The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-30
BROOKLYN CITY NEWS.
THE sRooKLYN DEMOCRACY.


The dsocaic psy Of this county nov fully orxs;:
ICED for the fall campaign TTse delegates elected by
both wings Of the party met ycstcrssy and selected
delegates from tho various Assembly districts r che
State Convention which meets at Albany on che eh pf
September The following the Of the delegates
TO The STATE Osnvsntaon First district John Pudding
second sxJudge Garrison Third adjourned I'll 70 day
well; Sixth, Robert W. Allen Seventh, Luke 0'Isey.
The citizens faction, who machine Of their own,
state Convention. There just strength enough the
latter party 10 make sufficient fight 10 make the confess
iDssr..nE and g., S1s pc tina, there vii BE- Lively
contending factions
ACCIDENTAL DROWNING or TWO FRENCH sEAneN
Coroner Barrett last night held inquest In the
Of the who was found drowned o. the foot Of
North Eleventh street, +. D. the night previous II
appears that deceased visiting places In tho
district on Sunday last In company With several Of bis
shipmatcs belonging the Frsneh ship faapan lying
near the Williamsburg Gas compasy's worka About
Ten they ,1:s si 49,. u; sS =. "a.
misssd bis footing and fell into the dock One Of he
csmpsnions Immediately jumped In after HIM but. ed
men had been drinking freely during the Afternoon The
Frcnch Consul win take charge Of their effects The
and on he arss day Of her "vs one o. the crew died
suddenly but inquest showed that he had died from
natural causes Tho OF the deceased are Pstte
Jean Marie SSy' aged 20 ys. and r0s's Anne Marie
SHOOTING AYFRAY.
About seven O'Clock last evening . young man,
named James Ward aged twentyone years. was shot In
the back by pistol by his halfbrothcr, Mark Ward,
only thirteen years old The ARRAY took place at their
fathers residence, In Atlantic avenue, near Casson
The two boys got Into quarrel when ths mother Of ne
ssepson that be assaulted and beat her whereupon
the younger brother secured pistol and shot hts half
brother In the back. The wounded young man wa
taken the drug store Of Mr. Jones corner o. Fulton
and CIasseu avenues. and was sssepded b Dr. Cred,
who succscded In cxtvectinG the ball Young ward
made his escape hut will probably DO srreed this mora
ing.
ANAvy yARD wATcHMAN DROWNED.
About half past ten o'clock last night watohman, on
board tho United States gunboat Oneida, named John
Lough whose residence Ia at the Of Hudson
nue. and John street. fell overheard and drowned
His body has not been recovered
MOVED ATHLETIC FEAT.
The CaptolIne grounds at Brooklyn we're the scene
yesterday Of somewhat novel and rather extraordinary
feat performed by Mr. John sheed athlete recently
| arrived In this country from England The bill announ
| cling tho performance contained the following pro
gramme, which 1t stated the athlete would surely exc
cute:-First, walk half mile; second, trundie car
| rage wheel half a mile; third walk backwards half
mile; fourth, run hall a mile nth, pick ny twent.
turn each sngy 70 the starting point; siytb, ho
| ffty yards; seventh, leap ten hurdles place
j ten yards apart; eighth, pick up fifteen eggs WITT
| his mouth, tho eggs placed In a straight line>on
baskc without using his hands NINTH throw forty ha
| hundred weights over his head tho entire feat TO b
| accomplished In thirty minutes considerable asscn
J blage was drawn together nv tho annouuccmcnt an