The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-15
Brooklyn City News.

grand sacred concert was given at the Rev. DR.
Cassidys church. St. Marys (Sar Of tho Sea) Sunday
evening ast aid Of the st. Vincent dc Paul Society and
the school attached TO the church. The building was
hropged to Overlooking by respectable and apparently
aprrecative audience. TIE programme consisted Of
number Of excellent selections from Mozart Donuize,t,
Hsydp oiber celebrated composers ana the artists
executed their several parts with the greatest credit
Among the most prcrairent OF the artists Mr..
HossId, ssncrs Lo,i, rafane'i, Mrs. Mozsr Madam Sic
debbuyg aud others, who worthy OF ali praise The
realized (nearly 5000 bore testimony the oeraty
and respect Of The congregation for the pastor Of the
church. The arstes kindly volunteered their sorvces
PorD7cAL.-The City Convention Of the national demo
Gratis Of Kings county, met at Werners Hotel in Jorale
street, yesterday afternoon and organized by elect
rig Philip Lyman Of the Eleventh ward, ~ chairman,
and Joseph HANDS, Of the Fourth ward secretary An
the waros, With the exception Of the Eighteenth,
presented and after the first ballot the office OF Street
Commissioner. TIE Eighth ward delegation withdrew
account Of az to the number OF ballots
for oi tho candidates Mr.. Jarvis Whitman Ip
quence Of miscouut decaed that be received tao
yoes Whereas appeared subsequently that four ballots
we're csst for BIN, and was then 80 announced The
delegation had however LEFT the room before the error
was rectGed The following nominations were made and
unanimously confirmed
Street mlssionerChArles 1lnney, who received 80
C6llec.o~ Of 9o1es ard Accommodation Angus, who
received SO votes cot OF 40 cast
CtBnefssioner of Kepasrs and SuppIies.-Sarnue Ora
ham, who received so out Of 40 votes cast
The ward meetings Of the republicans and democrats
we're held on Tuesday afternoon and evening. Nom
nations made IN portion Of the wards and commit
tees 10 nominate were appointed in the others.
SuIcry BY TAXING ARsxNc-A German, named Edward
Isrghe.n,, in the employ Of Emanuel valleman Bath
l. j. committed suicide Tuesday, by taking dose OF
arsenic while laborirg under dependency. He
veyed TO The county hospital, at Flatbush whore he died.
The BonER EXPLOSION IN VAN BRrN SrRET.-Coronor
Horton yesterday commenced investigation into the
circumstances attending the recent boiler explosion In tho
Atlantic Foundry Van Brunt street, by which the cng
neer, John Hazeon killed and four others seriously
injured. From the evidence taken appears that
boiler taken from the steam tug New York, which
sunk in Atlantic Dock in 1857 and after being taken
thoroughly repaired and sold TO the Atlantic Foundry
Company Il calculated 70 carry loo pounds pres.
Shortly before the explosion there As pounds
Of steam Hazelton, the engineer had been charge
Of the engine about fourteen months BE had ben
poyed lsborer previous to that. His wages were
nom five 70 dollars q week. The cause OF the
poson b attributed to the low state Of the water in the
boiler and the sudden Introduction of "feed wRtr. The
Investigation adjourned until Friday afteraoor In
consequence Of the absence Of material witnesses