New-York tribune., 1868-05-28
and laborng men Perhaps the Association for the Pre-
yentiOn OF Gambling can answer.

Rot lead into hole in brick wall An explosion fol
lowed the lead being thrown into his face and eyes,
burning him seriously ana destroying MS eyesgh no
was removed to Bellevue Hospital
Coroner Keenan, was informed yesterday tha
the body Of John Muaney native OF lTeahd, 80 years
The DECEASED while employed on the steamship Celia,
lying at pier No North River on Tuesday t.l into the
hold and died from the injuries then received He was
until recently resident OF Boston.
The Poet. LongfeOw, and family, Dr. ID:
Mclean Of New Orleans; DR. L. H. Chapin anu wife, ana
gers by the Russia, yesterday, fol Liverpool Mr. : H.
5iiford Dr. j. G. Draper and wife; Dr j. D. Moore;
prof Evans and wife DR. VS. Pro y0ssand wife, and the
Rev Mr Lynch, went out in the Manhattan.
The 9th Regiment n. G.. s. n. Y. held re-
union at its ATmory in Twenty-sixthst last evening
distinguished officers Of the First Division were present
Among the invited the officers of the spanish
frigate lying in the harbOr the Regiment III their
new uniform made very fine appearance.
The Board of Audit considered the follow
ing claims yesterday, reseryng It's decisions: J9nn I'll ~
Hitler $9lj TO- as an indemnfcaOn Tor Judgment III COZ
lcctng personal taxes; William Porter $3.50 for loss OF
horse the animal having fallen INTO mahole IN BToa
died; James Mannechon $500 for loss OF horse, the ami
nal having backed of from Pier No 20, Norm lNe' uo
strngpiece. as alleged, not being sufficiently high 10 pe
vent the accident.
Captain Charles II. Brackett, who has re-
Gently been appointed Fire Marshal, on taking leave oI
his command the City Hall Police YESTERDAY nteruoou'
happily alluded 10 the good feeling when mas always cA
listed between his force and himself ana hopen lor ci
future success Capt Brackets record on the annals OF
the Police Department during three years OF his cap
taincy very credtahle ana Is summed up as ioOWs'
Number Of arrests. 3O9G; convictions had 24G2 or mp
ward of so per The amount Of lost and and stolen
property recovered together with property tenpOiIly
taken from prisoners and subsequently returned SlO52
so ga complaints made o. the Corporation At
orney against hackmen, city railroad cars Juhhno;
secondhand dealers, Intelligence Office keepers, and
pawnbrokers, for violation OF city ordinances Ihtte
were 40 3GG vehicles of all descriptions inspected before
receiving license One Of the most efficient bodies under
Captain Brackets regime the Sanitary Squad.
At n meeting of the Board of Police Com
missoncrs held yesterday afternoon, the following az
pOinments and transfers were made sergeant EdWal1
Walsh Of the sixth Precinct, made captain ana asgheg
TO the Eleventh Precinct; Sergeant George NashDnie o
the Fifty first Staten Sland) Precinct made captain aHu
assigned 10 the Ninth 'rccinct Capt James "ietr q" tr
Third Precinct transferred 10 the Twenty -slAth iNlly
Twelfth 0laem 10 the Ihrtcenth iIeg@,nCt @ -, dt
H. BOgert from the Thirty first 10 the Twelith frechc
Capt John e. HcIue' rom ON lhr ,,i g The Eieyenb
ueth Precinc Capt Charles bihah' lon lhe ~
to the Third Precinct Capt Johannes G. scott iP0n the
low, rom the First TO the seventh IItclhGI Nap Hn WI
Jameson from the Seventh 10 the First Precinct Inc
following named rOundamen were made sergeahs' anu
assigned as follows. John Sanders TO the Thirteenth Pre
cinct John II. Williams Thomas hlliea MyfOn Alch'
and Charles W. Combcs To the Thirty INST lrccnC REFER
RYAN 10 the sixth Precnct Andrew Doyle to the Twenty
fourth and Theron T. Thompson 10 the seventh Precnct
The designations Of Capt Bracket apponted frG Mh
sha George II. sheldon boat Inspector appoincd tiri
Clerk to the Fire MarshaD aud Clinton b. Osgood ~ h
Charles g. Busworth, OF Police Commissioner boN
worth, Who for the past four years has been clerk ."
Police Headquarters, was appointed 10 the vacant losi
tion OF Inspector of Boats.
BROOKLYN.-The f. ID. Library Association
is 10 have a strawberry Festival.
Jerry Sullivan, the boy crushed by the
machinery IN Lewiss Planning Mill, at GTcchpoht dec
soon aftcrNard
The present bridge over Bushwick Creek Is
repaired 10 make travel more secure until the ne"
structure is completed
st. Johns Episcopal Church, Washington ST.,
Is 20 establish Mission sunday School III the ncghDof
hood of Prospect Park.
