The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-25
Brooklyn City Intelligence.

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DANGER OF BLASTING RocKs.-About Friday,
while workmen were engaged in charging rocks prcpara
tory to blasting Clinton street Fulton, Of
the charges prematurey exploded, and number Of
pieces mpelled distance of hundred and
fifty feet from the of operations. One fragment
struck the door of house the of Fulton street
but fortunately did not much damage Two Of the
aborers employed about the place narrowly escaped with
their lives The handle of sledge in the hands of Of
them was severed in two by the force of fragment
which was hurled against it, lie received personal
injury however This, and of n like ma
ture that have recently taken place in city should
induce those engaged in the business of blasting rocks
take every precaution necessary to avoid the possibility
of accident
CmAPEAu THE CHIEr OF PoLlcE.--The Chief has re-
GENTLY procured cap similar to those by frencn
in order that he be distinguished at fires other
occasions Of emergency when his presence may be
qurcd. The cap is Of ky-blue color surmouned by
gilded comb and frontal piece. with white ground
bearing the emblem Of the department and the words
Chief Of Police also glded and in plain large letters
By this cap recognition of this efficient officer will
very easy and the color and ornamental portions being
entirely different from the caps used bv rcmen will pre-
vent him from being mistaken for any Of that body
LARGE IAuL.-0n Thursday afternoon last, officer
Cuscadden of the Second district police arrested young
woman named Eliza Dillon, on the charge of stealing
large sum Of money belonging to Mrs Robbins
pant of No 4S Hicks street 1t that the girl had for
merly been servant in the house and then on q
visit Mrs Robbins having occasion to leave her apart
ment for short time locked the door and placed key
under the carpet in the entry The accused alleged
took the key and entered the and distracted
Of money amounting to between $500 and S40 and then
took leave of absence Officer Cuscadden being put upon
ing down Pearl street and took her into custody upon
suspicion lie accompanied her to her residence in
Plymouth street ard found S23S so in her possession to-
gether with quantity of fabric which she had evidently
purchased with the missing money She taken before
Justice King on Friday morning and fully committed to
answer the charge.
Curious CIRcUMsTANcE.-0n Thursday evening the
18th inst little boy named Patrick Mcguire found
large pocket book at the of Fulton and
streets which contained three letters directed a. many
different individuals The lads mother after consulting
with officer Stephen Coye as to the proper to
pursue broke them open and scertained that one had
been sent from the firm Of Wainwright Barron mer-
chants No $50 Washington street. New York. and CON
tanned check to the order of n Barnes SON for SIS
Another from the firm of Darling Abertson & Rose
commission merchants. IL Front street New York
tanning check to the order Of H. w Caderwood Crews
VILE N w. for 5000 and directed to Isaac George Alex
Cobb e2 Front street New York but il did not contain
anything Al the request Of the lads mother the officer
called on the above firms with the letters and according
to their several statements they had sent to the
New York post Office the evening. How they came
to be found in the streets Of Brooklyn has not yet been
asoertained.
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY IRELAND.-A collection was
taken up in St James Church. Jay street last Sunday
or thc Catholic University of Ireland when the Of
$500 was realized rumor is current in this city that
the Catholic Council recently assembled nj Baltimore
have separated Long Island from the Arch diocess Of
New YORK ana constituted the district into ndcpen
dent diocess.
TniAL or FiRr ENerNrs-A trial betv engine comma
MES Nos and IA of last evening at the Fulton Fer
ry No threw stream about 90 feet over pole 100 feet
6nches in height, and No IA fell short of that figure nv
about feet Considerable interest was manifested In
the result