The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-08-18

H. In order 10 rive a far opportunity to all-poor
.s well no rich public examination will lie held
n, The Han Of the Board Of Education, on Monday,
Angus, 29j, at o'clock r. NJ. The examiners will |
Le Committee Of distinguished citizens, repre- |
fen,ing each Of the wards, whose names viii he |
rlade known previous 10 the examination. TIE
pupils Of the Public Schools, between the ages Of 10
and u, who desirous Of gaining the Prize, are
Particularly invited 70 attend the examination and
compete for the appointment,
The CENTRAL PAEk.-Wc are indebted to
Andrew II. Green, Esq, one OF the Cornn.sHorets
for copy Of the seventh Annual Rcpor, q their
Official labors. From this Repor, 1t appears tina,
eight miles Of carriage road, sx miles u birdie
road. aud twenty-one miles Of walks are CON.
ple,ed aud oreu TO the public. Two hundred md
| ATTY thousand trees aud shrubs have been planted,
adding features II interest to the natural s,nery OF
| the Park, which make IL more attractive 'his sum
| mcr than usual. TIE number ~ visitors, during
| the pas, year. IL estimated a, 'our anil hdf mil
lions, he lerfcs, numb,r present on my &c day
| being ninety -iOur thousand ; AMI during III" year
only eighty -aiN persns we're arrested forts seven
| being for fast driving. The ground between lSth
| and ilo,h street ms been acquired hv the Com.
fnissioners, piiiDg ~ the leautcs vi the Park Al
elc vated plateau, from whence the view ia u dirS.
tons - Of tie u,Vst charming features ol MS
delightful place " public resort. II IL
| PROPOSED 10 continue the drives and walks,
through this siiiuou. % the sres Of the
| Park and when all the "ouieinpla@d
| impr uveneu,s are COMPLETED the citizens ~ hst'
Ien. Yorkvile aud Booiniugisie Will BE- enabled to
| ENJOY themselves IA this portion, ~ rsilY ~
| those OF the city now have accees u TIE Rtmb..
| The expenditures last wear Tor constr lotion were
s33,sii Ca against slGJ,64O ~ .Areud.! tue year
| previous tor the same purpose Dur nI TIE w'ntet
| season the skating ponds attracted large Crowds
and the Coninisslo uets intend TO improve the ic-
| Communications. Music and boating are the airuc-
tive feature, during the summer, thousands Ci Pew
| pie attending the concerts, which are CONNECTED
by the leader anu one OF the les, bands 81 music
/, In the city. The geological collection ~
| Aso becoming quite feature, many alntons
having been made since the public generally were
| invited ~ send donations. Designs have been
G | agreed upon for the ornamental entrances and u
Is expected great progress VIII be made upon N
| portion Of the work during the summer aud fsl
| to the present time. the total es'euse has been
%, SOO,vU, for which sum the clzcns oil uis me-
| uopoIis may now boast OF Park MT exceled VA
| beauty by any OF the older cities VI Europe. An
examination Of the report conveys the Impression
that the work OF the Commissioners has been prose
? ecu,ed economically aud judiciousiy presenting 4
, | marked contrast " the cOrruptous shd abuses
u | that are the rule elsewhere.
The WEATuER.-Wi'h the exception Of {
few hours III the afternoon Of yesterday, the rain
poured down In torrents but 10. heat. even then
A was most oppressive. The mercury stood ~
l. | follows:
GAM, II; I2 NJ, -; sP.M, g. GA Ia
Aug, 1868, 1t was ~, a aud ~.
SrABBrSG ArFRAYs-loan Collin. whc
was stabbed on sunday night IN Henry street
where be had beeo visiting. died at Bellevue Hos
| pital yesterday. From the testimony which wa
taken by Coroner Ranney, II appears that leceaso'
aud several friends had attended wedding a, y
Henry street. and tia, On leaving The house B.
- d larrrled with one Job1 VI Grath, aud was sta
II. ted IN the groin. D. e.seI WAS native VI Ireland
T., aged q wears.
IL Coroner Nlumann held an Inquest at the Me-
er York Hospital upon the boly q AcAse. Lyons
"a young man who was STABBED IN Morr.s street, re
m West, and under the testimony apparel that til
deceased had become grossly intoxicated. al
al stumbled sgsins, Timothy Day, who was st'in
10 u door step IA Moris street, and that Dlly an
the deceased quarre led. and a fatal STAB gwen
Us D.y arrested by officer Reed, OF the 2ith Pre-
ut cinct. aud upon the rendition Of the Jury's yer
ar diet, eomniitted 10 the FONTS Deceased was IA
tive oi ireland. ascG 20 years.
nm ORDER OF Coon SAMARtrANs. The Indie
is pendent Order Of Good sauaritans held Their AL
n. pusl convention yesterday, at lo5 Bowery. IN
,rs society IL temperance organization and the cor
,d | venton was composed OF deegats from tie hy
~ Gtsud Lodges aud forty minor uIrs into which
81 Is divided. distinctive feature al the society
the ndmissioilitv vi ladies' To become members an
go | participate In all ats deliberations. Tie reCort
a' show An increase Of three hundred members du
Tin | ing the past year, The convention wall cOutiut
ely | iu session several days.
bat FELL THBoUGu a HArCHwAY 90 Washin.
ma ton Higgins fen through a hntcnway from Il
$50 third aoor Of Mr.. Hirgins' carpet factory ia !,
III! street, peir 10Th avenue, aud was seriously II a
IN fatally Injured lie was taken 20 81. Luke's u
at pIta.
TRADES MOVEMENTS.
- TnI PulSTERs' srgiKE.-on Tuesday evening
.s meeting Of newspaper compcsitors, hook compo,
tors, &c, was held at rsmruAny Hi. al which
resolution was passed. To- tax III. members work.t
ten per cent Tor the support Of such men ~ We
- on strike. Arrangements were sutscquen,
=, made Tor a iuass meeting Of the trade IN CITY H.
- PARK. on Thursday tth.sl evening.
:. HoRsE-snorRs held a meeting on Tuesday eve
ing, at 1855 First avenue, President Thous. RI,
~ sell in the chair. Donations were received var
A., ing in amounts from 50 TO 900 from bosses ia N
"a" and other cites, Tor the beueti OF the strike
me- against machine made 81 ors, vote OF than
TX. was rendered to the bosses, uni also 10 the vi
.t holstercra OF the Fourth avenue. Aver which u
Wv meeting adjourned.
DRY GooDs CLERKs net last evening" o, Y
GU Bowery aud number o. new members were IL
tue tstei. Nj. john II, fiyilen Of the Fades Cno
De- reported the organization noursaink, and that
d eight hour question would be taken up at the ne
eeI' meeting. motion to give aid to the Tr1ink a
aud Rag Makers Union, now on strike, was laid oy
'aid iii the next meeting. report was mn e reco
IN mending the Association to attend the Prime