The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-07
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hALICIoUs.--The tenement house 1893 South
All street. Ed hAs been surrounded every night
during the p,st week by large crowd, amons whom
an idca prevailed that there was shost 70 10 seen
there. The house belong. 10 gentleman IN Con-
nocticut named liubbcll, and 1t seems that mort
gaze has teen oiccosei upon It, and this ghost story
has been started to affect its value.
ROBBERY OF CuURCu.-Earlv on Satur-
day morning. 81 Paurs Church, corner Of Marcy
aveuue and Penn street, vn entered BY burglars. by
using Jimmy on the roar door aud robbed OF carpet
ing and pullit-cloth to the value Of about SIS The
jimmy was left In the church ~ the burglar, and Ia
no" At tho 4Sth Prociaet Station House.
The BRooKLYs Public SCuooIs.-The
Tenth Annual Report Of the Superintendent Of the
Public Schools Of this city for the year ending Janu-
AIRY 81, 1868, la, Just been issued, and contain,
large amount Of interesting information. IL shows
that OF GrsmmAI schools there are Sc ; Of Primary
Schools, male aud female, there are 81 or these
there are that SIRE Intermediate In ct aracter and
tue couie Of Instruction includes that OF the Primary
and Grammar Departments except Of the first and
tccond classes. Uf this numhe. glto, tho re- are 8
Co.osed schools. The children are tsucht In
81 separate schoo-houses, "a Of vhch se
I'VE Ggo hired hulldinss. IN the instruction OF the
children there are en-, aged 81 male and i6T female
the year lie SsS7, OF this numbe' 10 are coioroi
lhe acsusl attendance the chi diem Of he school,
tenn 81 last, Wa o. s3I The 'chco accommoa gion,
the -pa. Int nient continues lar from being ad
eiuate 10 the deulAud Ani much PIN scN discomfort
boIh TO teachers and pupils 10 caused Ia cOn.e .ueuce
Of clo"ded Iooms, The hiring OF additional rooms
the erection OF nov buildings IL recommended a.
No only maune in which the evil can lie lenodied.
90 evening schools seven we're opened during tue
yeat being Two more thOn the year previous. The
whole number Of tea hers was 60 OF which 80 we're
males and 30 f,males. Tho registe. ed number of
scholars ol the term Va l79, Of whioh q $50 we've
mslts aud 1888 females Tho sverige attendance wa
l,S g. teing over ~ In Of las year The Su-
peIlhteudcnt makes many valuable suggestions IN
lauon to libraries and in reference 10 teachers and
what required Of them.
Sun STRUCK.-Thomas Brown, a laborer,
while working on the earth banks near tho city
line on Saturday was Frustrated by the intense heat
OF the sun. He was taken 70 the 4sth Precinct Sta
tion-house aud attended to BY DR.. Buell. who thinks
he will recover Brown ". taken 10 New York,
| where he gesdes.
| EAST NEW YoRK.-Largc crowds of persons
vent 70 tIt New York. yesterday, to escape the
heat OF the city, but . number Of them became more
heated from the free use Of liquor and the result
was number OF rows in which several dozens parti-
eIpated time. Several persons we're severely in
ured As the local police force was not large enough
10 accomplish anything, the roWdes we're neces.
| sarily permitted 70 fight 1t out.
COUNTERPART POSTAL CURRENcY.-A large
quantity OF counterfeit postal CURRENCY was clrculA
| ted at Conoy Island. yesterday, and number, Of
hotel keepers suffered In consequence The currency
w u the asaaUi.asaioa pf " end ~ GeaIs