The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-20
Brooklyn Csty News.


Plax-About rDur O'Clock on Sunday morning fre
broke out the basement OF No. ii Fulton avenue
pied as a furniture store by Andrew Newman. smoke
issuing fron the basement by private watchmln
Abraham Heodricson. who informed the police without
delay Tho bremen put the MIGRANTS Of the watr works
into requistion and obtained abundant supply which
enabled them 70 extngush the flames before they had
tended TO the upper stores In which most Of tho high
priced furniture placed The doors above we're occu
pied by the family OF Mr Newman. The damage TO the
contents about 81 co., upon which there no iusu
rance, the policy having expired about month since.
The badipg owned by Supervisor Samuel Smth and Is
uiiy Insured In the Nassau Company II was damaged TO
the extent OF probably $500 Tho hfo IS supposed 70 have
originated from stove in tho basement which used
~ workshop
| AiIsoKp RrT AND Isc1su.--complaint was made DO.
fore Justice Fox Saturday by Emma A. Burs, charg
ing leonard Cafrgan With having committed rape upon
her some time since Carrigan arrested, when he
caused the Of william Burts father Of the GIRL
onaree OF incest with hls own daughter. The parucu
lars Of the case are as foowsLeonard Carrigan and
William Burts are both ship carpenters, and live neg Z
bors to each other at No. IL sanford street aud tho
other on Meeker, Graham avenue, D. Both bave
wives and Ave children each Some time in July last
Carrgan as he alleges in his affidavit against Burts, dis
covered Burs 10 the act Of incest with hts daughter
Emma A. Barts, aged fifteen years and no alleges,
has 10 believe that such intercourse has been
tnued until quite recently. TN Wednesday last no
made complaint before Justce Fox OF hese facts, and
Bnrts, becoming that the complaint had been
| made, On Saturday took his daughter before JUS
tce Fox, when she nsde a complaint OF rape against
Ssurwan. CArrigan does not deny having nau H.
ct Intercourse with the girl but denies the charge of
rape He alleges besides the charge Of incest against
Burs other matters which, IL true, SHOW the most revolt
ing case OF depravy chronicicd. Tho investigation
takes place this morning Meanwhile NO parties heid
| for examination.
| TRYING THS WATsR--0n Friday night the members Of
one Of the engine companies of the Eastern district at
ached hose and pipe TO the water hydrants IN tue SIX
teenth ward and amused themselves by having good
tme seeing how high stream could DO thrown by tho
new water power quarter o. An boar was spent ia
this way when 10 their dmay endeavorng TO turn the
OF, could be done After vain endesvors TO
stop tho stream Of the employees ef the company
sent for ana endeavorng IN turn OF the water the tau
Get broke and the water had "a DO turned OH IL the main
They will probably not attempt TO experiment again at
present.
TtR DEMOCRACY The following had been agreed upon
basis for the union OF the democracy Of Kings ooun
y-The democratic members Of the Board Of Supcrvi
and Ccmincn Council the Vanderbilt ard Bradley
Committees and the City Committee, 10 select one nspec
tor each for every city ward and county town, who shall
conduct the primaries be held in these wards and
towns, which delegates TO general democratic coun
y committee 10 be elected This proposition has yet
receive the and confirmation Of the parties who
called the original meeting II this plan Is adopted the
present rival committees will be dsbanded.