New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-26
BROOKLYN ITEMS.

George W. Curtis, esq., will speak to the citizens
Of Brooklyn tonight at Gothic Hall, Adams street,
near Nassau, under tie au.pices OF the Banner Re-
publican Club. subject: The War of Peace"
Admission free.
HosPIrAL ACCOMMODATIONS FOR SICK AND
WoUNDED SoLDiLRs-A meeting of the Joint Com
minee Of tie Eastern and Western Districts, APP
pointed or the purpose of providing hospital accom-
modsious for sick and wounded soldiers, met in the
Directors Room OF The ACADEMY of Music on Mon
day night Mayor Kalbieisch presided. letter
from Assistant Commissary General Welsh was read
in answer to application for the use OF the State
Arsenal in which hs states that the building is now
20 occupied that it could not possibly be used as
hospital. Mr.. j. C. Brevooit, from the Committee
on Buildings ported that they bad examised those
rendered for hospital u.es by Messss. SparkmsH,
Mills. and Wall. They considered that, while all
the buildings rendered might answer the purpose,
yet in choosing among them, that offered by Mr..
Wall was the best adapted
The building offered by Mr. Mills is situated n
Stuyvesant avenre, and if properly repaired could
be made to hold ore hundred beds, but now il was
in diapidaed condition, and would require 81 900
TO put it in good order. MIR. Spsrkman's building
could be made TO accommodate three hundred beds,
but would take u great deal Of money TO put it in
order. Mr.. Walls building could he put in order by
Monday next at Coz, of perhaps 81 900. Mr. Bre.
voor, submitted the model OF a frame barracks,
which could be constructed 1T cest Of $500 per
fifty feet, which would accomm ,dste some fifty beds.
The building offered by Mr.. Wall Was, on motion,
accepted and the Comm tee authorized TO put il in
order for tie reception Of patients, provided met
with the views of the Military Superintendent
PREsRNrArIoN TO THE REV. HENRY WARD
BEEcHER.-A Committee from the Eastern District
Board Of Managers of the Sire Department last
evening presented set OF resolutions, passed by
bem AZ their last meeting expressly of their thanks
for the lecture delivered by lin on the occasion of
the present ,tion, on behalf Of the City of Brooklyn,
Of the Fire Department Banner al Lee Avenue
Chu en- on the l9th Of hst month"; well as for the
liberal donslion made b, him. The resolutions are
written in "a neat and beautiful manner, and adorned
with en.Jems Of tie Dep rtment
The CASE OF CoRoSER MURPnr.-The investi-
cation Of tie charges sgninst Coroler Murphy was
continued On Monday ard large number of witnesses
were examined. A gooG deal OF the testimony was
irrelevant 10 the case. Tie specific charge against
the accused is mat be has charged the county for
holduI inQre-,s which lie had 10 right to hold. Il
il so attempted TO show iha. be 10 incompetent to
the proper discharge Of tire oulies OF the Office Of
Coroner, and that be has sought 10 brbe physicians
into Withholding certificates Of death, in orier that
he might hold nquesis snd secure the fees. These
charges sustained mainly by the evidence OF DIS
Malone and Oyertor. For The defense a number OF
witnesses produced TO show that the parties
preferrug the charges melted 70 10 so by feel
lugs Of professional rivalry or personal p.que, and
that Coroner Murphy was every way competent to
the discharge of the duties Of his Office. further
hearing Of tho case will be had to-day.
BURNS FRIENDLY ASSOCIATION, BROOKLYN,
e. DAT meeting held in the Wall House, Brooke
Ign, l.. d., on Tuesday evening last the Office
bearers of this Association chosen, and the 6rst
general meeting fixed upon TO take place at the same
house on TUESDAY, July |, at 8 p m. All Scolsmen
favorable 10 the object oi the Association which is
the assistance OF unfortunate but deserving fellow