The sun., 1865-05-04
toenttnusd yrs- hs Fta pdg..
Fam AT PALACE GAHprs.-A Fair for ,

nov la progress at Palace Garden. Twelve churches
sre repre,ented, each Of which has table finely dec
oaei and sith the most beautiful articles for sale
The Ssrscn Ia laid out much In the ,sne style - It
80 '1r ho Metropolitan Fair The vhole 10 10, up
rote lo direction o, a number Of omInen, Ladies
'hI"n~'tF 10 tho several churches represented.
FIRE ASr Loss OF LIFE.-About 3 o'clock
"'''-id15 morning ere Vas discovered in three
Hofyfnme BUILDING eorner Of Biosdvsy and 7oth
"Tet which 10 supposed TO have teen the work OF an
vocndliry. Tho lover floor occupied BY Am
<os schiller, a. lager bier saloon Who hm sustsfn-
81 nlo's Of sSoo injured for $500 The seeond noc.
fn,ud .on Of Mr., LAM, Who occupied portion o.
i ,btd no2r lot b, ne eicpsn, nan named s Sam Sam;
'nAt hoy VA ,'il In The burnns buldins got lad.
no Sfget a"d M reach from thence he eYsn
t1Lt%. 'phv the window blinds and on te,ohins the
e@ ns 81 aaos o cny Sy'as sna ss s ss "a say * h:1S
tayins hoen sugo aIed. Mrs. Lang. vhoss husband
y hylae hr,. Ellr. Monsaui, WIDOW, on the same
70 ~ iogr children, also e'eapcd. Gern,n,
.' The ire sS H. oo ss'S and .S.
s m ,rej, .tsh m p1ss to 1ss HIN .. ue ,nSsn
Sh schiller 81 the S pFevoS. re- % Siy, .isS ss.d to d.
e S IN tss syenrs = oPsd 70 esSs se .o1s 1s
iosr.suy tor tS.1 on hl. fuinlluie. and poi.onL
s.v- vhieh expires on the Oh inst, y. found 10
'he 'urk. lie az arrested and Locked up 70 await
ue tstuit Of M investigatiou.
BOARD or EDucATIos. s.-APFoRTtovMEyr
70 sonooie-The Board met q. 6vc O'Clock last oven
ina, the Pes deu,, James n Mclean, Esq- IN the
-hnir. Tho Finance Committee submitted report
oolntive to thc annual apporonment 10 Corporate
eehcols, ron which extract The following;
BY tie 18th section Of the school law of this city, II
hm,dc he duty { the BlMi ot Supervisors of this
aounU 10 t.isc by tsSation SUN OF money equal 70
school funa ii the STATE and aso an sddit ons sum
eguh 70 twene,h OF one per cent on The s.esred
ss Ss Ct & as RI ana .. "% g, as
oIpn tho Bard Of Education 10 Sppotion the nonioe
~ rDted n cnrh ot the schools according 70 the num-
tat o. children over our and under twenty -ope yosr
,,ses sho a.. actual res,dents IN the eiiy the aver:
NE number p'e,ent each session, Of Iess than
.htee hours, aud dividing the total by tour hundred
sna snE, The money TO be appropriated ior 1850
Flint An snOun, equsi to the State
Quota which amounts "a. ........,... S25226b 81
eetoud..An amount eluA W one.
tWenit b NJ one Ier Cent. on the
toab.e ptopsrU Of The city. say,.... alI,9oI 30
To,ai...................... ss6s sss a
al avorase teine sJS,39o; the amount V he
~. ..ed per scholar !. nlou, n So. In con,
'uslon, the Conuitlee recommend tho adoption Of
Rssoirei, That tho school money, for 1858 bs sp-
yortionec to the hoos entitled TO participate
copy thereof be properly authenticated and fled
9Th the Chambe lain Of tho city, n required by
The report v~ received, and resolution attached
',.$ted, and on notop, Neie directed 'oee printed
BOARD OF SUPHRvIsoEs-THy TAX LEVY.
me Board met by special call st o'clock p IN. yes-
'arday. the President, Hon. William N. Tweed, In
no chair. The Annual Tar Levy, A. adopted hy the
Legislature, o.me ap for confirmation. There being
- ter,onI under thndine to the items inoress ns
alerll., W. purdy moved that 40 much Of the Ley
.onhi imed-oNtsd. Thai portion relating to " Flee
fon Lgcnse'" war also confirmed, and the balsnc.
