New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02
BROOKLYN NEAnN.

- 4. ,r. . - an the corner OF second AID
South Second stree's has l'pg os soL screen ~
that hole erss through cue y, distanc, ia
VIZ. aeSi rIsxng near the pump, wac, all A. oncs
d nsu1 =. dsa near The mau ran 10 she WELL and
rea,;ur down the depth of forty o. htty feeh made
sure ,ns s shouted for sssist ace aud number of
oOSla came 20 the SPOT. One An, hal missed
h;ld and her lamentaiions over the accident were
bsart-rtndirg. rope Sss brought, and young man
yolut tered TO be let Gown. Soon he w,s draSn up,
hearing the child saf aud sound. II had been saved
from bruises and broken bones by falling into the
water aud fron drowning by clingug to the side OF
the well. Tb, woman snasched up the Guild aud NOR
red home Nth truly maternal haste to dry ana warm
il. The crowd wero slowly dispersing, when the
woman returned with the child, and stated thst on ar
irving bone she found what she had not ha leisure to
Iotice before, that it was not her missing child, but
somebody else. The crowd stared ana laughed aud
waited for farther developments. Presently tue real
child of the woman, aud The real ia her oil the boy ap
peared on the scene. The former was spanked, and
taken home by his maternal relaive. Tne latter
hosted the halfdro rLed child on his shoulders, and
departed to his domicil. Brooklyn Times.
Tar New GAs-WoRKs-Ths works Of the Citizens
Gas-Iigbt Company are in course OF construction on
Gowanus Canal at the foot of Hoyt street, and viii
lie completed and in full ore aon by the let OF October
10 all who wish to use 1t. TIE laying of tho street
mains will be commenced in June. The works at the
foot of Hovt street will copss. of brick reto thouse
900 feet long by 63 feet inches vide aud - feet high
above the ground floor; purifying-house, of brick,
1913 feet long by 81 feet wide and 70 feet high two
story brick building ~ fee. square, for au ON, with
an extension in which viii be placed the regulating
| meter There are 10 be two supply tanks, each 81
feet in diameter; and, when the works completed
| the company will be able TO manufacture about
1000 600 cubic feet Of gas per day All OF these walls
are being put up in the most substantial manner Ina
foundations are already laid, and there is no do1b'
| that the works will 90 into operation at the time
| specified This company will furnish gas TO Privste
consumers at 81 30 per 600 cubic feet and Will make
| no extra charge for meters connecting
| THE CopRT OF SESSIONS The May Term OF the
Court opened yesterday bcfo-e Judge Garrison
aud Justices tr stie when the following gentlemen
Cornelius sryker A. Reed L. Van Antwerp CHARLES
Paulson H. Phelps William H. Little, Aired Laid John Les
ter John SneedoD James Merritt John Provost phiande
bert Benjamin Anderson, John C. lay william Ledden, Aofa
ham JUDGE Garrison charged the Jury on the usus
topics and they retired The Petit Jurors were then called ne
sworn when number of persons suagned FreSerci
per and Edward b. Gallagher Indicted for inherently expos
Ing themselves In the public streets pleaded guilty and wet
TO the Pen eniay for sixty days each Several other
asged and pleaded not guilty when the Court ADJOURNED
| til this morning.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL regular meeting OF
the Board held last evening the President Ia the chair
M Parsons made report pare pesenos al abstract Of tnt
aion the suit Of the Roman Catholic Orphan
the Board of Education, os their proportion
school money asIepoed TO him by the coqnse OF the bond
He cxpresseda nope thas ne would soon De ao to Ae
definite report The Courts awarded the Asylum between
$50 and GOO for which snoen they bold Judgment AZ
which the Bosd has thus far refused 70 The budget for
next years taken up sad fo
1 routine character.