The New York herald., 1850-06-09
.srcc,.iyn CIV In.iIiurnce.

tiRcrIT RT.-Uon. seward BarcalO presiding
Church and Ban agd NerRan snf O'DonEsu.-fho
Jury in ss rendered verdict Coz the dsfsn ints
The was then by consent of thc parties Teservei
nsde giving the plaintiffs twruty days and tho defend
ants ths snmc time TO reudmen.s thereto The
entering The judgment Is ordered be delayed until
thc argument O. the
John n bilsf sgst HfiHqq Gakias -Case refsrredto
William Rockwell 60 ihyostigatc accounts ana report
Saas Wood arsf gieso,as Rrosti and O&srs Defend.
ant failed TO appear and tral hy jury beft waived by
plaintin the ronr decided tht here due upon the
nortgsgr referred To in piaiutas pieafings s15Op.
with Interest for S2l2 - snnrntur 10 ali TO s1T2 ~
for which the paintiffr ordered to take juiy
-nent.
AoornrSr Tnos CAnrLrs,-Ess.--A woman named Mrs.
Nurdock, rRs accidentally shot on Prisy by man
naried o'Hren, The shot taking eject IA h,r right
eide, and causing her q taSc 90 her bed. FROM all
.thst bs ascrrtsinod n ths facts, ths accident
appears t. hsve afi.en from sheer carsessnes.. tt
appears that dog belonging 20 tho woman had bitten
OF Brcn's children aad tbs fth~r la attempting
70 shoot the deg. aud not bring AZ all careful how he
1oinied the gun not only shot tba dor bus inictaJ
perhaps fatal injury upon an innocent woman. TAe
offender has not yet been arrested
Boann % SuFERvIsoss This body held y meeting.
Friday afternoon. at the county jail. supervisor
John q Bergen presiding Ihc minutes we're read aud
approved. number 81 petitions. from various per-
sons rskug 20 be appointed keeper % the county pc
aitentinry presented aud seYcrtuy laid on tue
table. Supervisor rusis q Bergen. from . commNtes
appointed TO Inquire into the ezprsency % r-ddcing
the expenses of the county. reported IN briet f1
lows :-Rtcemm.naing the passsgs Of resolution al
loving the sheriff t~enty day f9r bpard OF pr
son,rs. ard tn cents iof Zach crmiuai conviction
returned ~ the of state To pay he keeper
of the cells at Williamsburg eighteen cents day for
beard uf prisoners. These resolutions wHfr tad
for one seek rcsolutun vas passed.. -ciuoinr ths
salary % the Clerk Of the CITY turrt fcm ~ 80 to
s1CtD Alsp 90 r,igcc the clfrk hire q The surro-
gate from 500 to $500. The ttec aisD
neudec that steps b. takeh l0r the reduction % the
salary ~ the city Judge. ana ailDwiny the Sheriff
salary in tru Of fees Ths report adopted with
the anne duents already stated A resolution
ing Davis Aniick keeper II the penitentiary, vas
adopted; ana the Board adjourned.
Hon. SEwsHp B.nouto Who has been for the pas
week presiding in the Circuit Cogrt IN this city
.turned home % Friday Judge loose viii preside TO
the rcmaiuder ot the term The petit jury rs dis
ch.rasd sntl Tuesday.
Nrw priru MaCtffvr-A curious experiment took
plnce ~ the NAVY Yard. Brooklyn. on Thursday. IL
the testing 81 tho capabNty pf nrw diving ma
chine Invented ~ Mr. " krnnish. It was moorsd
from LARGE derrick into the river IL re-amblsd
twelve feet wdc. In the centre the top apar
ture sufficiently large for man 10 enter On either
side Of this aperture valves. TO ~hich a.
fachcd iehtherD hose ppa 90 admit pure air and emit
foul shortly after n O'Clock Charles Tear, aec0oi
nate ~ the packet ship We Point entered tho aPrr
ture nnd the screwed sown sir-tight II
was then lowered sixteen seventeen feet into the
bed 81 the river. where remained upwards oi
hour Mr Tear being able all the tine 20 converse
sits thosc above ~ then taken up. and he cane
out q the machine AZ arg ao1 eell - sh.n h.
tered lie not The l.sst incnmmgird, aud could
dave done any work ~ the bottom. This machine IL
capable n containing four prrsons. One u being
atructsd cspsbe of containing ten persons To h. sunk
over the spot whore the Lexioftun lost with ths
hone e recovering $4,000 10 specie. which was on
board