The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-21

weekly MORrALirY.--The mortuary reports a.
The Board OF Health show total OF 4I2 deaths Ia
Brooklyn during The past week. The effects of the
heat increased The number about 200 although I,us
~ ascribed to ''sunstroke.n or the deceasod
So men. 50 women, 1852 boys and l52 girls Tns
principal diseases were 8S fOllOws:-ChOlera infan
tum IT.; whooping cough 2; scarlet fever, O.:
d'arrhtea, 30; commissions, 20; pneumonia 8; con.
sumption. "a; maraslnus 10; disease Of the brain
Is: sunstroke %. The nativities were as followsC
United states. 82l; Ireland 81; England 10; Ger
many. "a; British America, L; Scotland 2: West In
dies. l, and unknown, !.
PocKxr PrcxED-Francis Gallagher Informed she
police that he had his pocket picked OF $3.50 IN At
iantc street on Sunday night. He was unable To
give description OF the light-nngered gent.
THE LATE OFFICER CoRBEr.-A subscription has
been started by the Brooklyn police for the family OF
the late officer Corbet The receipts WIN be for
warded TO the treasurer OF the Board Of Commits.
siOuers.
KILLED sY FAILING FROM wNDow.-A Dor
named Joseph Crosson fell from the attic window OF
the residence Or his parents, No. Mckinney place
yesterday morning, and sustained injuries which re
suited in almost instant DEATH The Coroner held an
lnanest, when a verdict in accordance wa. cen
dered.
INJURED BY LleHrSiNG.--Mrs. Bridget Bannon snl
her two children, boys aged nine and twelve years.
were injured by the lightning ON Sunday night. Mrs.
lennon was standing with her children in the door
way Of her house. in Bergen street, Washngtou
avenue watching the shower, when the lightning
struck the house, and passing through the hall
Knocked her senseess The two boys escaped with
comparatively slight injuries. though one was injured
about the head, while the other had his shoe torn
completely on and was slightly bruised about the
feet Mrs. Bannon's injuries not looked upon ~
dangerous
MIS-. DEAN vs. THE PROPDIErogs or ray SuN.-
Judge Thompson, Of the Brooklyn city court. has
granted the motion for new trial in the case or
Mrs. Mary Ann Dean, nee Baker, vs.. the proprieors
OF the New York S,1i. The action was for damages
for the publication OF u belous article about year
since. The counsel for the defence they viii
carry the case 10 the Court OF Appeals.
ACCUSED on RUaGLABY.--William Adams a re-
spectacle looking man. nfiy years OF age, wss
arrested on sunday night on the complaint Of r. H.
Fnke Of No 30 Atlantic street. who him Of
having burgarously entered hts house. The accused
held to answer.
TOBACCO FACTORY SEIzED.-Thc TOBACCO IA tory
OF Tho,aas Purcell No. ios Columbia street. has ,n,t
been seized on tho ground Of alleged frauds tle
internal Revenue.
FIRE Ar GREySrOiNr.--At an early hour yesterday
morning three barns, owned by ID. 4 AaC. Xingysnd
and occupied by A. o. Backus, on Van Colt avenue,
Greenpoint, were destroyed by fire, caused by tbs
explosion Of a Kerosene lamp. A number OF earn,
haais occupying the barns narrowly escaped with
their iiycs losing all their personal effects sergeant
John Stilwe.l, Of the Forty-seventh precinct na.-
ruwly escaped being burned while rescning the occn.
pants or the barns and protecting their property.
Loss barns and stock, So 500.