The police of the Forty -ffth Precinct arrested
Dennis straub, John Brown. James totbeit ana Joi'
Bennett, on Tuesday evening, Tor corner !oahhg.
Mary Mathcr was arrested on Tuesday ac-
cused II having quarrel. gI,hed Mrs. O.heaS arm
with a carving knife. Both reside AZ No 6J' CourisL
John Gilbert, u sailor, attached to the brig
overheard yesterday morning, and was drowned. Tic
body was not recovered
"Our Mission" held their anniversary cxcr-
cses al cir rooms Carlton aud Fuliouavcs, on Tues
day evening. Addresses were made by the Rev. W. A.
Bartlett aud Nj Newman.
A Grant ratification meeting viii bc held 10y
the Republicans of the Eighth and went {sccohd aiu-
this evening. at which Horace Greeley, William H. Bur
leigh. aud others will speak
"Fr Company 18th Regiment. held their last
dr on Tuesday evening "a; the armory, and a SCI OF
/ horse equipments WAS presented to LcnI'oi henry
/ Heath, the former captain oi TIE company
I'm 4 game of baseball Yesterday between
the employees cf the NewYork Delivery fo,-ohce
aud those Of the Brooklyn Delivery Post-omce The Ne"
] NOIkers scored % 10 their opponents -
Ground will bo broken ,0-day for the new
Catholic College, 10 be known ~ Mary Queen oi tEs
consist OF music. speeches. aud Grafton by e1GoN.
Love The affair n. .omisos to be very Interesting.
The Kings County Board of Supervisors
fixed, Yesterday, the compensation 0 De- pdld GrurEr g.
Reynolds. Daniel :. Noorc-, aud F. l. Hustled as Com
msioncis f estimate OF the Land taken ~ ihe vicinity Oh
the Court house Tor County purposes, at $50 cdch
\ game of quults, 81 points up, was played
yesterday the grounds of the GoWahu, 'lu ne con
tcstauis being James Mcaren and Alexander NcGrcgu,
both Of Newark. agaInst Wa. Hudson aud Nm labor oI
the Long Island CuO, the former winning by score Of
q To 90
The graves of soldiers in the Brooklyn ccmc-
tories. who diod IN the T. = service duus ue ltnrnn
~ a. =" ~ -, g , ~ .,ii.ii, rom ,fi,,. y.i,, Ir. ,
sired shcm 40 the ball over the Post ONCE on
Saturday morning from 10 y o'clock
The Kings County Board of Supervisors held
a special meeting yesterday morning Tor Tie purpose OF
receiving the bond uf Henry Carr, whose claim 10 the
Office of superintendent OF The F90r I9r lht second III.
tIct has recently been confirmed by the supreme Court
The reading Of the minutes beng dispensed with. Gen
CrOOkc, counsel for Francis & hhl, Vals contestant
for the OiccJ informed the Board That an appeal had
been kcn from thc decision oi the court ana he pa
pcrs duly certified served upon the meuhcls The
subject referred To the Law Committee when the
bond OF Henry Carr was presented s'ng as ms suIe,l,s
referred 10 the Law Committee, who immediately rc-
ported in favor OF approving 1t, ana the report "aS
adopted.
Observation-Disclosures Emmrick was arragncd
Justices San and Qlacln Yesterday for having On The 2'
iia1et Reed cGi yea Of ags The te.iucl
animation contradictory and nGeent To hold hr rr'oner aud be
MOUNT VERNON.-The annual election for town
officers took place on Iueda and Ie,ni. IN Tie enITg Dsoa
VIM H. rmeeton for Presidents James N Chichester and Richard
Wheeler for Trustees; james Nautt latFer Peter Ot"uuof
street Commissioner: Louis Rirb David Smith, aud Enoch
d Dougla's ir, Assessors
MOTT HAVEN.--A span of horses attached to "a
carnage yesterday afternoon heappoich 81 the
tram They away throwing of the driver who vas
MORRISANIA.-The election Of three School Trus
will be hrld Monday next
WHITE PLAINS.-1he Commissioners of the
B% Of Of h w. S .,a g Of f, s Ba SSD rss Sss % % 9if Mr. rs as
made Important the effect that the law might e
better carried @ lie pPoe that the pre Of hcc1e be redueed
ti also that three attorneys be- outc for the Board
of Excise To each Comnsione district aud that le py oi such
per aunun, d they give bond 5000 lie
proposed that projections for Violations II the EIese aw
unless the complain,
writing. There fr greater number o applications made
Pine Rdge NeHcr
~ -ion there % Applications
or which have decided
Ferns
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