The New York herald., 1866-09-25
BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE.

DIAMOND Gun DAAosD.-The city court has been occu-
Pied for days with the trial OF the Of Whitaker
against Dayce. Both plaintiff and defendant arc lawyers
fong business in New York, who appear to havo mad
little private practice among themselves. Whitaker as
alleged, applied tmo since to defendant for loan
$780, paying for the use Of the money for one week
So6 Tue defendant however, claims that tins was a
bonus for searching title and other business
Eot being abis ~ pay and wanting more money 10 COM
II defendant would advance an additional $3.50.
" pay m ut the end or six months *i,oVO 70 set
tie the whole transaction. As security for tho repay
eat he handed over 10 Daryce the title deed of house,
taking from him agreement that ne should be allowed
= repuchase at The end Of year Lme passed on, an
sendant was endeavorng 10 sell the house and furniture
without giving him chance TO redeem. This resulted
IN Q qnarre the present action for usury After an
absence Of about 1--WE hours the jury returned with ver
dict .or the planth
WATER RATES AND THE WATER suprLY-At the meet.
ing of tho Board OF Aldermen yesterday afternoon the
ssmiannua report Of the Board Of Water Comm ssoners
~ss presented. appears from this interesting docu-
that the total receipts OF the Nassau Water De-
partricnt from January TO July 1, 1896, from water
rates, permits and defarlts were 5000 307 %, and
tho total expenditures $77,186 %. The average daily
sonsumptsn Of water by the city Of Brooklyn Is set
nsures being l0,s2l,660 gallons. The highest
average consumption reached in the month OF Janu-
sry, the lowest in the month OF April. The two Ridge.
sood engines pumped, during the six months,
lod2, ,67a, 500 gallons Of water and consumed 694
The same period e5 ssd sas gallons and Consumed
forty and one-sixth Of With regard TO
the new forty-e ght-inch main now being laid towards
the city, the Board express the confident hope that IL
VIII be laid AZ far as Washington avenue, there to
cnnnent with the thirty-eigh inch main now laid and
In use, as early a. August l, 1867.
THs FoRrY-SEooND PRECINCT STATION House. IMPROVE.
xsyrs.-The improvements and additions to the Forty
second precinct station house which commenced
few weeks since are rapidly progressing and viii be
anshed by about the st of November next Incomplete
- they arc 1t be readily that the Forysccond
ufn take rank with the complete institutions Of the
Kind 10 the city The building, located the corner
York and Jay streets had long been behind the 70
9Hremens Of the present time. An addition feet
hss been made TO its depth by extending the building
kont to level with the pc OF jay street, and the
lG, whf formerly consisted OF only One s,ory has
Ssek raised TO three stories the height Of the front
Tue thus acquired In the rear consists OF depth
Of thirty six feet the second and third sories. An
excellent bathroom Is among the features OF the build.
ing. Five new cells havo been built on the ground
acr, secure, dry and well ventilated The two sleeping
soouns for the men the upper floor will be
modious as the exacng sanitary inspector could
Fqure and az healthy and thoroughly ventilated as
bo ound in well built private residence Extra room
has been secured for Captain Jacobs on the ground f
md additional sergeants room - - ..,on, 49,
l6s cost Of the whole viii DC abesas Is 600
L"eufss-owina - the illness OF Coroner Smith the
st.ornea .nquest the body Of the man Markhon
NO came by his deah in mysterious manner in the
East Iver several days since, has been postponed until
"Wednesday. Coroner Lynch will commence an inqusi
on this morning into the circumstances attending the
deaih OF Patrick Donnely, who died from the effects Of
. sabbing affray in South Brooklyn on tho 10th INST
Coon WOMAN GoSE.-The funeral sermon on Mrs.
stranahsn well known and benevo lady Of Brook.
n, preached in the South Presby terrain church, by
She Rev. DR.. Spear Sunday last II an eloquent
discourse and depicted In glowing periods Mrs strana
hsns services in connection with the Home Aged and
fnsgent Females the Female Employment Society, and
last but most important the Womans Relief Assoca-
on which rendered such efficient help TO the Sanitary
and Christian Commissions during the Mrs Strana-
han born In wesmoreand, Oneida county, N. Y.
ACCIDENT SOLDIER Between six and seven o'clock
last evening James ;. Curry, member Of the ses
sesath regiment United States infantry, by
cue of the OF the Brooklyn and Newtown Raroad
and sustained fracture Of both legs he was taken to
the City Hospital