New-York tribune., 1874-09-17

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teaching in this mechanical and Therefore
Dc ss p at ho@e and rctsd the before
tnem The children learned these lessons anu t
them IKE 30 many parrots made he Oos se mind and in
fe days the child forgot again what he nad leatnoa
AZ ~ S1Slc schools and eight branch schools with
only LOO pupils. The study OF German was op.iv
with tne pupils nearly half OF whom willingly learn IL
BROOKLYN. ABB
Thomas McGrath of No. % Frout-st. was
held Yesterday by Justice Walsh for attempting to mur
dor his wife early yesterday morning. He had been
ont al night on Tuesday drunk, and when he reached
home fred balls from revolver at his "he' iof
tunately without hitting her.
.Judge Pratt granted an order yesterday Tor
wavor Hunter and the of the Board Of Super
10 show cause why they should not be punished
for contempt OF Court In disobeyns madamus issued
a.; INV recurring them pay the employees OF tho CON-
nssiopers Of CHARITIES for their salary during April
The Flower Charity of this city has good
record Since May ladies interested In 1t have DIS
trbuted bouquets TO patients In the hospitals ana
the poor at their dwellings Books papers ana lrat
9owers or papers may be Mercantile Library
on Monday and Thursday mornings. d..
LONG ISLAND.
RrvERHEAp.-One of the deputies In
the Suffolk County Jail named Sweeny learned
ON Tuesday night that there was piot
among the prisoners to overpower him ana eneoe
an escape. Entering the outer door CAUTIOUSLY
he ,onnd four Of them concealed behind an angle await
inc his coming one Of them armed with an iron bolt
Weighing about eight pounds. another with glass
bottle and still another with handful OF oaek pepper
,rhtch he intended throw into the Keepers eyes.
sWeeny Immediately armed himself aud obtaining as.
sisance handcufed and placed the p,lsoneas "a 'non
ceIis where they have since been closely connned'
Iosa ISLAND CrTY.-The conductors on the Long
Isisnd Railroad have been furnished with patent
mn upches the object being TO obnge copductoIs
passenger enters the at any station wthout
70 receive his fare, at the same time punching t%o %
itefs one OF which is given to the passenger the
other retained by the conductor, and returned py nun
to the office Of the Company.
HEMPsrRAp-The Mooney brothers, now lodged 10
Hampstead Jail charge OF stealing 5000 In un
states ponds from tue long Island City HOTEL attempted
10 break fail on Monday last They made TWO unsuc-
cessul attempts to escape from the Astoris Ja "n'
'''''''N STATEN ISLAND.
FpGEwArER.-The rain yesterday at Staten
Island WAS greeted with rejoicing by every one the in-
habitauts having been almost without fresh water Tor
the mast MONTH Tue csterns have been well
eued and the Fail crops, which had been almost de-
,roved by the long continued drouth, will be saved In
art It will take two or three days OF snch ram 10 vi
The ponds and brooks with their usual supply July V-'
| inch of rain having fallen since Aug ~
soUIHFIELD-The officers have Under consiueri'
ton petition signed by Dwight IoWnsenu, Ssies e II
CaunaveIlo J. W. Mesereau, James Guyon Wlsner ~ IA.
Townsend John A. Appleton. Judge Metcalie Cnarea
| oConor. w. r. Baltzer w. A. Carter, Samuel barton
Samuel l. Lewis Samuel T. Brick and Others prayl lug
for the onening OF new road from Rchmondave, along
the low land east OF the Staten Island Raroad uack ~
NewDorp. coming out oc,weeI 'We pt, paotpH,y IN Nv
| late Judge ClaWson anu "ih' - '""N' ~
Dorplane. =,
NEW BRIGHToSAt the meeting OF the trustees 10 o.
this village with the Supervisor OF Csste,on ar ~
four justices of the town. to consider the adysaDy o.
bonding CastetOn 70 the amount Oh sI3W Ior nS pua
pose repairing and maeadlzng the hcn1nu S antun
| nKe between that town and Mddlet0wn, the acton
taken was decidedly adverse TO the proposon and
| is considered as lost