New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-20
BROOKLYN ITEMS,

R,aurxysyH WAND REPUBLICANS or BRoOELYN.
a meeting Of the Eighteenth Wari Republican Club
yas hold at the etage-ofioe Of BIZ. Whittlesey IN
Eushing avenue on the evening of the 18th inst, ior
she purpose of electing ocers Of the Club for the
.-slsuing year. The following were chosen: II. C..
Wilson President; Peter Wagner, Vce-I'resdent
James +. Stewart, Secretary George Stsggers
Treasurer. The next meeting of the Climb Bil ne held
sss ths place Wednesday next st u o'clock ?. H.
WARD AND TowS NoHIE4TIoSs.-The Republicans
of the Tenth Ward have nominated The following csnd
dates: Supervisor VIM NJ. Thomas Assessor, " Ii.
a. Hazard; Constable Herbert Van Wynan.
The following candidates nominated al Peo
ples meeting in the town Of New-Uuecht Superv
cor, Wm ]. Cropsey; Town Clerk, Jeremiah Van
Brunt Collector Oliver Vincent Justice of the Peace
John A. Emmons; Assessor, Garret; H. Hendricksoni
Commissioner of Highways, ". w. Bennett; Consta-
bies, Henry Duryes, John McGlyun; Inspectors OF
Election, A. Gubner, w. N. Franks John Coziue
Charles W. Church, John ]. Bennett
GAs-The new Citizens Gasliebt Company fur
nished Zoe, 900 cutic feet of gas Friday night bs
considering that the pipes yet laid in but few
> streets, this is large quantity.
TRIAL OF As ALDERHAs on TIE CHARGE OF
MALFEAsAEcE.-rhe case Of NJ. Daniel Green, Alder
an Of the Tenth Ward was taken up in the Court Of
Sessions yesterday. The Indictment charges the de-
kendant with having, IN the month Of October Last,
aefrnnded the city # n certain amount OF money by
certifying the bills of the contractor for cleaning the
streets Of the Tenth Ward, when oOntended, the
work bad 10. been performed The defendant sets up
h his defense that the bills 10 which he certified were
correct, the contractor having removed all the dirt
from the streets and that the dir complained VI BY
tbe parties who procured the indictment by the Grand
..Jury, was left by the Sewer and Ghs Contractors
whore duty it IL, and not the contractor
Cor cleaning the streets COunseI for the defendant
moved 70 quash the indictment on several grounds
opae Of which Was, that II ore law requiring
Alderman 10 give certicates and another, that the
streets complained OF not named. The motions
were argued III lengh by counsel On both des and
denied by the Court. Several Witnesses were then
called on the pst Of the prosecution after which, the
Court adjourned. There some forty Witnesses 10
De examined IN the prosecution, aud about the
Damber on she part Of the defense.
SUDDEy DEATH.-hr. Charles HeyDe,. one of The
ry u Hamilton Avenue Ferry died Suddenly a. his
10 Fifteenth street Monday evening wise pro
>Pans 10 take h wife to party The oSas disease Of
heart
DEATB FRoA BUREs.--A little girl. ter years Of
named MARY Ann Ryan, was 90 Senousy burned
ree dss since by her clothing dFe non tbs stove thai
gahe died Of the effects on Monday night
FIRE-The alarm in the Fourth District at O'Clock
Ia. evening caused by de in the upper part Of Tsy,
SarpsntsY shop DenhanI place SXh sro, T. d., Ia
MIXING from lighted uich dropped accidentally ssong lot Of
Gov which burt forth Into blaze II by
me inlases Of Tho shop, With bat tsihins damage
Tax CIRcUIT COURT.-fhis Court stands adjourned
sTu second Mondy o; Apr1 next EbsD the psesoat tm
IasAaDds vii be resumed