The New York herald., 1866-04-28
nroeklyn City Ne,vs,

BROOKLYN YACHT CLuR-This club held It's annual
meeting Last Thursday night at their in Court
street. Among the principal business transacted wss
ths election Of officers for the ensuing year. which
suited In tho choice of-Commodore. r. H. Whiting;
Vice Commodore Theo Peters; President q. L. Haight;
Secretary, VIM. I. Lee; Treasurer, T. Underhll Assist
mt Secretary, v. n Rngwood; Measures J. n Sawyer;
Trustees. j. Jones, W. H. Pegg A H Cunningham, @ L.
HaIght s. D; Morris, r A. Gardiner Regatta Corn
misiee, w. q. Psgg. T. Undsrhi, e Hillysr ,. n Saw
The annual regatta will take place on the 18th OF June
next The following vessels have been entered
sSth0oner-Nystic, Foam, Comfort.
FyyH clas S,oeps-Nau,Ilus Fanny. MARI, Lena, n EeL
isscend cTas slscps.Apollo. Echo, Nancy, WIN. NJ
Josephine Haze c. B. sandford, Honest and Jamss en-
Arrisrc.
The Of the has not been determined upon
Tnr WILLIAMSBURG MURDER rRraL-Tm PmsoSsz Ac-
QurrrD The trial OF George Schmidt indicted for the
murder OF Louis weIchner the night OF the 3lst Of
December last, by shooting him in q drunken spree was
continued yesterday the Kings county Court OF Oyer
and Terminer The testimony for the prosecution was
closed the previous day, and the defence occupied
. portion OF yesterday. The defence set up was
that the deceased did not to bis death
through the agency Of the accused but was
the result OF accidental shot fred from another
direction and by some unknown person large amount
of testimony adduced tending TO establish this fact
Judge Lott in his charge TO the jury said the indictment
for murder could not be sustained In any degree Of mur
der and that IL the prisoner were convicted at all
could be only the change OF manslaughter In the
fourth degree The jury then retired FOR deiiberaon
guilty. when this announcement was made the aged
widowed mother OF the prisoner casped her son IN her
arms and shed tears Of 10y schmidt was immeaisely
and congratuiated him the result The prisoner then
went out OF court and 10 his home.
The RussDAyros TRAGKpr-Mrs DAYTON CoSvAtrscxsr
AND srr TO HsR HoxE CONNECTICUT. Miss Frances
n Dayton, the young lady whom II will be remembered
was shot by william H Russ, the I'D Of December
last in Clinton street, Brooklyn far recovered
10 bs able 10 be removed to her home in Connecticut
Mr. r. w. Gum, friend Of the young lady, makes the
following statement relative TO her present condition
Miss Dayton received three shots In the head. just
behind the ear which passed backwards between the
two plates OF the skull, and did not penetrate the
brain the second the right psreta bone
which has been mostly removed by fragments
at the top Of the head the third entered the
and downward, lodged In the BRAIN from which II has
not been removed A total paralysis OF the nerves OF
Sef, side immedisseIy snsued There has been At no
time the cast suspension of or Of any
Ssen aa.csed - otherwise than BY q slight and very
natural Of scnbility at the FIRST Her courage
hope cheerulne and even sayety, have been uninier
closed the paralysis OF the lower extremity entirely
removed and the arm is gradually gaming the power
OF motion The strongest hopes Of her complete resora
zion TO health are entertained by her friends
Jux FLossmo ORPHAN HoN--The children Of the
Patriot Orphan Home will hold fair at the Town Hail.
Flushing, on Tuesday afternoon and evening, May l.
Tho entertainment will consist Of singing BY the children
tabeaux and other exercises There win be sales table
of useful and ornamental articles made by the children
Refreshments Of all kinds will be provided. regular
oIdfashioned New England supper viii be served 70
~~s.h "a laaxo Hru Holnf
fourth ferry at hafpast two, half past four half
raat fve seven and quartsr.psst eight Y. N leave
past seven and eleven p NJ sordlug plcassn, ercur
eion after the business Of the day.