New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-31
GEN ERAL ENVS.

GEN EIR AL NEWS.
AT the meeting Of the Board OF Education last
evening, the Committee Supplies reported that the
whole amount for supplies delivered to the Grammar
Primary and Colored Schools was so 9l3 81, being
al cents per scholar l6l $780, and al the rate Of
81 0S per scholar the average attendance 60 $780,
The whole amount expended for hookt, stationery,
aud other supplies, for the year ending Dec 81.
1867. was 5000 80; the amount expended for
books, stationery, &C., for the Free academy was
$lO,lSj 81; stock on hand, 1858 43-otal, 500,
600 90. The Finance Committee also submitted Il
report which set forth that the available funds at
the disposal of the Board Jan. /, 1862 amounted TO
$,399G9S 50; that the payments amounted to
fli02 f95 80 leaving balance against the Board
of g. $50 50 overdrawn from the bank, which with
$751; 80 appropriations in OF the available
funds, makes the total deficit Of the Board Of Edu-
cation for 1862 amount to s9l ,5l5.
The message from San Francisco, announcing
the capture OF the steamship Ariel received in this
city last Saturday evening, transmitted in less
than two hOurs--a distance Of over tour thousand
miles. The dispatch was telegraphed from Sacra-
mento to Chicago distance Of 2,4j0 miles, direct
that is, without being repeated at any intermediate
wires between New-YoIk and San Francisco been .
unoecupied by other business, that the message
would have reached this city at early hour Satur-
day afternoon.
The total loss Of life on the great lakes in 1862
foots up 10 against l07 in 1861 There were few
great ca,astrophes. The heaviest loss by any one
disaster occurred Nov 2, by the wreck Of the pro-
peller Bay State ON Lake Ontario, near Oswego.
All on board, - in number were lost. The day
following II lives were lost by six scows going
ashore at Por; Colborne. There a loss Of l.
lives by one accident on Lake Superior, and two
schoonerS crews of each By going ashore on Lake
Erie.
j. C. Mcleod has been elected to Congress by
.he voters Of the Norfolk Ds.rict Virginia. Mr..
Mcleod was born in Virginia, but is not an
+. =. ". however. He started life as a school
teacher, and is said to be well educated and thor
orougly competent for the position to which be has
been elected The vote, which was the first by bal
lot in Norfolk, was az large az usual, making tie
necessary allowance for the males absent in the
ReLel army or within tue Rebel lines
In the Board of Supervisors yesterday, the ap-
poutment Of an III srpreter to fill the vacancy of
Mr Kaznsky il the Court of General Sessions war
referred to tic Committee on Criminal Courts and
Police. The Mayor also sent in nominations for
Marsbals in place Of Constables, which were re.
iec,ed
a dispatch from Washington says there is no
foundation for tie rumor that the Ways and Means
Committee have entertained any proposition whaver
to change the existing law in regard to receiving old
de psnd Treasury notes for customs.
The Ericsson battery Valiant, which was
launched at Boston some weeks since, went on her
trial trip on Saturday. She is Of the same model of
tie MoDtGuk and Passaic. Her trial was entirely
satisfactory.
Commodore Vanderbilt announces in our paper
so-day that Secretary Welles has provided convoy
Ter all The homeward-bouud California steamers 80
that shippers will now find ample security Tor
treasure.
-.Pfesideut Lincoln has committed to imprbon.
nen TO- Is years the sentence o. death passed upon
Ferdinand Demarcbi, lately convicted IF the muir
der Of Frank Vincent board the bark BlondeIl.
In the Board Of Aldermen yesterday a me sage
was received from Mayor Opdyke vetong the APP
poin,meut of $50 Commissioners OF Deeds. The
Board made the appointments over the Mayors Veto
The Board Of Councilmen met yesterday ana
confirmed the nomination Of c. W. Ridley Assist
ant Engineer for the Harlem District Of the Fire
Department.
-FOrds Theater, at Washington, was burned
last night. Dir. and Mi,s Riehings were playing
there They lose 81 coo worth Of Miss Il. s splendid
wardrobe.
With an unusually large amount Of transactions
The Stock excited and buoyant yesterday The
domsnd for shares very large and notwithstanding there
large amount Of realizing the demand from the shorts
ssd from the public, through the commssionhous was
ssaep to absorb all the offered for sale at advancing
pdcs In Governments there rather larger snsscons
bS, the changes were not important When the call reached
s Railroad Bonds the exhibited great activity
Olhsus asI. " shUW w business W. ysy INU sc