The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-05
Rrooklyn CITY News.

snr>e oY Sorn BROOKLYN PROPERTY HorpERs-A
setne Of promnen, citizens Of South Brooklyn held
Carroll Biz Hal, Of Court and Union streets
Saturday night, for the purpose Of taking with
IL view Of advancing the interests Ct that Of the
ty the prominent object being - establish railroads
order rsect other roads and connect with the
PRINCIPAL ferries There were some seventytve
rrefapt Considerable time consumed in selecting a
DaIns and The South Brooklyn Association finally
agreed upon The following preamble ami resolutions,
VT oh fully forth the Objects the Association were
sfsn read and unanimously adopted
Whereas the present increase Of the population Of the city OF
Lrssssn : over twenty h9nsand eay am whe,eas the
variety q churches schools de- contribute render
Pew York and demands the citizens some effort
wealth and whereas the widening If Whitehall street IL New
sx M erection q NE Academy Of Music the intro
VIC spread Erssper render this time open
ard Erie tsln in,ersecng road from Hamilton ferry
through Fistnush oo-,hus calling
nor q public hall changing the ferries regulating sree
Resoyed That hereby constitute ourselves into THE
Ssoekyn Ass CATION and raise fund 10 further these
After The adoption Of the resolutions John Rankin Esq
was elected President W r. Libby, Vice President, and
committee, consisting Of Messrs lewis Roberts E. c.
iiichheid ". Bri'ton, William Cot W. s Grifths Mr..
Flympton, Mr. Kellogg Mr. Burden and others was ap-
pointed 70 carry ont the objects OF the association
pressed in the preamble and resolution.
cmmittee adiuocate the differences himself
and The Union Ferry Company, pedging himself entire
Eberaty in tn rrargenen,s and also himself
favorable 10 the establishment OF cent ferry
After further remarks meeting adjourned III,
1ert Saturday evening.
TGG SECOND Ass1.sBIy DsTpcT.--The delegates appoint
ed - the Republican State Convention Ia the Second As
semhy diatrct, On Saturday evening consist Of LucieI
Eirdseye, instead Of James Duffy, and John Cashaw.
FATsL Result or FIGHT THE Ninth WARD.-De
.acctive Van Wagner and officer Ciunan Of the Mint
sward, arrested two men, named James Fulton an,
Iatrck Duffy last right the charge Of having beer
Ale cause OF the Eeath OF John Raney II an
pears tl@t on Saturday evening Raney and !
man named Hines went into Patrick nitfyis gro
gerry, in Pacific street, Eashugt0n avaoue
kaney owed Hines some money and paid him Whine Il
ICING, Fulton came in and demanded money OF Ranev
tatng that be owed him twelve shltngs for hauling ii,
xds Of stone Raney denled owing him anything and
angry worc bringing on another, fight ensned
N6 tried 10 separate them when Duty nterfered and
bed him out Of Goors. R&ney supsea Ientv eject
Nsdly beaten, and was taken in charge by some wo
!, who took him 10 a butchers chop opposite and
~, of the blood with which be covered He then
u Of the back door with the intention going 70
ny H, on the corner Of Butler street Vanderbilt,
enue. r Washin pfon syaruo hv a mon n.,nad r -, -
ewak Rim to his bouee ,-hora h. diad a. coh, $500
40 leok Is supposed that after h. left the butchers
se1nay down an embanknent near the p.ace where
% ne k Is yet doubtful VIII ether he died OF in
up 0ed by the fan or In consequence OF the severe
atinp