New-York tribune., 1868-05-07

leaked through the floor an explosion caused by one
OF the men lighting match.
The School officers of the Fourth Ward met at
the Hall of the Board Of Education yesterday an School
proposals for furniture work In the new fIinay No.
IN Rooseyes They decided IN favor Gl Werd Ie school
Trustees opened proposals for alterations ana No
Grammar School They decided renes in Re.Tpan,
mason and carpenter work. Nl,95O. o.
The following named ocean steamships lett
@ TINS P0 With 40 cabin passengers among hom
were Commodore Vanderbilt and Commodore Livingstone
she took out sos 900 in specie aud large
The (iernanla for Hamburg via Southampton anu anu
Havre with III cabin and S5 seerage passengers; Th %
Fulton for California via Panama with GOO PASSENGERS
and 0GO tuns OF merchandise -Four coastwse steamers
also sailed. ,
The Fifth Classical Soiree of the New York
Conservatory Of Music took place last evening ~ tue
Conservatory Hall NO S ~ lbionaS ITS e entpa.
was given by the pnpls OF the conservatory umqgg
named pupils displayed great proficiency and reelected
credit IpOn their teachers Misses L. Shepherd and H.
| Danlecr. Miss n Hyatt and her friend Mis-.
Ava Maria was ineiy rendered by Miss Maggie Ma
heny The following artists assisted: MeSsrs Bernard
! and Fritz Lsteman, violin; Henry Molenhauer, violin
| cello; Paolo GeOrza and f. Gerlaeb, piano.
| A regular meeting of the Board of Education
was held last evening the President, Richard J. l1te
more i'm the chair The Trustees OF the Sixth Ward sent IN
| q communication asking the Board to take measures 70
secure the triangular plot OF ground bounded py falk
| school. Referred Communications were received from
the Trustees in several Wards awarding contracts ana
asking Tor appropriations. All referred reports were
adopted authorizing Trustees To advertise Tor estimates
I on commo T" SSboos WE'RE directed 70 adyer
se for estimates etc, for erecting new building lor
Colorcd School No B.
James DriscOll, boy of II years, living at
No. 1856 sulivanst, while on his way to the Carksonst
school, yesterday, was met by y man, who offered
him small sum OF money 10 aIeVIIp'H5 NIa}Isp 5,tdnmi @
Bank The boy consented, and on reaching the bank ire
man told the boy no would remain outside ana walt hN
SS7 a. order OF Vermlyca Co, bore the sigma
as IL bore no Endorsement the teller suspected It's genuine
ness, and questioning the boy learned itom whom ne
Detective Irving, aud was taken TO Police Headquaters
! The man could not he found.
An inquest was hcd 10y Coroner Keenan, yes
erday at the Frankinst police station over the body ~
Mrs Mary Ann Kelly, who was, on Tuesday night, IoGnd
Kelly VINO resided at No Marhetst had been engaged
during the day in helping some friends move INTO tne
have walked ont uf an open window the second floor
The jury Ccnsured the owner OF the building, Mr. levy
for leaving the house In an insecure condition there beng
no sash E the window The time Of the accident. The
deceased was native Of ireland 70 years of age In the
name of the deceased woman 20 have been Kate Carroll
| and added that she had fallen from the window Wmle
! The Rev. John Henry Hopkins, jr, because
OF failing eycsgt Is 10 vacae the editorial chair ot IAc
the elos Of the present monSh Sr Hopkins in comet
ton with this announcement, reiunrk mat ms iather
in manuscript, which VIII soon he given Co he public ana
says: zone Of these works Will prove 70 e OF peculiar
interest, for he wrote 10 q RetmctOn ot an opinion
which be found he had expressed IN one OF hs previous
workstha there is good ground Tor regarding he Po~
be the Ant hrs gIn reviewing his books for final cor
rection, with view 10 new ana UNIFORM eduoh ne lr
that "A mere alteration OF the text in matter of 80 much
importance not sufficient tribute 20 the truth; and
be therefore wrote this Ulo9 treatise, acknowledging
has error showing that he was nsled hy high autlo-i
ties without sufficient examination on his own part, auG
going demonstrate that She common Protestant no
lion cannot be correct No nober proof could ho given
of his fearless and conscientious honesty ~ chaTaccr
! than such . close 20 sucn a career as his
BROOkLYN.--All quiet at Prospect Park
| yesterday.
