The New York herald., 1868-04-12
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

WEEKLY MORTALITY LIsT.-The number Of deaths
In this city during the last week was 425. being
twenty-eght less than the previous week.
METROPOLITAN PoLICE.--During the past week the
Metropolitan police made the following arrests
Saturday 4th 24O Sunday, 5th, 14 Monday 9th, 24s;
Tuesday th IA; Wednesday, Sth, 199; Thursday, 9th,
ia; Friday, 10th, l23. Total, ,242.
YOUNG MEMS TAMMANY GENERAL CoMMITTEE.--In
consequence of the absence from the city Of Richard
O'Gorman, the meeting Of this committee, intended
for April Ia, will be adjourned till further notice.
OUR PUBLIC SCHooLs.-A meeting OF the Vice Prin-
cipas OF the grammar schools Of this city was held
on yesterday morning, at grammar school No. az, In
Allen street. Hester to take action upon the late
resolution OF the Board Of Education and OF its joint
committee inviting the expression of the views OF
the city teachers upon the system OF studies In
vogue In our public schools, and upon the important
question Of the abolition OF corporeal punishment.
After an interesting discussion committee was ap
pointed to respond at the next meeting, which Will
be held on Friday, 18th inst, at haifpast three
p NJ, at the school In Thirteenth street, near Sixth
avenue.
Book TRADE SALE.-The fifth day of the book trade
sale took place at Clinton Hall. The sale OF r. II.
Johnston Co.'s invoice occupied nearly the entire
day. Following Is list Of some OF the works sold:-
Gleg's Life OF the Duke Of Wellington" 81; the
same. full calf 81 so; "Life and Works Of Btrns,"
by Chambers 32c.; the "New Testament" illustrated
with wood engravings, after the early masters,
chiefly OF the Italian school, $751; Gue's Lives OF the
Enpineers,n a so; Woods "Homes without Hands,"
s3 IS: the same, half morocco, gilt tops, 50:
',Davs' Preparations and Mountngs Of Microscopic
Objectsn 60c; "Griffith's Text Book Of the Micro
scope" 81 so; "Clarks Objects for the Microscope"
ssThe vegetable World" illustrated with 40 engrav.
ings, 81 75 "Strickand's Lives Of seven Bishops,
si SIS; Journas and Correspondence OF Miss Berry"
81 IS; "Riddles Latin English Lexicon t4 tne same
In half Russia, 50 %; Macauley's works, peoples
edition, 90c.: "Nills' Essays on Liberty" gi goc,i
speeches Of Prince ALBERT" 65c; Churtons Con-
gora,r &C.; "Milmans Life Of Horace" 81 30.
RESCUED FROM DRowNING.-A man named John
Flynn was rescued from drowning last night, about
eleven O'Clock by ofiicer OConnell, OF the seventh
precinct 1t Is presumed the man walked oVerooard
at the foot OF pier No. AZ East river.
FELL OvERBoARD.-About half.past nine O'CLOCK
Last NIGHT an unknown man, dressed In dark clothes.
foil into the East river at the foot OF Guoverneur Slip
He was taken from the water before life was extinct.
h,,, a,ad while under the treatment OF the doctor.
Iis hodv was taken to the Thirteenth precinct station
house.
DESCENT on GAMBLING SALooN.-Last night,
about ten O'Clock, Sergeant McGiven, Of the Seven
,eentb precinct, made descent on the gambling
saloon 2s7K Bowery, and arrested eleven persons
in all, who were found gambling at the time the
ofncers entered the place. The descent was made
under the direction OF Captain Mount All the
gambling apparatus were conveyed TO the station
house. The following are the names OF those ar
rested:-Joseph Lockwood, John Supple, Joseph
Greenfield, Thompson smith, George Clarke, simon
sylvester, william Sayer, +. B. Cuddy, George sand
ford, dealer; Patrick Leddy and william Peterson.