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New-York tribune., 1876-02-14
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

ABSTRACT OF THE REPORT FOR THE PAST YEAR
ATTENDANCE AT The neutrality-suspicious.
FOR THE FUTURE.
The thirty-third annual report OF the Board
Of Education il being prepared for publcation ana
on Saturday the Clerk H. ID kernan, received the pro
sheets, from which the following facts ana S'atsucs
we're obtained giving the results Of the work for 1879
During the year, In the Ward Schools of ~ wards
the average attendance 99090, and the whole mum
her of scbolar. 2O2 l92 In nine wards-the Ninth to
the Twelfth inclusive the Seventeenth, and the Nine
teenth to the Twenty second inclusive-thc VINO" mum
her was over 10000 each, varying between the i"ehy
first with the whole number 1o5i5 AMI an average ol
59lO and the Nineteenth with total OF ls'loo' ana
average $500. The three smallest schools are
those OF the First Ward, total, 1,7sO; aver
a,c s55; Second, total, 24j; average, loo !;
and Third. total 100; average, 90. In these
particularly In the last mentioned almos the only chill
dren are those Of the antOrs Of the large stores panKs
and business in tue lower part OF the city lDe
attendance in the schools of the differ MT departments ~
"a follows: Grammar and primary schools average al
tendance stated o., ,30l actual 5000 whole number
,,,, ooo 400. color.d schools stated s7O actual ST.
total IoJs; evening schools, stated 1888, actual
lo3l3 total 239i9 Normal College. including the sat
urday aud evening sessions stated 2o9s, actual -Io3
total 3G12 Nautical school stated and actual 100 io'a
taught 1863; total stated average attendance, llo3%
actual average III 500 whole number taught, 232i4O
ums House Of Refuge Juvenile Asylum. Chil'irens Ald
Society Five Points House Of Industry and other pihhc
charities for children the attendance was stated
$50 actual 9O92. total 22sI2. These, With the ward
schools, &c, give totals, seated lZo'~ol'
actual average l2O93s, whole number taught 23l'12Z
The rcpot Of the President of the Nor al COLLEGE gives
tho following statistics: NnmberOf students registered
Dec. 81 1875, first grade, js7; second, us; third
9.7 fourth. 7O nrh 2iS total, 80 being gam Oh
IGi I.-i The average attendance was lO1l,
gain Of l4i The num3cr graduated was l6li 72l' IN
Guiding far colord students, admitted, aud 1oo
discharged including those gradu ted. AMI 1876 VINO
were admitted and failed To enter. At the saturday
sessions BIO taught, an increase oil - Win an
average attendance Of 1913, increase of go In the
training school there were SOB registered, an increase o
2O3 the average attendance jl7 an increase OF III
The total number registered IN the college was 26I3
gain of ( tue tOta average aticndhhee WAS -l"-'
gain Of 80. a., ...-, A., .,,.,r .,,,
dlily average attend by months, AT the grammar
and primary schools oi this city Tor the year ls'1
New-York tribune., 1876-02-14
The Great Broadway Fire.
SAFES
AGAIN, AS ALWAYS,
" True TO Their Trust"
WHAT THEIR Owners SAY.

