The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-28
BROOKLYN City News.

ORGANIZATION or TIE GRAND JuRY-Tm LquoR LAW
The Court Oyer and TermiDer for the November term
was opened yesterday before Judge Strong and Justices
Sfryker AMI Emmons when the following gentlemen we're
John N. Hicks Foreman; WIN. W. H. Russell, BENZ p.
soues Joan Hendrick son Richard @. Bradford, Thos.
baas nas sad whDp P Pow, w% ws
rsIA, Gsrwood Pisss, X. Van Burea, Ambrose Bcun,
The presiding Judge strong) charged the Grand Jury
on matters thar would be submitted to their action He
ca..ed ther attention particularly TO course too
citizens for grave offences upon slight Testimony,
ia; gha"ng the lTsssponsieiity Of inves.satisn to
Places dr0lsria until they had carefully Investigated
the subject matter Of the charge, and majority been
With regard to the Prchbitory law the supreme Court
OF hin district after the devotion OF considerable time
and attention to t. had 20 the deliberate opinion
that unconstitutional and void He conceded that
'be eis Of rtmperonce were of great magnt ude but
which they be governed until Il reversed aud
tlst being So they would Ut course take cognzanee
OF any complaint preferred under the provisions OF this
pohbi'ory statute Other subjects which the statute
law teed bin TO take notice of being duly comment
ed upon, he dismissed the Grand Jury their labsrs
DEATH AT A DANCING PARrY.--Coroner Heidipg was
called to No AZ Fulton street. yesterday to view the
body Of Mrs. Pauna Miller who died from over exeron
consequent upon dancing. The party comprised Ger
mans and their wives. The dancing was commenced
during the early part the evening" and continued until
~ o'clock when Mrs. Miller, being engaged in set sud
denly fell down and expired. She was paced upon sofa
ano medical assistance called In but without effect. She
bad been to the house by her husband Max
Miller, nom their residence No. $40 Fulton avenue The
woman was In delicate situation. DE-. George Cochran
mace post mortem examination, assisted by Drs
Aiming, blanchard and Peck the result OF the nyes
bgaton was that she died Of hemtrrhnge consequent
upon rupture OF the rent caraIosceds The deceased
was twentysx years of age, and native Of Germany
IHE HoaE FOR AGED INDECENT FExlIts.--lhe annual
meeting of the Directors Of the Home for Aged ndgeat
Females held in the building Of the institution cor
ner OF Washington and DeKalb avenues, yesterday A
large number Of ladies preseat but gentlemen
with the exception OF the ;iaDg clergymcn Rev Dr.
Puddipgton who presided the occasi,n and Rev. Drs
read by Mr.. Farley, It sppears that the inmt ties
at present number S9--adnitted during the year
.; died, 8; namely, Mrs. Mary Agnes aged n;
Miss hannah u Wood 81: Mrs. Grace Jones, CT. The
the time Of the death of Mr. Graham the founder there
debt OF S. oO0 but since them through the efforts
Of friends this amount has been greatly reduced ami
the now Is that the whole will be quidatel In
short time. gentleman of this city offers to give tho
proceeds Of two lots in Jersey City, the cnoice
Of tho trustees Of the institution provided they sell
Of prosperity and increased usefulness and calls upon
the charitable to sustain the enterprise The Treasuers
report shows receipts for the year to be ~
fenditures, %, $40 %, leaving balance Of s3,132
which will 60 largely towards lquidatng the mortgage.
FIRE AND IsogsDiAHra The wheel wright shop of Mr..
Smith, the Of Hunteray road aud Fulton ave-
nue. destroyed by fire Monday light together with
pcEcd TO have been identa Loss SS00-no insurance.
few nights previous, the building Underhill
avenue, occupied by Mr. Boyle oil factory Dis
covered To be fire by children pla Wing in the
vicinity The neighbors collected together aud by
Of number of pals Of water succeeded in quench
ing the ianes The fire was tho work Of an incendiary.