New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-22

TBE CRY F1sAScEsThe join: Board CT Alder
mon and Supervisors me. ca Thursday evening in
order 10 conclvde the business before them relation
- The amount Of money be raised by Tax for the
suing year. The Fire Department. appropriations, |
passed OF the last meeting ell rec)nsidered s1d
ne salaries OF the Fire Wardens reduced 20 $Ie0 each.
Tie items for building new engaes, rebuilding, g.,
N both Districts and g. 500 for Corporation wsrk-
shop, Is estimated by the CorAmttee, were stricken
sat- and the whole matter Of he appropriations lost
1sr want Of a tws-third vote.
Pending tho consideration Of the street cleaning
counts the Board adjourn ed fsr want Of quorum.
The law requires that The report OF the Joint Board
81 tho sums of money required to te raised By the
county for city purposes, shall be made a, the annual
meeting OF the Board Of Supervisors the first Tues
Day in August. This bas not yet been done and the
Supervisors have tqpenty been delayed in meet
Ing 10 se.tle the total tax for the County AID State
They viii meet on Tuesday next, when it is rumOred
that they will proceed TO fix the amount tc be raised
g tho county towns and the State tax, and direct the
Aooks to be DO up forthwith without waiting on the
report Of the Isint Board. Should this be done, the
CITY Of Brooklyn will be Jeff bankrupt fer 1858 as nc
sney be raised except by the action of the Super
visors, and sitter the books are made up it VIII be
almost impossible TO get them ready IN time, should
additional delay occur
The est usa.es for the county towns as follows:
New Lot ts s257 %; Flatbush $ls7 10; New.Uuecht
44Is 81 Elatlends $l0j 7j-Total $969 10.
ANE ncAs national COsvEsTIoH - The semi
annual Convention of the American party will be held
Tu ssday rext at Gothic Hail. At the last Conven-
Son. acid at Albany in the Winter it decided that
Shs meeting of the party should be held in Brooklyn,
and arrangements have been made to that effect The
obj ct ofthc Convention is mainly to fix time for the
eel seton OF delegates by the various councils to form
Eate Nominating Convention for the Fall campaign.
r he usue routine business will be performed and 1t is
@ rpected that the session will occupy some days. The
sestngs will commence at 10 o'clock, and for the first
aSc days are expected to be strictly private
Shortly after - O'Clock yesterday morning, fire
was discovered in dwelling house in North Seventh
street. near First, owned and occupied by Mrs.
HoDevit. The fire was extinguished by engine
companies, Nos. and 10, who were at work before
the alarm was given. Damage, about $500. The
origin Of the fire was not known
ACCIDENT AT THE NAVY YARD.-Yesterday forenoon
q laboYer named Thomas Chute, employed in the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, had his hand badly crushed by
being caught between large iron drum and rope
which passed around it. He wa. conveyed to the
Eew.York Hospital, and the hand was amputated at
che wrist by DR.. Ray The injured man served in the
with Mexico, and in one OF the battles received
Dad wound in the shoulder.
ATTEMPT TO Pass COUNTERFEIT MoSEY.-A man
named Joseph johnson was arrested yesterday in
che Sixteenth Ward q charge of attempting to
1sss counterfeit s. bill the Lee Bank, of Mass
Johneon first offered the bill at porterhOuse corner
Of South Fourth street and Union avenue, and was
fsld that it was counterfeit. He then went to
grocery corner of Even and McKibben streets and
again attempted to pass the BILL when Officer Wester
xsd took him into custody. The prisoner was taken
usfore Justice Feeks, and committed for further
examination.
BOARD OF HEALTH.-The Board met yesterday |
afternoon at the usual hour. Present the Mayor, and
Aldermen Van Brunt, Rowe and Schos.
After the reading of the minutes, number o, null
sances were complained Of and referred to the Health
Officer for report.
The Counsel sent in a communication in answer
20 6 resolution at the Board, which required hum 70
fuynisb ist of all suits which had been ordered to be
prosecuted by the Board OF Health, ana statmg una
he would do so at the next meeting OF the Board
The matter of the COW stables oil hueted o. Oo.s IN
The Seventh Ward, was then taken up, when, after
come discussion, the following resolution was adopted
Rs'0red That ii impolc TO rescnd any portion OF the
Reesed That officer, be and are hereby directed
fhe Health Officer directed to examine all cow
stables throughout the city and report whether they
were in clearly condition.
The matter of the bone boiling establishments IN the
Ninth Ward was then taken up, when AID V an brunt
offered the following resolution, which was adopted:
Resolred That this Health Committee, competent te
declare and determine that the boiling grinding and
bones for otherwise nuisance ana
reot the shall within the limits OF the city;
and clerk five days notice of the resolution IN the
The Board then adjourned.
Ak ESCAPED CoSvICT.--lIenry Carpenter, negro,
was arrested by Officer Kelly Of the Ninth Ward on
Thursday night, having escaped FROM Blackwells
Island by swimming ashore on a board. lie was
taken back to his old quarters.
pvaGLARY.-The house Of Charles Anderson, in
Franklin avenue, near DIR. Kalb, was entered on
Thursday night and robbed OF silver watch and 50
a money. The thieves effected an entrance by means
of nippers applied TO the frontdoor key, which was
left in the door.
I.suEsr.-Coroner Redding held inquest yester-
Aay morning on the body Of George l.. Hall, who died
suddenly on Thursday night of disease Of the heart
He resided at No. 100 Adelph street, and was to
leave this country for Turkey, where he was to be
employed naval commander. He leaves q wife
and large family to mourn his loes.
NEU-JERSEY IIE.HG.
Two STEAMBOATS, BURSEp.-At about o'clock
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