New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-09

| Walter very well and ,ha, she lived b, New L..
has written to me In the matter relating 10 susan w
(bere several papers letters were ssowp IN 49,
which he identified as having been received by rim
The case Of Lawson here adjourned until ,.A.-
when 10 expected that Horace B. Pike one n tss ~
fendsnn, will be sworn for the Government
| ne case OF Hamilton r. Boone then taken m.
Ihn aefendsnt stands charged with having forged Ie
! signature Of Phoebc Hoffman TO an Application 10 10
Govern ment for land warrant The tes,im ny Of NJ
nes'h Government Agent was taken, and he stated a.
bis belief that the signature vss forgery an tbsth.
was no tuch person Ph,ebe Hoffman, the vldo. -
!onn honmap private In Company Z Of LoOihsns yoi.
unteers AZ said John Holman never uas married. "a
OF course left no widow and that there was 40 Pa
Hoffman in the family. vter the taking OF some ossse
testimony, the Court adjourned I'LL IL O'Clock this dsS
u A child. about six weeks old. ws,
found In the hall Of the house No los Blseeker :,
about cl2 o'clock on Tuesday evening. hwa,sn -,
I teresuDg chld-peatly clad 10 habiments which ina
Gated poverty could not have been toe c.nse
unnatural deseriion. |, bad also package OF cthj,
under its head when found, and had apparently 49,
/ put TO sleep with paregoHe Mrs. Jacob Miller resi.
ing in the basement, kindly took charge Of Tor N,
night, snd the Police were notified and vii nova n
TO the Founding Hospital 10 IL difficult to ten shs,
mothers heat could be made Of who could cast as.v
so pretty child. A man WIS on the premises, who a
supposed to have brought the child.
FIREMEN's FIGHT-IRtemperaace Of a
MaRisbate Shortly after - O'clock on Wednesday
night, Fight occurred at the foot OF Faetoryst be-
tween some Of the members OF Engine Go No a and
those Il No. Is, Ia which were severely handled
Capt LOyett OF the Ninth Ward Police, was soon In.
formed OF toe affair std With his assistants Capt Tai
Sebring and several of his officers proceeded 90 thu
place where, after hard struggle in whch two Of the
pthce were severely Injured, they succeeded In
resting William Doll Robert McCiossn. James Fox and
Peter Welsh, Of Company No'sl, and James Nincsid,
Of No. g. all Of whom taken 10 the s.,tion house.
A lima NH
made his appear and discharged the first four with
an INJUNCTION TO appear before Justice Stuart In the
morning; The other for some cause permitted
By The magistrate TO enjoy the comfort Of his cell until
the following morning when, upon being taken before
Justice stuart he proved % have sc'ed In setdeene
and wa accordingly discharged The other four also
made their appearance before the magistrate who
held them each to ball to keep the peace for year
I
ASSAULT UPON AN OFFICER.-A German
emit ant named Andrew Miller arrested at eo.k
yesterday morning, chIsei with shooting icer Col.
iss OF he Frat Ward In the head WIKI a pistol l)seed
with powder When taken before the Police Captain
the German, IN defense, stat that he city deep
Ing the Battery when be GU idenly aroused by
heavy blow from clue 10 the hands Il the officer IIs
started uP ana suppOsng that had been Ted by
midnight ssssain, drew his pistol aud hn,d. Toe
charge strucA the officers head and ojured IL severev
We understand that ne was duty at the time and hal
LETT biz beat 10 take airing upon the Battery waen he
fell In with the sleeping engrant whom he uncee>
mt niously disturbed.
CHARGE OF GRAND LARcENY.-A
young man named Thos Delaney was yesterday arrest.
ed charged with having stolen s0l In gold and silver
coin, the property OF Maria Hyde Of Greenwchsreet.
