The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-06-21
Brooklyn CITY Intell,ren...

EXTENSIVE CosFLAGRArioS.- Yesterday morning b.
tween the hours OF four and 1--WE O'Clock. Ore broke
out in BARRIERS shop. occupied by Mr. Jacob Hoffman,
in the basement Of No. 3S Hudson avenue betveen
plymouth street and the Fest river The flames quicky
extended To the adjoining buildings either side oc
cupied as stores shops and dwelling houses and ten
snted by twenty thirty poor families most of whom
The following the names Of the occupants Of the
principal buidngs-No. 80. occupied by Mr. Reefs Az
grocery. entirely cons1med with contents; No 81.
tally consumed; No 33. q grocery store occupied by
Mr. Solomon Pratt, burnt. together with contents,
funy injured; No. 40. an oil store. occupied by Mr.
Lawrence Flynn. contents total loss No a. corner
Of Hudson avenue and Plymouth street; q junk and
rum shop kept by Thomas O'Brien entirely destroyed
with contents. fully insured The whole Of the pro-
perry with the exception Of the mentioned bud9
hs cty I'm, loss hosssr hsq :. present out Of
five thousand dollars The worth of the buildings ~
variousy esmaied at from eight to thousand dol
lars The bremen we're promptly upon the spot and
did their duty noby The Ore supposed to have been
the work Of an spdiary such attempts have b.sn
CRY Counr-Before Judge Green wood and Alder
men Van voorhs and Tayior.-TAe People rs TAomss
Cwew-This case vas tried yesterday. The dsfend-
ant STANDS indicted Tor having the 10th Nay last
assaulted Catherine Freeman Of Grow ill with intent
to KIN her The evidence Of Cathsrne was to the effect
that her dog bad bitten Curows wife and Curow an.
Peared on the formers premises having in his hand
loaded gun with the intention of shooting the
animal Mrs. Freeman said he should not shoot the
dog on her premises Sunday ne caught him
at his own door he might shoot him Defendant then
said that he would shoot her and pointed the @un At
her breast. but which taken away rem him Sv the
neiehbors The jury thought there not sufficient
evidence TO sbov the prisoners intent to kill but
found him guilty of an assault simply
CovrI o, Own AsD Trnmsrn.--Mathew Dunn, in
diced for burglary In the first degree plead guilty
sentence suspended Charles Devoe plead guilty to
grand larceny-scntenced TO state prison two years
CRcurr CouRr-A number Of cases were referred
yesterday which constituted the principal busness fsr
STEALING A TRusx.-omcer Wilson yesterday arrest
ed woman named Margaret Smith. on suspicion OF
having stolen trunk containing articles worth. in
all about 25 the property OF George smith, from New
York. TIE woman admitted the theft to the oficer.
and was locked up for examination.
scHoeL ExAMIsArioS.-The annual examination OF
the pupils OF School No. 8, In Middah street. takes
place this afternoon.
BiIL or MoHTALrTr-The following IL the weekly re-
port Of deaths and interments in BROOKLYN FOR the
week ending June 15:-Apopiexy, /; con vulsions 4:
dropsy b; erysipslas, L. inhamm alton Of brain 4.
Inflammation Of liver 3; cholera iniantum. conxes-
tcn ~ lungs 1; dropsy in head, typhoid fever 4.
KILLED accidentally. Il stiborn. 2; consumption. s.:
del'riom tr,meps 1; drowned 4; disease Of heart Il
mtafl.s. IL rupture OF uterus. L. Males Is; females
~ adults 20; children TO- Total 30 Inernne ns in
Greenwood nom New York aud other places 81
b WILEY. Health Physician.