The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-11-27
Brooklyn city Intelligence.

IMPORTANT TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT IN KINGS CouNry-
Of temperance in Kings county was held at the Inst.
tute on Monday The Convention met at two O'Clock,
M in ns soumty the ESn.rd
was appointed chairman, and John Smith, Esl aaa
Dr. Burnet appointed secretaries, It resolve
that the association be formed and called the King
County Temperance Alliance the object OF which sha
be the enactment and enforcement Of law to who'll
That the association be composed delegates en-
Of the city town, village, and ward associations. Tao
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mass meeting was held, and most numerously at
tended; crowds being unable to obtain aduittsuce.
prayer; after which Geo Hail. Esq, the chairman In.
troduced the Rev Daniel Curry, who urged the nec.ss
mum followed and delivered an address which caused
much amusement, and was greatly appaudei. The Rev.
Dr. Cox followed, in his own peculiar style, and the
Cosrios CouNcrr-A special meeting was called on Mon
day night to consider the subject Of the corporation adj
s.sss.s This was referred =, 70 select committee aud
Salary OF IsK County, JuDoE.-A petition OF the
County Judge elect, pumsrousy signed by members o,
Of Supervisors praying that the salary be Increased from
to $1,000 and the question being put successfully
on descending scale va, n.sS At sixteen hundred
for the ensuing year would increase the duties Of this
once.
Tar LuSAr,c AsvLuM srrK AoAm-This wss brought
up again in the board Of Supervisors on Tuesday eTsn-
Ing by the presentation By the Mayor Of Brooklyn, Of
petition signed By some inhabitants Of the Fifth
aganst closing that other In the Eighth ward u
win be remembered, that the site recommended ami
adopted at the extremity Of the Third Fourth,
Fifth avenues. Mr. Bergen moved q resolution TO ths
effect The Chairman ruled them both out OF ORDER
the question having been decided, and being too
late to reconsider It. This was overruled on appeal an
ultimately they referred to the Committee Aims
Houses that Lunatic Asylums being fairly too by
this tme) supposed to have made up their minds Thu,
this highly important and pressing subject Is once
retarded.
A wosx or surrnOe.ros.--The Clerk was directed &,
notify the propretors Of the Brooklyn Daily Freeman
that theJ longer acknowledged corporation
printers he journal In question, after painful struy
gle, expired nearly month agc)
THE FREMES AND PoLIcE-A communication was read
and referred to select committee from the Chief Of Po
lice representing that the conduct Of Hook and Ladder
Co. No q was such to tend TO q collision with ths
force under his control
srrrLY OF wArrR.--The COMMITTEES are making great
exertons In inv stgatps this question: and Monday
% 600 we're appropriated to their
TIE Lore ISLAND RAILROAD CoNpAry.-Aldermau Mar
vim, frsm the Special Committee, presented report
commenting that the company be allowed 10 contnus
the use Of steam during the pleasure Of the Common
Council with certain restrictions set forth In draft
dipsnce annexed and expressing the opinion Of thai
committee, that the business OF the to b.
transacted through the sire Ia at ALL this method when
reasonable time had been allowed TO test Its practical
operation would be found the least Objectionable They
cannot recommend adummy" not thinking II Of prsc.
teal utility The restrictions almost precisely thos
under which they now running The report was laid
the table, and made special order for meeting
after the ferry and water ~ port.
PsoviprNrIaL EscArE-Part Of the front walls Of the
market In the Of erection on Fulton avenue
fell In on Sunday morning about seven o'clock Being
Sunday, no working people were about, and fatal
cidsnts, We understand suptrvcned. The causes
Wind caused the fall The from. Of the building present
ed q yery curious Appearance