The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-10-26
Court Of General Se-dsu~-
Hefors the pacordar
BROOKLYN.


C'SvtclIoS or MASsLArGuryR ASp SES-
rEScE TO lMrRrsuSMESr r,B j iFs --Pair,k
II. Shihness was p'seed on triL in the Cnr
OF Oyer and Termirer yesterday, on An in ict-
ment charging him with the killing II Jane.
Henry. II appears that some time Ia NAV last
man Damed Robert Gibbons Oointly indicted
with the prsguer) got into a difficulty with
Henry, In First street, abJvs Grand, T. u.
They clinched and both fell upon the railroad
trrck. Sbinness, as charged came W AMI
kicked Henry while down. A car coming aloag
wac stopp,d, and the belize tents tom, = pud
ted, Henry caught hpll Of 'ho d,,n bp'rd Ut
the rear e the c,r ami endc,v tc,' to i1n,p or
kbrnse-', ineanwh le. came az ia berry from
the Oth'f s,dc, irc l. tuin Ovor s'ILtsl lin IN
tie side With Lax, kuf,.
Tie 'niurd msh was carried 20 Ire "s'icn
house ~u'r he s'a Il thu. Gibh'ns fui,,'cd
G." " ri Ut the cuudac'o- 40 the cat Mr..
Pl," ilur-t"n, Ju.t'v ~ lien ifsd the pt. n
81 as IN ra,. The decsa ssd Wa conveyed to
thn cry Ho-pi'sl where he died about six DAYS
thor, Atur. Shinness was arrested at hs board
i"e house, near the plics whore the diffi ,ulty
occurred. large Knife was found in bis room,
bu. no ono could testify whether IL had blood on
or rot. There were some rusty ,pon up m the
blade. small knife was also found upon the
person OF Gibbons, aud 1t was bloody. Gibbons
ard Henry sppear 10 have boon both under the
inilutn ce Of liquor. Sbinncss had no apparent
Tea'o for interfering, urless IL was that Glib
hons snd himself were room mates at the sans
boarding house, and that he desired TO lend his
friend helping hani. The Gaze was given 10
the jury last evening, and verdict u guilty OF
manslaughter in the second degree was render
ell. The defendant WIS thereupon sentenced to
tho State Prison for Life.
FIPrH ASSEMBLY DlsrRIcr.-The Straight
Republicans Of the TN District have nominated
Ink. 0h.. g.. H. A
,embly.
BRocKLYS CoNNoS CouNcrL -TmK LATE
Goa. SMIIH The Bol7d met last evening,
Aid. Franks in the chair.
Com NUT ications wefc received from the
Mayor prd General Crooke, announcing the
death Of Col. Abel Smith, Of the 19'h regimen
wheieupon AIDS. Taylor Of the 15th ward olTer-
ed sppr pirate res lutijn, which .ro passed.
Among them was the following;
RssOired, That a COMMITTEES OF three be- ap
pointed to make suitable arrangements 10 a.
tend the funeral Of the deceased and that $3.50
IL appropriated To DELAY the expsn1os incurred
thereby.
The Mayor sent in communication ve'oing
a resolution passed on tn 9TH inst direc' ing
tho Comptroller to ontar INTO contract with
James KOdwell, TO build house for Hose O.
No. Z, or tho ground thai the money in the
Treasury applicable To the yuToe is insult lent
to defrsv the cost. The intimidation w.s
ordered TO be printed.
4 con munica,iou fro the Chief Engineer of
u c Fita Department, w. d., was received, STAT
ing that there was W in use I, 900 feet of z nd
hose, q 50 feet Of ordinary hose, and 6 600 f.,t
very bad hose. He askei to nave &, 900 feet o.
new hose supplied. A rcs,lption wa. adopted,
authorizing the Commissioner Of Repair and
Supplies to furnish s, COO foot Of the kind Known
a. Boydr patent.
On motion Of Alb p. G. Taylor, the Mayor.
vctos on the appointment OF vacant offices were
referred 10 the Councillor for his opinion.