The New York herald., 1868-02-10
BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE.

PERsoSATNo A FgxALs CHARAcTSR.-Thoro Is no ac-
counting for fancya venerable, yes much respected
AZ om-and therefore any sudden fre1k capriclous
whim Of vain mortal must be readily bunored In order
tho fully to realize the real truth meaning OF
true independence Of Will While the strong pded or
the weaker seek reform IN Dress and from time to
time thrust themselves upon the OF tho storner seq
attired 10 the habiiments OF the latter would seem
either from spirit OF retaliation 10 crafty o rcal
ponchant for female apparel, that there crds OF
creation who would fam exchange positions In dess a,
least An example In point WAS adduced at late hour
on Saturday night by the arrest Of one William Wilson,
twenty years OF age, Who while attired In neat
aud fashionable suit OF ladies' apparel and admirably
made up prom enadiug Fulton street aud atractnx
attention Of young coxcombs others who are TO
bc observed on tnat thorouahare any evening. oa
Bailey detected tho fraud and arrested William who
WAS locked UP TO answer
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THx oBsgRvAscs sr. PArHcxs s
DAY.-Tbere was q well attended meeting OF delegates
ts the Convention OF Irish Societies beld yesterday
afternoon at Temperance Hail. corner OF Concord aud
Fulton streets for the purpose OF perectng arrange
ments for celebrating 81. Patrlok's Day PATRICK iii
lespie oEicased as Chairman aud Hugh Galiag uer as
secretary OF the Conv Credentials were rece yed
and delegates admitted from the LAooron' Union,
Father Mathews A., y. Society No and 81 Pstrckis
Roman Catholic A. D. Society. A oommunicat on was
received from the Shamrock Society expressive OF their
l7ih Of March. Mr. Ward was elsced vice Press
dent and Hugh Dohsrty treasurer OF the .ooetr. A
committee composed OF ono de'osatc from each
OF ina societies represented appputeo 10 select
huo Of march 10 be observed by the parade commit
leo Vas also selected to nominate oaudidatsr for
Office of Grand MARSHAL Both oommlltees will report
at the nexl assembago Of the CONVEX which viii bc
held nc 1t Sunday Afternoon.
ACCUSED OF PuRLoInso LETTERS FROM rns rosr
0rncs Two youns men, named Cornelius Burnett sud
william L. Judson employ ed as clerks IN the brooklyn
Post Ones, we're taken into cus,ooy Saturday even
ina BY Sergeant Boyd complaint or General Roberts,
various small pecuiaions by puroinng letsrs Juison
Ia seventeen aud Burnett twenty years of ags Both or
tho accused wsrs locked up at tho Forynfss prsc,ne.
station house. and will probably bs before tha
Uaied states Commissioner today
Accrpsrrs. Edward Connolly, a boy atcst fourteen
years OF ago. whis In tho act OF climbing over ispea
on Third avonue. Govanus, Saturday afternoon,
shot through the right hand by the acct
dental di:cnsrs: t Of ps.o, rnsh b, sa
residence. corner FiTth avenue and wyckon sirsst
Amputaton u Is thought viii be necessary.
youth named William Allen, residing with bis
parents, No 2s3 Adslphi street. while mas!ng his way
across Lafayette avenue near Portlsrd, s;ppod whoa
10 the csnrs Of the street, and, and fark down. was
ere internal injariss
Three oarpenisrs whils engaged n cork on
nue.. on Saturday afternoon, wsre rreoipiistsd -
tho ground, sistancs Of tweny fsok by she
,ss .esod ueou sScn they rsp ssss ssun, a. tPe .
" The accident Daniel Graham, ono ti ihs party, was
20 badly nur that he had 30 ke cAisd TO Nu abode Ii
Tenth sirset, near Third avenue The other two
George squies aod Michael Nc0ctnNgal--wore onJ
slightly injured.
Mary o'Bren an casrIy female, rssiiinY corner Of
sede swck ana Columbia streets, fell on the ts IL frcu;
OF nor abode and sustained iujsrce of usrs natcro
she sA convey Cd 10 The hospital
BvRotARL-fhe residence Of Mr.. Frederick De vss,
Ne 2S2 Hudion avenue, was fsopiousy srssrsi ysseN
day morning and robbed Of $40 n money aud sqaso,ty
Of wearing apparel.
gxunsAsos hsrrso AT rm fAax Tnsarns ~ pub.
ic meeting, under the auspices Of the Kass Ccgl.
Central Temperance Organization, was hth last nsat AZ
the Park theatre, asd notwithstanding the sS,a ms
building was we'll nlled. The meeting was addressed By
n.l Pennington, an inmate Of ths Inebsslss' Homo
kcv, MI. Wilsti, Superintendent Of tbe eero
Mr. Pogton, reformed drvnkaYd Ne Os-
born, An sx.rumssller, and w. Elton. Each ysss
hs experience of the evil s1scts Of the free OF
tofica.ng drinks The pledge Was then passed eroupa
and signed By number Of persons, after Which The
meeting adjourned.
BrRssD TO DsArn.--A German sir samss Barbara
Hefner rssidns In Twenty second srest, as1 Third.
avenue died Saturday night from The effects Of buns
sscelysd by the explosion Of kerosene LAMP. tbs
coroner was notified.
sssioUs FILL-A woman named JosspbIss Howard
sppsd upon Ice ai the corner OF Fulton svssoo
stS Smith stree. lee, nishs ssa hsks her x she va