The New York herald., 1866-05-09
Brooklyn city News.

Tm PUBLIC SCno0La-Much dissatisfaction cxists
among heacs Of families In brooklyn at the condition
Of the public schools Of the city II Is found that thcy
overcrowded greatly az 10 cause fear OF perma
injury the health Of tho children attending them
SO densely are the children packed In some Of the
schoos-espcciay the Eastern Disrictthat tho tme
OF Is often consumed before tho last children
enabled to emerge from the bad odorcd class rooms 70
education at some Of these schools 30 inadequate that
the children are unable TO take any exercise, and arc
huddled together like sheep In an enclosure In oonse-
Qsence of this condition OF things many parents
seeking other Of educating their children than
those provided by the State Those who able patron
xc paid schools but there very few heads Of families
in position 70 send more than one two OF their
children TO private educational establishmcnts and
OF any Kind Or worse still be allowed 70 run the
and become schooled in crime. Some estimate may be
formed Of this latter number when IL is stated
the city between the ages OF i've and four
teen years, and that there only twcnty- nine
thousand siings provided for them in the public schools
Such Of AFFAIRS Is disgrace 10 wealthy
munty as Brooklyn, and II not speedily rcmcdicd the
mot serious conseauences may DC spp,enenooa q, no %
the city will nnd whom IL too late that what ther par
simouy withholds from public education now will be re-
Quircd for thsuppcsson OF crime and the support OF
criminals distant day. Actuated by feelings OF
greed they to risk the destruction Of the popular
system Of education SO beneficial the people, rather
than submit TO the necessary for pcrpetua
ton II be evident TO all who have given the mat
ter any consideration that there s more danger to COM
munity in ncgiectng tho education Of It's youth than
there IN the spread Of ntemperance bad as that
Is Yet while the excise law is demanded necessity
by the wealthy taxpayer he utterly opposed 10 being
taxed for providing education for the rising generation
This matter OF education not the only one Affected by
the greed OF the wealthy citizens OF Brooklyn. Every
department Of the city government Is conducted in tho
most parsnonors manner. The public streets are kept
in state Of darkness throughout the night the Justices
courts often without fuel during the winter season.
OF them without gasght and the Inspector OF
Police and his aids compelled 10 occupy part Of tho
basement OF the City Hall, which s only dc for an abode
for
GRAND TEMPERANCE DKxoSsrRAnox temperance
organizations OF Brooklyn arc marshalling their NOM
bcrs for q grand mass demonstration at the Brooklyn
Academy Of Music on the 1otb nst In order 10 give
u ana unea . oar
Of the delegates from the various organizations was held
on last Monday night at which twentythree societies
were represented. The proceedings were OF purely
business character principally and raising funds 70 pay
the expenses OF the great meeting
ACCIDENT TO A FiRxxAS. During an alarm Of nro on
Monday last while tho nrc engines were proceeding to
the scene Of action Mr. Edward Laddy seriously In
Myrtle avenue cars the corner Of Myrtle and
Fulton Medical attendance at procured
and the injured man removed 70 his residence
NEW CormuoSxR or JunoRa last Monday after
noon Sheriff McNamee countyJudge Dkeman cityJudge
Reynolds and District Attorney Norris who have been
created by act Of the late Legislature commissioner
for the appointment Of commissioner OF juror 10 take
the place Of Alden spooner, whose term Of ofce has
expired met 10 tho County Judges Chamber and ap'
pointed Nelson J. shaurman 70 thai position The term
Of once four years and the salary three thouaand dol
lars per annum. The new incumbent wss formerly con.
nected with the Metropolitan police a. captain Of the
Forty third precinct but resigned that position during
the ate rebellion and served In the respective capacities
by promotion, captain major and Lieutenant colonel
OF the Niuetieth regiment Volunteers On the muster
out Of the regiment no honored by the government
with the title OF brevet bgadier general for mertorous
services during the war.
FATAL Rux ovrs ACCIDENT. between eight and nine
O'Clock Yesterday morning A bov named John Claricr
ten years OF age, was run over BY horse and wagon
owned by butcher named julius Fadden and almost
instantly killed The horse lef standing, unhitched,
IN South Seventh street, and took fright running 10
South sixth street. killing the boy before being stopped
Deceased was the son OF widow residing No "a South
Sixth street. r. D.