AFTER roastng Of SO hours Herrings Champion sae
s contents-books papers and other S ts
splendd condition. occupied rst loft Of 4's anu
broadway You Judge OF the intense heat at hs saS
WAS subjected to when state that the nre DAed w an an
around when pulled out. We are more nsn
satisfied SNEDEKER, WATROCS BofN1ON',
had valuable in the Oor Oh apo'e saio' ~u
cheerfuly testify to the saving OF Its contents r,yro,
our safe was so covered debris that unable 70
equal ~ thu furnace, and IL was with feelings OF
ton by safe was being opened ott @ Me
relieved finding everything preserved ID peec'
ditlon safe VI your Patent ChamPlons; cp
had inred books to NE keeping OF one OF yUIa %
safe had OF the most severe ss VIC
possible for safe 10 be subjected TO-
from BY falling walls the safe was onilea aa
several feet beneath bricks and burning teD Hhee
il and until at last reached on the bu @
afer tLp IRE ard even then the bricks surrounding
they could scarcely be handled Yet upon oehng eSSy
II tcontaned-bOoks. insurance polcies ,
unnjured GEO: l. siiOhi " " o an ~ sa.rtv
have Just opened my Herrings SAFE IL was 90 ueepy
buried under the ruins not until today OF 40 n0ls
ted-that finally reached anu ,scn
ont contents in perfect stare OF preser.
ton viii Withstand such an ordeal s
worthy. "a. x,tha> 49,,
my once was in 444 Broadway Saved my DOCKS anu
valuable papers OF 'ChaDpl0ns ~ was
subjected o n severe trial SAMUEL b. JOOhEh.
I'VE lost goods but saved our DOoks anu
papers In o your Herring Patent safes Inc goo W
our building being inanmabls character nae NOT
fire. H. NJ hlChAhDo q w.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-14
ERIE REOKGANlZATION.
PURPOSES OF THE COMMITTEE OF ENGLISH BOND
AND STOCKHOLDERS.

Robert Fleming and o. G.. Miller, the Com
tttee appointed the meeting of bond and stockhOid
ers Of the Erie Railway Company held In London over
which Sir Edward Watkn PRESIDED have arrived in this
city aud are the Breyoort House They called upon
Receiver Jewett Oh Friday and exchanged greetings and
on Saturday evening had long conversation with him
relative TO the present condition and prospective reor
ganizatiOn Of the road Messrs Miller and Fleming say
that the object OF their mission has been told In the
report OF the meeting of shareholders published In The
TRIBUNE They carry out the details OF reorgani-
zaton proposed on the part OF Sir Edward Watkn with
ouch alterations and notifications they may find
necessary TO complete the plan successfully and without
the delays and complications OF correspondence across
the ocean, They will proceed with the foreclosure OF the
FIRST consolidated mortgage in the usual manner Before
doing this however they state that they arc desrOus
OF Offering every facility 10 the shareholders OF
the Company 10 pay the proposed assessment of
shares and thus 10 enter into the organization on
basis which will not only restore item to proprietary
in the road but will also increase the value OF
their shares their payments Will decrease the value o
inere Il, and will bring the Company nearer 10 divi
deudpaying condition. II the shareholders do con
tribute the reOrgi nzatOn OF the Company the road
must closed in tho usual manner, ana they Will
lose ali title to the property the mortgage bond
holders cannot be expected 10 sacrlnce tnclf
own interests for people who VIII not make
come cfort 10 protect themselVes. IL l.
expected however that the shareholders viii see the ad-
yan;ages of the schcre and support t. Messrs Miller
ompanys affairs under Receiver Jewett, and expect his
hearty cooperation in the details Of the reorganization
They will tour OF inspection of the road and com
pete their work rapidly as circumstances VIII allow
New-York tribune., 1876-02-14
A CHURCH REOPENED.

The First Baptist Church of Jersey City, on
ssrove-st, between Wayne and Mercer-sts which has
been receiving repairs during the year. reopened
for services yesterday. There has been preaching
the church since last June. The building has been
tended 20 feet IN tho the portion being several
feet wider than the old The entire interior has been 70
modelled and made new. Seats ceiling carpets, pulpit
are all new the appearance Of the church
IA much improved. The sundaysc room and other
rooms In the have also been remodeled and
new coating Of paint has been added to the exterior OF
sh building.
servicss were held yesterday in the morning after
oon and evening at all OF which largo congregations
Vere present. The sermon the morning preached
b. ths pastsr, the Rev. W: H. Parmly, ID. d: In the
s4taruoon the Rev. R. D. Macarthur pastor OF the Cal
vary BsDtist Church Of thi. city, preached The pulpit
~ pistfsru were ernanssut~d with dowsrA Mr.. Mae
New-York tribune., 1876-02-14
KINGS COUNTY CHARITY COMMISSION

