The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-18
City Intelligence.

Nkw PRIMARY SCHOOL IN rHx SlxIH wARD--A new pr
mary school formally opeucj Monday in Mott
street, between Bsyard and Canal streets This scheo
has long been required, and will be accommodation TO
the people living in that neghborhood The lot which
the building erected 80 feet front by "a feet Deep
and cost sll 600 The bulding-which is Of brick
trimmed with brown stone-occupes nearly all the lot
and unprctepdng but substan al and comfortable
edince and s admirably constructed throughout. Tho
principal room, which the second floor will accom-
modate 500 children comfortably The class rooms, ten
in number, the third floor and neat and
venient The play grounds for the children the
first floor and are enclosed-an excellent arrangement
during cold weather and which would be well TO initiate
In all the achohousee 10 be hereafter erected They
arranged 10 communicate with open yard, aud
during the summer months the little will have
plenty OF air and exercise. The building veil heated
and ventilated The school opened Monday last with
$50 pupils and yesterday some 200 registered the
books Nearly 20 OF the children belonged 10 the primary
school which occupied portion Of the building at tho
corner Of White and Centre streets. The Of the
building was o. follows
masonry wofk. leOo
Sarpenter contraet. ........................ eoo
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Total. .sss ESQ
are all young ladies who 10 be well fitted for the
duties imposed upon them. Their names follows
nenret1 Mosher, Principal Kate Mcclure Vice Principal
Assistant; H. Wright, Sd Assistant; Mary Clancy, sth.
DrArn or JAMES DrrcxrScK.-James Duycknck, fore
man Of Hook ana Ladder Company No. T. who was shot
by J. y. BudepkoG Monday night In the lager bier
saloon No los Canal street. fully detailed in yester-
days HKR,rp, died at his residence, No. 70 Edridge
street, last night at o'clock An mortcm cxsmina
will hold inquest the body OF the deceased to-day
Budenkon has been held 10 await the verdict Of the Coro
ners jury.
TIE Corptzr D.Y--Yesterday was the coldcst day We
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grees above zero yesterday morning. and did not get
above fourteen degrees during the day was bitterly
cold at mi night last night, with promise Of contnu
anoe Of cold weather Il is strange that mild weather
prevailed when should have been cold, and nov, when
would naturally look for signs Of spring. bitter
winter weather sets in No fears Of the ice crop
PRovnKsnaI RESCUE rRox DRowsNa.-A little sfter
midnight Saturday morning ofccrs Eade and Hayden,
Of the Twelfth ward police, heard cries for assistance pro-
ceedng from the vicinity OF Harlem bridge They made
all haste TO the locality and when they arrived the
steamboat, pier at the end of the bridge continued cry
came up from the water OF " Helpi bsp' mine Cot
hclp "Where are you ~ asked Of the officers. "I
wash IN the river was the reply. "How came you
befeF inquired the other officer I" docsnt know"
was he answer "bu spect tho bridge he broke down"
Preparations all the while being made rescue the
unfortunate man, which was nnally accomplished not,
however until bis cries for assistance had ceased and life
bad become nearly extinct After he was taken from the
water he vas conveyed 10 tho Twelfth ward station
desired enec, me man thus pr royientaiy rescued Is
German musician residing in Yorkvile named Urich AL
nond How be came in bis pcrilous situation is m much
amysery 70 himself az was 70 the officers, but they
nevertheless insisted that lager bier constituted no ANAL
share IN br4ting about the accident,
MAsoMo BAlL-Tbe twelfth annual bail of the Grand
Lodge Of the state Of New YorS fold constitusion) was
held al Niblos Saloon, on Tuesday evening last was
most successful Affair. The fine hall was brilliantly
lighted up and the large bsoner OF the Grand Lodge de-
corated the front Of the orchestra There as ,.rsa
company Of elegantly dressed ladies present and ss The
Masons the regalh and insignia of ofce the snss-
DE was very fine. Az O'Clock the ladies' entered the
room and shortly after the members OF the Grand s,ga
marched into the in procession, TO the music OF
grand march expressly dedicated 70 the Order Az the
supper table the guests warmly welcomed by the
Grand Master N. p. wsring. The rest w fhe evening
vas spept 10 TerIeicboreap exercises.