New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-04
BROOKL YN ITEMS.

1HE BOARD OF HEtLTH.-A mcotiDB VI sue U""y
was to have been held last evening bu! 90 oas bsiag
present but the Mayor, it was adjourned uosa ta's
morning at O'Clock.
IL is reported that some Of the sok from Quarantae
ae 70 be sent to this city, which has caused como ua-
easuess thstandng the sbsurdty Of ths ruuor.
The authorities are, however, making every sdcrt
10 protec tie city, and stic, watch will be kept along
the line of the river to prevent vessels from landing
The Board of Health will probably take some def
iults aciicn this morning.
REPUBLicAs DELEGArE ELEcrfoss.-Ths RspubG-
cans of Kings County held their Assembly District
Convention last night, and, a. far @ sAcersned. the
following gentlemen selected ss Delegates to the
State Convention at Syracuse:
ht D,rid-John N. stesn., Gso. W. saweu Dassssss
Andrew Hodges aud Walter Kelsey Aterns;e'
ia Dbtrt- John Csstsm. Clsles Paker.
ma Dsrict-D. B. HaabrouCk joseph Receive.
ia District No 81 .ectlon
Tth Dit,ie,-Chss Jones. Anthony z. Csmpbsl.
ExAMiEArIos on THE CHARGE Oh MrRDER.-
Yesterday, Thomas o IIsra was brought before JUS
lice Bactley fol the second time and examined en- hs
charge Of causing the death Of his wife by besang.
TIE accused 10 alleged, beat bis wife on the 10Th
ut, ard che died on the 18th. Tney lived at No. 81
Hamilton avenue. Two witnesses were examined.
Tire frst was Mrs. Dooley, q neighbor, who testified
before she died. She tod witness that her hafbsad
Hsra, had killed her; saw marks on her body aftsr
death.
DR.. Nathsniel Ford testified that he wss called By
OHSa at O'Clock on the morning Of the 18th. wbo
wanted bin to zee his wife, ssyiDg she was very sick;
went to the house and found her proststs snt nssr
dssoutitr; complained Of pain, and said her sickness
was caused by her husband on Monday night Ths
fugther examination OF the case was then adjourned
until rext Wednesday
ROBBERY OS THE SrLAaEn SAs JAcINo.-A
young man Lsmsd James Chids said 10 b an old
offerder, was arrested by Sergeant Rogers OF tds
Fourth Precinct Police, Thursday, on ths charge si
hayire broken open chest board the steamer San
Jsonto, and abstrsctng therefrom property valued st
slsO Tie goods were seut from Hong Kong, drsc.Sd
to Mrs S,emme Csrtcn avenue, Brooklyn, BY hsr
husband, Henry Stsmmel, who subsequently died ou
the passage poiton Of the goods were recovered.
Justice Mo,ehouss committed the acculst Tor
hearing.
ArryaPr AT ARsos-Willism Quinn was ansstsd
on Thursdsy night about III o'clock, by Omcse
MsIyst Of tie Fifth Precinct, for attempting 70 hfs
row OF frame buildings Kent avenue, between Tsy'
lor and Cymsr streets. Quinn occupies az upper Ps"
of ere of tie buildings. About ii O'CLOCK, the omcoe
saw smoke and fire issung from one d the bm.dngs
and op examination It was found that the room occu-
nied by Quinn had been filed with combustblss. 4
large quantity Of wood had been piled nto the hre
mace and extended upon the floor. A bed had sso
been removed, 20 az to be near the flames. Had 1t
rCt been timely discovered, the whole block would
have been in flames. Quinn has had 10 No difficulty
with bis wife, ard took this means Of reyenging hum
re!f upon these in the block VINO had hs'borsd his
wife from his abuas He was committed tor OF sniaa-
ton. ard the fire was eItinguished with but slight
damage.
Acc,nyxr--At an alarm OF FIRE about too O'Clock
Tbusd,v ni1b, Charles johnson, . member Of Hoss
Co. No 3, was run over BY Hook and Lsddsr Co. NO.
ard had both legs severely bruised Two men, mem
ters ef En,i,e Cor. Nos. 10 and 2, we's slightly
;,nred by collision between the two companies st tbs
same time.
PrBLIo scHooLs.-The Poblic Schools we're ops0sa
IN Tour.dsy sher the Summer vscstioe. Tas sf'so''
sece wss urususlly large for the sssscr.
.,,,p,vn sr,c1ny-A woman sbou. w sn.y three
O.. M soe .,,smptsd t. commit suicde a. toe Grad
!!,re.t fti2y estefday afternoon, BY jumping over
hns,S ST. nsd tsr fare a. the gate and deoerstsly
iLd doxr 20 the foot Of the bridge there bs:nx 90
hcs, IN AZ the time and deliberately Jumped over
hoard she was rsscusd by police officers ana tsksa
10 the Station House.
A,rrcyp GRAED LARcEsY.-Mr William hecf{
Wibour Hollow Glen Cove, Long Island, rscesuy -
tsd hcrses A few days since, finding them On
nrerni.es Of George BsTnfs, butcher at tAe o0s
.rth First and Fourth streets, bs made tnqsvy, =.
ceI -. /. n., o.uax n st.hav Mc{1snDN n4d ~