New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-09-27

.~y,ed upon the contractors were 20 receive toooo
r addition 20 the canal contract price. The Ccmnon
Council refusing to assent 70 this they would p"'
brick culvert instead OF the canal or conduit ivf w.
GO, ard would make the worn substantial on, u,on
The last proposition has been before ths Co','. .s
Council since the yth Of August last, anu ga.
sfter being bad for the SumleI s..tv of some
not reached In view Of the urgent nscs "S.n,s can
action being had the matter 30 ths1 Wv sftsmp,s
be completed before cold weather Cn.;, ,o,atfer
have been made to get the Common -, s,,snn,
:. r.;. ,,.es;ops but for some cause every arnp'
asPes,s l me. as.s;r auorum Friday evening, al
49, .,,erpt was made but no quorum appearing az
n In the hoard adjourned until tonight, when the
1900 ,saS.pg will be held and the matter VIII hnay
ts.sd rnon. Tbe minority and majority reports OF
o.. Comu,ttee win then be ready to be presented
s g. THE dispo-fon manifested by the Board to
delay the matter Wells a. 20 nave geae on ava
c,.Ied the work on the canal forward ~ rapidly as
circumrances would permit but they say that while
= possible to have the works ready for the delivery OF
ten million gallons per day by the middle Of November
Il will require very active work u do IT, 10 order ~
furnish this amount it will only be necessary 10 go as
far az r. Cornells pond. The pump well at the kdge-
wood Reservoir IL within a few days OF completion,
and shears were erected Friday for the purpose Cd
putting in the pumping machines
Mr.. McElrOy, the engineer IN charge, sta'es thst 81
about two weeks the force tubes from the pump well
70 tie reservoir viii be laid and ready for the tai Ut
the water in the reservoir, which wH De oy that ne
completed for that purpose He thinks that there Will
be no difficulty in having the pumping engines IN and
ready for operation by the middle VI November at the
fartbest The pipes are all laid 10 the streets aud
.hooA water be introduced In November, there viii
NJ least be sufficient for IRE purposes during the
Winter.
PLYMOUTH CHURcH.-Tbe Rev. Henry Ward
Beecber gave public invitation TO his congregation
yesterday to attend meeting this evening IN the iec
tue room Of his church. TO consider the SUBJECT OF pro-
vding more ample accommodation for the large num-
her, who attend upon his miDstrations. He also in
oafs de- of
vhosympsthized with the movement II il generally
believed that the result will be the erection of very
large sdifce. one that will seat comfortably Ave
... thousand persons. Such house would be filled,
there il not shadow Of doubt, for at present the
crowds which 20 away, not being able to enter the
Threshold would almost every Sabbath fill any
ordinary church. Success to the movement We say
SERIOUS AYFRAY.-On Sunday morning Patrick Cal:
by residing on National avenue, GreenpOlDt started
~ 20 10 church in Wilamsburgh, when his wife Julia
attempted TO prevent him, rs she wished To go out
herself. Her husband would not listen to her, but
went away. Before his return she meditated revenge
and for the purpose Of preparing herself for s return
abe took seven glasses Of GIN. Her husband came
back about ia O'Clock, and sat down to take his
breakfast when she took frying pan from the stove
and struck him several times upon the head INJECTING
severe and, it is supposed, dangerous wounds. Dr.
Wells called to attend him, and pronounced him
10 be in dangerous condition. The woman was ar
rested by Officer SeaTDs of the Seventeenth Ward and
held Tor examination.
FATAL AccIDESI.-John Mclaughlin, residing in
Bridge street Brooklyn, while walking upon the track
Of the Flushing Railroad, near Newtown Creek, on
Saturday morning, either fell off or was thrown into
the creek by passing train. He was taken out and
was being taken home when he died. II is supposed
that he was struck by the locomotive which caused
the injury to him. The inquest will be held by the
Queens County Coroner.
CHILD Run OvER.--A little girl, who gave her
name az Mary Josephine, was run over bya Green
wood car in COurt-street Saturday and Sustained
fracture of of her legs. She attended 10 by
Surgeon Ball, and conveyed to the City Hospital.
FIRE.-A fire broke out IN the store Of David jack
son, No. 81 Myrtle avenue, On Saturday, which wac
lAmag ed 10 the extent Of several hundred dollars.