New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-22

shOulo De seen oy every one Nno hoS So'o0 '" NO
beautiful In at.
CRoIos wArEs-A general panic seized the people
in the upper part Of the city yesterday morning about
O'Clock on finding the supply Of Croton suddenly
ca, off. MEG, women and children were cut with
pats ard kettles in hand, eagerly inqaiIipg where
water could be found, wondering whs, could be the
m.,tsr. Rfsor was had TO the fe~ pumps scattered
sts great distance apart pipe In tie Filth avenue
had burst, and this caused the temporary dersnge-
ment.
Police cLERKs AT THE ToNBs-Mach trouble and
6eisy has for long time past been experienced by
the Police magistrates q, the Tombs in consequence of
net having cerk help sufficient to dispose of tue neces-
saw business One Of the reeeruy-sppointed clerks
at this court is wholly incspscitsted by ihea from
performing the duties Of his office. He was sick at
TIE time of bis appointment, since which be has been
at his post but q few days. 1t is of almost daily
occurrence that gentlemen having urgent business at
tie Tombs are compelled to wait often for hours, to
the gre.tdetrment Of their business before clerk
can be had to hear their complaints and take the
Necessary sficavits. Much public grumblng is the
consequence and the annoyance to the magssrstss Is
giest This evil should be corrected without delay,
and the common council by appointing another con-
retent clerk transferring from another court to
the Tcmbs, would be rendering grea. public service
MORE POLICE on TARGET rxcURsIoN.-On Satur-
day the Tenth ward police under command of Lieut..
Reed of that patrol district proceeded to the foot of
Forty fifth street, East river, on their fist annual
target excursion They nu nbered thirty two muskets
and cortepded for hundred and twenty six prizes,
some of which were very valuable. Each msu re-
laaS 4 tu,ept .fva
While few Of the shsrpest shooters valusbles to
the amount of seventy five dollars each. The DAY
was pleasantly spent. and at night the men resumed
their duties in the ward.
EyEYIYG SCHOOLS There are two large evening
schools in the Twenty second ward They are held
in the girls ard boys departments of ward school
No 2s in Fortieth street, Dear Eighth avenue. The
boys school is the largest In the city and has rega
lsr attendance of about FIVE hundred pupils and
register of mere than Elk bundled. This school is
under the direction Of ]. W Boyce principal, with
six assistant tescbers, number too small to enable
BIN 10 fully organize his sassee. There is a fine
class of Germans, mostly adults learning the English
language. The order and general appearance of the
pupils were fair
The girls school is under the care of Miss NJ Nj.
Sister, principal aided by sir assistants. The num-
Der of pupils in attendance is two hnndred aud hfty-
FIVE on register three hundred and thirty seven
Isrre number of new scholars attend here this
Tie pupils rar ge from twelve to thirty FIVE years Of
age The school is well organized AMI very efficient
" taught The piano is used and singiog and dfsw'
ing are part Of the regular course. Robert Shan
non Esq. of the board of Education, is very atten-
tive TO the interests of education in this ward The
at.r bora
There is but one evening school in the Twentieth
ward, held in ward school No. 30 in Thirty-heh
street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues. The
number of pupils is one hundred and eighty-dve
with register of two hundred and twenty-five under
the care of T. ID. Martin, principal, aided by n Bar
Tram and four assistants. Mr. Baitram teaches q
class in bol keeping very efficiently. The organi'
cation of the school is very thorough, and the highest
class one of the best in evening schools The class
room facilities not quite what they should be.
LAWSUIT ExTRAoRDISARY.-A very novel lawsuit
came before Judge Meech Of the Third district Police
court, on Friday. IL appeared from the evidence Of
Mr. Norton lawyer, that there was an alteTc 1t on
between Ferdinand Lawrence and two othes, Wm
Vsn Vecbten snd Judge Fish. There had been d fiji
Guilty between these two men aud brother of Law
renee which Lawrence came 10 adjust La the course
of the interview Lawrence, ater giving Fish and Van
yechten his opinion OF their character aid he would
like to have their pictures to hang in his prvy, and
if they would get pictures he would pay for th'm.
The parties went to Gurneys, had photographs
tax en- which cost respectively fifty dollars and forty
dol ara delivered them to Lswrcnse, and Judge Fish
on Tbursdsy got judgment against him for the cost OF
his Likeness, before Justice Pierson.
ibis suit was brought by Van Vechten fo' his
money. The following is copy of the complaint:
TIE plaintiff shows to the that the defendant,
in April lsst, reques ed and directed him to go to an
10 have bis likeness taken and send The same to
him snd he would pay for it; and plaintiff says that
be accordingly went TO Quincy, artist, and hal pho
tograph Of himself then, aud delivered the same -
def. ndaDt, who although often since requested, has
d. and still does refuse pay the price Of said
picture viz forty dollars that being the price thereof
j. o. ROBINSON plaintiffs attorney.
Judge Fish appeared for the plaintiff, AID j.
VII ard for the defendant Only one witoess hsd been
e. amined, tee only one which the plaintiff preserved
and the case was rested; when Judge Mech put a
stop to the Trial by deciding that the contract was not
binding, as no sideration was mentioned, and be-
sides the offer made as tsunt rather than ia
good faith, and was so understood
The tiia lasted only about ten minutes. There were
however some twenty witnesses present, and had il
be. allowed TO proceed it would have occupied sday
or two.
CRY NoRrALrTr.-Accordng to the official report
Of the city inspector there 3i deaths in this city
during the past week, viz: 70 men, 50 women, LEG
boys and 60 girs being decrease of IS on the NOR
tally of the week previous. The deaths Of consamP
ton were 40 ILLUMINATION of the Lungs, 49, congestion
of the lungs /; Inflammation Of the brain, TO- con-
eeston of the BRAIN a. disrrhea, III dysentery, 7;
In illumination of the bowels 10; dIOpey in the head,
Il; other dropsies, s. derium tremeas, 81 scarlet