The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-30
BROOKLYN.

REcnufrtSo AT A DEAD l.ocK. The Brook.
Ign bounty brokers yesterday concluded to atop
the pay ment Of bountes 70 volunteers or gu ST.
tutsa aud snlsmcnts for she army sre therefore
Suspended for the present Some two weeks since
The funds ~ TIE county ssvo out, The brokers'
who put In an average Of 10 men per day, wore
anxious n continue business, and 20 resolved to
advance tho iouniy until such time a. the county
could OBJ Gin funds upon the new loan authorized
by the supervisors Very few bonds Of tho new
loan having hem sken, and the brokers having
exhausted . large proportion Of their cash capital.
they bad no other course W pursue than 70 with
draw. snd - men can be procured wshou,
bountes recruiting 10 81 . s,andsul,. A meeting
Of the board Of Supervisors will 10 held on Friday,
when 'hs subject win be brought up for considers
ton.
THE OLD LADIES HoME.-The annual DO.
nation visit 10 the Home Of Aged and INDECENT
Females situated in Washington, near DcKalb
avenues commenced yesterday afternoon, and
will be continued until this evening. These visits
ere always numcrousy attended, but yesterday
especially so--in consequences. doubtless Of ,hs
fine weather. A large numbsr Of dona ions were
msds, and many little fancy Articles man 4fActured
by the venerable occupants were sold " the
visitors.
Bor DANGEROUSLY SHor.-A boy named
Michael Fox was shot In tho leo side, yesterday
afternoon. by another lad named Michael Gcuty.
II appears they were amusing themselves with
pistol in IN open LOT on Flasbush avenue, when
Gently, holding the weapon toward Fox, fired. Tie
G args shattered his len hand and penerated the
side, iuhicting, II 10 feared, dangerous wound.
Fox vas conveyed TO the c'ty Hospital. Gently
msds his escape.
ACCIDENT on TIE FLUSHING RAILROAD
On Tuesday, ~ the train from Flushing st ave
O'Clock approached Tie drsw.bridgs u Newtown
Creek, tho bri1gs wAs ur, and no signal to that
eject was displayed. A. this time IL WAS very
dark. A soon ~ the engineer discovered the
danger be turned of the steam and jumped for
hfe He alghtcl on the bridge and was supposed
% 10 internally injured. The fireman also made
bis escape by jumping into the water, and swsm
10 tho banks. TIE locomotive plunged into the
creek, the smoking going about half way down,
and beng stopped only BY she tender on which II
rested. There were In the smoking about Is
or 20 men, mostly lahourers on tbc rosd returning
Rom work. Tbsrs Wa large number of pssssr.
gers on the us,n, several Of whom were pitched
INTO the water but not very seriously hurt.
BURGLAR CAPruRIp.-The residence Of Mr..
John r. Sampson. No Ill wess Warren street,
wss tslou!ously entered ~ an early hour yesterday
morning by boring the lock out Of one Of the doors
and several articles Of clothing and slverwars
were stolen therefrom. Mr. sampson called at the
Police Inspectors Office, where he was informed
that the burglar bad been captured, and the pro-
porsy, ~ desribcd by him, recovered. II appears
thst about O'Clock A. r.. osicer VIM. Brown, VI
the <lst Pres. net police, observed . man bearing
large bnndle walking along Court street, near tho
City Hall. He also mott ed hat he made no noise
IN walking. The ofiosr u once suspected his real
character and conducted him 70 the Station II ousr
On searching his person an sugur and saw were
shoes were examined and found 70 te OF cloth, pu,
ovsg his boots the object being " make no o.se
while going about house. lie gave n name as
Edward Fitzgerald, and ~ss locked up TO swat
examination.