New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-15
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wood Cemetery is gres! improvement. Not
the e s.t benefit by siy means, viii arise from
the exclusion Of toe Ram traffic iron the very
portals Of the grave. The cluster OF tppicg dsus
around the o. d gate was most shameful oatraye
upon the decercies Of death, and many 4 be-
reaved family who bad jus. Left the a,hes Of
beloved one IN the Silent City were shocke
and wounded on their retirement by the bischana'
orgies ard unhoy revs'ry that might be well enough
Ia keeping At toe safe Of PAndemonium, bat no
where else. To Abate this nuisance, the Company
have purchased the lard for & considerable Dis
tapce around the new gate, and viii take good care
that 10 such abominallOn get oOlho there.
BOARD oY SUPERyIsoRs-The Board met q, the
spsrtn ents Of the keeper Of the Aics House, In
Flatbush, at Pm. yesterday.
Present. John @. Bergen, Chairman aad QUO
rum.
Bills were presented and petitions read respect
ing the miserable condition Of the Brooklyn and
Flatbush Turnpikes. Also, from the residents 4
New-Lots on the ssme subject.
Reports Of CommIttees-Of Committee on A'mi.
House building ssAing for an appropriation for the
payment OF bills for breaking ones % such
smo0nt not exceeding ESQ as may be certified BY
the Committee Adopted Specials Commit.
tee On bill o. Jerome Ryeason reported that tho
work had been done by Mr. X By direction Of the
Sheriff, for the purpose Of preventing prisoners
from elm bing up TIE windows and calling ont 20
the people On Fort Green. They thick sdch di.
reclon wrong, but as the work was done IN good
faith they reconsdered the payment Of the BILL
Adopted.
Resohtior.-rhat the Couoty Treasurer be su
thorized to borrow $4,000 az his discretion a. 10
terest rot exceeding per cent, for ths re pay
ment Of isssalments OF the loan due in 1858 and
90. Adopted
Adjourned to meet a. jail on the alH last. at
Pm.
NV STEAMBOAT ARRANGEMENT 1t may not
be uDinterestug TO some Of Que readers wa0 are
IN the habit OF going 10 Flushing and intermediate
villages, 10 know that the Washington Irving has
been Withdrawn from the line, Capt. Peek having
sold out TO the owners Of the Island City. This
boat was started by some gentlemen OF Astoria
who chartered her for $50 per day, AZ their own
risk as 70 the success VI their enterprise They
have succeeded in establishing their line boush,
out the old propristors, and the boat will ral di.
rect to Flushing, twice day for the present and
ouce day in the Winter She is one Of the fastest
Of the small class boats that run upon the East
River, aud will make the trip to Flushing 10 about
one hour Advertiser.
The SALrPETER FIRE The ruins o. the saltpe
ter fire in Furman st are still smoking, the site
Of Ihorn's building We notice, however, that Ia.
boTers are engaged in clearing up these ruins, pre-
psratory TO the erection OF neS and commod0ui
storehouses. Messrs Tapscot, have repaired their
Turpentine works on the opposite side, and their
stills are seain in operation. We believe THERE en-
CINE, machinery, SC. were but slightly injured on
the occasion Of the fire. These gentlemen are also
rebuilding their sheds on the river SHE oil the
street These sheds will have thick brick wall,
some 10 or ~ feet high, and about eco feet in
length the street, and will be well arranged for
the safe and convenient storage Of Naval stores.
| Mcdonald Il Baldwin have also in rapid progress
a new brick building for coOPerage shop, which
will soon be ready for occupation Advertiser
SERIOUS AcCIDENT.-On Saturday afternoon
last as Mrs. J. X. Van Brunt, her infant son and q
female attendant were going down Clinionst near
Warren, horse. with wagon attached, which had
be en- left unfastened At a house near Court took
fright and started of q, fail speed, and upon
the sidewalk, and came 10 contact with Mrs. Van
Bfunt nurse and child, all Of whom were knocked
down ih great violence. Mrs Van Brunt has
not been able TO be removed from the house OF Miss
Kellogg where she was conveyed at the time OF
the accident The nurse was 90 badly injured as
not to be able to walk until yesterday. BY q mir.
acle the child, who was In a hand wagon, escaped
uDhurt, although the wagon in which Is was lying
was nearly smashed to pieces
~ An Irish sChOolm aster named II. McCluskey
who teaches school in Butterst near Bond was
arrested, Tuesday, by officer Corr, on q charge Of
having violently assaulted boy named William
Hughes, by striking him over the neck and back,
knocking him down and kicking him Ia the breast
The only provocstion on the part of the boy sp.
peared 10 be that be was talking too loud on the
stoop Of the house in which the scho1lmaster was
sitting. The accused gave bail for his appearance
yesterday, when be viii be examined upon the
charge.
~ coored man, named David Smith, was
arrested yesterday by officer Conner on the CON-
plAiut Of small colored boy who charges Smith
with shooting him in the foot with gun loaded
" III guDpowder and stones. The hnY :. appear,
was swinging in what is called 'scup" and de-
PENDANT came out and It'd him tina. If he did not get
of he would shoot hin ne then pointed the gun a.
him. and, either through accidentor design, the qua
welt oil.
n Officer snediker yesterday arrested, in the
upper part Of New. York, q man named Robert
Tay lor charged withth following ofense He was
formerly the owner Of schooner bat had disposed
Of il. A short time since, he sold the schooner a
second time 10 Mr. Peters, al the Penny Bridge,
who took bis rfceipt for $40. The schooner now
lies e, Bones Point, and was DO. the propertyof
the defendant. He was fully committed
r. man named Evan Jones was taken into
custody, Tuesday night by officer Friend, charged
with having maltrested q little boy named Philip
Winchiomezer. The beatiDg was so severe that
TIE DOy sy sebselets TOT several nosrs, ana ~ BOW
IN critical state very little hope being entertained
Of bis recovery. The accused was locked up TO
answer the charge.
" Robert and John White, two old offenders
vho were caught picking pockets in the procession
in honor Of the President, were fully committed or
Trial Tuesday.
" Charles Carlow, in prison since sls. JAY, |
vas discharged yesterday, the grounds Of hls com
mitment having been deemed Illegal
u The Board OF Health are ssul IN hoi pursuit.
Of p1i,ances. They have already done much ia
the public good.
YOUTHFUL HIGHWAY RoBBEas.-Abo boy who had
been a, work 10 the country, happened In at n
auction store, on Saturday night aid on making
some small purchases, exhibited a small sun of
money in bills He was afserEard e1.iced away