New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-11
.BROOKL YN ITEMS.
Arp ron rnr HorsrLr..-The folIOwing nOle

AID FOR TIE HousrLEss. The following note
speaks FOR iiself;
Nm. ". C.-Dcar Sir. You will oblige o. for
,yerJinO HE 81 Il closed 10 the widow chdren in
Clyma-st., WiIiams6urgh, and oblise yoqEra', g,n,
Another note from a. W. G." Of WIliamspurgh
ipcosed 81. The contents Of the above notes, to-
cesher with some small collections, will be handel
over to the houseless family, and measures will be
taken 10 install them under comfortable roof.
POPLAR HALL.-Tbe new Hall which has been
erected upon the size Of the old Firemans Hail. 10
Poplarst-, and which was consumed by fire a few
Months ago vas opened on ThursdHy evening. The
event was celebrated by ball and supper, given by
the proprietor exAlderman Mouel and The festivities
OF the occasion were kept until yesterday morning.
The Hall ia fitted up in ct, e far suPsssng anything
OF the Mind in Brooklyn. Stegarts Brass Band were
in attendance and dscoursed the music the occa-
sion.
WILLIANsBURGH DIsPESsARY.-Wbole number of
patients treated at this DispeDsary in the month Of
July was 49, Naiivity-U1ited Sia es i79; Ireland,
243 England 81; France l; Germany, 7; Scotland l..
SELLING LIQUOR on SUSDAY.-The case of T..
Eeirlle proprietor Of the Kings County Hotel 10 South
Seveuth-st charged with violating the city ordinance
by selling hquo, on Sunday, partly tried in Jus
tioe Smiths Court before jury yeserday, but the
witnesses for the city not oil being present, the
was adjourned to Wednesday Dext.
IsTyMPERaNcE--Tbe Police of the Sferert Dis.
tricts mace sixteen arrests for drunkenness Tours
day night az follows: First Dsiric', 2; Second Dis
trct 9; Third District, a. Fourth District, l. Total
l6. Only two out Of the number paid the fine; the
rest were committed to jail
DEATH BY IsTENPERAScE Maria Mansfield,
woman about 80 years Of age, of very Incorporate
habits was found dead at her residence, Conner of
Seventh an North Sixth-sts, on Thursday evening.
Coroner Hanford held an inquest yesterday, aud "A
verdict Of oied Of congestion of the brain produced
." by intemperance' was rendered.
ACCIDENTAL young man FAMED Daniel Keef,
while at work painting the gatee in the Dry Dock ut
the Navy Yard, on Thursday afternoon, fell from the
scafocing 10 the stone steps beneath fracturog his
skul and rectivir other internal injuries. He was
conveyed to the City Hospital.
CoRosyR's IyoUEsTs.-Coroner Hanford held in.
quests on four infants in different parts of the city
Yesterday and verdict Of stll-born was rendered in
each case.
RoBBERY-The brig John Stevens, lying in the
basin nj the Atlantic Docks, robbed some time
during Wednesday night of all her sails, rigging, &c,
valued az about $500. The captain OF the vessel con-
mucated the fact to Capt. Vsndveveer of the Third
District Police, and suspicion resting on one Staey,
the mate of the vessel Officers Smith and Nesbtt
dispatched after bim and succeeded in arresiog him
in Water.st. New-York, on Thursday evening tie
admitted the transaction, and stated that part OF
the property had been sold to n boatnan named
Mich, at the foot of Broad-st. They proceeded to the
place and found part of the property, which den
tilted, and Miuch was also taken into CUSTODY. Both
the accused were brought before Justice Blatchley
Yesterday morning, and held for examination
Cor INTO BAD CoMPAsY.-GeOrge Ri'ten, denizen
of Dutcbtown, stopped into the Clipper" rum
hole in North Second-st, where $50 clipped out
of bis pockets. Rtien called in at the above named
place Thursday night, and met there several oval
spirits with whom he played domiuoes, and drank,
and drank, and played coDinoes for several hours,
and leaving be discovered that he out a. pocket
$50. Yesterday Officers Sterrett aud Murphy of the
Fifth District Police arrested VIM La Rue Samuel
Law, George Graves, Thos. Baldwin, and Samuel
Acott on suspicion Of being concerned in the theft
They were locked up to await examination
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