The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-12
City Intelligence.

state OF Grammar School No 49, in Twenty fourth street,
compelled the school authorities to commence the
ton Of edifce, in Twentieth street. between
Sixth and Seventh This building dedicated
TO educational purposes yesterday afternoon. The
schoolhousc has front Of ninety feet and depth Of
eighty seventh street. The front Ia built Of pressed
brick with brown trimmings in the style of archi
lecture that has become peculiar public schools
Tho building ID four stories In height, with cellar
Tho first floor 10 occupied BY the play room and
apartments Of the jantor. Tho second story Is occu
pied by the primary Department. while tho third and
fourth stories assigned 10 tho grammar school, A
large portion OF tho space the fourth door taken
by The chapel; has however, been left FOE four
the lower floor, make fourteen class for
this department. calculated TO AFFORD accommoda-
ton Tor nine hundred scholars: one thousand
making the total number the school can accommodate
one thousand nine hundred The chapel ornamented
including shakspcre and Milton. A organ, costing
81 800 subscribed for by the teachers and pupils will bo
placed In the chapel Mr. L. H. Waters is the princi-
pal Of tho Grammar Department, and Miss Olive Pack
holds the same position IN the primary. The following
Was the programme yesterday
introductory address Commissioner Vance
Chorus-"Ifymn Of Praise"
Prayer-Rev. II. d. Ganse.
Solo--"With Verdure Clad"-Mi2s Mary A. Smms.
Address-Samuel - Randall.
Duet-Piano and nute-Mss Agnes Jackson and Mr..
Address-Rev. DR.: II. W. Bellows
Address-Jamee W. Grard.
Unconstitutional Hymn.
Benedicton.
Commissioner Vance occupied the chair in the absence
Of James H. McIeon, President OF the Board Of Educa
ton. The singing and music excellent, aud the
speeches such are usually made such occasions
Blue JAcxEr on HIS MUSCLE An incident illustrative
Of the devotion late President and to the Of
the country pervading all classes occurred upon Fulton
Ferry steamer last evening Two men, sitting in the
ladies' cabin, became engaged in conversation upon po
tical subjects, when one evidently very ultra secession
In his procvitics got much excited and talked very
loudly and not very loyalty This attracted the attention
OF the passenger young seaman, dressed in his
going oggery, approached heard the remarks Of the
boous gentleman and at once sailed in TO tho Of
his native land. "Look here, my hearty" he sad al
belong TO Uncle sam and hang me II Fam going to stand
here and hear him abuscd SEEKING the offender by the
collar, he about 10 commence summary proceedings
when the iras seceshoner quoted down. became pas
sive and was released He will remember to be moro
careful In future.
HEIR DrAprEp SoLplsRs Hon C. C. Mott Judge
of the Court of CIams whose popular sketches Of the
War have reached second edition. has literally pre-.
sentod the copyright Of the work and the stereotype
plates TO tho Committee OF tho Protective War Claim
Association and the book IL now sale for the benefit
OF disabled sodicrs applying for relief ut that bureau
TBR MINERAL WEALTH or TIE PACIFIC SrATH.-A num-
Der Of leading citizens have taken advantage Of the pre-
sence in this city of the Hon VIM. NJ Stewart United
States Senator from Nevada by asking him to deliver q
lecture the mines and mineral wealth Of the Pacific
states To this request the honorable Senator promptly
acceded, naming Tuesday evening next for his lecture
At tho present Time whom everything relating the Pa
cihc States Is assuming Increased importance, Mr.
Stewards lecture rs likely TO prove deeply Interesting
the 30 NJ no Is intimately acquainted with the vnst
and hitherto undevcoped OF the territory no
represents and OF the neighborng States
A DAvGKRoUs NupAScg AT THE BATTERY I'm the re-
extension Of the Battery space OF ground about
two hundred feet by hundred and ny feet required
TO be filed up With that strange pervcrseness some
times apparent in corporation matters the material al
lowed to be selected for this purpose quantity Of
damaged grain and other vegetable refuse As natural
consequence OF the warm weather fermentation and de-
composition have set 10, and from this immense heap Of
decaying vegetable matter the most offensive odos
arise Dr. Murphy, Health Commissioner whose atten-
ton has been called 10 the subject by the Emigration
Commissioners anticipates that very serious
qucnces may onsue unless the evil IL quickly abated
HI has reported the nuisance 20 the City Inspector but
at resent no steps have been taken for It's removal
The CoIoRxD ORPHAN ASYLUM. -Messrs L. Thompson
Co., 1872 Fulton street. have presented handsome flag
10 this Institution The superintendent In acknowledg
Ing the gift expressed hope that other patriotic
house would add some instruments Of martial for
tho amusement OF these frendless orphans.
National TsxrnAscE AtLIAscx.--A mass meeting Of
the school children and their friends will be held at
Cooper Institute on Saturday afternoon nj o'clock
Addresses will 10 delivered by several cergymen The
children 81 Howard Mission will be present W sing
erul interesting pieces The chair will be occupied by
lion A NJ Wood, Mayor of BROOKLYN