New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-09

| An ORGAN. GRIyprR SHoT.-Yesterday afternoon
ar Italian organ grinder, named Joseph MISSY, was
SHOT IN the right hand by young man named William
| Thompson. The Italian playing an air before
Tbonpson's residence in Adephi stSet, near Fulton
| avenue when he came out and deliberately shot him
with rife pistol loaded with ball. The ball en-
tered the hand and fractured the meacarpal bone Of
the little finger.
Thompson was arrested aud locked up in the cells Of
the Fourth District aon-IIouse to await examination.
| The Italian was attended to by Surgeon Ball aud DIR.
Miner and then sent to the City Hospital by their de
rections Thompson is evidently insane He told the
officers that people thought him crazy and they
irving 10 make experiments upon him by sending organs
to his house, and he was determined to put stop to
Il; that Henry Ward Beecher aud others were in the
| blot, and 20 on Te is about 10 years Of age. lie
will be brought before Justice Morehouse for hearsg
to-day
BRooKIYs CfTr MoRrALITY.-The Health Officer
reports the total number Of deaths in this city for the
week ending February at llS, of which ~ were
males aud 80 females. Men, q; boys 81 women, II;
girls g. The principal diseases were:
Consumption, IA; scarlet fever S stilborn 3D. disease Of
brain IA smallpox inflammation Of the lungs g. congestion
Of lungs 81 HaIasnus 81 s0nvusions group mes's y
ssocston each each variety Of diseases making
up the total. .,. ,,,.,u..,
The whole numbr 81 were under year Of age between
and % and s. between % and yrs DID, o. these .,
were natives Of the United states p Of ire" OF Germany,
II England Of Scotland, and Of CansaA
TIE CorRrs-The general Term Of the Supreme.
Court will be commenced in the Governors room OF
the Brooklyn City Hall to-day Strong, Dawes aud
The Court of Sessions saving adjourned Until Tues:
day to-day, will commence the tnal OF criminal
cases of which there are large number on the cal
epdar.
The Civil Term Of the City Court was commenced
yesterday.
ARRxsrs ASD LoDGERs.-The Police Of the differ
ent trecncts made 20 arrests saturday and sunday
On the nights Of the same days. lOdgers were aNc"h
modated at the Station-Houses.
Issrrsr.-CoronerS Smell Yesterday held an inquest in
street (;reenpoint upon the body of man 40 years
of aee named Alex. W. Conevan, brakeman on the
Flushing Railroad. From the evidence II appears
that deceased drank to czc--s on night and
shorty after returning home VS. seized with colo
and cramps. which caused his death. verdict in
accordance was rendered
Anppsr M TuIyyEs-Three thieves named Ben
;,miu Frapklvn John Dover and John Anderson, ar
rested by the Sixth District Police for robbng money
drawer. were taken before of the Justices yeser
day. Dover was sent TO the Pen Tertiary for six
months and the others were fired = each.
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RoBBHR,Es.-The dwelling house Of DR.. Ourton
No. rs South Fifth street. was entered on Sunday
night, and quantity Of wearing apparel was stolen
from the hell.
The house Of James Chambers, corner of Bedford
and DE kalS avenues, was entered on Sunday morn
ing, while the family were at church and robbed Of
us.ch and soue money.
KIsGs CorsTr CTRcriT CorRr-Nos. l, g, 3, 4, 8,
5Ts 10. II. IL, Is. a. Is
SrPRTsI CorRr. SPECIAL TsRx-Nos. "a. 80.
BnooMrs CRY CorEr-Ncs. 3, l2 ", 81. 2, q.
~ s. Sc a, 81 81 ~. IS d, 81 "a, 81 Il, 81, ~