The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-02
BROOKLYN CITY NEWS.


Marine cy rnE BoArp SUPERVISORS The Board
met yesterday afternoon and transacted some very
pOriant business. The corporation papers to b.
voted FOR; keeper TO he appointed TO tho Pcniten
tary Jh cian and sorekeepcr for The Almsousc
also among The officers 70 I've ccccd The principal in
terest seemed 10 DE- manifested in tue selection OF
keeper for Tho Peniien.ay, in place Of Mr. McNeey the
present incumbent, After tho Board organized, the
following officer were eleccd:Dr. A. j. Wllets. in
place of DR. Van Zandt Gilbert Hicks surckecpcr al The
Ainshogsc, md DR. Zabiskie elected physician to
the Pcniicn'iay. The Brooklyn Tones aud EaJc were
appointed coroorat on newspapers
Tus GREENWOOD SU,c'pr.-An inquest was held yester
day the body OF Archibald Matthews, who committed
sucid. in Greenwood Cemetery Saturday night lust
The wife and brother and The the deceased wero
present and overwhelmed With grief that IL
with greet difficulty they could compose themselves to
give their testimony. From the testimony taken the
following important fsrts elected Tho dc eased
by profession mschnisi AMI hal always brcn
poyed the finest kind Of work, until recently, when
his sight became defective that he compelled
work laho which, among marhnlst., IL considered
a. he rough. mavy work Ih-, h. brother tes, fed
seemed to dsc rage him very much aud f,r u week he
fore his melancholy death III friends were alarmed a,
the Seriousness OF his manner He Lad been OFT OF
lloymcnt for son' time, and two so's who bad
reformed from tie war nlso sought employ en
/ IN Added 20 this the fac, that year ago he
buried iaycrite daughter; and ono wecs before the
commission Of the rash act, which has fallen With such
terrible force upon his family, Inc went u Greenwood
aud with his own Lands planted flowers upon the
and respondent On the night previous to The suicide
he had long conversation with his Son Archibald
during which MS conversation was very distracted
which alarmed hi, wife AMI son, Who feared thai his
mind becoming upsound The pistol with which he
committed the ed belonged 90 his son Archibald which
he took out OF his trunk SAT- rdny ng During
all Of Saturday night the family In The IN.
tense state ~ anxiety; The three searching
through all the station houses in New York bu; could
find OF him until eight o'clock sund,y
Ing whoa they found the terrible In the columns
OF ,he HERALD. His brother and all his relatives es
Shat th.fc tf. .sF
handwrftng. and the Jury returned verdict in
corlance with the facts in the case.
tbs FugsAS STREET. DisAsrrR The nvcs alton uto
this will DO resumed this morning at nine O'Clock.
The Coroner has sent competent architect TO examine
tho ruins for the purpose Of ascera!nng whether the
buildings were properly CONSTRUCTED. The case has
created great deal ~ interest IN Brooklyn and the s
tmony Is looked forward 10 with more than ordinary
interest
RECOVERY or rnx Bopv o. rw NAV DRowSxp Al
sourn sEyLSrl sraET Fairy The body Of the man
who was irosncd on Monday evening while attempting
TO leave c rcrryboa, Arizona before she was chained
TO III, bridge was recovered yesterday forenoon at the
foot OF south Eighth street Ills unmc Is John shcvln
forty seven years q ae. na'e ., ireland lie resided
and was employed as cutter IN y tailoring csiab sh
men, in New York Coroner Barrett Las, night held
Inquest 90 the late residence OF deceased verdict
IN accordance with the facts rendered.
SApr Bows O'ES Ann Roaasp About haig past
twelve o'clock Tuesday morning, the Office OF Mr.
VIM. W ArmGci, coal merchant, In First street. be-
tween South Sixth and South seventh streets. r.
u wac yisltcu by burglars who entered the roar OF
the building aud drilled the Office safe in a scientific
manner aflef shh they laid fuse OF about six feet
and succccacd In blowing open the safc. Ihc
tae explosion heard at The South Seventh street
ferry The amount Of plumber obtained rsa very small
not sufficient - poy for the toubeand Mr. Armhcld
says u The burglars viii rctn tho ralers relating to his
mothers viii. hc viii not feel BOD about tho small
amour, Of cash missing
SvDDas Dana or rNrrrp srkrra sEAaaS. On Mon.
day night seaman n1!noi Charles l. wDrmell, belong
ing TO the United Ststcs ship Ino lying a, the Brooklyn
Navy Ysr went ~ Williamsburg south sidcJ to take on
board ship another ran but w'on entering tho boat il
H. alleged Wornel tell OF The plank way backwards md
brcho hf neck dying almost instantly Coroner Barrett
sen The body to tho Marine Hospital, where hc will hold
an examination day Dcoeased w,s native Of Ma nc