The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-10-02
BROOKLYN.

brooklyn BOARD or EDUCATIONAL meet
ing OF tue Board was held last evening. III,
President, c. p. Smith, Esq, in the chair.
A communication from the teachers of scboo
NO. was presented, asking privilege to erec-
tablet IN the school room, in memory of tbe
was granted. f-'''
Mr.. Thos. II. Rodman offered the following.
which was unanimously adopted:
UheTedS, In the providence Of God, Josiah
Reeve, Tor Il years the Priacipal of public
School No. 8, has been removed from his sphere
| OF usefulness.
ReSottfd, That the Board Of Education hero
| oy expresses its sense Of tho great loss which
they have sustained by the death of this most
earnest, able and faithful teacher and tender 70
his afflicted family their sincere sympathy in
this their hour Of sorrou
Mr.. u. A. Lambert, from the specisl commit.
tee on the subject, reported that VIM. Henry
Mott, OF Public School No. IL, had been se-
lcCted as cadet for the u. 5. Naval Academv
at Newport He is IL years Of aye, and A ma
tive Of Hen pstead, L. /.
A motion 20 re- open the Normal school, was
made by DIR. y. l.. Northup, but after some
discussion, the matter was laid upon the table,
until the report OF the committee is presented,
THE RIVAL REILRoAD CONFERENCE.-The
Coney Island and Newtown Railroad Comna-
MES arc at loggerhoadi and yesterday there wa,
danger Of collision bet iween the men employed
by both corporations. The tracks cross each
other at the Junction of Main and Water streets,
and both parties are tryii.,g to steal march on
the other by making CONNECTION inst A zen !.
eral fight was imminent whdn the Inspector Of
Police appeared with posse a men and pre-
vented serious consequences. llhe con plnies
ferry.
DESPERATE AFrRAY nrrwxES MAN AND
WTPE.-John Kane and his wife, who reside in
New Brooklyn, have from time toy time had
difficulties about some property, overNwhich the
husband desired to have absolute contkd. The
wife could not lie prevailed upon TO cSpseut to
this arrangement, and on Saturday night Kane
enforced his argument by blows The q praged
woman thereupon snatched knife from a, cop.
board and stabbed her husband in several d aces
Kane knocked her senseless on the door viii h a
SUCK ID wood. An officer was summoned and
u. had both conveyed to the 9Th Ward Statilon
Houfe, where their wounds were dressed. As
soon as they are able to appear, they will lye
brought up tor examination.
THE CNoS GENERAL COMMITTEE. ;
Committee, Of which Mr.. c. c. Esan is ChairJ.
man, held II meeting on Monday night and ap.
pointed - DELE gates TO meet in convention ON
IIluay neA'y lOI the purpose OF selecting Can-
dldate' for the various offices TO be filled In thi,
County at the next election.
Tue REPUBLICAN GENERAL COMMITTEE
or Kings CouNTY-THE PRIMARY MEETINGS.
CALLED.-The Republican General Committee
OF Kings County met last night GEORGE T..
Ford, Er1, in the chair. Mr.. Cole moved that
the consideration If the report Of the Executivs
Committee, directing that the primaries be held
on the sth instant, DO indefinitely POSTPONED.
4 ms was lost, by a vote Of 80 ayes to Al nays,
MT Cole then moved that the report be adopt
ed, which elected a discussion Of four hours
length, when eventually the motion was car |
rled, by vote Of 10 ayes to u nays.
The KINGS County DEMOCRATIC GENERAL. !
Committee also met last
night, Mr. j, II. Hutchins in the chair. Dele
gates from each Assembly district were selected
o appoint one delegate each TO meet in Judicial
for the purpose Of nominating a
,andidate for Supreme Court Judge. A motion
o endorse the Party State ticket, headed ID
floyd Jones, was voted down by IS ayes 10 al
rays. A motion TO endorse the same ticket nm
by the Syracuse resolutions, was
osi by 70 TO 30. A motion to endorse the Peo-
lies Union nominations was made, and pending
he discussion the committee adjourned for one
n. /