The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-30
Brooklyn City Intelligence.

ANNIVERSARY OF rHK SANDS STREET MISSIONARY SocIsrY
The seventh anniversary OF the Childrens Missionary
Society Of the Sands street Methodist church. cele
brated Sunday evening before
The society consists of about 600 boys and girls
bers of the Sunday school The opening exercises
hvered by Rev. H. w. Mlburn, late chaplain to Con
gress and Rev. G. Kidder, missionary The annual re.
~ch sne @
was paid out s6ie to the Parent Missionary society,
Oneida tribe, who designed for the ministry $3.50 for
supporting . missionary at the Amosette mission
Long go for the Home Society
dental expenses of $140 The proceedings Of the
ing proved interesting.
The TEMPERANCE QUESTION IN THE KINGS COUNTY BOARD
SUrRvIsoRs.-supervsor Fenton offered the folio
ing preamble and resolutions in the Board Of Supervisors
Wednesday,
thus'It eha be the duty of every Supervisor whom
ever he shall have any knowledge information that
any offence has been committed under any provision of
the act, to make complaint cause complaint to be
made thereof, and prosecute such complaint in the
of the people," and by section 20, every public
required Of HIM BY any section this act shall upon
conviction thereof be adjudged guilty of misdemeanor
and shall be punished by fns Of $500, or imprison.
ment not exceeding year. both: such fines im
prisonment such conviction, shall forfeiture
OF office in all cases. except town or judicial officers;
every Judgment for cost to any Supervisor two dollars
for each day. and six cents for each mile necessarily
travelled and whereas, said law viii be in forse before
the next meeting of the Board; therefore,
Resoyed-Thst this board fully recognizes the duties
imposed upon them by said act, and avow deter
mination to faithfully discharge the same.
Resoved-That while We do not solicit the position Of
complainant public prosecutor, still, the law i'm
Perativey demand: OF us these services, we will not
shrink from rendering them.
After considerable discussion the whole matter was
referred to the Law Committee for report.
BRooKLYSC1Y CouRr.-Before Judge Culver aud Super
visors stryker and the keeper
of liquor saloon in James street, placed trial
yesterday, indictment charging him with selling
liquor contrary TO the provisions Of the Law. The
evidence appeared TO be conclusive that liquor sold
the premises The jury, however, after absence
OF nearly three hours into court unable to agree
and were discharged This is the first of these cases
J,P Cooper vs. the Fulton Fire Insurance Company.
Action brought for the recovery Of 81 100 being the
amount Of an insurance policy on the dry goods ana fx
18th January last when the establishment destroy
cd by fire. The defence set up that the plaintiff
had not complied with the dtious in not furnishing
them with the preliminary proofs as required by the
terms Of the policy that the plaintiff made exaggerated
statements OF the amount Of insured property with in
tent to defraud &c The case occupied three days aud
yesterday. The jury came in with verdict Of S976
damages, and SCI 90 interest for plaintiff. The Court
made an extra allo vance Of $50 costs.
TBK BROOKLYN CENSUS MARsHAIs At meeting Of the
Msrshas recently held in reference to the pro-
gress they had made were compared and 10 was found
impossible to complete their business by the time spe
fed by law and recent instructions from the Secre
tary of State authorized them continue their labors
until completed, they resolved to continue until the
25th Of July. The Secretary Of State, County Clerk
and Board OF Supervisors are to be notified to this
effect. The next meeting takes place on Monday eve
ning at the City Hall.