New-York tribune., 1867-08-12
work. but was unsuccessfn On her return she leaped
from the boat and Was dtOwn,d

money sufficient to purchase or buS houses. After
the Survey yn Raa Reea sR feGRc Consisting
KING the President John Watson, announced that he
rs Tas oan was finally KNOCKED down to Mr. Kelly Of
No 2l6 West Thirty yfTstst for $1,000 that gentleman
at the same ratio Another appropriation of 5000
then sold to Mr. f. H. Brown OF No 321 East Nineteenth
ST. for $4,000 The Society bona de paying mem
hers representing shares the OF 100000 and
with s257 IS actually In bank. Mr. Farmers Institute
was crammed from top to bottom, and numbers were
standing in the street, unable to obtain admission.
The funeral of the late Jerry 0'Brien took
place yesterday afternoon from bis mothers residence
moya of the body was O'clock but q o'clock when
the coffin wasplaced in the hearse and until that hour an
unuumbered lhrOng pressed into the mouse 10 take
last view OF the body. From an early hour in the
forenoon the house surrounded by NUMBER OF men,
women and children ard the crowd continued so TO IN
that bv the time the eortege formed the street
for considerable distance on either sde OF he nOuse
10 the house as they were unknown TO the friends OF the
dead aud presumed TO be anxious only to crafty
swollen hut there were no marks OF violence anywhere
visible. black robe covered the body Az inc head Oh
the bed there crucx and wreath OF roses lay near
the foot About 20 carra yes followed the hearse to Cal
vary Cemetery where the remains were Inferred IN the
family vault.
BROOKLYN-Wm McCotter, keeper of a dram
shop in HudsOnave, yesterday arrested Tor getting
up dogfght in the street near his residence He was
taken before Justice Buckley and fined sl0
Messrs. Morgan Bros soap factory, at Nos. 81
and 80 North Fifth-st., Wamsbnrgh, was fired by an
incendiary between and O'clock yesterday morning,
and the building damaged TO the extent of $50 barrel
Of shavngs placed alongside the factory ana set on
fire.
The Messrs. Appleton have purchased, in
Brooklyn IS lots bounded By Wythe ana kentayfs, i,
Hooper and Penn'is ana VIII erect rec thereon s,a1 and
bookbinding establishment now IN FraiKilh-st' new
York
Two New-York pugists, bearing the same
name that of shannon at the OF Calvary Gene
terry yesterday morning, and commenced very spirited
mill but. before they got fairly warmed the cry OF
left the ring and fed followed by about 100 ropgs who
had assembled on the ground They scattered IN o a
OF the police who In strong force from all tine
Precints IN the Eastern District.
Philip Heymann was found dead in his lager
bier saloon at the intersection Of the JOns0nst Plank
Road and Fushingave. L. d. yesterday afternoon. III
is believed that he committed suicide. He was about 40
lis side he says he has 20 years in the cOuntry that
he Joined the army FOR the purpose OF getting an eneEy
curious document In it he demands that his landlord
pay the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum <Ss So which ne
claims TO be due him. II the landlord does not comply,
Heymann's ghost will visit him.
MOUNT VERNON-Miss Mary Patterson
severely burned at Mount Vernon on satnIday ny
the explosion OF OF kerosene oil with which she was
trying to light fire.
PEEKSKILL.-Tbe centennial anniversary OF
st Peters Parish celebrated the 9th Inst the RI
te clergy Who participated were the Rev Drs and
Robertson and the Rev. Messrs Gay, Livingston Duff,
and Henry Ward Beecher The Bishop administers the
rite of confirmation to Il persons Of both sexes
FORT HAMILT0N.-Last evening a boy
whose eond not be aseetanea Was bod
while swimming near Fort Hamilton Ihe Dody was Ie
covered and taken 10 Churchs Hotel.
LOWER BAY.-Dr. Bissell, Deputy Health
Officer reports the arrival the "a hours ending on sa11r
single case Of sickness. Among them Is the steamship
Wescr from Bremen, via southampton, with % CABIN ana
& Soi ia t ne ErGnch ioyernment is still az
anchor of staten Island.
