New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-23
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"WEDNESDAY, March ~
TROOPS rcR MKSroo-Cspt FoRr and Lieut.
CAurxx of ,he Isl Regiment " Y. Volunteers. with 80 re-
erans. embarked for Vera Cruz yesterday on the snip
Nancy W sievsns.
FUNERAL OF Dr. SrEARNs.-The funeral oil Or
srsAHs. wa. attended Yesterday afternoon at ST GEORGES
church peekmAns by very large coneonrse OF the e-
rams of New.ycrk The sermon was preached by HeV'
DR. Trxe-s tex, and subject was The Beloved fhysi-
clan"
N,wyoRK CITY TEACHERS AssocIATIoN.-
This bod, hsd 10 third meeting TO Revise their Consuiu-
en on saturday last II consists Of Teachers belonsug
10 Ali the various Of schools in City, embracing
indeed nearly sn the leading Teachers Of New York
Among other things Of interest done 81 this session, the
following Resolutions were unanimously adopted
Resolved That she Free Academy about to be estab'
shedin ths City destined 70 exercise great, and Ue
rus beneficial inhuouce upon the cause OF Public Id
aoation 10 this community.
Rs,o!rsd a, the Of This body derived from expe'
rease la teaching I'm City Schools that the interests
Of that Institution m be best consulted By securing for
various proiesorshps practicable, teachers already
Resolved That the promotion Of teachers who have At
tested their ability by successful service 10 our CITY
hoos 10 the rank Of Professors IN the Free Academy
soon 10 be Organized fail 70 exercise powerful To-
aueuce 10 sleysug the social standing OF the proies
sion generally and thus redouoe Efforts Tor pro-
essional excellence, by Increasing ts appropriate re-
wards.
| ~ About thirty.fve years ago, there was a
not among the Students Of Columbia College, BY which
The exercises on Commencement day were interrupted
and Il IS believed that Of those who pste pace
in &c sim survive smong our most eosie snd
and grand children, ard young people generaly. me
offenders tried on an Indictment IN the CouLt OF
| by De Witt Clinton, then Mayor 'Ine mayor men
presided this Court) IL appeared thst one OF ne
defendants John p. Stevenson had refused to accept
some corrections whic the professors hsd ordered IN the
piece prepared by him for snd he osly-
r9rfr H. urfffs
called aside and privately admoushed by the professors
and told that he could not go on the stage sod ass ms
8porna with the rest Stevenson went the stage a11
demaaded IT, lie demanded II in the name OF the Ifus
ices Shoutin,s and hssings from the students MAJ
well one the defend the stage and sppess
10 the audience Verpsnck does the snme. Ferris runs
through the isle With ts cenchsd, sh0u ing tyranny
There were eight indicted and SIX found sniiIS soos
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We have received the following letter for publ
Gallon -, ~. 70 ros.'
Sir. In business transaction At the Custom house IN
This ctv 10 the year IS47 was made against the
Government Of two hundred and twentysix collars En-
closed is that amount which please receive aid place 20
the ered, Of the United states and obge your OBJ serv t.
Cornelius ". Larrerce Esq. Collector, Nsw-rOrk.
III The lot next to where the Wall ST. church
sood b nv 7. feet ia l7s6 belonged to choias bsysd
Who sod that ye4r for fl25 In 1874 " was io'd 'or
$50 In 1917 for sl,aO, snd in 1888 for s5i'6oo.
PorIcg-Last evening Capt Carpenter Of the
FiGb Ward ard officer. Morton Webster and Goodwin; re
paired ~ Cana at lately known az the haEis .ote ~
direction of one Of the magstraes who had received
Information that several females were about eAhi9
ting Themselves naked these prsm es Atet 6eins So
ftsd the o6cars found man named Levi Hamilton ap
p,rsny the manager Of the whom they detained
Tor aud in the course OF the evening iogs u
cns.oSv ak females who gave their az Fanny
SMITH Charlotte Whi,lock Mary Rogers, Mary Jackson
alias Mrs Conner. Laura Ligermore snd Elena Doyet5
They have bsen exam ned nothing hiss been decided
with ressrd 20 their punshuen iOln Wilson was ar
rested by officers Sheridan and Joseph escaped con
v,t from Cbaresfown State Prison. Sent To the Tombs
prsvious 10 his being remanded 70 his old quarters ia,
cob Cook was arrested yesterday by officer Hack charsed
viii haviog entered The OF J. c. Jones by means OF
fess KEYS and attempting rob the money drawer.
Jane Elizabeth Francis sed charge OF steal
ing lo OF iewelry valued at S3j from John wilson,.
elizabeth Bowers arrested BE- officer Bsger, CHARGED
with stealing watch and chain worth SD rom Johh
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