New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-25
FUNERAL OF GEs. JEREMIAH JoH,sos-On

FUSERAL OF GES. JEREMIAH JoHysoS.-On
Friday afternoon the funeral Of the late Gen Jysr~tsg
JOHNSON he'd AZ his late residence in Pas, hook
lyp end attended by his large circle of r-tyes
and family friends only Az hi- request no military or
other public display occurred Prayer was offered BY
Rev Mr. GREESLEAF, Presbyterian Clergyman of "a.
Brooklyn. Rev. Mr. STRONG, OF the Reformed Da,ch
Church. Flsihush, read the Scriptures, and Rev pr
DWIGHT of the Reformed Dutch Church near the Ciry
Hall Brooklyn, delivered the discourse On Saturday the
remains Of the deceased conveyed 10 Greenwood
Cemetery for internent At the time Of his desfh he
was = years of age and until recently possessed
| remarkably good health for one so advanced in life
The farm upon which he lived a. the time OF his death
vss owned BY his ancestors snd he wss born upon IT,
and has always resided upon IT, The house IN which he
lived was erected by him in 1909 years ago Gen.
Johnson reeolected The commsneemen' OF the Keyo-
utonsTy War Residing upon the shore OF the w als-
bout Bay ard in the immediate vicinity OF Newly ork,
the headquarters Of the Brh forces ne was cosnzant
of many Of the thrilling events of the Revolution. tie
saw the prison shps - they lay moored 81 the wsla.
bout snd the bodies Of many OF the lf0DO martyrs
brought from the prison ships and slightly buried upon
the beach.
During the three years Of the war OF slal3 he was
brigadcr general in command of troops stationed
az Fort Green Il was in view partly OF this fact that
Gen DrRYEA issued order 10 HE brigade rs testi
mona Of respect 20 the deceased in which he stated
that Under the circumstances il would be proper that
this brigade should bear the remains Of their old COM
mander the grave, with every tribute OF military hon
or were it not bis expressed desire hst without militia
" civic escort, by his family aonc this solemn dury
thOuld be performed"
Gen. JOHNSON was Supervisor of Brooklyn for forty
years successively snd enjoyed the unbounded conn
dence Of IFS citizens. He wus elected Mayor OF the
City in 1851 and reelected in lSS. He was remsr kable
for his pTOmpness and fathiulness lie IA the only eN
Mayor OF Brrckyn, that he's died The Board Of Su
pervisors OF tie County and the Aldermen of the City,
passed resolutions regret for his DEATH estying the
public SORROW the event In ls40 and 1871 he was
elected to the stee Legislature, which was his last pub
lie position He President Of the s. Nicholas So
ciety OF Nassau leland, at the time of his death.
NEARLY SUFFocArED.-On Thursday night
last two men. named WILLIAM Blown AMI JAMES KEEL
LEY who had obtained lodgings at the Tlird District
Statiohousc nearly sutOcsted in onsequence OF
the unhealthy condition of the quarters assigned to
them The tact was discovered by the doorman in at
tendance who Immediately Gallo in medical aid, and
they were rescuscfated 1t evident that ii few
moments more had elapsed they would have been pa't
all remedy The lodging room Of this station although
kept neat il be, il llcOn-tructei and Ill
ventilated place. tosly unit for the purposes for which
il designed and .or which II is used.
DEcEAsEp.-Mr JONI X. Moran, formerly
employed on some Of the NewYork and Brooklyn news
papers Ms Reporter departed his he on Thursday
night as in the 10Th year of his age HIS rcnlins were
inferred in the Bishops (Cathohc) Buryng Ground, nj
WilHmsl urgh, yesterday afternoon accompanied oy
respectable runber OF sympsthzing friends For about
year past the deceased resided with Mrs HATHAWAY,
No 3i6 Fulton-s, Brooklyn who during his illness Of
and motherly care him; and insiy, when death
terminated biz suiicrings, procured decent place Tor
the repose OF his body. He had no relations in th'
country, but from information acquired from papers IN
lis possession II Is presumed that his atsr resides at
Royal bennington Spa Warwic kshire Englsni and sn
uncle, THOMAS MosAN, in Dublin Ireland.
SrABBIyG AFFRAY.-Mr. HtNDLEy, the keep
er of a portcrhouse in Park.sv, was dangerously
stabbed with jsekkni Saturday morning. Il ap
pears that detachment of msrnes just arrived from
Boston, stopped ~ his place and commenced quarreing
with each other and in attempting to reconcile the par
ties be stabbed in the back by one of them. Tnrce
men named FORD SWEENEY, and SIMPSON, were arrest
cd By Officer ROGERS, Fourth Police, and committed TOR
examination on the charge
TIE ELEVENTH WARD WHIG COMMITTEE
This Committee held meeting Saturday evening, TO
examine into the difficulty eA-tng among members OF
Ward Nominating Committee, one party OF winch de-
cl1red that EDwARD L BscKHoUsE had reccvedhe high
number OF Tor Alderman and the other faction al
ege that JoIN X. BULLNsR was justly entitled 10 the
nomination After giving the subject every consldera
ton the Committee came to the conclusion that MI
BACXHoUSE the rcguluT nominee aud 10 recon-
mended him to the support of the Wing electors OF the
ward.
DROwSED-On Saturday evening a man.
name not aecertancd was drowned in attempting to
board a vessel lying of the Navy Yard The deceased
had come from the New York side in small boat accom-
panied by onotherman His body was recovered yestcr
inquest will be held to-day.
FoUNpLING-A male infant about a week old
found wrapped up IN a shawl, ON the porch OF 81
Pauls Church Courtst, Saturday night II was
taken To the Third District StatOniIousc. Capt KIRBY
took it 10 Lis home and viii hand il to the protec
, ton Of the Supesintendents Of the Poor, to-day
DEcLIyED.-Capt. JAMES w. KIRBY, of tho
Third DitIict Police hes declined the nomination ten
dered him by the Temperance party
HONE FOR INDECENT FEMALEs.-Thls build
ing situate on the corner OF Washington and De hal1
ave- 4. 10 be opened tor the inspection OF the public on
"wednesday next 10Th init, upon which occasion II 70
al, 0 10 be dedicated
IsrALLArIos.-1h Rev. II. W. PARKER, for
uery Of Dansyille " T. IL 70 be installed Pastor OF hs
uregntonnl Church Bradford OF the Glove
Rold ind Pacihc-st, on Tuesday evening, upon which
occason Rev r. ) SToRRi, Jr vii! preach the sermon.
ALARM.-An alarm of fire in the Second Dis
trct, On Saturday night Occasioned by nc burning
/ of tar barrels in Union-st., near Hamltonav
WILLIAMSBURGH ITEMS.
| BOARD or EDUcATIoS.-An adjourned meet
ING Of tins Board wa held Friday evening last Tne