New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-06
BROOKLYN ITEMS

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DAMAGE occurred.
BROOKLYN ITEMS.
The EARLY CLOSING MOygMENr ~
BROoXLlN.-Ou FRIDAY eyenlng respectfully Iteud-
ec meeting OF thc DRY Goods Clerks o; thls tity vas
he'd IN the lover room OF the BfoOki,n Institute. m
Washueon-S relative to the early closing OF stores
Il te>iceraium 80 successfully carried out last
Winter 10 the mutual advantage OF the merchants A.
well a. clerks The President made a long and able
speech IN argument anc support o. tno movement,
but We are 80 crowded win news nat We cannot
give our reporters sketch. The Secrcl1nS report
then submitted 10 the meeting. Of which the fol-
loving IS an abstract
\ wear has rolled around since We began our Ia
bors as an Association. As our object was the pro
motion Of high cause and the welfare OF others, II
becomes matter Of interest 10 al engaged 30 know
what has 1een ACCOMPLISHED. How far have we been
able to bring about the ends for which We have
baIded together Can We iooS around rs, and sly
our labor mas not been IN vain In referring 10 the
minutes Of past meetings find that We began TINS
work urteY the most nauSpiciOuS circumstances
This not however, from any hardness on the
part of clerks but from the nature of our impress
ment-cOntnet from early m the morning until nes
| ten a. night, little could be expected. Those en-
gagged cld not however, deSp pond. but eRStlng near
anu hand ia enceavoung 20 remove the great evils
connected with the late hour system they succeeded
| in bringing about the reduction m the hours oi
closing nom the hours OF and 10 10 and III the
| evening. The merchants entered into An engage
mcEt agreeing 10 close the stores ~ earlier nouf>
IL
content with fair and honorable measures, seek to
impugn the upright motives OF Others IN the hope OF
rendering them means OF gam 10 themselves nus
| it's eVen where-hus 1t has been with uS but being
| sure we were right, We have gone ahead IN spite 0l
al opposition and obstacles. Though | have been
called INTO another business, still feel that same IN
teresi which felt when engaged N The long hOur
,>tem. but being rendered ineligible for the once
| which l uOw occupy, by the by RAMS, therefore
| tender my resignation
The Treasurer's Report also read. waich
shows that ire Association has accomplished i1uch
good. and. wllhal. Is free OF debt.
The reports being accepted. a Nominating Com
| mftee was appointed 10 select officers OF the A>So-
citation for the ensuing year, who are 10 report AZ
the next meeting, which Is to take place on fueSia'
evening next, 20 which time an adlpurnment VAS
carried.
SEIZURE OF GUNPowpER. Friday af-
tcrnoon. four or FIVE kegs containing gunpow!er.
were seized by order of the Ere WMdenS. while
being placed on one Of the Flatbush STAGES, ia Fui-
tonst, and taken to the Cy Hall, where was safely
slowed away A late ordinance imposes certll re-
strctonS IN regard 10 the storage or conveyance
gunpowder within the City limits. anu the ABOVE
seizure Is justified on the grounds OF violation
DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT. boy named
Cahgan. aged about 10 years, al but succeeded m
putting end to hls existence on iiiay. under the
follow ing strange circumstances tie had It seems
ereedily deyoured all the intelligence in the ue~Spr
TerS oyiur circunsfaui. accounts Of the late exc
cuton OF sIookey IN the Iombs the reading owhich
produced q morbid feeling IN the chllds Imagination
which led HIN to make an experiment IN hanging
himself Accordingly, Oh Thursday evening, he pro
! cured "A rope which he fastened 10 q beam m the
wood shec got upon inverted tub. ma 'e moose.
winch he fastened round his neck and having thu,
! completed al his gloomy preparations, he kicked
| awaI tie tu5-aEd would certainly have kicked
| the bucket" alal-but that ms position was ioru-
| uately discovered IN time 10 save ms life. when
cut down. his face was considerably dscoOred, ms
tongue prOtiudcd far out OF bis mouth aud life " -
prDugr
applied. and II Is probable ne may survive MS Dan
gerous experiment.
TIE People rs. The BRooKLYN Cow
clL.-Thc following petition Is no~ IN course OF CIR
| culaion throughout this city and has already re-
| ceNeG many Signatures II speaks for itself
| ~ Ue lion rai'e me NapOr and Common Council Of te
GfNTiEMlN-We. the undersigned. citizens aud resi-
dents u Atlantic dong business tnS city,
falls represent youI Honorable Bod that orr business
destro ed property eSsened value and inter
si.ed by the dsconiuance OF the usual mode Of nve
through Lorg IsllLd Oy the Long Island Rnrold
mode Discontinued b. order OF your
bod We respectfully as the repeal Of the ordinance pro-
hong the OF steam on AtlanticS by the Long Island
Railroad Company, and As IN duty bound VIII eve pray &c
The TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT. - The
| suboned petition is being extensively circulated
! among the Temperance men II ths community
10 the Honorable, ne MAJOR end Common Council Of me
GEyTy ESItSwe the undersigned citizens Of BROOKLYN
snd vcn respectfully represent to your honorable body
that for number Of years the pace has ehsied OF Sc
lectIng other places where intoxicating drinks
are sold ss polling places at Munrpai Elections ami
re,nsrfalc Undertaking ctllsns have been de-
| TERED iro, exercising the privilege oil voting winch Is
Their natural gt and just inheritance OF our free ulstt
to, wc Therefore orat that JOuf honorable bod Will
.nut direct tba the locations selected for these and sn-
Ter proses. hal he re from Tvs ontcton an De sun
| pnpc PIE aHG -r performers &f.' SC
BrRoLARms. The store OF Mr.. Luton,
- 80 Fulton So was entered by burglars early on
| Friday morning, and large quantity OF dry gooi'
! VAS taken away
~ { house OF Nj Granders, IA Liging,ton-st., WIS
! burg.anousy entered on Friday mOfA 3, and 800 IN
cash were taken by the thieves.
! On Thursday morning some of the dock thieves,
! who form III organized gang IN New OK, crossed
over 10 this side Of tae and boarded the schooner
! Osceola ftom which they stole four kegs OF butter,
! mar. ed T. and seventeen kegs OF white lead.
| marked D 4 > ;, the property Of Messrs. Lane and
Msngum. No. % Bond-st. New-iork.
SPORT on L0NG-IsLAND.- Three gentle
men, near MoniaGk Point, IN one DAYS shooting, and
one hour the following day, killed III birds most OF
them plump bldca Oreased grey ployer, weighing IN
! ali about C0pounds.
JERSEY ITEMS.
House STRUcK BY LIGHTNING thun-
| deT-storn Of bref duration, passed over Newark
| on trIday forenoon. during which at"osiOfy frame
dwelling No - Oreans-st was struck By LIZ tang
on the upper pltch OF the roof, tearing the boards
loose rom the rafter and breaking OF lhe shingles,
thence following the tn leader - the ground. The
| family, who were IN the basement. were consider
ably stunned, and Of course, frightened, though
| otherwise unipjgrec.
- Thomas. the burglar who. IN COM
pauv with Shells robbed the jewery store II 4 l..
Williams IA Newark, IN me last, Of 1890 worth Of
goods Was convicted yesterday and sentenced To ~
wears and year additional for an attempt % break
| jail shields PLEADED guilty and was remanded.
- The friends Of Railroad across the