New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-23
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Tee OF the tlce Academy u whom Nas IcirttSA
a resolution OF Comr Msrphy that the Committee
report what porti,n of the Free Academy sould
he appropriated for the organization and sccommo-
dalton OF a Free Academy tor Females, reported
that the present building cannot be altered 70 an'
swer the purpose except at great expense and ask
to be discharged. Adopted.
a bill of Mr. Willis Hall for searching tile, was
ordered 10 be paid.
A letter from Hon J. Brooks acknowledging re-
ceipt Of letter. sc. was received and filed.
This being the last evening of the meeting OF
the Board for the political year, resolution OF
thanks was presented 70 the President for the able
and courteous manner in which be has performed
the duties OF the chair. IL was unanimously adopt
cd, and ecquently responded 10 by the President.
He expects soon to resign the situation OF Com
missioner for the remaining year, aud Will leave It
with mingled regret and satisfaction satisfaction
at seeing the system popular, &c.
The Board then adjourned.
THE ORAToRIo OF ABsALoM-This beautiful
Oratorio will be repeated this evening at the
Church, corner of Henry and Rutger SITS. the storm
Of last evening having prevented full attendance.
II Next Monday the office of the Harlem Rail
road Co. at the corner OF Chatham and Center SITS.
will begin to come down. A handsome ioarstory
building is to take its place. This is another ofthe
many steps Of improvement which will be taken
this season.
WORD TO THE BoYs.-Mr. Editor Il read
every day in your paper notices of meetings Of
mechanics, clerks, and others. for the purpose of
forming associations to protect their rights and
assist each other Now, amid this general rising,
there is one class Of persons who have been over
looked. mean the boys employed in stores AS
il is the boys who make the clerks and the clerks
the merchants, it follows that the boys are very
valuable members of society, and their rights
should be attended 10. Now, sir, we want q So
ciety of boys employed in Stores on similar
principles to the other societies which have been
formed by the merchants, clerks and others We
don't want to ask for higher wages bat we wish 10
have one great union of the boys, which will benefit
all belonging to it. That such a society could be
formed am sure, as the boys have already large
society which is spread all over the Uni0n. |
mean the Cadets of Temperance, which is very
good in its way and in the objects for which it is
intended, bat the boys who have TO work in stores
want one society of their own exclusively. Now,
ifyou will give your advice this matterit will be
great benefit to the boys and will greatly obiige
your constant reader, CHRISTOPHER TADPoLE.
We advise the boys to think of Christopher's
suggestion. society such as he proposes, for
mutual improvement. encouragement and assist.
ance would not make any the worse men OF them.
U. s. MARsHAL's OFFIcE.-A bench warrant
having been issued against Capt. Dewolf of the
bark Ella, on three indictments charging him with
leaving three of his crew at Messina, he was ar
rested and held for trial
Thomas Harvey, one of the crew Of the ship
Minnesota, complained of James Forsyth, on
charge of assaulting with dangerous weapon
FIRE.-3Os and $40 Water-st. were slightly
damaged by fire Tuesday at P. NJ. No alarm.
ARREST OF POCKET Book DRoPPER-A man
Of gentemany appearance who gave his name as
Edwin Forrest, was arrested on Tuesday by Officer
Trimble Of the Tenth Ward charged with attempt
ing to defraud greenhorn fresh from Vermont, of
his money, by exhibiting b. him pOcket-book
which he protested to have just found, and request
ing him to take and keep it until the owner adver-
tised; the victim was about exchanging pocket
books with him when the officer stepped up and
took him into custody. He was committed by JUS
tce Osborne for examination.
Found DROwSED.-An inquest was held yes.
terday at the foot of Whitehallst. upon the body
of an unknown man, about 40 years Of age who
was found drowned at the lower end of the Bate
ry. The deceased was dressed in a spotted round
Jacket blue cloth pants, two red flannel shirts and
coarse boots, and from the decompOsed state ofth
body is supposed to have been in the water about
three months.
ExHUMED-Some laborers while engaged yes
terday in excayating bank OF earth on the corner
of Twenty.ninth st. and Second av. dug up coffin
containing the body Of child which appeared to
have been buried long time. 1t was sent 10 the
Bellevue Hospital, where the Coroner will hold an
inquest
UNLICENSED RUNsER.-A man named Jacob s.
Pierce was arrested in the Fifth Ward on Monday
for soliciting passengers without license.
FINE HUsBAsD.-George johnson was caught |
in the Eighth w ard for getting drunk and beating |
his wife brutally Sent TO prison.
ARM BROKEs.-At III o'clock Monday night
the Police of the Seventeenth Ward brought IN |
Michael McMann, seaman, Of Newport, X. l. drunk, |
with one arm broken physician was called