pr,BIIC MEETING or CITIZENS IL BROOKLYN-A RE
ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMISSION APPROVED.
A meeting of prominent citizens of Brooklyn
was held at the Academy OF that city satur
day afternoon the purpose OF expressing their views
fl regard to change in the Kings County Charity Com
mission and the proposed new Legislative act which
authorizes the Mayor appoint twelve persons, who
shall without pay, TO act as Commissioners.
Among thos present Mayor Schroeder ex-A'der-
man Ripley Ropes Assessor Wilson, Supervisor Strong,
W r. Libby j. j. Van NOstrand, exPolico Commissioner
Kaufman, Alderman Ray, exJudge Lott Assessor Nor
ton Supervisor Phelps, A. A. Low, ex Mayor Lambert,
C. H. Peters and School Commissioner FOrman. John j..
Van Hosrand presided and Pa Harlow acted as sccre-
tlry Copies Of the proposed act distributed among
the audi, nee.
porant measure the proposed should have been
renorted and rushed through the Committee AT Albany
hefore the people could he heard the subject There
Wsre many things In the bill which he considered wrong.
notably third and fourth sections, which provide Tor
tbe management Of paupers. Mr. BOetcher was OF the
oDinion that the II Commissioners would soon become
reduced In number and that the public interests would
suffer. Reform was 10 be desired ana ne was sad pune
sentiment had become aroused. The time had passed
H. oniv Iionor-lealers could be Aldermen. Mr.
Eschwege also opposed the bH, and favored
striking out the clause In reference 10
The appontment OF - Commissioners, as IN MS opinion
the legislature could lawfully legisdte men out OF
ce. The Chairman suggested tbat II would DC desirable
to ascertain whether those present deemed change
necessary. Supervisor Strong tnen offered resolution
failure, deserving the condemnation of the people VINO
demand change. IL was unanimously huoplcu. a
further discussion then took place IN regard 10 te uc
ent sections Of the proposed act and finally committee
amendments and report at meeting 10 be held III the
same place next Thursday evening.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-14
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
SENTENCED TO DEATH.


CONCLUSION OF THB TRIAL-rHE PRISONERS Pko-
TEsTAuoN OF INNOCENCE.
The trial of p. N. Rubenstein for the murder
o, Sarah Alexander in East NewYork on Dec IL, ls'o
was brought TO close Saturday In the Kings County
Court of Over and Terminer. DistrctAtorney Brttons
address to the Jury listened TO with close aehton
By all except the prisoner who relapsed into the same
droopnQ position that occupied when the witnesses
for tho prosecution giving their testimony MT
Brton reviewed the testimony on both Sides and argued
that the defense relied solely the attempted ab lie
read from the Judges charge in the Lowensten case 10
show how easy to bring up testimony for such oe
tense He claimed that the testimony of the defense
was untrustworthy and untrue; that most OF the VIII
nesses were relatives Of the prisoner and were not en-
trey free bias Judge Pratt charged the jury tha
II they found that the circumstances admitted OF an ex
panaton consistent with prisoners innocence they
should ac1uit him. and that the theory OF an ann rested
solely the credDity Of the Witnesses OF which the
The jury retired at 2:3o m. During their absence
the prisoner, who sat IN one corner OF the M
isriy Of a pendulum His kinsmen explained that he
was counting the minute. the jury were out At 3;43
respor the usual question put Dy tne CLERK " 10 o
guilt innocence OF the prisoner the foreman reppeu
sGuilty of murder III the first degree" Judge Moore
asked Rubensein whether he bad anything 10 say why
sentence of death should not be passed upon hun
trembling Ike asp leaf and pale the wall before
bin, he sbambled to the 'front.' aud, raising ootn nhus
his head. he ooSened from each ear long lock
hair which fell down upon his shoulders. and exclaimed
In the Polish Hebrew dial CT, "l did not commit lhe
crime; know nothing about II; do not want 10 glyo
np nv blood They may yet discover that am limo
cent" Pointing TO the locks of hair be added That is
my witness that never had my hand on any wonah-
never touched a woman-and that time will find out that
am innocent, and that the jury have made mstake.
The nglar act OF the prisoner in uncurng his Dar was
explained by his brother to be the strongest form OF oah
which, opinion of his sect, can be ken ana is
ba sed a passage of Scripture i'll Deuteronomy.
J.dse Moore then sentenced Rubensein TO be hanged
on Friday, March "a, Letween "a. III. and T. m III is
understood tha the prisoners counsel making out
bll Of exceptions, upon which they will demand new
trial They purpose takins il, II overrued by Judge
Pratt General Term Of the Supreme Court, and II
aened there to the Court OF Appeals.
kubensteln is confined III Cell No. IA at the Raymond
Street Jall and is very recent about his lie has
eaten only piece Of bread three apples herring and
drank half bottle of root beer nee Saturday. He Is
constantly praying Keeper stinsOn has placed special
watch him.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-14

