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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-06
ANIMAL REPORT

OF the County superintendent Of Common
Schools Of tho City and County Of New
York.
The Annual Report of JOSEPH McKLEN, Esq.
Superintendent of Common Schools for this City,
has been some days on our table. 1t is very
thorough and interesting document, containing
much valuable information in regard to our Edu-
cational system, and many valuable suggestions
for improvements, &c. We select the following
ANNUAL REPORT
To Hon CHRISTOPHER MORGAN, SnpevIatsndeni Of Com
Schools
The Schools in the City and County OF New
York which participate in the distribution OF the
avails of the School Fund of the State, are two
hundred in number; nearly all of which have
been taught by qualified teachers the whole year,
with the exception of four weeks vacation in the
month Of August
The General Free School Law which has
caused much discussion throughout the State, has
not disturbed the working Of our local system.
Free Public Schools have been fully tested In
this city, and their adaptation and capabilities
are pretty well understood. The small traction
of the people who prefer parochial Free Schools,
do not in all probability, amount to more than
from three TO five per centum OF our voters and
tax payers. They have, however, exercised an
influence in the community; and there has been
an increase of Church Schools, into which have
been gathered two or three thousand children
more than were in such Schools eighteen months
ago Most of these Schools are greatly inferior,
from the manner Of their organization, to the
Common Schools. This particular preference OF
q portion of our people in favor of Church Schools
is, however, an exercise of private Judgment and
individual right, which our free governmspt guar
antees to all its citizens. While would dis
suade these people from such decision and pre-
ference, l must respect their consclences. A
government which should nterdict or contravene
the right of parents in the choice OF teachers
for their children, is essentially arbitrary, and
uncongenial with the feelings Of the American
people.
The Common Schools, under the Board Of Edu;
cation, are gradually increasing in number and
facilities for instructions enlarging their bounds
and liberalizing their policy until they now in
clude in their several Schools more than tour-hiths
of all the children who attend School in the City
of New-York.
The following Summary exhibits the whole
number taught, and the average attendance In the
Schools of this City for the last year:
Whole number Average
taught attendance.
In ia Schools OF the Public School
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of them should be kept by quarterly exhibit IT
pamphlet postage is not to be the same AZ news-
paper. let il be, with a view 70 the accounts,
double the newspaper postage, so that pamphlet
may be entered in the newspaper accounts as two
newspapers and where there is an additional
charge on account Of excess Of weight, let 1t be
made at full and not fractional rates. as at present
A discrimination might be made in a lower rate,
for paid newspapers and pamphlets, without inter
fering with this principle of convenience In the
accounts, which is q matter, certainly, worthy OF
careful consideration in framing the provisions OF
the law, since it will promote dispatch in business
and accuracy in the accounts and save labor and
expense. o..
From the nature of things. the low uniform let
ter rate will not include the sea going letters But
tie postage on them needs alteration. There are
now no less than ten or eleven different rates OF
postage on that class of letters-a most perpexlng
diversity judge that two rates would be sun-
Gent the highest, for correspondence with the
Eastern continent and it's islands, with South
America, and all places on the Pacific and beyond,
and the lowest rate for all other places to which
letters are sent by sea conveyance. But the Post
master General should have the power of modify
ina these rates to conform to those OF other coun
tries, the better to enable him to make interna-
tiopal mail arrangements. or counteract any unta
yorable postal policy in other governments
Respectfully submitted
s r. HOBBIE, First Asst. Postmaster General
To Hon n X. HALL, Postmaster General.
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The Institution for the Blind, with many adult
pupils-One Of the purest of all our heaYen-born
charities-haE a school adapted to the peculiar
wants of its pupils. Its whole number has been
100, with an average OF so.
The Mechanics SOcety's Schools, to the extent
only Of their free scholarships, and the Hamilton
Free School, participate in the School money.
There now remains no excuse for utter igno-
rance in any portion of our youthful population.
Its existence, in those who have been long resi-.
dents OF the city, justiies the implication of
criminal neglect, either on the part of the child,
the parent, or in case of orphanage, of the pub
lie authorities. 1t is happy condition OF society,
when every member is alike protected and cared
for. The questionable propriety of poor laws and
pauper institutions may be discussed and con.
troverted by political economists and mental
speculators-but 1t is now fully recognized
Christian duty, beyond controversy, in our COM
munity, that the poor must be educated. The
COMMON SCHOOL is the significant and appro,
pirate speculative Of the great, pervadng and
fundamental Institution of the State, and espe-
cially of the City of New York.
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION.
| have never had it in my heart to find fault
with any of the Orphan Asylu ms OF this city.
They are all emanatons of love and Christian
sympathy for the helpless and the needy but 1t
has often struck me, IN seeing with what zeal and
sssiduity the children are fed and taught, and ex
would be carried further by giving them some in
dustrial employment for few hours every day.
Expense OF their maintenance would thus be d.
minished. aud habits of industry and trade would
be thus given 70 them early, by which they would
soon become self sustaining members of society
All the children ia the House Of Refuge are
Taught TO work at some useful employ ment; the
pupils also, in the Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb are taught some hRndicrait business, by
which they may become useful members OF So
ciety.
In the Institution for the Blind, the pupils are
all taught some industrial occupation, such as
making band boxes, baskets, mats or are busted
at some other indoor employment, suited to their
condition. 1t is really wonderful with what skill
and adaptation they apply themselves TO over
come obstacles, and to accomplish whatever they
undertake
The blending in the education Of these persons
in suitable atern alton, industrial aud mental IN
struction and employment, tends TO the best re-
suits, as can be abundantly shown, by citing ex-
amples of numerous individuals who have been
educated in these institutions. The children oil
puupers are thus raised above the danger OF be-
coming paupers themselves The children OF dis
solute and depredating parents are made capable
OF earning their own living and those sons and
daughters of misfortune, who have been deprived
of sense, are. by the compensatory means oil
their industrial education, made comparatively
independent.
THE remarks Of Mr.. McKeen on Statistics, r.
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KY@ The following is the population of the Sc
yeraI tovrnships of Essex County:

There are G slaves; in Newark, in Belle
VILE 3 in Westfeld and Plain6eld, and in Csd-
well.
I-z;- The net proceeds OF the late fair for the
benefit of the Newark Orphan Asylum amounted
to the handsome sum OF 81, 573 81, being the lar
eest amount, we believe, received on a similar Oc
cason within that city.
" A fatal accident occurred to Mr.. Jacob APP
plegate, of Dover, Ocean Co. on Wednesday last
While on a hunting excursion, bis gun accidentally
went off, lodging It's contents in his abdomen, from
which be survived but few hours.
u The friends of Railroad from the New
York State line through Sussex aud Warren to
the Delaware w ater Gap. are stlRgltsting the
subject An engineer and his party are now max
ing explorations in Warren Co. in order to carry
out the project.
u The Grist Mill Of futile Clark, near Cen
tervllle in Ssndystown township, Sussex County
took FIRE on Monday night last, and was totally
consumed. The loss is estimated at $4,000, and
was uninsured.
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LAUNCH OF THE IHo.-The beautiful clipper
ship Inc, built for Sifkn IrOnside, was launched
from the yard Of Perrine, Patterson aud Stack on
Saturday morning The Ino is fine specimen Of
naval architecture and adds valuable testimonyto
the widely acknowledged skill and taste of her
hnilders.
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LAW COURTS.