4 NJ Low Se, iccmnmitied to the Commits on
annual 1aN"s. very Aige amount Of general rou
tne hunnr.S tho accumulation ot three weets VA
isiB is2iB''' ''' the Board adjourned to Tuesday MAJ
-rhEEI CoSrRAcTs.--Proposals have beer
,,ned and contract, -naricd in the Croton Depart
lpent for the following;
nes.arns and lnyine ,,oPs hlO.t gsyemeni IL
o4i,.
Hcgna'ire and laying cohble .tone pavement In
&: h street ho,resn Lexington aud 81 avenues Ion,
: % onil. Contract awarded 70 N. Gavin, at ELL
.RNYatne lrd lavins cohble stone pavement In
80 ,tI'et lct' ecn lth and i2th a,es-iou bids
RcrGstirs and iayns coSbie ;tcpe c' payemsn, pay III
,s9C C. o@ iSG 70 Il streets i IhTes S bids Con
Nswntlns and l'yins eSlble ,tore pavement II
cie 'CSss & iIom avenue s % the kSst RysrTas' 5s
reTcr N ..nrcvoort stleet iiom West street TO tn
lulion River-siI bids. Contract awarded to Thonis
Herciving basins and cqlverts on and ns.r the lin,
llth avenue, nom ith TO !6th streets-siI bids
CllrRcu or TuE TRANSPORTATION SCHOOL
1rc annual examination OF the Female DoIar
u'nt OF tls school under the direction Of the su
tH't OF Charity, toos place yesterday, At two o'eocl
N, the Rev. T. rIeanor presiding. There veI
a'to pcsent the Rev. Father Meehan, Of CArrigahal
leland and Rev Fathers o. o'CGllashan, OF st. Jane
"cC;uiro, Of the Church Of Trsndyuration, and NJ
,,uie OF he Church Of the Assumption, Brooklyl
lhe o;rainine was quite extensive, and took near
tnut hours g. set through with. There are botwee
I've ana dt hundred scholars IN the depai tment wi
receive thofou h education tree. Six young lAd
"iuatcd (erte day. Their names werei Mis
MAY +. Tucker, hary r.. Hunt Mary Ann FlynI
Hara'et Honnnsy, lousa Burnett and Jane CLARK
lhole was very large attendance Of spectators; Il
gloacI portion OF " hom were ludieu. The examin
tO4 c me several elassee we're conducted BY the Re
rather Ileano.. lhe several classes were eIamn,
In gIEmmGr analysi. eoos raphy, geometry, aIithm
&c, -ttonomy, Ieallng history, ETC., etc, and
acquitted themselves TO the entire satisfaction Of
y eaClt. After the examination a number Of youi
la1,es were roNned with vIeaths Of flowers, Al
Nns- Mary }, Tucker was also crowned a. tho N
queen ior the entertainment which foloN ed
,nu uGta and consert wound up the second and thi
paie OF the sxeicises, after which Rev. fsth'
lleanor and chan addressed the young lAAi
hsnly conpiimenting them and tho good SISTERS "
Taught them on their proficiency. numter
pace we've then distributed by Father TreanoE 4
Lur CNelcites Coacudod with an address, which v
NelI delivered by Miss Margaret Hennesy.
GENERAL SOCIETY OF MECHANICS A,
IRApINaEN held meeting last evening. at
Ecoms Of tho Association, 4I2 broadway, when I
law OF 1872 Which iepeas the Law OF ISL tAk
mt" consit ration. IL a,Peafs that the latter nam
County Of Nes loik could he members Of tho As
ttAtIon While the law o. lsJ4 y, oydes that any u
con who is a citizen OF the nited staps can teco
whether the law OF 1911 wAs virtually repealed
the law OF 1882. proposition wn also made 70
rul ecls we.r reeued 10 a special committee W
insu uctions TO Iepou Al the ueIt meeting.