4 comparison between Dec hiber and FrbfuhiF alur
which the Compulsory idlcsi.Jn law Wa- cnloEcth,
SHOW. pan nl GIfJ ia tho Number rrgst rel, aud OF
ID IN tue daily average a'gcudluc". During ihr >dir
tim. the Industrial schoOs show urrease Uf lo99 IN
iu9 ay,rlg, attendance making total Increase IN the
average OF All tht schools Of ',1ll. ,
report of th- Supeutrui' NJ oI 1ruancy states tue
dliculus encountered finding truants ant return
ing them school. During june $50, police oirtfr
we're detailed ~ agents oi tanc,, bIi since then Oiiccr
Sherwood has been the only o-c on thar duty;
Wien not OthcrNltc engaged he u tmpl"s'u
IN recovering books canned away ny thc
ca. ldren, 20 having been thus brought De- <.
Tn IT, are at present iu hcsevcra schools 3,li0 teach
er- 3gS males and 2-ts females, gvlng an average of
/ scholars each teacher Pic>idSnt Wood desires
,mc changes In the distribution % teachers. In tue
urinary derartmcnts there II one tdcnc 10 every -
children while in the grammar ,chopis there iS one 10
every 30 ulrs liz proposes 10 nave 'ne teacher To-
every 10 cldrcn in all departments. Tis Will noc"ssi-
tate however anaunal cXren1iiur Uf r&SOVOO, which,
10 s though my Cdu-' som" "pp"sl''nh
New-York tribune., 1876-02-14
A NEW WAY TO PAY DEBTS.

From The .fibdHy ErpreSs
4 New Yorker, wnlle jouTncylng the other
dy was gIId by another titllch uoinR business
near the pWcry, he being isO away from home on bust
ne - alter ntile preliminary conversation the hlst
rrnaracu:
" Wei, hear that you had 90 MAKE an assignment.
" y, :. dat Is drcw,' replied thc other.
"And your BROTHER over on Chat ..nst-he assigned
tou,' didn't he I"
'Nuu zec /, was Just Ike dir said the BOwery man
was owing q good deal | mIhcs over M sock To
Jacob and M b make. oyct liz sUoh to me, aud do hs
p,csns ami he does my pecss-, AMI dem veei5 'Iiat
was after inoaDy doJ- .,t scnc.'
New-York tribune., 1876-02-14

Fifth Arenue Hotel-Judge Edward c; Billings OF
Il Iinderman, Director OF the u =. MINI;
senator ID b. St John Newburgh the Rev. Dr. T. Con-
Philadelphia Edgar h ApgaT OF ithaca
William of Rhode Island
Houss-Judge John Erskine of the United states District
Court for eorca-Nec- York HOts-Capt Hams of the steam
ship Calabr1a % Westminster Hot-Wiam Henry Cmnord on
Portland Hndsor HOtel-Judge d. H. MARSHALL OF VIZ
New-York tribune., 1876-02-14

