New-York daily tribune., 1849-10-24
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.,a.r. 10 Ersss for the benefit Of sisnor Leit Tor
,ev lesser Of the Italian OP-fs vito Is shout - re'
iurn 70 EGroPe
Tss FNR-Ths Randsls Island Cni.dren.
.B- 20 Ia number. vl,ied .hs Fsir yesterday morn.
iog They we're under TIE supervision Of Aims House
Governor H..ied and marshAed by The respective Of
f,sr. Of the male ard female department. Of the Nlr.
..r7 The liz, = ones seemed much delighted, and
were o5 scts Of no small Interest % the other visitors
ls the GARDEN variety Of speeches we're made, sp.
prop rate to the occasi0u and si about NJ the Col
/ dren returned 70 the Islaac
Id the afternoon, the REGATTA went 80 in fac
.t,le. uiih but one accident. and that not senous
merely carrying swsy the mast Of ihe" Quaker The
entries numbered nearly dozen. snd were IS follows
lsvincihie ieui-red b. Daniel Green-l7 e in-~i'h
Loas i. a1der.r entered By Geo sunwsu-lI H.
Fyias E.ss. entered By chs- Tnoma'-l1 msiu-
-. M.ai.oB.' entered By 7 H.y,-i7 n-naizsa-.
~ oasser- catered by Bias Picher-ls -man'sl
Sea Serpent entered By wm wearns- q :. in
Nsmeess entered by sidney Dayton-LiL
| Commodore. entered By Chas Inomas-F i1.-one
pair souls
The water Ess covered with fee. Of smsll boau
crowded With fast and boys, and the balconies Of
the Garden oveTfoweo with spectators. The day was
beautiful for tie purpose and every body appeared to
enjoy the sport The boats started shout o'clock
the sea serpen; and Quaker together and the Name
less two uuinuts and hall sflerwsrd-AA stretching
sray around Hiss Island and beck distance Of about
I've mile. Tn. Ssmelss fairly won the rsi rsce-for
although she cane 10 one minute aad half siier the
other two .hs was Latest st the startmsking her the
far rinrer The row boat. also did exceedingly well.
Tee prizes silver cup OF the value Of so, and sec
ond premium ci not exceeding So have not yet been
awarded.
| TUNSELING BRoADwAY.-A correspondent from
tho Far West formerly resi6en, In the metropolis
ass employed the leisure hours Of bis solitude in
hh.kin1 ou plan for building al underground rail
road 10 Broadway, from the Bowling Green TO Union
square The ioes originally started 10 the Sunday
C0urer two ihree week. sgo, and is suihor seems
| quite confident Of its feasibility.
| The plan IL to tuunel Broadway through It's Whole
length with opsHngs and stsirwsy' at every corner
-foriy-eight IL al. This su5terrsnssn passage Is 70
| be laid down With double track, With vcrov for
foot passengers on either ,itelhe whole 10 be bril-
li.ntly lighted with sss The cars, which are 10 be
drawn by horse viii stop ten seconds 81 every corner
thus performing the TIP up and down, Including
stoppsses 10 about an hour
This IS certainly tion, quite startling PROPOSE
although We se not prepared 70 say tAsi Il Is
not good one somiftiR9 must evidently soon b.
done 20 relieve Broadway OF ts crush and crowd ana
whether Il 10 By railroad overhead, or underground,
or simply on the surfsc. ( the ground, We think II
pretty nearly certain that to arsiFosd VIC must come
=. last While every portion OF the country "a pene
trsted by the iron pathway, along which innumeraoe
vehicles GLIDE With silence and ceerity. soTding meal
eulabe accommodation to every class Of the public,
aud incommoding no one, there 10 reason that we
can see why The crowded and pop aous cities should
be .ul doomed to The deaiening clAmor, the unriedy
Inconvenience and the imminent danger Of clumsy
stage CO ehes rolling at random about the streets At
Any rate give correspondent the benefit Of bis
suggestion sne invite sttenon Of those whose duty Il
IS 10 look siter such thing'
~ The Thunder shower l,st night would
hsve done credit to suluy August It Vas sudden,
brilliant sud refreshing but the confusion 1t created
among the out door world was udierous. Everybody
was out and nobody had UMBRELLA. aud the scamPer.
log tor psce. of shelter highy exciting e,pecisy
TO those engaged. I, ls seldom We have such vivid
lightning IN October.
| ERSASI.-sisnorins Tedesco aud sig rs Arnol-
d. Tsasnel and Nove appear ln this isvorite Opera
tonight for the benefit Of the former leader Of the
Italian opera Tne.e names will insure large audi
enee.
| PURLic SCHOOL No 1.-The examination Of
the lower classes 10 hi. School took place Monday
last There we're present Mes.rs Geo / Tnmble.
stephen Allen. l. W stevens A. Averl J. p. Collins.
B. r Winthrop and several other Trustees, J. Mcheen,
the County Superintendent. and large company OF
visitors The little the Primary Department,
under the care Of Mise Elizabeth Stevens, assisted By
three other young lsdes answered well upon the sub
scts taught IN the School The singing sad eyouuons
were very Interesting. 2s6 scholars present
lr the Girls Department, under the charge OF Mss
5 Field and others the examination 10 reading, spell
Ing dehniuons geography, tables &c. was very cred
table The singing was very tine Scholars present lsO
10 the Boys Department Geo. Moore, Principal, Eu
pirates Hirst c. Oliver and A. Thompson, Assistants
the answers 10 the various question, were given In
very satisfactory msnner the exercises In Geography
evnced very thorough knowledge OF the subject tof
tue lowest esss and would not nave discredted the
higher ones. Qlestlons on Common Thngs." ss they
are technically termed answered In admirable
manner. Tne specimens IN Drawing particularly st
trscted sttention-tnere several ths: would heal
the nicesi scrutiny. 22l present In this room. The
order in al the Departments was very good.
TsE MlssIOSARIEs.-Tnefe were very interest
ng sious exercises, srd well attended board ths
ors Ernsni yesterday the occasion OF the departure
OF eleven persons (Me..rs. Bradley sli.5y and Lane
their wives and Eve children for the American Ms
sions IN siam. We have no, room for sketch Of ihs
remarks CT TIE several speaters
A FATHLR's GRArITuDE-The following note
from Mr. Bsumes the Editor Of this PsPer CRATE
is tribute 10 the agency u the Pr-ss in the recovery
Of hs long los, ehld TIE satisfaction OF those Editor
Who were instrumental II producing isis Pa,erns hap
2ness oe second only 70 that Of Toe parents snc
child themselves Il 10 seldom asi the lseors Of edit
orl.l life are relieved BY such gratifying episode
| T. sif ElLDr of Tie Trtt.sx.