New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-23
BROORZ TN ITEMS.

A mo-. dsrirg ihef and wsnion destruction OF pro-
peTty petrated in Brooklyn on the afternoon
and evening Of the eoth inst One Of the three houses
standing on the north side Of SccCnd-phce between
Court and tliuton-sts-the center house only beng
occupisc-vas entered By some person unknown, on
tie goth rt The wife Of the occupant Of the middle
louise iao her attention attracted byheivy blows, aP
perenty occurring in the adjoining premises oui sne
surprising tie noise 10 be made by wOrkmen employed
il repairing the house paid further attention 10 H.
On the morning Of the 2lst the basement door OF the
house YVES found star, by the plumber who came 10
complete The unfinished plumbing. On proceeding
10 the kitchen, be found the fores-pump wrenched
from It's place, the bells torn from the wires,
the lead pipes cut away in several places the faucets
sawed from the boiler pipes the interior zinc I'm
ing Of the ssbtuhs torn and their covers broken
of. OF these things, al but the covers were carried
away. The destroyer seems then 10 have had lucid
interval N his madness. for he passed the pariors
without doing material damage; but on reaching the
second story tbs demoniacal paroxysm seems TO have
REQUIRED with cumulative violence. Here the locks
were wrtnohed from every door and scattered in frag
ments about the floor the marble tops Of the wash
basins we're broken into small pieces the wster-clos
cts were completely destroyed the zinc lining of the
bath Tub torn out, the lead pipes Of the shower
apparatus were completely demolished The vandal
neIt proceeded 10 the third story, wrestet of the
locks from every door. and mounting to the attic
served the doors there in the same manner and cut
out large piece Of the zinc lining of the large water
tank there Situated. Had heavy rain occurred before
the discovery Of this malicious havoc the flood would
have finished the incomplete destruction. The call
bells in every apartment were torn out of the walls
The cost Of repairing the house cannot fall far short
Of $500. The house is owned by Joseph Nelson of
New.York. No positive traces Of the villain have as
vet been discovered but suspicion attaches to GER
tain man some of whose recent movements have been
Of very questionable character.
.CaHsIITED FOR EXANIsATIOS.-The two men ar
rested on thursday named Michael Nanery. alias
Pincher ard Michael Brady, on the superstition OF
causing the death of stephen futile and then throw
ing his body overheard from the soop Banner, lying
at the foot Of Pacifcst. brought before Justice
Blachly Yesterday. and committed for an e1amina-
ton which will take place the return OF the yes
sci FRI Croton, where she had gone for load OF
bricfs.
Co tcTFD OF HIGHwAY RoBBERT Joseph Jones,
impleaded with James Mcclure, on an Indictment
charging them with knocking down AMI robbing
Richard Roberts in President st.. on Saturday night
last and who has been trial for two days past was
convicted Of the oense, yesterday Sentence was re-
served The trial Of Mcclure is down for Monday
next and VIM. Roberts, who resides in Richmond,
Va is detained as the prosecuting witness.
SUPPOSED ISTAsTICIDE-The body of an infant
some weeks old was found at the foot OF Twentieth
It,, yesterday, by Officer Hall There was severe
confusion on the head and cash in the neck, either
sufficient 10 produce death. The Coroner was no.