New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-06
BROOKLYN ITEMS.

WEDNESDAY,, June }.
TAxEs.-The amount - be raised BY tax or City
purposes for the year 1870, is rated at s27s,7i4.
The chief items are-Schools $4,000; Lighting
streets, s47,3 Fire Department $4,000 Watch,
$4,000; Cleaning streets, $4,000 Saaries, ;lo,-
COO Interest s5l,4SO.
II The Brooklyn Adrertiser Say' that letter
has been received in Brooklyn from Rev. J. ~
MafHt, dated on the goth of May-one day later
than that on which his death was announced by
Telegraph.
New CHURcH-A site has been purchased at
the corner of Court and President SITS. in South
Brooklyn, on which are to be ereced new Con-
greeatonal Church and Lecture-Rooua the latter TO
be commenced in July next and completed as soon
as possible
AETIFLoGGISG MEETISG.-A meeting OF the
friends Of the abolition Of ioggng i1lhe Navy, will
be held in the Supreme Cour. Room Of the City
Hall, this Thursday evening, on which occasion
Watson g. Haynes who has just returned 70 this
city, will hold forth. Hon. J. Greenwood, Judge
Dikeman, Gen. Duryea, Rev. N. g. Waring, and
others, are expected to deliver addresses on the
occasion. From the interest manifested By our
citizens generally, the meeting vii probably be
large one.
SCARLET FEyER-The family Of Dr. Firth, re-
siding at l3s CARL St including iouradus aud three
children have been taken sick with the malignant
scarlet fever called by some the prtrd fever) The
motherin.law of DR.. f q. died on Monday morning,
and his wife on Tuesday morning. The care aud
treatment of the sick ones has devoi,ed a son of
the Doctor The wife of " One-Eyei Thompson
who resides in the same house. assisted in taking
care Of them until she was taken down sick.
CASA resolution was adopted by The Common
Council Tuesday evening requiring theGas COmpa-
nv 10 stop the leakage of gas from their pipes, and
thus prevent the further destruction Of shade trees
in the city.
CITY neutrality-suspicious. Conner was
found guilty of libeng Supervisor Philip s. Crooke
in the columns Of the Freeman Jury recommend
ed him TO mercy.
CIRCUIT -Tbcsddy.-W. J. Lafarge
VIM. Leacraft and Gideon C. Austin cause dis
missed. Charles ard James rs. Elias Hubbard
Action to recover value OF goods sold defendant,
who promised to give his note on receipt Of goOds,
but failed and assigned his property to his father
as principal creditor. Case still on.
DEATH FROM Foul ARA German, 20 years
OF age, named Lawrence, while engaged Tues
day morning, about O'Clock, in cleaning a cesspoO,
at % Columbia ST. was suddenly taken sick and
lived but a short time after be was taken out DR..
Ball held an inquest and verdict that deceased
died of Asphyxia by foul air in a cesSpool, was
rendered.
BOARD or EDUcATIoN-TRsd1y- Finance
Committee reported in favor OF drawing warrants
Tor paying teachers wages in favor Of paying bills
for sundres, S32l 81 for depot, $40 &C.; contin-
gent, s. "a adopted and warrants ordered br the
same Teachers Committee reported in favor Of
appointing Mis- Voris LIST Assistant and Miss Han
cock Cd Assistant in male departm mt OF No.
adopted Communication from the Romai Cath
Ole Orphan Asylums, asking the privilege NJ Pur
chasing their hOol books at the depot OF the Board
at the same rates the other schools IN tie cry.
Grar.ed The report Of the L aW Committee,