The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-20
BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE.

SUDDEN DEATu.-A young man, named John
Schmit residing in the Eastern District, died sud-
denly at East New York while attending target
excursion yesterday afternoon The Coroner was
notified TO hold an inquest on the body.
AN INJURED POLICEMAN.-Ofiicer Robert w. Reid,
Of the GreenpOnt police, assaulted o few evenings
ago by man named William Mcdonald whom he
attempted to arrest, was yesterday considered to
be In critical condition by the physician attending
him.
PROSECUTED DARKY.-Elizabeth1 Shepherd, q
white woman was yesterday arrested and arraigned
before Justice Eames charge Of prosecuting and
annoying modest looking darky named David
Shepherd, whom she claims for a husband. the
Justice sentenced Elizabeth to ten days in the County
Jail for disorderly behavior. ~.
The LATE INcENDIARY FIRE IN THE EASTERN Dis
TRICT.-The Masonic Lodge Star of HopeCost all their
regaa, furniture, jewels, &C., at the Myrtle Avenue
Hotel fire on Monday night The whole amount Of
losses by the nre will not exceed slO,OOO insured
iolows:CEtna Insurance Compf3y,. Of Hartford,
3;SSS rifemen's Trust s, 500 the reported inju-
ries to nremen at the above connagraton were ex-
aggerated.
BANNER RAIsING.-The Sixteenth ward Grant and
Colfax Club last evening assembled at their head
quarters corner Of Even and Mesrole Streets East
ern District. and threw to the breeze q large ana
beautiful banner, inscribed with the names of the
standard bearers OF the republican party Addresses
we're delivered by several prominent city politicians
during the evening.
AN UNKNOWN WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE BY JUMP
mo OFF A FERRYboAr.-shortly after eight O'Clock
last evening, as the Houston street ferryboat,
Gerard Stuyvesant, reached mid-river on her pas
sage TO New York from Williamsburg On unknown
woman preciptated herself from the stern of the
boat An "a, alarm was Immediately given and the
the rash woman but she was not seen after her
desperate leap. The suicide Is described woman
about forty years OF age dressed In black, short,
stout and extremely pale. il.a2
REPAIRING BRoADwAY.-Ata special meeting Of
the Common Council, held yesterday afternoon, q
petition was received from George Bennett, Edmund
briggs and other citizens of the Eastern District
asking permission to repair Broadway--formerly
Common Council pledged itself 70 join them in pro-
curing from the next Legislature the passage OF
law TO reimburse them 0ne-half the expense by
throwng 1t upon district OF assessment beyond the
line OF that street. as Is contemplated by the existing
mittee. III = -
membered that mention was made in Sundays issue
OF the fact that the body Of Mrs. Margaret J.
Gamble, Inferred at Greenwood Cemetery, had been
exhumed for the purpose Of making post-mortem
examination thereof, suspicion OF foul play being
entertained by the relatives OF the deceased.
amount OF valuable real estate, which was left
LEFT by the VIII OF her former husband. Some time
caea nsn her e awver AMI s -
TO have her will made: that she purposed bequeat-
Ing her farm to her husband and the balance OF the
property to her brothers. subsequently, how
ever, her will was made out by the District
Attorney OF Rockland county, New York, BY which
the entire estate was given to her husband. The
brothers, taking into consideration these facts and
other peculiar circumstances connected with tile
case took legal steps to ascertain the true state OF
alfairs and the OF her DEATH which was rather
sudden. chemical analysis Of the contents of the
stomach has been made by Professor poremus
and Dr. A.. w. shepard within the past
Few days when II was found that death
was not caused by Inflammation Of the bowels
a. set forth In the certificate given by the country
physician In attendance during her last illness: nor
were there any traces 10 be found Of corrosive poison
In the stomach. II any poison was used at all 1t
must have been OF q very subtle character The
warrant issued saturday last for the arrest Of the
husband Of the deceased has not been executed that
gentleman absenng himself from his place OF abode
In Rockland county.