New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-21

cessfux rendered ON Wednesday last.
| Miss Kimberly gives her sixteenth reading of Hia-
watha at Hope Chapel this evening. What success
that poem is! Miss Kmbelys continual rectatieus OF
recall the epics of old acclaimed by the bards and
rhapsodists to the assembled peoples of many cities.
New TIsE.-The Sprirg arrangement on the Had
son River Railroad goes into effect to-day. The sme
Of the departure of trains was set forth in The TRB-
UNI Of Friday last.
Mcssrs. Hall & Sons are publishing Gottschalk' 5
pifces-the Marche de Nut being the last. Mr. G..
has individuality composer and 10 these last
pieces has taken deeper range OF harmony, and
arrived at the artistic modes of putting down his
thoughts. little less pepperng-up the pieces with
numerous fiery and intense verbal directions would be
preferable. Mr.. Gs pieces have this adj antage for
players: they hear him-the suthor-execute
them, and best learn the expression therefrom. The
engraving is excellent.
New PORTRAITS Messrs Goupl g. Co. have pub
lisbed a vigorous photographic portrait of General
Jackson which will be welcome to the many admirers
of that eminent man. Not less remarkable, though
less Of extensive popularity in this country
is a small portrait of Alexander Humboldt beautifully
would be Difficult; to find philosophic and Inn
pressive head.
School FxAMIsAIIors.-Afer an interval of nearly
a week the exsnir ations of the schools were again
resumed on Thursday, by superintendent Randall
and Seton. Ward School No. 10, in Manhattanville,
(XIIth Ward under the immediate charge of Charles
McGregor as Principal Of the Male Department, and
Miss Barbara Mcdonald of the Female, assisted by
Misses Eliza K. Knapp, Charlotte NJ. Spaiiord, Lucy
NJ Papgborn and Adelibe s. Pearne, was examined on
Thursday Although the School is a small one, and
in the immediate vicinity OF those taught by the
christian Brothers, of the Catholic Church. the
result of the examination was entirely satisfactory.
The teachers are faithful and very efficient, and every
thing about the school pleasant and agreeable The
singing. drawing ueedlework and embroidery, as well
as the compositions, reading, and defamation were
excellent and the classes in arithmetic grammar hiss
tory end physiology sustained themselves creditaby
in al respects.
On Friday the Superintendent proceeded to the
examination of No. as, at Carmansvile, in the same
Ward The Male Department Of this School is under
the charge of John C. Graft assisted by Maria c. Jen
nres ard Harriet Williams, and the Female under
that of Miss Matilda NJ Landon, assisted by Julia A.
Goldsmith and Mary II. Hammond. The classes sue
ce, ded well in their various exercises and the school,
although small is rapidly advancing. large attend
apce of visitors gave additional interest to the exercises
Of the DAY.
The (;uls School in Twentieth street, near Third
avenue, will be examined to-day, at p. IN
CITY MoRrALITY-We learn from the report OF
the City Inspector that the deaths in the city during
the past week numbered 3s7, naney,-5s men, Go
women, l36 boys aud l37 girls showing decrease
of % on the mortality of the week previous OF the
whole number pa were ten years of age and under.
But 90 deaths occurred among the inmates of the
twenty-five penal and other public institutions exhlb-
ting very satisfactory sanatory condition as regards
those establishments OF the total deaths were Of
bronchitis of congestion of the lungs, 80 OF con-
sumption 20 of inflammation of the lungs, OF apo
plexy Of congestion of the brain, of dropsy, 90 Of
dropsy in the head Of typhus fever, 10 OF nhamma-
ton of the brain Of Inflammation OF the bowels,
OF palsy 10 of smallpox ~ of convusions niante 80
of scarlet fever IA OF Group, of debility nfante),
of whoopipg cough, "a Of marasmus (nfanulel, OF
measles. There were also premature births, 81
eases of stbon, and IL deaths from violent causes
The following is the classification of diseases Bones
Joints Sc 4; brain and nerves So generative organs
6; hesrt and blood vessels, :; lungs, throat. &c,
Ill; skin &C. and eruptive fevers, 'O; s'iioorn anu
premature births 80; stomach, bowels and other d.
eestye organs 56 uncertain seat and general ievers
9e; old age, /; urinary organs, @ The nativity ta
bic gives 500 natives of the United States, 80 OF
Ireland. 10 of Germany, II of England, of France
and the balance Of Eurpcan countries and the
British provinces.
AsoTHrR VETERAN GosE.-The last tribute OF
respect was p'id to the remains OF james Kent,
N'tran of the War Of 1872, yesterday afternoon oy
his brotbers-in-srms. The funeral took place from
No. 3ls Hudson street
GREAT LoSoEvIrr- Margaret Van Nordsn, known
as Pt ggy Molassts" born in Hackenssck, New Jer-
ssy and admitted into the Aims HOUSE. in this city in
August 1873, did from dropsy, Friday last, a. tae
advanced age of 1903 years.
The RIGBTs OF CoLoRED PEoPLE.-There is 81
present upon the calendar OF the Supreme Court
brought by compile d mulas.S girls against the pro-