COURT CALESDAR.-THis Day-CIRcUIT
CoUBT.-Nos l to Is inclusive.
COMMON PLEAs.-Pars I-Odd numbers from
49, Part 1.-THE even numbers from 20 ~
SUPERIOR CoURT-Trials Nos 20, l3o, 80, ~
g. l4l, 100, III, 1872, 1913, 80. 50 70, ? - ~
90 l45 a. ., l73, 100, IFS, 4s7, lsi, soi @O' 2o'
20 2l2
SUPERIOR CoURr.--Transferred Calendar-
Nos Il, 20 IS, Il to 20
CorRr or ComNos PLEAs-S pecial TIE I'm
-Before Judge Woodruff Nero York Fire De-
Dcrtnent vs. Edmund L. GaIe.-Ia this case IL
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10 s AsSoIas sAu o'ue. oopo... 1884 1000
Total in all the Common Schools. lo6,795 $3.50
The law requires that this average should be
ascertaned by dividing the whole number OF SEES
sions or School times by AGO. Tine Schools are
generally taught bnt az weeks Of ton sessions OF
Schoo times. A deduction OF four or hve days,
making eight or ten School sessions, is therefore
made from the 24O School days. by reason of the
holidays allowed, such as LIST OF January, st OF
May, 4th Of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas
DAVIS; so that notwithstanding the large proper
ton of the year that our Schools taught, it will
be perceived that the divisor of 4SO is too large
for all the Schools except the Asylums.
In the 200 Schools, in which have been taught
lO6,79s individuals, with large average attend
apce of 81, 4O are not included the 1858, with an
average attendance of 2,490 in the Is evening
Schools; nor the 225, with an average Of so In
the three City Norman Schools; nor the 3OO or
tbereabouts, who have been taught in the Free
Academy.
CoLoRED POPULATION.
Notwithstanding the great amount OF prejudice
in portion of our people against color, and the
increasing numbers of fugitive and ignorant black
people who are constantly coming into the city,
it is believed that New York has made more am.
pie provisions for the education OF this class OF
people than any other large town or city In the
world.
The Public School Society have had in their Schools during
r5 the Psst year Of 9 Promotion Of Education among
9e ,Sore9 Children have had sl2
The Colored Orphan Asylum has had ............ A9
And The Almsfouse aud The House Of Refuge,
have provided for probably. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. %
Making total Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S393
From this it will be seen that the City of New
York has provided instruction and School accom-
modations for about oneeighth of the whole col
ored population Of the City. Beside the above,
there is supported, during II weeks, an Evening
School for cOlored persons, in which were taught
pit persons.
SCHOOLS IN TIE ORPHAN AsYLUMs, &C.
The AsYIUMs OF the city continue, with their
accustomed fidelity to their voluntarily assumed
trust to fulfill the purposes Of their establishment
all maintaing Schools. They are as follows, viz :
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WILLIAMSBURG ITEMS.

BALL.-The A. B. Hodges Guard will give
Ball at the Equestrian Institute January 49, being
for Gbe benefit of Mr. s. Way.
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of Reade and Center SITS. Both cars were thrown
of the track, without injury to the passengers
but one of the horses very fine animal. had his
leg broken.
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SrEAMERs.-The steamship Southerner, Capt.
Dickinson, left this port on Saturday afternoon, for
Charleston, and the new steamship Mexico, Capt
Williams, for New Orleans The latter is to run
as mail steamer in the gulf The names of their
passengers will be found in another colum.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-02-14

CAsUALIrIEs.-On Sunday last, Mr..
Guernsey, of this place, was seriously
hurt by horse running of, while dri-
wing him in buggy from Agency City
to this place.
Mrs. Humphreys, while returning to
her home, near this place, from Iowaville,
in company with her husband, Oh Mon
day last, was badly hurt by being thrown
out buggy near Agency City. The
circumstances, as near as we can learn
them, are these: the horse became fright.
ened and started to run, and turned out
of the road and run over a log, throwing
Mr.. III. out on one side, and Mrs. IL.
on the other, when Mrs. III. became en-
tangled in the lines and was dragged
some distance.
A son of Mr.. Charles II. Williams,
aged about three years old, fell off of q
a wagon loaded with corn, on Saturday
last, and the fore wheel passed over his
body lengthwise, parallel with the spine
What is most miraculous about il, the
child is likely to recover.
A young man by the name Of Muir.
ply, living on the south side of the riy.
err, about four miles from this place, was
killed, on Tuesday last, by tree falling
upon him.
Surely, this week has been prolific o.
accidents, and i. will no doub. prove Z
warning to all 10 be more careful Of theil
lives. ....-.s
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-02-14
Ohio.