The body of a babe was last evening found
loarng in The dock foot oi Grand.st. p. d.
Mr.. Robert Varick. an old and well known
citizen, died at his residence IN WonehGysi on Iu's
day
The Kings County General Conmittees-Rc-
publican ANA Democaiic-luot Oh Tuosaay evening, and
! debated local questions.
! Two human bodies were cxhumed by work
digging q cellar lu Hampdcu--t, yesterday. Tie
| place was formerly used as graveyard
The body Of Edward O. Shaushncssy, drowned
In Newtown Creek on Tuesday by tIc casMng o. bOa'
WITHIN hundred yards OF The scene o the casualty De
ceased native Of Ireland, % years ~ and leaves
wife In Massachusetts, where De- recently resided
! The Ncw-York correspondent OF The Louis
rifle COtrio. says: " Au ar0uud Greenwood Cemetery
SSSs SSSr & ee eoang nreu9 ny & ~ v he % e.a lsa H
lated the heart Of the eiD Brooklyn b. growing faster
eaS ,s
DE larger than Newly ork for NJ has plenty of
spread, whereas the present metropolis is limited by
park completed She viii be ono OF tic Gandsomcsi cities
| the world beside being one OF The largest
At the first annual meeting of the corpora
Of the Kings County IneDrates Home held Tues
day the following named genemep were eIecied 9leers
Vice,Prcsideut John Dikcman; Treasurer. James II.
Prentice; Secretary, the Rev. john Wiiet Directors
dock. Henry Haguer, stephen Haynes, the Rev. John
/ Wet. Edward Richardson, Warren Beebe, the Rev.
sio the Rev j. L. Rockwell, samuel u. Morris. fheo. L.
| Mason the Rev j. Marsh, George l. Bennett, Abraham
Beale. John McNamee, Thomas T. Buckley.
! st the opening of the United States District
o urt, yesterday IIs HonorJndge benedict anaouGced
tIat no admiralty Duses Wonid be Jken up in the Dls
iuct Court during te present. month IL Woud ne opened
Saturday, however for the hearing ~ motions VII
liam Gichrist accused Of carrying on the business OF
dslior without paying special Incense PLEADED guilty
IN the Of the United States ag - baes of whisky
Commissioner Newton, 10 whom Il bad been referred 10
ascertain who was tie hlorneI made his report aJudg-
ing Cornelius stagg IS first Informant. staggs share
amounts TO S'Jl The report was on notion confirmed,
aud the amount ordered 20 paid Bernard Barron re-
! ceiyed his discharge IN bankruptcy.
FLUsHlNG.75A BROOKLYN paper says: dstillery
e.e once while there SuG ge aruP .a ne 'il would be
ba1g IN change g up Win t,ers Bai By s@s
boos or crook would rot Be long ber, matters settle, and tie
usual peegfna,on, no One has s Baafs Of
from toe liushlnr dIsry It ara,d ron ebs 'osr'. at
| three barrels Of whisky
! JAMAICA-John Martin, German barber, doing
Sas .I, ~ @ s,a s Of S % 90 ,a,1 Iy 1 lat r
Y The Irsour taken before Justice bse Who issued
Towu Hall ihs village has been temporarily uspee tie
having for the boeTs foT ~
Of the Queens County Circuit Court civil action brought by
Mr. John Bfnkcfhoo Of Jamaica Hugh Suvan
for injuries rcceised engaged tight Sullivan
his Honor Judge sppan issued inquest yestray
/ Sheriff jury assessed The damages +253.
FORDHAM--JOhn Savage, ESQ., Will lecture ON
Gen. Richard Montgomery" before the Historical society ~ Johns
College this afternoon nAs the O'clock tain
passing through un spetd 10 NeWl0rk Charles Fries
generally called "Dhy ATTEMPTED aek
knocked down by the locomotive both his
the The unfortunate Trelout and sub
quenly 10 Bellevue Hospital where be- sii survives
MORRISANIA-( Charles Marks metal eio,-