New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-11

DAILY Normal School which has been Ia active Opera
zion for thrcs months past was formally opened %
Monday afternoon. The exercise cocsstet Of mussc
from the pupils led by SIR. Geo. II. Curtis, tescho q
musc in the school and sddresses by Messss. w. II.
Neilson aDd T.. C. Benedict. Mr. Nelson, - Prssa.
dent Of the Executive Committee, gave some sccouo<
of the origin and necessity Of this school He paid
very high compliment to the Prirrips. hus Wright,
who selected he sad. eApre-syt supply the need
Cf normal teaching. Of teaching 10 teach She would
be very happy to give her advice to Trustees IN rcs-
iion 10 the capacity tor teaching IT the pupils uodT
he- chsrge. Mr.. Nelson administered slight csSt'
cation to the School Officers Of the Wards, most %
whom had turned cold shoulder On this school. In
this he was thrughly seconded by Mr.. Benedict. Tho
music was excellent, although Mr.. Curtis hss bees
teaching here but six weeks. The cooperation u
Mr. r II. Nash aud Miss Stranahan added much
To its effect. The teachers in the schoo, Miss Sd
sen A. Wright, Ms. Tiers, and Misses Arnout, Bsrns
AID yerinder. The attendance 1t visitors large.
and the exercises altogether very interesting.
The children's Aid Society will to-day seud of 6fty
boys from the city to Wisconsin where they viii b
appfenticed. They 20 under the care Of hr. Macy
by way of Albany. This is the second expedition
seat out By the Society this season.
Tux JAPANESE Goops observe that our Re
porter has made an error his notice OF the sale q
Japanese wares BY Lesvitt Dclisscr 4 Co.. IN ssyIne
that the articles are mostly OF poper maeht. Thsv
sre Except = few cigar holdersl euts-ly ct sccs6,
lscquered and iusid, and are sold as such.
Subn,RisE ExPLosIoS Several heavy charges OF
cunpowder will be exploded upon Diamond Reet On"
afternoon about O'Clock, at high water. Tie co.,
tractors for its removal Messrs. Hustled ktrhl ex-
pect TO complete the work within the coming s'xty
Gays The reef of rocks is situated betwee Govesnos
Island and the Battery, and has over been source ID
annoyance to ships but more particularly sce the -
crease in tia size Of ships.
ALLEGED PoIsoSMG--SrYcsoUs CAsE.-Wllism
and Elizabeth Gardner, coored people living al No.
50 Worth street, were arrested by Officer Girviu. Of
the Fifth Yard Police suspicion Of having poisoned
Mr.. Ann RodmaD, residing at Flatbusb. Ulster
County. in this State.
Mrs X came To the city on Monday TO make souss
purchases. and being acquainted with the prisoners
cel.d uton them. Gardner accompanied Mrs. -
her shopting expedition after which they returned to
bis house, be promising 10 20 with her to tho beat
when ehe wanted to go home Mrs. Rodman teeasg
much fatgu. took ~hat she supposed to be Sedlitn
DOW der at the suggestion OF Gardner, who ordered
white girl to 20 for one.
Soon AT er taking this draught Mrs. Rodmsn was
taken very ill., and in thai condition conveyed to tho
Fifth Ward Station House. where DIR. Mcdonnell, one
of the Police Surgeons. attended He was OF opn'os
that the patient had been given arsenic. and pre-
scribed accordingly. Under the doctors treatment.
NM Rodmsn. after few hours revived. and Is now
much better.
She states that Gardner refused 10 20 with her to
the boat at the proper time. and insisted that sh
should remain with him oil night. beside which he used
abusive and insulting language TO her A. appears 1t
preset ut there was sufficient motive for Gardner 70
commit the crime with which be stands suspected.
The matter will be Investigated by Justice wesh, ADD
other important fsek may b. developed. The defend
ante are detained for the present.