The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-15
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Nsw SorHD STEAMER The New uavcn Steamboat
Company has jus, completed new DIST class steamer
oyer three hundred feet length called the Continental
She was built by sneden Co.. aud Is beautifully mo.
dcicd and elegantly furnished and equipped She takes
the place Of the Elm City and will leave New York every
afternoon at three O'Clock The Elm City placed on the
night line, leaving New York at eleven Both boats
are OF the strongest. staunchcst class
Tx School Of 0c1 LADY MERCY The annual dis.
trbaton Of premiums at the School Of Our Lady cr Mercy
in Houston street took place July IL at four o'clock
r. NJ, much to the delight and gratifcaton not only
Of he young ales who bore tn. konu!s and tho
rich premiums so ,avishly bestowed, bet also of the
visitors, who had The privilege Of witnessing the really
admirable exercises in music aud recitation performed by
the young ladies under the careful tuition OF t!e
psej SISTERS The vocal and ms runcata skill exhibited
by thc papi;s il this institution is particularly noticeable
net pny beng highly crcdita to then teachers but
as zinc ag proof u the inn &c lsiraI genius OF the
young people 3 America, when riopcr opportunities
Afforded for ne icvcopemcn leasing feature Of tins
exhibition vas tue simplicity OF dress AMI modesy u
srealb fecsiioa, which coG.ude, With p,, ehof,s,
was rtndsrc still more attractive by the correctness and
tntily Ok i.eaol With which II was given
The coorse u studies includes al the branches Of q
seid ant a. Ire same tfnie elegant refined cdu-
calico lbe Sisters u; Mercy with that SELF saci lcng
spirit for vhtt tsy are 30 dstingnshet have III very
shoe, iai. brought their school 10 nrkab' degree
Of sxreeUce and merit the patronage Of the Trends 81
stGcsoo 10 )ui community.
IycsyriAsv fgR wEsr TnRTy NINTH STREET AT abos
four ocs DC saturday, morning fire was found Burning
IN earrs, " a woodsned the celer ct tenement
house 40 2yl West Thirty nintn street One M tho
teams luckily discovered the smoke and by the and 81
otEars house the Games were put out before the
hor tocs DIRE FIRE Ndsrs Baker was notified. and On
his IN ,as,gaton II shown that the inccndiary had
M, together TOT OF dncy spit wood and about dczcn
boxes Of matches These cbustibes we're found are
IN barrel ana another tarrc placed top
vsc the dance 10 the lcor beams some sixteen poor
famcs we're sieerag 10 The building, and had this d,a-
bocaI nsemp, succeed % al! probability many lives
would rave There s suspicion resting against
certain osrtlss and FIRE Marshal by officer
Booth Ire diligently nn1tne ep the facts.
iScryr.AaY FRS EoRry .sgyIS1n STREET AT about
two O'CLOCK Saturday morning lrc broke out in q
stable Office shany foot Of Forty seventh street. Enst
river Both were barued down The stable belonged To
Feet, loss about $50 Jus, prior 10 this Gre INK
attempt made to fire large barn The h in that
vicinity, occupied by Augustus Rober match factory
old coat wac found stuffed under the floor Of the baru
on hre and 10 very short time would have com
muncatcd Dire 10 the building. Captain Bryan ol the
Nineteenth precinct and the Fire Marshal have suspicion
Of two three chaps that ucishbobood The officers
are directed 10 look them up