New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-12
BROOKLYN ITEMS.

The CoUNTY BUuptNGs.-rhs Supervisors visited tn,
County Buildings IT Fstbush Wednesday, ami found
them al IN good condition The Alps House contains s69
inmates all OF which being able to work employed at
various syocsons suitable To- their capacities The Hos
pits s ough not oveIcro"dsd is well supplied si,h pa
tents of the wards having their fall comp nsnt II
occupants The lying parton OF the building cont ns
thirty mothers With their intns varying IN age teo
one or two days several weeks under the Of
perepced and the ply scishs The fever wards are
situated at extremity of the bu dlng aud all c,nnec
n betseen them and the other is cat Oh la the base
mebt ssepaste apartment for the colored PATIENTS
of which there but few at present The male and te
male wards sepsrstc in different wings by the mna
buicins which appropriated to the uss OF the keepers
sud o'her officers About $50 patents are nov unter
ire stment The Luus,io ylum contains Isl inmates
resry double the number that lis capacity would properly
accommodate but tn. new BUILDING nov in
ton will afford the requisite reli-t soon a. completed
The Wash House sdjoins the Hospital, and all the
washing done in tins place instead OF the basement
hospital situated considerable distance from the other
budpgs to avoid proximity to tina, dangerous and oonta
gious onease.
WASHINGTON PARK-The Street Committee Of the Com
mon Council held meeting wednesday night for the
purpose Of making arrangements for the completion OF
Wsshir Ut PARK tFort Green After SEINE hours con-
suation they finally appointed Mr. White, Florist and
Architectural ard Landscape GNcener 70 superintend the
work at a salary OF q, 500 per snnum.
GREEswooD CsMErERY.-A man named Samuel l..
Buckley yesterday arrested for pucking howers in
Greenwood Cem.tery lie VAS tskon before Justice
Baicbley and fined s5 which he paid and was discharged
CHARGE oY GRAND IARCENY.-Dfi0ers Fulton an Key
nolds OF the Third District Police, yesterday arrested
man named Michael Havilsnd, keeper of grocery near
the Penny Bridge the charge OF grand larceny in
taking the sum OF s35 from Michael Sbsnnshsn on Sstur-
d.y last The COMP states that his return from
New York he stopped At the house Of the accused TOR
drink which he got and pulled out wallet containing tbs
aboy amount pay for H. The accused laid hold OF toa
money aud refused to give up and ShsnnshAn went os
and called again day when the accused denied having
taken H. tn, reore sued out, and HsvlAnd
arrested and held for examination
INVESTIGATION Coroner Bal commenced an nvesigs
ton Yesterday into the crcu attending the d. h
of Joseph Hines who killed Monday by beng Jam
William sburgh The inquest adjourned 10 Monday
next IT the absen,e OF material Witnesses
An inquest also held up'D tn body Of Mrs Andrew
wilson who died Of burns caused by the EXPULSION ct q
pb, ne lamp Monday night verdict in accord
snce with the facts pubii-hed was rendered.
The CRoPs on THE IsLASD-lt is stated that there vii
he than half the sversgs crop Of hay 10 Queens
County this sessOD consequence of the vet and unfavor
able weather during harvest The potato rot Is raging
very eatsLsvey with those planted late account OF tho
continued rains during the aud present months
ThOus DIS Of bushels have been destroyed and there are
daily accounts OF the progress OF the disease.
Corr DE- Yesterday afternoon colorsr,
I'd Patrick Condor ployed IN the oil mandatory OF
Litthf.d e. Co, Water street, Fulton Ferry while
by III heat and over exertion He conveyed 10 the
redenoe Of his brother in Ork street Peu aud
~ effort was him. but without avail and be
died soon aner He about % years of age, single
maD and 4 native Of ireland.
FILL DOws DEAD-A woman named Kelley, residing
in Water street Pearl to her death last evening
in gulsr manner She complained Of headache, and
on the Of husband took dose OF cas-
ter oil which she bad done than she fell back
aud expired She leaves q child about year old.