The LAND OF BREAp.-The quantity
of wheat which Ohio raised in 1890 is
set down by the Cincinnati Gazette at
thirty millions of bushels-an amount
sufficient to supply not only the wants
of that State, but leaving a surplus Of
eighteen millions of bushels. The con-
sumption of each individual is about six
bushels annually. Ohio has about two
millions of inhabitants, consequently
twelve millions of bushels are enough
for the consumption of the State. AL.
lowing the price of rs cents per bushel,
and the overplus is worth over thirteen
millions of dollars. In addition to this.
the corn raised is equal to one hundred
bushels to each person in the State
The surplus of these two articles is
equal in value to twenty-five millions of
dollars. This shows what an agricultu-
raj State, with fertile land, can do, when
its labor is not diverted into improbable
channels, or intcrfered with by bad
government.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-02-14
Liquor License i'm Illinois.

The Peoria Democratic Press gives
the following synopsis of law recently
adopted by the illinois legislature against
the retailing of ardent spirits in that
State:
Among the most important measures
which have passed both houses, may be
reckoned law against the sale Of az
dent spirits in quantity less than a quart.
1t provides that it shall be unlawful 10
sell spirluous liquors in less quantities
at once than one quart; prohibits their
sale to youths; decIars the giving dVay
of less than quart shall be considered
as the sale thereof; prohibits the seller Of
spirits to permit it to be drunk OH his
premises. and enforces all these provis-
ions with heavy pains and penalties; 1t
gives to Justice of the Peace-concurrent
jurisdiction in this matter with the cir
cult court. II takes effect We believe.
in July next, and repeats all other laws
OIL the subject.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-02-14
Election, Monday, 7th April.
FOR kTATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
81. a....u, INSTRUCTION,
James Harlan.
Des Moincs River Grant.

Through the politeness of Fl. B.
HENDERsnoTT, Esq, we have been fur
nished with copy of the opinion of
Attorney General CITTBNDEN as to the
duty of The President TO interfere with
the decisions heretofore made by subor-
dina,e officers of the Government, as to
the extent Of The grant to the State TO
aid in the improvement of the Des
Moines River, which we publish in this
weeks paper. 3. a. i Ill.
An appeal was taken from the adverse
decision of Mr.. Ewing, to the President,
and he referred the matter to the Attor-
ney General for his opinion. Mr.. Crit
tenden does not touch the merits of the
controversy at all, and does not decide
the question of the ertent Of the grant.
Some Of the papers in the State there
fore, either through ignorance, or for 9TH
or motives, have made misstatemente in
saying that Mr.. CrittenGen had decided
that the grant only extended to the Rae
econ Forks. He only gives it as his
opinion that the appeal is wrongfully ia
ken, that the President has nothing 10
do with the matter.
Upon this opinion Of the Attorney
General, in relation TO the duty of the
President, that officer has not acted as
we can learn. Whether he will inter.
fere or not is not known, and still we are
told that there is an adverse decision to
the extent of the grant! If he should
decide that he has noshing TO do with it.
j, would not be q decision against the
extent of the grant. We have all along
and still feel satisfied, that if the proper
course is pursued we will &c. the grant
TO the extent claimed. We areIsa,isfed
from the experience Of the past years
that if the 100000 acres above the
Forks had been like that below, in the
power of the Locofoco Board of Public
Works, il would have gone like that has,
and there would have been. compare.
lively speaking. nothing to show for it.
And it is question in the minds of ma
ny, whether the Withholding it from
their grasp thus long, and until a Legis-
lature composed OF a majority of their
friends, under the pressure OF public
feeling, disbanded them and put it out Of
their power to control the work. will no
in the enc, be benefit to the improve.
ment Now it is untouched. II it had
been at their disposal, would it not in all
probability have been sold and the pro-
eeeds have been numbered with the thou.
sands that hare "gone the way of all the
earih.'
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-02-14
superintendent Of public Hmstrnc.
.#. au ton. .s

