New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-13
BROOKE YIN ITEMS

BRooKLYs Cry DIREcroRY.-Th Brooklyn City
Directory for 1S606l is out. Beside being handsome
~ printed il contains - pages, with over 1000
names more than were in the issue of last year. We
notice some mistakes in the photography of the names,
and in the occupations printer for instance is set
down as "painter" But considering the brief space
of time which can be devoted TO the compilation OF
such work, perfection is hardly to be expected. In
addition 10 the regular list of names, there street
and directory occupying SO pages. That in the
New-York Directory only ii pages. II also
contains valuable information relating TO the City Gov
ernment the Board of Education, the Police aud Fire
Departments. The Police Department has precincts
the locations of which are named. The locations OF
% Fire Engine Companies, ~ Hose Companies and
Hook and Ladder Companies in the Western District,
and of 10 Engine Companies, 8 Hose Companies and
Hook and Ladder Companies in the Eastern Dis
tric, are also given The various Courts of Justice,
County Officers, and the Military and Naval Depart
ments are compact the latter containing important de-
tails in reference to the Maryland. 1t also contains
information relating TO 10 Banking establishments,
with a combined capital of $3, 5000 and Savings
Banks; II Ferries, Cemeteries, Religious Socie-
,ies Literary institutions and Libraries, Railroad
vided as follows: IL Baptists L. Congregational "a
Protestant Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist Con-
gregational "A Methodist Episcopal Methodist Epis
copal African Methodist Protestant 10 Presbyterian
IS Reformed Dutch, IS Roman Catholic Unitarian,
Universalist and ii Miscellaneous.
JUMPED OyERBoARD.-Mr. Bushnell, printer, aud
passenger on board steamship Sonora, the night Of
the Ist inst, when within one days sail of Panama.
jumped overheard and was drowned He leaves a
wife and two children residing in Brooklyn, l.. L. lie
was strictly temperate man. and was supposed to be
deranged at the time.
The BUsHwIcK AvESUE IMPROVEMENT. The
County Court has confirmed the Commissioners report
for opening Bushwick avenue from its commencement
to the city line. The improvement contemplated by the
act Of the Legislature OF last Winter for the widening
of the avenue, will now be pushed forward by the
Common Council, 70 that application can be made to
the court for the appointment Of Commissioners to
assess the damages of parties in interest.
ANOTHER RAILROAD PRoJEcTED.-A petition,
signed by number of gentlemen, was presented to
the Common Council on Monday evening, asking per-
mission to lay rails and run cars through Fulton
Front and Gold streets, and DE Kalb avenue, return
ing through De Bevoise and Willoughby streets. The
subject was referred to the Railroad Committee.
TIE Cow SrABLEs.-Sergeant Waddy of the SAM
tary Police raid visit TO the COW stables in Skillman
street and Franklin avenue, yesterday and found them
in most filthy condition. Both places filed with
cows The state of the stables will be made the sub
iect of report to the Police Commissioners this
ing.
TIE CIIY-HALL PARK.-The condition of the small
park surrounding the City Hall has at length received
the attention of the authorities and is possible that
something may soon be done toward making ii look
decent at least if not very ornamental. Mayor Pow
ell, in communication TO the Common Council at
their last meeting, suggested that by removing the
railing entirely from all that portion OF the Park lying
in front of the City Hall, and grading the same from
the center TO the curb on Court and Fulton Streets its
appearance and usefulness would be very much i'm
proved. The trees might be preserved, he adds, but
the experience Of the past year has proved that Il is
impraccable to keep the grass in proper condition.
The Mayor also called attention to the law requiring
that the curb Fulton street. at the point Of the Park,
should be set back eighteen feet and the street re-
graded and paved 10 conform thereto. The owners OF
property the opposite side OF the street had peri rmed
their part of the work at private expense and Justice
to them demanded that there should be longer delay
As it is, the railroad close TO the curb
and considerable inconvenience 10 other vehicles
10 he made was passed years ago.
LAYING CORNER alpNE.-At o'clock, on Monday
evening the coner-stdhe of the Lee. avenue Church
was laid with appropriate ceremonies This church
will stand on the site of the old one fronting on Lee
avenue, +. ID. The building viii be 20 feet wide by
lis feet in depth, and will be about 70 feet high The
building will be of plain but substantial character,
built of Philadelphia pressed brick, trimmed with
brown-stone. The basement Of the building, the en-
trance TO which is on the Hewes-sreet side, will be on
level with the street. and will be used for Sabbath
School room. The church itself will be arranged for
about 500 sitings and the pews TO be uniform in
their appearance and divided that family hire
a large or a small pew according 10 their means The
cost of the structure is estimated at from $25 600 to
$4,000.
The exercises on Monday evening commenced with
a short address by the Rev. John Holmes, Pastor Of
the Church. in which he dwelt on the suspicious cir
cumstances under which they met and gave ont an
appropriate HYMN, which the audience joined in sing
ing a prayer was offered by Mr.. Holmes, after
which the Rev. DIR. Van Vrdnken, Of the Dutch
Reformed Church, was introduced, and made a few
remarks and then laid the corner stone. box was
placed inside, containing Bible and various docu-
ments connected with The Sabbath-School, together
with the New-York papers and The Brooklyn Eagle
and Times. The Rev. Mr. Smith, of the Harrison
street X. ID. Church, then made few remarks, after
which a hymn was given out, and the proceedings
closed with the bencdlcon.