The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-09
BROOKLYN NTELLIGEyCE.
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BETHEL MIssIoN.-Tt Is expected that the main
hail OF the Bethel Mission on Hicks street. near Full
ton, will be opened on the first Sunday I'm October.
The Rev. Henry Ward Bcecher Will assist La the
dedlcatory exercises.
ACCIDENTAL laborer named John Grogan, whlo
employed in cutting hay with a machine at the
Fulton avenue car stable last evening, accident
ally caught in the betting and drawn under the
knife. Two deep gashes were cut In each SHOULDER,
Grogan was taken To his residence on Glove road by
an officer OF the Forty-ninth precinct.
AN ENTERPRrsING URcnIN.-Miles McGrath, an
urchin scarcely nine years OF age, prevailed upon
Mrs. Cotton, of state street, few days ago,
TO let hin have 50 towards placing tomb
stone over his mothers grave She was moved
by compassion of his fearful story and did not hest.
tate In giving him the money. She was considcra-
Div surprised TO learn that Miles, instead OF appro-
prating the money for the purpose for which he
Ind Obtained It, had gone or and spent II Tor candles
and peanuts. She caused his arrest aud he was
locked up TO await trial.
TOOK L.uDASuH.-A man named John Hamilton
selected the City Park on Monday night to ''shunie
or this mortal coil,n and used vial OF audanurn
as the ingredient to sever the brittle thread. Ho
closed his eyes, took the drug, and informed some
boys that he would soon be In the other world. The
boys after smelling OF the bottle came 10 tne same
conclusion. They FASTENED or and informed an
olcer of the Forty-fourth precinct who, procuring
assistance had Hamilton taken to the CITY Hosp-
tai. lie was quite insenslble before he reached
there hut the poison was removed aud some hopes
are entertained Of hs recovery. :. =
THE HOMICIDE on HUyrg9FLY RoAD.-Dr. A. ".
shepard held postmortem examination yester-
DAY afternoon over the body OF the negro John WILL
lams who met his death on Sunday night at
the hands OF some rowdles, on the Hunterny road,
near Corsve. The deceased was badly bruised about
the head and both eyes were backened, but the In
urles alone were not sufficient to cause his death.
I'm the examination OF the heart the doctor found 10
diseased the outer covering or sack which holds u
having adhered % the flesh. II showed that the vo-
lencc which the deceased had received produced
paralysis OF the heart and caused his death. The
parties who held to await the result OF the Coro-
ner's investigation, are John aud Magnus Clancy
and Thomas Rooney.
QUARANTINE AT COMFY IsIAyD-Tn the Supreme
Court this morning, before Judge Gilbert, a motion
was made by the counsel for the Quarantine Com
missloners for the dissolution OF the temporary In
junction previously granted restraining the commits
sioners from acquiring land on the west end OF
orey Island for the purpose OF erecting there resi-
dences for the quarantine Oficcrs. the In
junction was granted upon the allegation
of the people OF Graycsend that the
land was 20 be taken for improper purposes--that
the commissioners were acquiring more land than
was necessary. Motion to dissolve the Injunction Is
now made and the counsel content that they have
no improper motives In the matter, that Gravesend
does not hold land for any legal purposes and that
the petitioners had catsc FOR action. After listen
ing to the argument Judge Gilbert took the papers
and reserved his decision.