The sun., 1861-12-11
court Of General se.sIons-Tue.lay
BROOKLYN.

Ot OtrHAGE urON 4 WuITE GIHI HN \ Mono.
Sergeant Castro, Ot the lth Pccclnct, arrested
u cOlOrCd boy, L. years of age, named Alc<an.
der Mathews, on Monday night, on tho chaIg,
of committing a iiondish outrage upon u white
girl, IL yeAis Of age, named Anne Burke. The
GIL resides with Il family in DakdD Avenue
She hnd been sent Oh an errand on Saturday
evening Llst, aud in passing along Cumberland
street was seized by tho negro and dragged into
Washington Park, whore he committed tho as
sauh. by threatening her lilo he succeeded in
preventing her from max ng much noise. There
are TO residences IN the ncighborhoOd, and even
II the girl had called out IL il not probable that
The would have been heard. After being roleas-
ed she ran homo and related the circumstances,
and the police were Immediately informed OF
tho matter. Her Injuries arc Of a serious char.
acteE. Tho accused was identified from tho de-
scrption she gave Of him lie stated to the
oIbcor when arrested that lac took her for mu-
lattO girl with whom he was acquair tod-thAt
the heavy iug which prevailed a. tho time pre-
vented him IRON seeing that she was white. lie
was brought before Justice Perry, and com
mitted until the girl rccOYors sufficiently TO ap-
ear against hun.
ELECTION OF ASSISTANT ESCISEERs OF ruE
fIRE DErAETNusST.-Ihe election Tor Assist
ant Engineers of the Western District Fire Do
purtment was held At tho different engine
houses last evening, between the hours of and
. o'clock. Thorc wero ii candidates. from which
, are to be chosen. The Ullowing is list Of the
candidate.
VIM. Vandcr,cor, Engine p; George Wirl
Hose :; Robert Rlrr, Engine 3; Vim. Julian,
Jr., Engine ~; VIM, TAYLOR, Engine o. VIM
Mclaughlin; Engine :; Charles Wethcfill En.
gnc I; Alex. Gllthrst, Engine ~: Vim. Nc
Millen, Engine III Charles II. Sikcu, Hoe
II; Peter Fitzpatrick, Engine d David 3
Simpson. Engine 20; Patrick Lhoy, Engine |;
II. J. Whiting, Engine o.
al 4 tlt.t 1i4 tf la. ina,
HOUSES, the boxes containing the ballots were
brought 10 Firemon Hall whore they Were
canVa,sed. The result coJl,! na' 10 asccrtantd
until late houI, but tho Indications were that
the seven candidates first named above were the
| successful ones
Tue NRwTowN RAILROAD Tho motion 10
dissolve the injunction TestTuining tho Newtown
Railroad Company from laying their tracks in
| this city, was argued before the Supreme Court
y, sterday One of tho chief grounds reliel upon
Tor sustaining the injunction was, that the road
| as laid down on the map filed by the company
| only extends from its Brooklyn termination L
| tho extreme boundary Of Kings county, anc
does not extend into Queens county at all which
| Is held to lie an evasion OF the law. Tho act
| authorizes them to construct their road from
| NewtoWn in Queens county TO Brooklyn. The
/ company on the other hard, contend that II Is
their intention 10 complete the roal to the Brook
| lyn line this season, and extend il to the limit
IeXt year. The papers were submitted to the
| Court.
| CRUSHED TO DEArlI--Coroner Horton held
| an inquest yesterday upon tho body Of VIM
| Williams. who was killed whilo engaged in un
loading vessel at tho foot Of Sackett street.
hogshead of sugar rolled on him aud crushe,
him to death. A verdict OF accidental dealt
was rendered by the Jury.
DECEASED was received by tn
last steamer from Europe that Mr.. Rolsort Shel
we'll, Of this city, died at Ivy Bridge, DeVor
shire, England, on the 22d ult, MIR Sherwe
was for many years, and up co the time of h
10 eth, stTastos Of the RzoVSlya City HOSpit'