New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-09

portraits Of Sam Houston and the npercr Alex 1nder
III The latter has Just got the hghes, Office in his
country and the formsr is cocksure Of getting the
highest in bic. Perbap, he will.
MORTALITY According to the official report Oftbs
City Inspector ii ere wee AL deaths 10 II city darag
The psst week viz: 81 men, sc womer, III boJs and
1913 girls showing decrease Of 80 on the mortality OF
tie week previous There we're 10 deaths Of bron
cbi,r. of cor gestioD of the lungs A. OF con.unp
tioD 81 Of irfsmma alton Of the lungs, Ct spopeIy
Of congo s'on of the brain, 70 Of typhus fsSer 10
Of dropsy in the head, Of Inflammation Of the
throat Of pslsy 10 Of inf ,mmation Of the brain,
Of diAirhes, Of dysentery, 81 of convulsiOn, TO-
fabiie, Of Group, 10 Of debility tiofsotle. "a Of
sctrlet fever q OF marssmus ilnfsntile aud II Of
ueasles. There were premature births aud Il Gases
Of stllborn. The following is the class dcaion Of
6isesfes: Bones, joints, &c, 4; brain and nerves,
ll5; eenerative orgsus Il; hesr: and blood vessels
.; ltngs throat &c, 1913; old age d skim &c and
eiuptye fevers 80; sdllbOrn aud premature births,
40; ttomsch bowels and other digestive organs, IS;
urcerta, sea, sDd general fevers 80; urinary organs
2; DipowD, /. OF the whole number 10 died from
violent causes. But Sc deaths are reported in the
public institutions for the week. The nativity table
gves 3l7 natives of the United States 81 OF Germany
SO Of Ireland, and l2 Of England.
Mr.. Thomas Potts Handbook, fAmilisrly known
as "Msior Handbook, native Of ireland, bat
who bad resided nearly or quite forty years in this
country and the Candas, died Friday last, at his
residence in Broome-st this City, aged s1ty-6ve
years. Nj Handco * made bis fret appearance in
New York in the year 1895, and WAS associated in
the editorial conduct of The Nep Era Newspaper,
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party which was disincned to follow in the lead Of
Mnn Van Buren,. lie subsequently became an
attoche of The Nr- York Herald, and as such con-
tinut d till the day Of HE death.
The Examination Ct Ward S thool No. 43. Of the
Twelfth Ward, took Place on Thursday, before ths
Observation-Disclosures. Randall, McKeen, and
Seaton. TIE Ward officers, many of them, were
preant; also, 4 number of parents and other visit
oIs The Grammar classes, examined in their various
branches, gave very satisfactory evidence Of i'm
provemeDt and faithfuness the part of their prn
eipas and assiftaLts This ,hool had remained ga
tionary for some year,, owing TO want Of proper
accommodation, but with new and spacious build
ing in prospect, which they have recently entered.
And under its present cient Prncipals-Mr Charles
McGrgor, Of the n ale, and Miss Helen NJ Graves,
Of the Female and Primary Departments their
well qualified assistants. all Of whom are Of pleastu.
address, and perfectly harmonious in all their abor.-
r-;n~ris of vital ir e-s~-"e 20 tho euccessidi IN
sructon of the yOuDg-it now bids fair to occupy a
plsce among the best schools 10 the City. The labors
OF the School officer Of the Ward have been very
arduous during the last two years. and faithfully at
tended to- and with gratifying results.
RypUcTIos OF FARE TO EUROPE Comm oiore
Vanderbilt has reduced the price Of passage in his
new lire of European Steamers, for frat cabin from
$3.50 to sllOi second cabin, from SIS to $50.
DIsrRIBUIIoY OF VALUABLE SEEDS 1t will be
seen by our advertising columns that the New'fork
Horticultural Society will distribute to night, large
collection Of valuable Seeds, collected by the Patent
Office We hope all who are interested in such mat.
tors will obtain some OF the seeis. grow them, aud
report the results obtained, and thus enable the Pat
ent-Ofice TO c.ny out the objects proposed in making
these ections-the introduction Of valuable seeds
in their purity.
STEALING THE FREEDOM PAPERS OF NEGRESs.
John Henry Pullman, negro, was, on Saturday,
arrested charged with stealing the freedom papers OF
Amelia Gibson, Of No. los Chur hist formerly
slave; and also with stealing deed for land to the
value Of $780, also her property. II is alleged tina.
and while left alone in the room managed to secree
about his person the papers, with which he decamped
He was taken before Justice Connolly and committed
TO prison The papers have not been recovered, the
accused refusing to tell where they are.
SINKING OF A STEANER.-The steamer Splendid,
while bound to this City on Friday, ran upon the
rocks known as the Two Bro hers near Cold Spring,
and partially sunk. Abe passengers we're safely
landed.
ARRrAL,-Among the recent arrivals IN town, We
notice the following:
Atthe IRvIse HOusE Hon z Il. smm,, Detroit; Loa' A
Gceey. Fhisdsphs; Samuel woIq'n' Cape l.aod;
I'm, Mostrsa Geo ~ seott Montpelier. VI v.ase,
M,d.sn Fls JuS.s WI Jssgp Men = o. r'rs JaSt'
town. y j.; DR. W II. Hazard Philsdslp phi.
Aithe ST. NICHOLS HorrL1HSn Alh,d Sshy: CSunes,'
Csn.s.; John W rois virsr.; Jebn csrahsn KiusaoOi
M Robers Bangor; GeoIse Tos,er, BOsioai joan Ar
A, The coILAMoRs HorsE-HOn. C. swan Pousbk.ePds;
FrsLkD Ford. Kentucky Mrs.. Col swift chsssoi Lie1i'
John Waters bcOpsin; Thomn Eastman sand1skyi C.pt
Epsene Nsbbett U. q. Navy; Jonsthsn Rosers Elnr.i
Samuel oale. Baltimore; VIM Sutherland oiso|i J. d.
At the NITaofoLIraS HorEL-Ho1 ch.ie' saakes. Be
n CIT MeCsl.D W. o'aia,oa G.nai'i ; W.
ham c.nsss; J. Tom,On FlO.idai A c. Reed li.ltimas
HSGs.s s%0:; j. hsss s pr, f'f a.G, Son
'oI; I'm M.,on Taunton c. Noooss, saint LOUIS ID A.
Stiles, PAilsdsiPhia.
FLIGHT OF JaILBIKDs.-On the pish. of the "a
Eve prisoners broke out Of kiDgsou Ulster Go JAN,
a, thus far have eyaded recspture II, indeed, any
effort has been made TO this end. The fugitves are;
Jacot Gor-pe, OF Roche s.sr American indicted for
attempt TO kill girl by throwing her oil prec,picei
Johp H. Albsrtsop American, of Rondout, indicted
for horse stealing; William Ellis, Englishmsu, IN
dicted for highway robbery; Michael MeL.ugolin'
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