Arthurs text was Nehemiah T. 39 I'VE win not forsake
the house God" At the conclusion OF the seTn
Abatement was read showing that the repairs on the
church had cost about S27 000 Of whsh renamed
unpaid before church was opened yesterday A'ne
morning service S3,3 800 WAS collected
New-York tribune., 1876-02-14

m. Poor who can support them for 90 cents weeh
each, aud at the poorhouse they VIII DO maae " "o
for their living.
ROCKVILLE CENTRE.-1n the winter OF lsoo-oI W. W.
shps-the Bristol and the Mex1cO-went ashore on ic
south side OF Long Island the former on the shos "a
Far Rockaway and the latter the beach AT Henpse
South about opposite the station on the southern ha
road now known as Bal Twins In tue ancient avey r.
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church is monument wien
marks the last resting-pace OF the i4O Uens u rG
wrecks The Mexico Is known to nave nau on poaiu
$500 600 or more In Specie which has never peen
cred Brooklyn wTeckng company now propoee , W u,
stitute search for IT, and have recently been
inp" with that end in view They have engaged the
services OF an Od resident OF the nelgDOhoou "no was
present at the Of the wreck.
LONG ISLAND CIrY-Tho annual report or tue lnPIo'e
ment Commissioners show that the aggrcgale alvu
filling done uring the past year was 3Io,foi oa 1
Yards about cubic yards more than was W
by the contract. Under the sewer contract, o.e t
feet of brick, and 3d. 7S OF pipe sewers nave Dee %
including the requisite man-holes Abutlncnts anu re-
taiping-walls have been constructed AT Iefno rs1
Jacksonaves., either side OF tue tracks Oh Tue
ing North side anu Central Railroad 10 support pc lna
nent iron bridges which the Railroad Conlpiny ha,o 80
undertaken 10 and MAINTAIN; draw
TO be constructed on North-ave over the Dutch kuIs
Creek and Canal With trihng exception lne 1, cniun m
outlay of the Commissioners S344 mas Deen pao III
Improvement certificates,
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
PORTCuEsTER.-A Justice OF the Peace at
this place is charged with appropratns to himself ices
collected from prisoners.
PuIIIIpsBURG.-Iast week the workmen In the shops
OF the Central Railroad Of NewJersey at his place
gan working only eight hours day Revival services
are being held the benefit Of the employees OF tue hu
railroads there.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-14
HOME NEWS.

THERMOMETER YESTERDAY, AT HuDNUTs IN
BROADWAY.
oan.I0o Noon 40 30 m. 62'. Midnight 49,
Hlrhert during the dsv. 40 Lowest 3S'.
Average. 444- same asy. 1870 22s
CENTRAL PARK METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY.
ABSTRACT OF REPORT FOR wREK ENDING At p. ~
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Announcement -.
DR.. LYONis ToOTu TABLETS
Preserve tie teeth beautifully.

TIE flesh will not turn black ard blue when
bruised If DALLEY's MA ICAL PAiS LAIKACIOa DC applied
New-York tribune., 1876-02-14

Remember WISTAE's BAISAMOT WILD CHERRY
when you nl,e Cough Cold 80 cents ami IL bottle.
HAD THE VAULT of tho National Bank of
Comm, at London been PROTECTED with the ELECTRO
PROTECTOR Ol HOLINESS Bur ftG ALARM IELE
GKAi 90. 81 broadway. burglar any con.eetcd
with the bana could have robbed Its vault
The NORTHAMPTON BANK ROBBERY.-fIad
tho cashiers been protected with HOLMES BUKGLAb
AL,gM TELEGRAPH. 57 ioadway. he would have had sui
ceut the approach Of tg bTrlarr 10 dscliIgc
revolver given winch would have caused the
b.Triars e treat.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-14
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

