New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-10-07
BROOKE YIN ITEMS.

Of the Palace Tuesday evening attracted mncb 81,
tenon at Greenpoint. from the fact tina, during tn.
confsgrs,on the wrd blowing the smoke and cinders
that way, large pieces flakes Of glass aud tin were
swept across and dropped on the Point and vicinity.
Many Of these pieces were picked mp a, great die.
lance from the fire, and sheet Of tin foot square
from The burning building, was foand In .o in New
town distance Of two miles from the Greenpoint
Ferry. Pieces OF tin and glass OF vsious sizes were
picked up in various places IN Willianlsbvrgb.
The CorsTY FARN.-A meeting of the Board of
s. pervisors was held q, the County Aims HoHe, in
Flstbush, yesterday afternoon for the purpose OF IL
spectiAg piece of land adjoining with the view to
purchase for the purpose Of erecting additional build
res-among them,a smallpox hospital. After viewing
the grounds Superintendent J. G. Bergen offered the
following:
P,..,d Tia. the question purchasing ground for
county purposes be referred the Law Conr,tee repr,
the Of The Board TO Pafchr and whets~r 'ddise
Supt. Bogert offered the following amendment:
sn 81 the Poor Of The contee who have their
that necessary TO purchase additional and Tor
erection q hospital aud the general purposes OF
Bas,sa. The committee Alm.hou.e have. inquiry,
that IS oods and 6oth rercrs o lard sd
Joining Ain shoue Farm and belonging the heirs Of sssc
CorirlJou can b~ purchased for sseo an scIs and.
Of sction four the board Of Supervisors snhoed by
ioy I'll the members elected st meeting thereof law
fully assembled pgrohase M the OF ssd county real
estate necessary for the erection OF buildings and for the sup
Port Of the poor Of said county: therefore,
BE- hereby authorized 10 enter into an ssreeen with said
heir. Of Isaac Coreyou purchase the land herein reedto
psf sS ,ns t the purchase is S the
o. the q balance lar in eo bonds psyab within . ysars .
provided BY the herenbefore referred and that said Com
employ ouch the Board shall name TO examine
TIE title ofthe premises.
In order 70 avoid prolonged session, the amend
ment was laid npon the table and the original resolu
ton referred to the Law Committee 10 report next
meeting.
Assault rPoY An OFFIcER.-Last night, Officer
Munson, of the First Precinct Police, was severely
beaten in porter house. in State street. 1t appears
the officer went in to spot suspected burglar, and
being recognized several assaulted him without
any direct provocaton. He most savsgely beaten,
but succeeded in taking of the fellows TO the
Station-house.
AYyErcAS ASSEMBLY CoSvExrIoSs.--Thc Amcri-
can Assembly Conventions met last night, but al
iourned in most of the City Districts without making
nominations. The WITH District Convention adjourned
TO Monday next.
RIFUsED.-Col Jack applied to the Board of Sup
cr,srrs time since the OF the Supreme Court
IN which % address the voters Of Brooklyn the importance Of
Board Yesterday they denied thu privilege on ground
they opened the door candidate they might to all
body who came along
SERIOUS Accident. - Yesterday a young man
named Owen Boynley while work painting house in North
street Fh Eastern District fell from the second
to to the .de~a sustaining severe sufs. to his head and
CITY Hospital, but II is thought he Will not recover.