New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-23
BROOKLY N IIIEXS.


meeting of this Society held on Thursday evensg.
at the Hall in Warren street the President, s. n.
Persons and the NcePresident, the Rev. 5. Bsyl<s.
presiding. There large attendance Of the hard
working men of that part of Brooklyn. Mr.. j. Revoke,
of the Five Points House of Industry, NewYork, de-
iyered an interesting speech also Mr.. P0er of New
York addressed the meeting with very happy effect.
deep Interest has Of late been awakened in the
of Temperance in the vicinity of Mission Hall, and 10
hoped that the friends of the will lend helping
hand to forward the NOV ement. The next meeting
will be addressed by Mr.. James b. Dunn of New-Yort.
The FLATBUsH LrNATIc ASYLUM CAsE.-The ac-
ton of the matron of the Lunatic Asylum at Fatbush.
with regard to Miss Wofsohn has been the cause OF
her dismissal from that institution by the Superntend-
ents of the Poor. At recent meeting OF that body.
the Committee the subject reported, and set forth
that proceedings had been instituted by one Wm +.
Case having in view the discharge of one OF the pa
tients of the Lunatic Asylum that such proceedings
were planned without the knowledge of the Resident
Physician or Supentendens but with the secret Co
operation of the matron of the establishment who
had taken the vantage OF her position for that pur-
pose; that on the l4th inst. the Committee, be-
heving that the safety and welfare OF the female
patients and the good reputation of the Institution re-
auired it, had suspended the said matron until the
Board met and took the subject into consideration.
Without entering into details to the mental condi-
ton of the patient alluded to, or as to the motives
which may have prompted to so remarkapie pro-
cedure the part of the matron, the Committee
took occasion, nevertheless to state that the event
had served but to increase their confidence in the
character and capacity of the Resident Physician Dr.
Lansing. The Committee finally, after a careful re-
view of the facts, could TO other conclusion
than that the said matron was an unsafe and un-
fit person to be ntrsted with the duties OF her Office,
and they therefore deem il their duty to recommend
IN tbp BOARD the Of the following resolution.
ReOed That Mrs Lucas the MatTon Of the unae Asylum.
date from the 18th inst the day Of her suspension by tho
The resolution was carried unanimously.
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LAGER-BEER SALOON ENTERED by BURGL ARs-OrE
Man STABBED.-AbOut one o'clock on Thursday night
the lager-beer saloon in the basement Of No. 80 Court
street was broken into by a pcrty Of some six or
seven apparently for feloDous purpose. The pro-
pretor, Mr. Christian Schellcnberg, sleeping q
sofa, which is opposite the bar, in tie rear OF tho
saloon. lie was awakened by noise on the steps. -
if some descending as slowly and as quietly as
he could Shortly after push made against the
door, which slightly fastened and topened. The
party closed the door after them and proceeded to tho
IeTi to turn i off, Mr. seSeenbes .ps f the
sofa and attempted to Jump oyer the bar to GET wesp.n but w
times bu, last got behind the bar through the door and setting
bsyone his musket defended himself best he could
osonst his assaants whom had knife They attempted
bayonet from him but, getting loose from Their
s tc o the ohS to @ 90 their S and Nj
Schenberg rushed into the street and went to the Station
House Washn street where he informed the Sergeant in
police accompanied him 10 the saloon but
when they arrived there to be found Mr. Schecn-
berg thinks stabbed somewhere between the breast
and uec and confident the point Of the bayonet p-ne
trsied considerable distance The blood the blade shows
eight The companions Of the injured doubtless
ried him away aud although the police searched all day,
trsee party could be- found The bsyonet in tho
foIm OF knife about feet In length and very formidable
he the Station House Sergeant Smith states
that his clothes nearly all or and his ce and head
but that the party broke into the saloon for the purpose Of rob
buq the bar or perhaps work through into the thu
upper Mr schenbers states that they were not Ger
Several had been In the saloon the day preViou
alter billiards again without paying
g word II suspected that they of tho party. Thsv
had never been IN there before
woman calling herself Bell has lately collected
money Brooklyn the pretense d
wishing 10 pay her passage Albany. The police Of the F01
Precinct Say shei an impostor
Policy DEALERS ARREsTED.-The Second Precinct
Police made upon policy shop the OF Charles
and Tsmsn streets Thursday evening and arrested William
back and white were detained Those arrested
before Justice Cowe and held to bail A"Ss eA
animation.
PUBLIC SCHOOL No. 1.-THE Building Committee
Board Education looking about Tor some
place hold the school until can BE- built NO sctou
will the subject until the regular meeting next oni
A DAssERoUs MAs.-A man named Michael kseiy
vss arrested by Officer ONe Of the fhh District yesterday on
Wv much intoxicated and Of the 0reenpnt
through First street he hurled boedax through hs
window Of the car striking h Bridget " Net sAnehs sSw
upon the head and nhciDg bad wound heey was hsd ~
* Examination bstolr Justice Allen to-day
p,sISGBAD MOSEY.-MargaretB stternan, reeiding
IN soath Fir, street arrested yesterday charge Of
ng bad bill upon Michael Coye q Ninth and boofh
~, directs. She vase committed for examination.