The Democratic State Central Com
mittee have called Convention of the
Democracy at Iowa City, on the Dist
inst, to nominate a candidate for Snper-
intendent of Public Instruction. Thorn
as FL. Benton, Jr. published his Card
Immediately thereafter, informing the
people-the anxious people-most OF
whom have not been blessed with a
sight of his beautiful face since he was
around on his electioneering tour,-ihal
he is not going to California, not he
but will most cheerlully accept re-
nomination.
None but Benton could have the
brass 20 issue such card, and no one,
we presume, save Thomas III. Benton,
Jr., would have thought of doing so silly
a thing.
We believe that the people Of our
State have twice unequivocally express
ed their preference for James Harlan for
that Office, and we are ready and will
ing to do our part towards carrying out
the will OF the people on this subject.
We see no necessity of calling Con-
rention to give mere formal expression
of public opinion in the matter. The
people have already, once and again
manifested public opinion in the most
solemn and authoritative form. Tha
opinion, SO far as we know, is unchan.
ged, and we feel the utmost confidence
that the citizens of Iowa earnestly desire
an opportunity to do justice to James
Harlan, and administer scathing re-
buke to the reckless clique who disre,
garded the will of the people, and swim.
died him out of the office to which he
was fairly elected.
What say you all, gentlemen, shall
Harlan be the man!--JVhig q. Register.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-02-14

WING MEETING AT THE CAPITOL OF
lA.-We cut the following paragraph
from the Indiana Journal, of the 30.i..
The Wings of other States will, it seems
to us, be called upon to follow the OK.
ample: " va
The time when j. will again be nee
essary to select candidate for the Pres
idency, is rapidly approaching. The
only mode by which united action, on
the par. of the Wing party, can be So
cured, is the nomination of our candidate
by Wing National Convention. ...'
In many parts of the country, the
friends of distinguished and worthy
Wings are already adopting means to
place their respective preferences in a
favorable position before the people. Ia
view of this fact, many of those who
think that Gen. SCorT ought to be selec-
ted as the next standard bearer of the
Wing party, have determined to meet at
the Capitol, in this city, on Saturday
evening, for the purpose OF presenting
his name 10 the consideration of their
friends throughout the Union, as the
proper one TO be selected.
1t is expected that the meeting will be-
numerously attended, and will be adj
dressed by many popular speakers.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-02-14

The policy which forces US to depend
upon distant Banks for our circulation is
fruitful source of annoyance and loss
TO our citizens. And the facility. with
which counterfeits are put into cireula-
ton amongst US is one of the most an
moving circumstances attending the sys-
tenn.
We were shown the other day cour-
terfeit five dollar bill on the Merchants
and Mechanics Bank of Wheeling, and
learn that many more Of them have been
passed off up the Dcsmoines.
As there is large amount of the gen.
uine bills of this Bank in circulation, we
will give such marks as will enable per-
sons to distinguish between this particu-
lar counterfeit and the genuine paper.
The counterfeit is letter A, stamped
with blue back, the figures of which
are quite indistinct. The medallion
heads on the face of the bill are
doughfaced, lacking the distinct express
sion of the genuine. Gen. Taylor On
the right is not good likeness; the face
appears too long and sharp and the head
TOO narrow; ear indistinct. The iemals
head on the right has a white ribbon
round her hair--n the genuine there is
but light shade 10 the ribbon. Thc Is
in the name OF the President, j. w. Gil,
are too long in the counterfeit, they are
very short in the genuine.-lbhig e.
Register. . '... a. 81.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-02-14

II The Legislature of this State adj
iourned on the 5lh inst. The Code, we
understand, has been ado oted. Ii makes
many radical changes in the adminisira
ton of justice. Many OF its provisions
are new and untred in the West. How
they will effect us, time alone must de.
lermine. The Code, we are informed
abolishes many county Offices and cre-
a;es new ones, less numerous--and con.
centrates the duties in fewer hands, with
less expense. If this be SO, and the Of
ficers are not too much oyerburdened
with duties TO secure prompt and efli-
cient discharge of duty, we cannot see
bu. that it will be a saving OF expense
TO the people.