ROCKAWAY BEACH-A prize fight for 1900
aside took place Rockaway Beach on saturday between
JS %g &c OF Hash er @ q New aet
inches in hight weight 50 pounds Both these young
persons belong TO what termed good families Neither
l. in any scnse 'professiona' and each possesses
comfortable competence OF this worlds gS9d. Aiter
contest Of rounds lasting hour and fifteen minutes,
Miller was declared the victor.
JERSEY CITY.-Mr. Frederick p. Budden has
been elected Secretary Of the Fire Department III pace OF
Mr.. T. :. Tiden, resigned
Policeman Patrick Purcell, on Saturday even
ing arrested william Purcell on charge OF threaten
ing TO set fire to Mr. Thomas Purces house in jersey
-Four New York boys were arrested for bathing
I'm the canal I'm jersey CITY yesterday. and another New
York boy was taken into custody for playing cards.
Penalty imprisonment until this morning aud s. fine.
COMMUNIPAW.-An new tank is to be con
be 2's feet circumference q feet hgh and viii hold
2IO0O barrels
ELIZABETH.-The Rev. Mr.. Lowrey was or
daued for the ministry IN ST Pauls NJ T. Church, at
Elizabeth. Thursday evening by Bishop James, az
sisted by Dr. Carlton and other clereymen Inc KeV'
Sr. L. sailed with his wife for India ON saturday.
The rains. last week. undermined several
sewer embankmonts and seriously retarded public I'M
provemehis.
NFWARK.-Coroner Shepherd has sfted the
Doputy sheriff Mclean tragedy down 20 n mere death
fyin conSestion OF the lungs The shernrs body
found under circumstances which led to suspicion OF
murder.
4 prize-dght for 5000 a side took place on
Saturday near the of Newark Bay between Edward
Pagel aud Jack" Tompkins. both Of Misunderstanding;
Page declared the winner after lasting one hour ana
IS minutes.
Miles Garrigan and another lad were sliding
down "a steep hill IN Prospectst, on Friday evening, and
mass OF the bank cayng, Miles was buried Ills com.
pani0n for assistance emu AFTER 10 minutes 'e uoy
was taken out, alive but unconscious.
The damage by the flood Of Friday afternoon
has been estimated at from S?5OOO to $4,000 IhG1iEh
of the disaster was the overtlowing OF Meadow Brook,
winch had been hed 10 is utmost capacity by recent
rains heavy shower on Friday fell the surface OF
angest 10 the Morris Canal which was swecd until
H. too oyerfowed Opposite the new city reservoir the
torrent tore ont the embankment, and with the added
waters OF the reservoir plowed for itself channel IN
some places 2j feet wide and 20 feet deep l then over
flowed an old stationary engine house and filled the Aquc
duct Companys enpne-room, ripped away the
old Eighth Ward cuyert, burst into the base
ment OF the Washington Straw Hat Manu-
factory sweeping pOnderous pressing-machnes
bbout like toys moved from its foundation large hd-
Ing OF co feet In length and then sped 20 sleedst
hearing doors windows, outhOuSes and 1--we stock The
mnts aops the sides Of tho stream inundated The
,rv ncSr Osborn's pottery was also damaged TO the
amount The stone bridge at the upper part or
Broad.st was swept away, with the exception OF the
Sidewalk and single wagon road. The greatest injury
WAS suffered by Palmer 4 Co.'S printing ink factory
where the entire stock destroyed, and loss OF S2So
occasioned The adjoining tannery was submerged loss
about 5000. Messrs Nichols Il Tompkns saddle cl0th
mandatory was undermined. The railroad bridge ~
East Orange, the junction. was washed away ana
Famount Cemetery was submerged 30 suddenly that "a
funeral procession forced 20 turn back with carriages
filed with water AZ the canal basin moro than 100 par
res of lime were saked and il was found necessary 10
employ witch prevent the stalking lime from ignitng
the warehouses Gardens In various sections or the city,
i'm East Newark at WoOdside, East Orange, and else
where, were rooted up, fences were demolshed ana
near the Halfway House atters shop ana taOle were
swept away Near Roseyle bridge on the Bloomfield
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