PoLIcE-Three men named John Starsey' Geo
Knowles AID Thomas Prchari arrested las; eyen
Ing en- a charge OF stealing $50 from BenJamu PIKE J
IT 2g4 RrOscway. .Ofcer DSysT last evening took iH
custody man named Richard Dayton on suspicion o
having stolen pieces Of wooden cloth from on boar
the schooner Delaware. Samuel Merritt OF the Sry
euteenth Ward arrested last night By oirces Mans
osid ana yaadervoorf charge OF purchasing goods
knowing them 70 have been stolen Held Tor EXAMINATION
MELANCHOLY RAILROAD AcciDESr.-As the al
,ernoon train Yesterday from Ftehburs TO Atho n
Vermont .nd Massachusetts Rsosd was approaching ~
,rossns sboat mile and half shove the depot IN fitch
bn,y horse and sleigh with sce. passed the ks
ro.S men IN. horse became frightened and backed th
.sivh on 10 thu track BY which both the ladies w-f
,hrosr DOT ia front of tbs ennns over O. Atno'
/, ! ,nst.ntV Killed The engine, a. the horse ~
Ger 10 hack soundsd The alarm and the tan IA near
= ,sospsd vhen tho fatal collision took place. .
rorrespondsnt informs that the names ~ The lall'
Who wee Killed we're Mrs Osb wife u hr Atfnm ~
hop Of Fitchburs and her dagahts Mrs Tolnan wife
nr J.sob Tolrnan s,0newsfe Manufacturing Of We,t sc
ling. '""oA 'S.' ~