New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-05
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EFFECTS OF THE SroRs The heavy storm Of u
on Mono ay night CAUSED ssrious impeachment to tss
both on foot aud by t-sus. Until 1000 the sidsss
were almost i'm passab'e from tie dspth Of s1os,
the roads were difficult To uave' by tesms. Tea
road. soff.red mostly, the e6ors IL the 'oos.sos
the Brooklyn City Railroad being iosofiioieOs toA
ire track clear so that TIE cars coald ran. Al
neon an effort WA maJe TO run fe~ cans o.
Green Point hoe. but they bad 10 ~ sbsodoued "
snow was so closely packed tSat moot Of the sms,
cars were ca irsts ad Of o, the track. The isnyA
Of the Peck Slip Ferry ran sito more thai tier,
customs slo snsss, in some ca es requiring Gee
hat bour to make toe trip. Osng To tbs st,mt
laurch of the prvpel err Gu,tem.ls, from Seed
yard at Green Point, was postponed.
NIw EIEcrroS-A ,pecisl election for Aldss
of the Fourteenth Word takes pl,ce On raesdsy n
TIE polling places 6xed by tee Common Cmeci ,
as follows: 1t District. No. - Moth Fourth .r~
lid District, NJ. 10 Eng House; iii DntrstA
IS G'apd street
The contest will be between JOIN H. Coohan u
Joseph Smith, both ex Aldermen.
The KiSG's County kEPuBLIckS GENERAL @ i.
MrrrEE.-The Kings County Republican Gsussz
COMMITTEE met at the,r bescqosrtsrs IN Js'asss'
street last night aod org susei for the eosoos yn
b, eleotlsg Mr.. Demas S'rong, Chairman. r's W,
stood on the Only regular o,o', for Strong u; u
Baldwio, 10; Charles Jones, 4. Luc'an B'nfsrye a
scattering, 2. The election o, Mr.. SroDg ives ses
queutly declared unanimous.
THE Concentrations Of the legal 'uminariss ~
the City Hall have made the discovery that the
election for Coroner of tho Ist Drt'ict was egsl-s
law parsed April I, 1853, prSidlog tass Cms
should be elected at the gslersl election IN 1860
place Of Cornslius Cozne, chose term would thsss
pine. All ac,s conflicting WITH that OF 1888 wsrs
peAlsd and is therefore held tht ,h're was no po~
TO hold an election for that office until the tins Y
pointed by the act, In 1860.
BRooKLYs BOARD OF EDUcATros.-A meeting
this body was held ss; evening. NJ. &. p Sni,h,
the chair. Tho only business Ut Importance tsssss
ed was in relation to Text Books for TIE Pabs
Schools. Mr.. Baylis, from the Committee 70 u
subject, offered the follo~ing:
kor>d That hereafter but series Of rs,t so,hsosh
subject be adopted BY this Board which series
sist Of wofhs BY one more suihors
A lively discussion occurred in which the neosaf
Of Q uniform series was urged On one hand, end b
lay On tle other hand, ia consequence u the ia 1
attendance. there beng barely a quorum prssa
Ait6f several amendments, the original res0utoe
finally adopted by vote Of IL Yeas o. Nays.
Mr.. Cspwell, from the Normal Scoool Commits
stated that the annual exaun alton soeii COMMAS
en- Saturday, the 8sh inst, aud sould be cln'luas
Friday and Saturday, the 4th and 18th inst he
moved that the Public Schools be dismissed 90 tbo
days in order To able tho T-achers' TO b. present.
THE PooR.-The office Of the Sup, rotsodsnn d
the Pvo bs been crowded the past dsysby peoe as
Of aid The app ieants conducted init jotnaa N
'ce, the wants Of sscR being inquired into, tAsy
waited upon IN turn.
SALE OF THE GLOBE HorEL.-The Globe tlotslt
Fulton street, the Junction Of Clinton street, sl
within few days past to Mr. Anderson, formerly hosps
the hsnson House and lately keeper Of hotel Nee fod
The price In the neshoorhood VI e4oo Tue pro
.rty bought some ten snos By late popst
o7l,cp
The CoURTs.-Tbe Court Of Sessions was y
ouned yesterday until to-day conequ.nce Of tho sbssn
Of the Asocate Justices no kept BY the snos
THE LoSo ISLAND RAILRoAD.-It is said that h
Long Island Rsiosd Company have suspended for ses
II bei their intention Of transferring the terminus VI th
road from Atlantic street to Hunters Point
NEW Tows.-Measures are being taken 10 orgsni
new town 10 Queens County, to b. called Cedar Valley
TO comprise psces hnoNn Little Neck, New bur