The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-04-04
HROOKI YN.

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON BoY named Jo-.
saph skinner was ace deutally run over by rail.
road car ON the corner Of Bedford aud DeKalb
avenues one u lis legs nearly severed
SrrWorS toIS.--On Wednesday man was
arrested on the charge Of manufacturing spurious
coin His establishment, in Gold street, was visited
by the police and number Of dies and other i'm.
plemeit' were seized. Very little coin was found.
THE BOARD OF CoSrRACTs. This Board
consisting Of the Mayor Comptroller, Street Come
missioner, Collector OF Taxes and Tax c, minis
'i"ner tuot yet appontedl met yesterday and or.
gau.zcd. The regular meetings are To be held on
Thursday Of each week The Board will NEE tLs
morning, however, at II o'clock.
TIM PoLYrECHNIC Institute. pupils Oh
the Polytechnic Institute gave an entertainment o,
the Academy Of Music lSsi evening 10 a crowded
house. The programme consisted Of songs doca.
mntons, Rotations, and dialogues The proceeds
ilur dcfraying expenses, are to he applied 10 the
benefit Of tho music department aud library Of tie
institute.
THE ANNuAL ELECTION for officers of tho
Mercantile Library Association, WIS held YESTERDAY
It the corner Of Clinton and Atlantic streets bu,
mp to u late hour last evening tho result had no,
been ascerhined. There was considerable excite
'nent about the polls during the day three tickets
l'ins in the Acld one the Independent and ladies'
ticket The vicinity thronged with voters and
Interested spectators.
Tm BEooKLYS METHODIST EPISCOPAL
DIrehes which become subject to a change, or ask
Die, tlis Conference year, Sands street Cutou-
ery, P,c.h' street. Washington avenue, u X alb sv-
,nue, south Second street a. D.,l First place, and
William street. Very many names have been can-
v,sscd in connection with the various places 10 ba
supplied, aud TIE following ministers, it is believed
w,ll be as'igncd-all parties consenting Thereto:
sands street. ...,,,...,...,...,...R Rev. Mr. Weed.
washington avenue. ..,...,....R Hy. Chas. 49, *,
Ptcht street. ....,.,....Rc Rev Marvin Il Vine al.
F.rt p.n'r. Rev. Roht NJ IIathrld.
y Kan avenue. concurrence. X y. H. &. Iuuey.
Cent nary '..,.,,.,,..... Rev. Chas. b. Clover,
Inference, it Ia understood, will convene alto, 1,
the 9th Of Apr.', at Waterbury, Conn, under Tn 4
PRESIDENCY Of R.v. Bishop James. "A
TmE BOARD OF SuPERvIsoRs.-Tbe Roar
met at the Jail yesterday afternoon The Fl x
export Of the Committee 10 examine the hc-
counts of the lat, Relief commission was pr"7cn-
ted show ny that the whole amount paid between
the 18Th of June aud 9th Of Octub r, l'6', for tho
relief o. the fam lies Of volunteers was Sloi4SG,.
and That the expenses OF the commission for tho
same period fIGS,1l. The c mmiss ON had still
an hand sl-O,5n, which the Chairman was author
1rd to psy over to the County Treasurer. The re-
port was accepted. A resolution was offered 10 tie
Net tint the legislature be requested to authorize
the County t. raise $4,000 for the relief Of the fam.
lies Of Volunteers was laid upon the table by to
| Of 10 ayes t. nays resolution offered by SUIT.
Kirby wa adopted directing that the same relief
be ext nd 4 e. the families of the Of the 9TH
regiment of artillery to families of members Z
ether regiments, aftrr which the Board sd ournel.
The ANSuAL REPoRT or THE SuPERINTEN-
pENr or PCuLIc somooLs.-Tho sixth annual report
IF the public schools of Brooklyn presented in
printed form to the Board Of Education, u, sac
! asst meeting, by the superintendent M. j. w.
Bukey. From this report it appears that tho
schools are classified follows .-Tiny-slX are
Grammar, aud thirty-scyen are Primary Dopart-
| meiis Six Of the schools intermediate in their
character, aud their course Of instruction Includes
that Of the Primary and Grammar Departments, cI-
! cert the first and second classes The two uPper
classes of the Intermediate correspond in general
with the third and fourth classes Of the Grams
mar Departments. Three Of the schools ara
FIR co0red children, and embrace five Crane
mar and three Primary Departments. In tho
instruction Of the schools there are engaged tour
| huudrcd and fifteen teachers Of whom % are males
and ssI G,malcs OF the number, three males aud
,ix females are colorsd persons, and instruct tho
| c,lored children. The entire number Of pupils
enrolled during the past year us6ll is 1926,
! ofNLl,h 720 are colorcd children. There has been
an increase during the year Of 1924 pupils Ths
average attendance shows a corresponding Increase
During tie yeal two new evening shoots have been
opened, raaking nine in ALL They are open TO all
persons not in attendance on the day schools. The
total number ofteachers employed is sixty, Of which
nineteen are male and forty-one female. The vbo,s
BARSUMs MUSEUM Is THE CENTRE or AT.
traction 10 every stranger who comes 10 the civ
while our citizens visit Il regularly The a1varti.s'
| meni sets forth attractive featured N''e-