The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-04-23
BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE.

ALLEGED OUTRAGE AT THE CUMBERLAND STREET
ORPHAN AsYLUM.-A boy named Edward Ferguson,
ten years OF age an inmate of the Cumberland street
Protestant orphan Asylum was brought before JUS
tice Buckley yesterday afternoon suffering under
peculiarly distressing circumstances IL appears
from the statements made that the boy, who is the
only son OF poor widow woman residing In Frank
lin avenue was under the care Of the In
stuton in question: which is supported by
the various Protestant Congregations Of Brook
lyn, and the lady managers and committees hav-
ing control of the Asylum are of the highest
responsibility as VIII he seen from the following list
of names:-First Directress, Mrs. J. b. Hutchinson;
Second pirectress, Mrs. A. H. DANA Treasurer, Mrs.
b. W. Delamater; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Silas
Isley. On the Board OF Directors Mrs. n. Niget
Mrs. 5. b. Chittend2n, Mrs. Abraham Wyckon, Mrs
j. o. Low and others OF equal high standing in the
community. Some days ago he was detected IN the
commission of act OF indecency towards u little
GIL, also an inmate of the institution, by one OF the
matrons. lie was Immediately seized by the woman
who immediately procured some oil OF vltrol, aud in
thespresence OF other attaches of the Asylum poured
a quantity OF the burning nuid upon the person OF
the child So severe were the effects and painful
the injuries inflicted that became necessary for his
mother to cause his removal for surgical treatment
Upon medical examination the physicians state tnat
he is i'm dangerous condition and surgical opera
ton will have 10 be resorted 10. Justice Buckley
issued for the arrest OF the alleged guilty
party, who will be required to answer the inhuman
charge. The juvenile patient Is Ut present In the
City Hospital.
BROOKLYN ESTATE AND Irs VALrE.-Supervisor
schoes has submitted to the Kings county Board Of
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which he Is chairman, showing the Indebtedness OF
the city and county, at meeting of the Board of Su
pervisors yesterday afternoon. The total debt Of
Brooklyn and the bonds issued thereon is
sl2,3ei,7l7 90; Of Kings county, sS,237,ooo
making total Of $l5,59S,7l7 90, Against this
amount there are various Offsets in liens
amounting to s2443,o4Q 81, which reduces the
as worth double the bonds outstanding upon the
public improvements. The following shows the
value of real and personal estate of the city and
mr. far on Aanr lln
1880. s65s4,o2o sl,sls,g5l s7.eo2,s74
1870. 27,52s,s.4. 3s43,9sO 3l,372,sA
1850. S9921Sd5 pol 300 a'SSe s ss3
1860. 9724l,7 C1 l2zl4'oSo lo0'Sl5 ~ 137
The report states That there are l42, e25 building
lots in New York, while IN Brooklyn there are
l52 7e2 large enough for population Of two mil,
has called for the issue OF bonds, to make accom-
modations in streets. parks, water, sewerage &c,
taxation will decrease. The transfers OF real es
tate in Brooklyn during the month Of March were
81 49, COZ. The report makes the following compa-
| rative statements with regard to the increase Of
building between the two cttes:-The first class
| dwellings erected in New York 1867 were 65s in
number; in BROOKLYN 1,l64. In New ! ork dwellings
less than three stories, 1l Brooklyn, ,O6 In first
class dwellings Brooklyn exceeds New York this
year also: but New York exceeds Brooklyn in bust
ness edhces, churches and tenement houses. In New
York the manufactures and workshops were 30, in
Brooklyn 140. There were more than seven hundred
buildings OF all descriptions erected In Brooklyn than
in New York in 1867. Leaving out tenement houses,
In Brooklyn 1,272. The committee point to these
figures for assurance of the safety Of the bonds
The board endorsed the action OF the Legislature in
the passage OF the bill reducing the rates OF erriage
on the Eastern District ferries and the meeting ad-
journed for one week.
SONS OF TEMPERANcE-QUARrERLY MEETING OF
THE GRAND DIVISIONAL quarterly meeting Of the
Sons OF Temperance Of the Grand Division, Eastern
district OF New York, held in Washington Hall
yesterday. There was a large attendance. The
Grand Scribe reported that the Division consisted Of
twenty thousand male and female members,
and its financial condition was rs fOlOws:-
Moneys received for imitation fees and dues,
$l2l27; paid for benefits to members, $685.;
cash in hand, sl9,319 moneys paid for incidental
expenses, 81, 200. FOrtytwO new representatives
were initiated ut this meeting, and IL was announced
that forty-nihe divisions had been instituted
during the past three months Last evening large
public meeting held I'm the above hall under the
auspices of the Grand Division, +. W.. y. NJ A. Reid
presided and w. II. Curtis acted as secretary. Rev.
Mathew Hale Smith delivered the first address, Rev.
George Porter, OF London, followed, and Rev. j. h.
Smith of Sing sing, read poem, all referring TO the
beneficial results accruing from total abstinence.