New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-14


BURToS's T7FArER-Ancther new farce pro
duccd here last evening called THAT Blessed Baby"
The baby belonged to the family of Jesmes," one
John Thomas, personated by Dr.. Burton, and the rn
tus on his efforts for prudential motives to repu-
date the paternity Of his child. received with
the usual abundance of laughter and the funny sitrs
tons, and funny way in which NJ. Burton bore him,
self in them, kept the house in roar. The baby
promises to thrive.
The Association for Improving the Condition Of The
Poor in another column, urge their claims upon the
public sympathy and suppor. They say that they
have already spen 50 900 their receipts and need
still more.
DAY NORMAL SCHooL The day Normal School
for females, recently established by the Board Of
Education, will commence daily operations on Non
day next the 18th inst. The Board OF Education at
the last meeting appointed the teachers "a follows:
Principal, Miss Susan Wright; Assistants, Mrs Caro-
line A. Tier and Misses Margaret S Arnout Eliza t.
Buns and Sarah c. vernda One hundred pupils
have already registered their names.
NEW HoTKL IN BRoADwAY.-Tbc La Fargo
House On Broadway, opposite Bond street, and be-
tween Bleecker and Amity, and is uow rapidly ap-
proechpg completion, aud will be opened on or about
the lst Of May under the auspices Of Mr. Burroughs,
formerly Of the Irving House. This house built
in 1923 and was furnished and nearly ready for
cupancv when in December of the latter year. was,
with the large concert room in the rear known as
Tiipler Hail. entely destroyed by fire. The property
was owned by Mr.. La Fargo, who sustained in conse-
quence Of the FIRE very heavy loss. In the Spring Of
1853 preparations made for rebuilding tue edi-
fee, and the structure is now nearly completed. 1t
presents white marble front of 20o feet on Broad
way, and is six stories high. The front is plain, but
nevertheless quite attractive. The office saloon and
gentemens reading will be on the first loor the
remaining portion of thnt story being arranged for
stores. The main entrance is over 20 feet wide aud
about 100 feet deep aud the private entrance about
seven feet wide. The dining -room ladies' ordinary,
and toa-room with spacious parlors, ladies' and gen
tlsmen's roccpti0nrOOms, have been laid out the
second floor The house contains 76 parors with bed
rooms attached for the accommodation of families,
the remaining rooms being arranged for single
gentlemen. Tie doublerOOms are all furnished
with bath rooms and water-closets, hot and cold
water being arranged in every ROOM Workmen
are engnged frescoing the rooms on the rst and
second foors and the house will be furnished through
out with tOsowo0d furniture and velvet tapestry The
building will be heated with steam, the heating sppa-
ratus being located IN a vault on Mercer street.
tirely disconnected with the hotel or theater. The
ceilings are high and great attention has been paid to
o proper ventilation of the halls and various rooms
The main stairway ia about twelve feet wide and easy
Of ascent with landing twenty feet in width on
each foor Between four hundred AMI five hundred
guests can be comfortably accommodated The
kitchen and store-roons are in the basement, connec
ton being had with the dningroouls by means Of
dumb-waitcrs.
TIE MAGISTRATE AND CLERK OF The FRsT DIS
TRIcT POLICE CoURT ASSAULTED Br WOMAN
About O'Clock yesterday afternoon an Irshwoman,
named Bridget OBrien, presented herself at the
Clerks desk in the First District Police Court, for the
purpose of being sent to Backwell's Island on her
own confession Of vagrancy She stood in front o. the
deck, and Officer McManus was at her sido. While
the Clerk Mr. Skidmore, was writing out the commit
meLt, without looking up at the woman, he said'
How long do you want to go-two months =
Not receiving an answer from the woman the Clerk
raired bis head when she saldted HI n with, " You
son Of a b-h, you give me two moshsT and at the
same time she seized large inkstand standing upon
the dek As she was about to hurl il ut the head Of
the Clerk, Officer McManus caught her hand and
saved the Clerk from violent blow on the head The
officer held on 10 the lnkstano Dut the nui1 was
Toured into his sleeve and over the desk.
Tie woman then rushed toward the Magistrates
de-k but fell on the floor. She got up ilnnledste!y
and ran toward the desk Of Justice Welsh. Before
tie officers at court had time to secure the WICKED
woman she pulled of her shawl and holding one tbf
of IT, threw il across the Justices bench, scattering
the papers on the desk, but not touching Justice
Welsh TIE officers now seized the woman, snd after
much resistance on her part conveyed her 70 prison
School FxAMISATIos Ward School No. II, ~
Forv-scvenih street, near Eighth avenue was
examined yeeterday. The Primary Department nun
bered FIVE hundred and thirty pupils The s'cou'Ino-
da.iors are miserably poor as far a. eiass rooms are
concerned; sixty scholars often shut n bite hole
not more than seven feet by twelve. The e1amina-
tcn fully sustained the long established reputation OF
the principal The teachers Misses Mary Oliver,
Mary A Updke, SEsan c. Brick, Elizabeth Lewis,
Charity Dealing, Maria l.. Ackerman Arabella
Field. and Emily Harsway. In the GTs' Depart
nept two hundred ard eghtyeght were present.
Tie Li-ory arithmetic, algebra aud grammar were all
very good the ancient history particularly thorough.
The teachers here Misses Amelia kierssed, Caro-
hne 4. Mastor-, Mary 4. HayDes. josephine A. Beck
nan Jane Joliie, Giets Kiers,ed, Anna B. Leggett,
ard Isabella Dolnsge The Boys Department aaa
thr,c hundred and fifteen scholars preseot. most Oh
whom presented decidedly military aPpeArsnce' rom
toe display OF bTsss buttons sad silver lses The nafoa
;as was yegy pre:ss sod the sy'iuf'~ gsosfS! WI"