The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-26
Br0okiyn CITY News.

pt-rRp on. CAaptA MAsUyAcrogY
Fmr The extensive OIL and candle mAauiactory ths
corner OF Gold and John streets entirely destroyed
by IRE yesterday morning. together with the machinery
and materials, both and manufactured, contaneA
therein. Tho buiiiing was OF b~ck, three stories |.
Gold street. was o~noi by sssoeiatou of indivi
dush, under the title Of the Phonia Oh and Candle
Works. The pre,ident Of the company s Mr.. ChArss
A. Coc New York The Gre originated In tho press
which situated about the centre of the range
ana from whence tins hre communicated TO tbs oil and
other infAmnsb.e substances, and toon cnyeoped the
whole building in one vast sheet OF fame wh IN iaDi
mated the atmosphere for miles n,trac;ag thsr peepis
from all quarters OF the city aud from Nsw FORK Tho
IRE mpanes Of the Western district (BfooEJn) and
Eastern district (wulamsburg) all turned oat aud
ercd themselves In the progress Of the fsnss
which tor time threatened extensive eonaagransa
The great bsa preynntcd thu hrcmsn from working o
the burning a,ruoturc with that effect they otherw.s
would done and directed their attention towards
saving the property on the opposite sides OF Gold saA
John streets, IN which they sucoss.ied admirably
small tenement John street owned and occupied bg
Robert Hafpenny, damaged 70 the extent of Aesvt
800 aud building used a. store house, on Cola
completely demolished The loss IL estimated sbsus
$50 600 AMI The agent Ia Of the opinion that insured
for nearly the full Amount in New York and Brockiyn
Offices. This cause Of the nre Ia not known.
cTrY CouEr o. BRookiYs-Judgs Culver presiding -
7he Custody al a Whte Chdd Demanded By Nsgro No
herhAreh "a ht,s girl called Elizabeth Hart, ,sssS
sbout thirteen years, brought before Judgs Caivsr
on writ of hAbeas corpus, sued out by the mothsr
sdy The gifl presented Interesting appearance
wen and neatly dTes,d and boro visible traces of hs
African oiiyn ier feature regular hsf complsxlss
a. fair a. most white children and her hsir Is ss.rht
and of dsrkirh color. The statement of the mother
presents some interesting particulars sppesrs THAI
she was formerly q slave In hssissipp aad ovn~i
by white man named Butler, who, shs alleges, 10 IA
ther of the chid somr tbieen yesrs aimee he ~. h
free, after discovering that snn vas er and sent her
to New YORK. She subs qusntiy removed 10 Brookiyn
where the child born. She toos OF for abol
two year,, when hhe gave Il 10 s.sp * ~ family naea
q for d
support She paid the fum agTcef upon regularly fsr
about tso ysan, Whsn osiS. ,ALsa 'iek .hs -aa ..
vel taken Of ana was known by the sf Hiss-
beth Hart, which name sho rili retains. soms tins
after tie mothers recovery from her nees she married
man named All,n. Tho child having arrived AZ the
aee of i've years given In charge 81 ths York
Ccmmis~opcra ~ the A!rnshouss tho people being
longer able 10 ktep " aud ras by them bound out W
Mr.. and Mrs. SAle of Toytieh street New York Nth
out tho bnow.dse and consequently Tho oonasu of IN.
mother, who ~,s kept IN ignorance 20 is cust3
seysn ugbt ycars although the had made and
repeated Inquiries but lways received s'Asvs ssd
saiisfae'ory anssefs Eho vas At length nforn-i bsv
ever, that II had been given 70 family In Nov Yost
who moved 70 Rochester, and tA.l The cbili veil
tsken care ~ Upon this infrfnaon she prDce,iaA V
search for a. and 70. week. slncs succssisi Il aais~
her whom sbs inattutsd the pfrssnt proceedngn Ths
foster psr'ns s.rs P,,ssai Court and sssed hal
previous 10 movinx 70 Hsehsttsr but Oh not succeed
that they had brought up The ohne q. their own,
that nov Aey did nj ile 20 psr wi, h~~
Hs iIoGgr en- not make any Gni order, bat
tont occatton 70 state uAt tbs fostsy parents dt
wrong keeping the mother IA ignorance ~ the vh~rs
abouis of her child ~. then informed them that tAsg
eoui kttp her ~ th.f custody or the prrssn -h the
understAnding that ihs mother o0nb her whssev~~
she psaasd and that the rr shoad have The right %
going 70 visit sr mother. To this ArAnzga@n. the grl
tpd al tie otlsf psfss In tLs gave thsI carat.
sEd bit the court Aprafsntly sa,saes.
PAY y0R rT AfDruWrs.=-A memorial fignsi by tho
majority u he BroCsIyn tsmu0n C0uscl praying for
The pa,,ass q an A., ty Ne I@gslsiars 70 mA.s Va.
ones Of AldefmAn salafisd has b~sn tansr'tt~i
10 Albany T- COMPENSATION 49, 81 Zoe sn per day ta~
regular nsntlrgs, and " Tor committee m,etinks
sfnTTxcr Cfr1 C0uE, ,--N4th - Oun3sryn osp.
vctd ~ aggravated assagl Nnd battery upon AAAms
LoveT boArd the schooner Nats, tins sizes.
faturtsy tsutsDssi a. oBe rear tmprts0nme.s
In ths p,nlicniiary and 20 Iny nhs nj 800