The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-14

BROOKLYN CITY News.

PREPARATIONS THE WATER CELEBRATION. The com
rittee hold daily sessions in the Common Council cham
ber and arc in constant ecept of responses invitations
the authorities Of distant localities From pre-
sent appearances nearly every city within two hundred
miles will be represented the q the water
celebration The fremen particularly will b Numerous;
nearly one hundred companies, together With those of
city, expected to participate The greatest din
Guilty will be lind l0dginss all the gueas BROOKLYN
being poorly supplied with houses pubic accommo
daron. The committee have selected Mr. Richard I'm.
derhiIl to deliver the Grafton The cIereymn the city
have all been invited, and a number have accepted
TIRE company from Trenton NJ j., organized N 7s7, is
pected to be present They will prooaby be the guests
Of the Exempt Engine Company OF this city The
OF the procession has not yet beef de6oiteiy fixed
COMMITTED ON IuS CHARGE ARsoS--.Jonn Hughes,
who arrested weeks the charge setting
fire to some buildings In Kent avenue wasexsminsd be-
fore Justice Mooehouse yesterday and committed Ia full
await the action OF the Grand Jury The accused after
setting tire 10 tie place, ascefaned that he discover
ed, when he tooa the and the Ctv Hall,
employ lawyer 10 defend bin. Having succeeded, ne
returned home where he WIS arrested The accused is
suspected Of having set III 10 several other buildings
ArrRAY IN TIE PARg.-Considerabe excitement was oc
casoped in the City Hall par yesterday, consequence
Of setto between s b Brophy, Esq, lawyer, and
Thomas Van Brun the keeper Of hotel in tbs vicinity
Tnese difficulty between consequence Of
legal proceedings and Mr. Van Brunt determined to take
satisfaction by committing an assault upon the counsellor
The police interered before much damage DONE and
well known, large crowd collected. NJ. Rrophy pre-
ferred complaint Of assault and battery against Mr. Van
Brunt but the examination was adjourned until to-day.
BODIES FOUND rw RvER.--The bodies OF two mon
were found the foot Of Bridge street, Tuesday
evening. Ono appeared 70 have ue water about
six weekshe other only few days. Th arst appeared
to be come IS years old is five feet egh inches high,
stoutly framed light complexion dark hair snd sandy
beard. The dress consisted Of pilot clth pantsoons,
three flannel shirts and long boots leather strap
bpckled about tue body. The other body Eve feet
inches high, stout, dark hair gay whhkcrs and mus
tache. Had on black cloth Coat, mixed pautaoons,
plato cotton shirt wooen undey shit cotton socks and
thoes They not identified. The Coroner took them
in charge.
REMAINS ExHuMxp.-Tbc r. mains OF human being
with fragments Of BIZ nket and several brass oval
buttons, evidently those soldier Of the continents
army were exhumed In lot OF Mr. wenmans 10 Ryer
son street. ON Tue sday lettering tho buttons bad
oeeone elaborated The bones gathered up and
fed 10 anoiher place They supposed to be the re
mains OF n revolution0 soldier
FELL FROM BUiiDr so.-A young man, named william
Houndey, tell from building IN State street, Bond
yesterday and was instantly killed He a carpen-
Ter by trade and W AZ engaged IN repairing the roof.