New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-10
GENERAL NEWS.

The Board Of Education held special meet
ing last evening to receive the report of the Special
Committee TO investigate the back.mailng OF teachers
in The Fourth Ward The Committee state that testi.
mony shows that early in the present year perfect
ten inauguratcd by majority Of the Trustees tc
extort money from school teachers and others In thei
employ; that they selected John Willie. Principal OF
S.hoc No. 20. as Their agent and he not only sum
noncd the teachers 20 him. bnt called upon their pa
rents and friends for sums varying from go 20 $500
One teacher dorbting Whiso's authority went 70 the
School officers. AID paid hi money that night Ora n
the Trustees appealed 20 with tears by female teacher
chartaby told nor bat lie would return her ls share
o. the tax" The Committee recommended tie di.
missal of al the Trustee. except r. Joseph Klein and
Of Felix Murphy. Commissioner. for disgrecefal
duct directs tie President and Clerk 10 sign war
rants hereafter for John White, Principal end Thomas
Gibbons. Michael II. Kiely. Bernard c. Ryan, John II.
Knaebel and John Hapin, assistant teachers and in
suc,s the Clerk 10 transit the report 10 the District
Attorney ior The action OF he Grand Jury Tie report
of the Committee was unanimously adopted
Or Wednesday night the new steamer Bcrk-
shire Capt. Powers, which runs from New.York TO
Hudson took Ere on her passage down the river, at
point short distance above Poughkeepsie She had
board nearly two hundred passengers, Some live
stock. and large quantity of freight. The boat burned
to the sateTs edge. She was run ashore by her en-.
gineer while the fire progressing Bleaching near
Hyde Park and large majority Of the Passengers
were saved, bat many ere supposed to be lost. The
fire originated in the lamp-I0om, and it is feared
that thirty or forty persons have persisted. The
pilot and engineer remained at their posts until
the boat struck the shore. when they leaped
into the shallow water and escaped. Passengers on
Che forward part Of the boat also jumped into the
ter which that point is only about three feet deep
but the other end Of the boat osted in water 10 IL
feet deep and ID is feared that many In attempting to
escape, drowned Large fires were kindcd on
shore from the debris OF the wreck and the passengers
dried their clothing. Occupants OF the neighboring
houses haeacd TO the sceuo and rendered all the aid
they could 10 the sufferers. Transportation was pro
vided for 'hern and they taken to Hyde Park
therce BY boat to Rbinebeck where they took
on the cars FOR Hudson and New-York.
A crowded and enthusiastic meeting was held
last night in the rooms Of the Union Central Club
Brooklyn TO raily the nomination Of Abraham Lincoln
and Andrew johnson for President and vicepresdent
Tho meeting was addressed by S. Grswod esq. Judge
Peters Of Pennsylvania VIM. II. Burleigh, and Gen.
s. f. Carey Of Cincinnati. Resolutions approving of
Mr. Lincoln and Andrew johnson as candidates were
passed unanimously
A good audience convened at the Cooper In.
sttute on Thursday evening. to hear the pie, OF the
Rev. DIR. J. p Thompson and the Rev. DR.. Bud
ingon in behalf OF the suffering refugees Of East Ter
nee ee A Union commission formed. and efforts
will DO made forthwith raise funds FOR the aid Of the
unfortunate sufferers
The raid of Rebels, supposed to be in CON-
mand Of John Morgan. into Kentucky, Is becoming
serious II kilograms true. 1t is reported that they
entered Paris on wednesday evening. without resist
snce that they are at Falmouth, Wilismstown,
Lexington. Grab Orchard. Cynthana-in short pretty
much all over.
Gold opened on the street at 1851, and rose to
1861 the quotation the Stock Exchange l9i@i9 and
closed at noon 1852 IN the afternoon the rate
1924 closing lsedl8t Stocks the street very
steady At the Stock Exchange Government Bonds were
steady Al the Second Board prices little hrmer but
there was sEons buying Of anything Stocks continue dan
with no disposition to operate for advance with money Of
fered Of sac y cent For Government Securities there Is
steady demand fall rates All the gold bearing Bonds are
zy held ana offered In small There ia change