New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-12

in few minutes Tue
!, u,a, A. bots Mr. BRAprs Galleries 80 BrosAwus
over Thor rsou. s,oou and No 2J Brsd~sy cor fsess
st. The lower Gallery VIII be found eongenen'y scecsss
BY Business and persons at ds~n town ho'9'.
SrLeisIS Plorocsa'ss
may te see n At tie pfincip, Thesters and Hotels.
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BROOKE YN NEINX
Tue RgrUsLIcASs.-The Republican General Con
nit.ee Of Kings County have adopted presable ~
resolutions expressive Of their scqueseoce in sAs
Metropolitan Police law ard indorsirg the ofciS ~
duct Ct Commissioner j. =. I. S,ranahan.
TIE MAYORS OrFIcr.-Msyor Powell OF BrookfYs
Lea again changed his ofico hosB from the snesa>ss
to the forenoon Of each day, which will continue dur
ing the recess Of the Police Commissioners. Hs
hours for Official business will be from o. u. tot
o'clock p. N.
Tar CRY OYricEs.-An the city Offices are clsssA
every day at IL O'Clock noon. This viii ecahsss
during the month of August.
SrRyyr COMMISSIONERS SAfEs-Workmen ere 60
gagged in constructing apartment in rccsss N ~
rotunds Of the City Hall, in which tie Street Gen.
missoncrs safes for books paper, &C., arc to - %
rosifed Ore of the marble columns serves % The
corner Of the struciure. The addition viii not -
much to the beauty Of shc Hal, but rather detzsS
from it.
Lirycu OF TIE ATLANTIC FhRRr.Bo r.-Ihs
Sry.boat Atlantic, built for the Union Ferry Coos'
pany, was launched from the yard Of u. Bdrus, =
Redhcok Point, yesterday, at noon. She " refsv-
senied as the largest ferry boa, in use, and is epecisr
constructed with tie view Of resisting and breatag
through heavy foes OF ice during the Winter tine.
Her dimensions are as follows Length OF keel, nv
feet; cneh over all, 100 feet; width Of beam 81 feet
inches; width over al. Sc feet depth at mdihips,
IL feet inches; at each end, II feet burden, 7Ve
tuns Tie engine win DO furnished By tho Nepssns
Iron Work, New lolk. 1t will be q beam eagsso.
IL feet stroke and 4-;nch cylinders. The joiner.
cabin work and painting will be done at the copssYs
machine shop. a, the South Ferry She h built OF tho
bes. oak timber, and strongly rveted. Tho entiss
cost, when completed, will be $53oO0. Sic now ues
at the foot of Atlantic street.
FiFrnrY's BsDGys The Board Of Brooklyn Fire
Commissioners have adopted badge TO 30 VOTE br
Gemeu on occasion osfres. II 10 OF German silver
eIc.rcled by the representation Of hose. The lace
represents Gremsns cap ON which is placed 10 raise6
etters, the following: Fire Delotmest, Nc. -,
W.D." On those 10 be given to the Exenpts. TIE
aised letters are Of brass and those ofths active
frcncn Of metal similar TO tie badge, which U Of
circular fo1m about tho size Of city cen. piece.
DRowrEp-Coroner Redding held an inquest -
terday lgcn the body Of Charles Leonard, whs. U ~
.empipc 10 Jump on ons OF the Catherine ferry bean
On Sunday night struck bis breast against the brow
and fell back into the wster verdict OF acctaeAso
drown,vy Uas rendered, Deceased reSldo1 n w eS0
street, Nsw-York.
THRIVING. THREE boys named James McConnH.
Johr Kecgan and John Mccormick were afrested ~
Officer Casear Of the Fourth Precinct for going iaes
the home of j. Davenport, IN Fulton avenue, ses
pocket book The coInpainan, had jdst len the room.
and the boys seeing him 90 out went IN and took ~
pocket.book, which coDtoDed soIrs money aud pe-
psrs The aocused were seLt TO the Horss OF Rouge
BY Justice MoIehouse. -
ATrrwPTFD SUICIDE "A woman named CattArine
Mift he'll resitipg in the rear Of No. ~ NORTH ox0
street atta upted TO commit suicide yesterday morne8
by swallowing dose OF audanum. Dr. braeiey ~
cfled in and administered the proper remedies, ~
Il is thought she viii recover. The women wss liyae
in criminal intimacy with coiored man, and aitenRe-
ed 70 destroy Der LIE In consequence OF his LnyiS oe-
serted her.
PAssrKG CovsrrRrErr MosyY.-A eolored mse.
per ed Cornelius Hill residirg at Winfield. was arissf-
Cd yesterday, charged with tn,hFnhg ana r ss~S
charges that accused furnished Robert Jones tvne
vas arrested fer passing counterfeit money with The
kind Of uoney.
NEWvJE'R,SEY ITEMS.
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