The money was taken from bureau drawer which
bad been forced open. On the person of the accused
sos was found aud Is supposed that this 10 part OF hs
stolen money lie was taken before Justice Osborn
and committed to prison for tial
CHARGE or BuRGLARY.-A colored wo-
man Snit naa
with breaking into the house of Mr. McNamec OF ths
firm Of Bowen & McNamee No. 1874 Tenth.street IL
appears that the family are In Europe, and the accused
accompanied by another negress and two black men,
broke into the house and ransacked Ii. The amount
stolen Ia not krow The accused held for exam.
nation. Her accomplices have not been arrested
BOARD OF EDUCATIoN--Th President.
l.. c. Benedict, Esq., IN the Chair -Applcstion from
the officers of Filth Ward for an appropriation for the
amounting 20 : l,0s7-Referred
Report OF the Clerk, pursuant 20 bylaws stating the
appropriations OF money and expenditures for Public
School purposes in this City for eight months from Nov
l. 1851, TO July 1852. The appropriation for the cur
rent expenses of the schools Ia that time was slsO
973 90, of which SlG, 40l % have been expended
and the appropriation for other than expsnses
! which includes schools fitting up new Buildings,
altering ard repsirng school houses, SC, sJ966l 81
! OF which e634 80 ~ has been expcnded-mAking the
toa, expenditure for all purp Ia the eight months
! S2l4s96 90-Referred TO Auditing Commiitee
Free Acadtmy-A report was received from the Ex-
ecutive Committee, containing view Of the present
state OF the Institution, the number OF students &c,
also reconm ndins the of studies TO ba pursued
a. the Academy, and the text books to be used The
! course OF studies is pretty much the same as hitherto
pursued. with arrangement that pupil enter
Ing the Free Academy, he wishes to remain but one
year Instead Of the full course, which embraces i've
years be will be liberty to pursue for that year any
particular branch Of study he may it, instead OF at
tendir 10 the different IL he may contae
his attention 10 drawing or 10 chemistry or either OF
ordered
| printed.
fessor Of Natural Philosophy; Joel T. Benedict Profess
of Civil Engineering &c; Charles T.. Hamilton,
Professor OF History and Bellies Letsres John o. Bar
ton, Professor Of English Language and Literaturs
Robert Ogden DOremus, Professor of Natural History,
Physiology, Hygeis &c. Three of the appointments
are Professorships, the other two are 10 place Of
Professors Franklin and Irving, resigned. Adjourned
TO 2lst inst.
BOARD OF Thursday, July
5-Rcbsyd T. Compton, Esq, President, In the Chair,
and quorum present The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
Petitions Refvrtd-Of the President Vice President
and Secretary of the Fire Department, for redress OF
grievances, against the Common Council renstadng
members expelled for causes which at the time we're
deemed sufficient 10 justify their. discharge complain
Ing of ostrages perperaed by rowdes, &c OF property
owners for sewer in 4itht from the North River to
100 feet west of l0thav of Jno Ryer and Others for
euve,t ut the corner Of Houstonst aud Broadway OF
C. H. Wheeler and others for sewer in 6lstst 10 the
2dav
Reports Ad0pted-In favor of paying bills Of Drs.
Sweeney, Henry, Marsh kimbark and Ward, for ser
vices rendered at station Ia favor of csncelng
judgment against the estate of Felix Qun to regu-
late and repair DusDest from Washington 10 Westss,
and TO contractor and same;
In favor of contracting with Mr.. Maeteu for the re-
mova OF the rect OF rocks Ia the clip foot Of Jackson
st, T. r., to make depth of niue feet of water
at low wster mark provided the expense thereof shall
not exceed the sum Of s. 800, the work to DO
menced immediately and completed within three
montbs in favor of building sewer In lst ay, be-
18th and 18th SITS adverse to in 18Th ct.
rt m 5ih to l0hsys In favor Of sewer 10 p hist, be.
tween Sd and Lexington ava.
hsotuttOns Adoptd-Directng the Commissioner OF
Repairs and Supplies TO advertise for proposals to build
a house Or Hoga Nh and IooL \ al 10