Total amount of water for week AZ
Distance travelled by the wind during the week. 'oo mes'
New-York tribune., 1876-02-14
pleaded not guilty The case was get down for trial on

pleaded not guilty The case was oct down Tor tai on
March n.
The State Senate Committee, which Is taking
testimony in the coosCavanagh contested election
case met again in the Supreme Court room on satur
day, and examined several witnesses lne case Is no'
yet closed.
A mans hand was found among some rub
bis. al the unoccuped house Wocott and Van Brunt.
sts Yesterday Dr. Harcourt explained tnat was par
OF skeleton used by him Oh the premises SIX on'hs seo
The Rev. Fred. Bell denies the statements
of Mrs Morris and invites council composed OF minis
ters or laymen Of good standing to investigate the
charges against him He ignores entirely his expulsion
from the Park Avenue Methodist Church.
Officers Sheppard and Boone, while patrOling
Cumberlands Saturday night discovered an engy OF
the convicted Rubenste hanging from the top branches
OF tree opposite No. 254 Cumberandst Aner cOnsid-
erabe difficulty the egy cut down ana taken 10 the
Fourth Pr cinct Station-house.
While Patrick McEvren was engaged In as
sisting drunken man, who had fallen in Furmans yes
terday he was upon by Lawrence kenney ana some
Others when, in sefdeense he attacked kenney WIN
co tonhook nfictng wound on the back OF me hcad
and another his face. McEvreh was aiiesleu' "nu
keDney taken 10 the hospital
OF two suits begun by Philander c. I.angdon
against Charles f. Evans, for the value OF certain ma
chinery one brought in Washington md the other
I'm Brooklyn In the latter Benjamin l.. Valentine was
counsel for the defendant, and it is charged that he
agreed i'm order to save inquest In the Brooklyn sun
(Which would have covered bothl To discontinue both
sus without costs but that he aitcrward rtpudatcd
tie agreem Mt when the snt called for fral III WASH
ngtOn Accordingly langdon has sued valentino, ealn
ING S,7 500 under statute regarding unprotsholh
conduct winch makes tine lawyer liable Ior treble te
original amount sought To be recovered
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-12
Marry and Settle Down.

DR.. Dio Lewis having learned the
minimum quantity of food on which
life can be sustained, advises all young
men to marry and settle down in life.
His idea is that "until man is married
his life is lacking in that which best de-
velops his manhood" He gives "old
bachelors" some hard raps in a letter
published lately, and then administers
this rebuke to that class who are anxious
to see the world before marrying: "See-
ing the world as the young man does
who has to earn his living as he goes
along amounts to very little. What he
does see is nothing that helps him fight
the battle of life more successfully. 1t
only keeps him in habits which are in
direct antagonism to correct and happy
and successful life, and when he gets
through knocking about he has moth
ing to show for the misspent years save
the habits which he must overcome if he
would make anything of himself. Do
You call that gain or loss So, young
man, take the advice of man who has
kept his eyes opened for more years than
you have lived, probably; and don't
knock around If you think have
overdrawn the picture, look around
you, and out of the men you know Sc
lect those who have knocked around"
and see if they do not bear witness to
the truth of every assertion have made
concerning the class they represent.
Are they men you envyG tell you,
boys, knocking around makes a man
good for nothing else, and take it you
have desire to be good for something
higher in life."
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-12
Babies Legs,

Bow legs and knock-knees, common
deformities, are said to arise from the
afflicted one having been put on his or
her feet too early in babyhood. But a
physician thinks differently, and We
commend his statement to mothers who
desire that their babies shall be physi-
cally upright:
He attributes the bow legs to habit
some youngsters delight in of rubbing
the sole of one foot against that of the
other; some will go to sleep with their
soles pressed together. They appear to
enjoy the contact only when the feet are
naked they do not attempt to make it
when they are socked or slippered. So
the remedy is obvious, keep the baby s
soles covered.
Knock-knees the doctor ascribes to a
different childish habit, that of sleeping
on his side, with one knee tucked into the
hollow behind tho other. He has found
that where one leg has been bowed in
ward more than another, the patient has
always slept on one side, and the upper
member has been that which has been
most deformed. Here the preventive is
to pad the insides of the knees, SO as to
keep them apart, and let the limbs grow
freely their own way.