New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-18


isurned. The German Association met 1t the same
place md took action for hike purpose.
SrxTTIErH WARD RIPuBLrcAS ASSOCIATIONS. -
The Republican Association Of the Sixteenth Ward
met last evening a, their headquarters n Eighteenth
sree Ear the Eighth avenpe and elected the follow
ing officers for the ensung year: President, ID. n.
Jsoues Vice. President, Nlroa st. John; Secretary,
E. St.rlr e: Treasu rer, Richard Winthrop. The Con-
uituriop, which bad been submitted to Committee
for revision, was presen,ed in amended form, and
adopted.
THE BOARD OF EDucArIoS.-The last regular
meeting Of the present 30 ,rd Of Education was held
last ev. nipg and among other business transacted
81 eco was appropriated for new scnool site Tor
priuaJ school in the Eleventh Ward, and $3,5N for
lot III Twenty. eighth street in Of school No. ~,
Twenty first Ward. resolution was adopted au-
ihorzh the Executive Committee to terminate the
PR term Of the evening schools on the I'D instant
Tie Finance Committee pre.enteds report in rels-
on 10 the $l2j O0 the balance of the School moneys
for the year 1856, and suit against the Controller,
with re. oufioD retaining Messrs. f. c. Benedict and
james T Brady as counsel 10 the matter Of applying
TO the Supreme Court for mapdaDus to obtain from
the Controller the balance of the School moneys for
thousand collars was appropriated counsel fees and
expenses.
The Pretident remark ed to the Board that there
at the pr, sept time only the Treasury, which
wopln more than be absorbed by the salaries Of the
teachers of the day and evening schools, and in add
ton there wa COO of outs sndng accounts and he
desireo information to how he should dispose Of the
money. He suggested that advance Of $4,000
ahnuld be ask ed for from the COu1O
The matter called forth considerable discussion, in
Which soo e members alluded to the bankrupt cond-
ton of the Board, who should be paid, whether the
more needy should meet with any favor, or whether
the frst who came should be first served. The sub
jet Was eventually laid on the table.
The Board went into the election of an additional
Ass'siant-Superinendeut with the following result:
Nm,nee, Votes Ivonin<e' Votes
William Jores..........le Dan Price.
M Patterson. ......... all MeNMy......
Tosl.........................
Mr. Jones was declared elected. An election was
then entered in for regular Assistant Superiot end
ent, With the following result: Mr. Samuel w. Seton
2l votee, Mr.. Patterson T. Mr. Stout g. Mr. Stuart 2,
blank l. Total votes cast 81. Mr.. Seton was de-
clared elected, at q salary of 81 400.
On motion Of Mr.. Den ks the salary Of Henry Riddle,
A,tttant Supert. ndebt fixed at g. 500 10 place
Of 81, eco, an increase Of 500.
The tasry of John f. White, Superintendent Of
Fuel, was raised from $500 to 81 900.
rsport offered by the Committee on Repairs
il reference to the completion Of school room No. 49,
il Houston street, in the Seventeenth Ward. Ater
which the Board adjourned until Wednesday next
AMERICAN TEAcT socIhTY.-At the ststed meeting
oftbe Executive Committee Dec. u.s. It appe AIRED that
he receipts for eight months had been In donaans
SIS 2oI, and for publications tl2S, l76, making
1913 407 exceeding by few dollars the corresponding
months Of the previous year. The number of colpor.
tsrrs had somewhat increased, and by the increased
expense Of supporting them, with other OUTLAWS, the
total expenses had exceeded the receipts by $40 00
in sdd,ion TO which notes had been given chiefly for
phi ting pepper to the amount Of $lS, $40 payable be-
fore April I, when the Societys year ends. Appica-
iiOps and csims before the Committee show that from
SIS to $50 0C0 will also be needed for foreign lands
before April !. A very urgent application for imne
ate aid was received from the Paris Tract Society,
France, and $500 was appropriated 10 be early
mitted. request received from the Rev DR..
Riggs of Consantople, for the Society TO print the
Pilgrims PROGRESS, and Doddridges Rice and Progress
and BAKERS Saints Rect in Armenian; add from Mis-
siot aries at the Sandwich Islands for large grants Of
bools to supply whale ,bips, sesmen and others of
Honolulu, Labana and HIo. 1t was stated that 9
friend OF the Society he'd recently sent in his check for
goo o. dor alton, that liberal contributions lad
been sceived from the City of NewYork and some of
the Wtvern States; and 1t hoped that the rnst-
tutin would be supported IN It's useful Iabos by others
according to their ability.
The Usr OF TEE POLICE rKLEGRAPH.-The Po-
lice Telegraph, as wel as the policemen, wa made
ufe Of by the Mayor in the late election. We have
accidentally int possession Of the cipher Issued
from the Mayors Office, and used on that day. It
follows:
23,%1-AD going right here.
q, 49, Pro. pers not good Barher ahead
2,,.64-Wsnt your tickets mueotasely hero
DM5-Lbby MR. votes than e1pectsd.
Is 466-Bsrker not lsre
3,A7-Lbby has very 6w votes here
5,#d-Beeeker votes s1oing BsYkex
2,#9-A Al quies. Doine veil hero
Ha-D, mocraic lane here.
25,rA-Yvu Up to the ticket
y Ht.-fou behind The ticket hero
S,s76 BAKER doing yell here
q an Vote large, but against You.
2,f7s.-T,esehery here m DvmocrAtie ticket hoxeA
x3.s7S-1his Ward s DOING veil
2i,%es.-Lbby vote BNkeE
SIS Dem erstc vote sst coming suf-
13R4-Your fIieods In good spirhs here
3+sa-Bales here, and against you
II viii be seen from ths that the Mayor knew where
the danger 10y, and that although he had consder-
able spprebensions Of the other candidates, he felt
need Of Information In relation 70 his friend Judge
Whiting
NV SHor TowHR.-A shot tower, nov nearly
pl.ed, in process Of erection upon the lot sdjoin