The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-26
BROoKLyN CITY NEWS.

THE CONTRACT <FoR SUPPLYING TIE COUNTY I'm
sTITUTIONs WITH GROcERIEs-THE CHARGES
AGAINST CERTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF TIL
POOR, r.fC.
The ,mmttee Of the Board Of Supervisors to whom
were referred certain charges against three
ene ofsshs Poor in relation to The 2.
i. Tor ,,o ,,.,., V.uer articles
| the co,n,r h,,,dS y, "ouI, g. AIe ION to hes
testimony In the case 40
The charges preferred against these Super "tendent
are .nat the highest instead Of the lowest bidders wer
snco the original charges made is that The
nave been destroyed or lost and that therefore, the
enus OF justice have been defeated.
me only witness examined was Mr. Bennett one of the
Supes1nendents OF the Poor FROM New Lots He swore
that TO the best Of his knowledge and understanding the
>ids were tempered with after they opened and
READ IN The Board; he was perfectly satisfied
that Mr. Corboy, to whom wss awarded the
;Ss aSs BIDDER ' sns n a was
kind had cen rcsored to for the purpose Of giving Mr.
Corboy the crptract.
TIM BROOKLYN DEMOCRACY.
Next Monday evening is set apart for the holding of
the democratic primary elections elect delegates to
tho various Assembly districts Unlike Barnums happy
family, the greatest dlscord prevail among the
leaders OF the rival organizations, and fierce sQuabbe
for the "loaves and nshes'' IL about TO commence
Regulars and Citizcns-the two former being the old
parties and the latter like the steamboat Arrow being
Savs assumed this alias 70 deceive the public The rS
will be very interesting affair and will be watched with
considerable interest by me people who propose to give
cians and elect men TO Office who entirely free from
party trammes
THE NAVY YARD INQUEST.
II Is understood that II Is clearly the opinion Of the
Commandant Of the Brooklyn Navy Yard that the man
accidentally killed the other day while the United States
within the Jurisdiction OF the Navy Yard These the
reasons-Frst the deceased had not left the ship; al
though he had served out his term Of enlistment and
had been paid or his discharge had been registered
which must be done in all before the discharge be-
comes legal The deceased was on board, and went
with gang OF mon 10 assist In getting the ship into the
dock, when the hawser parted and he was instantly
killed. HIS money and effects were taken care OF by
Paymaster Hassler and will be handed TO any one
authorized TO receive them II the deceased had not
been legally discharged Paymaser Hasser states he
had not been then the Coroner of Kings county had
right 10 interfere In the matter The ship yard belongs
to the United States and not Kings county The body
was inferred without inquest which Is usually done
under similar circumstances on board shipsof-war.
Coroner Lynch gives o. his for demanding the
body TO BE- disinterrcd and inquest held that The is
forced into u by public opinion"
THE BoDY or DROWNED woxAN FOUND AND
IDENTIFIED.
Shortly afer six o'clock yesterday morning oacer W.
Bell Of the Forty nfth precinct noticed the body Of
female floating in the river foot of South seventh street.
r. D., and he took small boat and brought II ashore
Coroner Barrett was notified and had the body taken TO
q England, forty years Of age. All that Is
known IN relation TO her sntccedents Is that
on Wednesday last che had been visiting a Mrs
George IN North Sixth street. and left there 90 TO No
90 James street, New York II may be that this Is the
woman who walked OF the bridge at tho South Seventh
street ferry on Wednesday night last Deceased arrived
in New York the 4th OF August 1884, In the steam
ship Adratic which had been bonded the passage by
the privatccr Alabama. She q widow, and has a
son living IN Troy.
THE BODY or AN UNKNOWN MAN POUND
The body Of an unknown man found In the water
foot Of North Ninth street. E. D. Deceased was Of medium
height dressed In black Clothes and appeared 10 have
been In the water about week.
ANOTHER EscAPADB OF coSvIcrs FROM BLACK.
WELLS ISLAND.
II reported at the Forty precinct station
house Yesterday that seven more convcts had ESCAPED
from Blackwelis Island by swimming to Hunters Point
but OF them have been In that neghborhood
RUN OVER
About two O'Clock yesterday afternoon Young lad
named James Curran, whose parents reside at No IS
John street. run by two horse truck loaded
with sugar, aud had both his and legs broken lie
was conveyed TO the hospital by the police. His ro-
COyerv a EXTERNALLY doubtful