The New York herald., 1869-05-16
BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE.

ARREsrs.-There were $50 arrests made by the
police in Brooklyn in the several precincts during
the past week.
FOUND DRowNED.-The body Of an unknown man
was found In the water at the foot Of Elizabeth
street. Red Hook Point, yesterday afternoon The
The Coroner was notified.
MYSTERY SoLvED.-An inquest was held yester.
day by the Coroner over the body OF the man found
in the river with its throat cut at the foot Of Main
street. and which was at first believed to have been
the victim OF foul play The doctor who viewed the
body and made the post-mortem was OF the convic-
ton that the cut IN the throat was caused simply by
the action OF water, the remains being very much
decomposed. verdict OF found drowned was rem
dered.
CoNFIRMATIoN.-TheS Sacrament Of Confirmation
Will be administered to about fifteen hundred
children girls and boys Of the parish Of the Church
OF St. Mary's (Star OF Seal, Court street, near
Luqueer, by the Right Rev. Bishop Loughn, OF the
Diocese Of BROOKLYN at the church In question, this
forenoon. The occasion will be one OF much So
lemDity. In the afternoon Confirmation will be
Lady OF Mercy, Debevoise street.
DIED OF HIS INJURIEs.-Lewis Pervin, employed
as watchman at the Ridgewood Water Works, East
New YORK, was found dead In the engine room Of
that building yesterday morning. 1t appears that
the deceased was severely injured internally few
days ago by being caugh' between the guards OF
two ferryboats and had been comp aiming greatly
ever since the accident. The night previous to MS
death although he went on watch duty, he was very
III. Coroner Whitehil held an inquest on the body,
when verdict IN accordance with the facts was
rendered.
CRIME IN WILLIAMS BpRG.-The following criminal
cases were disposed OF yesterday by Justice voor-
hies:-John Jones, coored, for committing violent
assault upon Anna Ransel, was sentenced to the
Penitentiary for thirty days: Terence Nugent, for
assaulting Mrs. Mary Hoyle with hatchet, was re-
manded TO await examination on Tuesday next.
James Byrnes and George Peiseanna, for assautng
and cutting owen McEenna' OF No III North
Fourth street, E. d. were fully committed to await
the action Of the Grand Jury.
The LABOR MovEMENT.-It was decided at
recent meeting Of the directors on the Brooklyn
City Railroad Company to increase the wages OF the
drivers and conductors from 81 TO 81 25 per day.
Similar action has been taken by the Coney Island
Company and the Grand Street IL. d. Company.
The increase, which Is voluntary on the part OF the
railroad companies, dates from Monday next.
10 bs wenty per cent redeio1 Of WAGES
In that quarter was formed recently AT q meeting
held BY them on Friday evening It was stated that
for the future In accordance with instructions from
the Navy Department II was understood that
"foremen- and .'quartermen" would be paid at the
same rates as formerly. A vote as to whether the
employees IN the civil Engineering Department
would work ten hours at full wages or eignt hours
week. only two men voted for ten hours work aud
pay. The following are the rates now paid:-Ma-
sons, 81 per day; painters ~ so per day; oiacs, *
per day; plumbers, 81 so per day; hod carriers 81
per day. carpenters 50 20 per day; ship carpenters,
makers, So 50 per day; laborers, 81 80 a 81 90.
TIE HOMICIDE OF JAMES DoSEGAS-yERDIcr or
THE CoRoSER's JuRy.-The Coroner's investigation
into the attending the death OF James
Donegan was continued on Friday night. at the
County Court House. The deceased, Il may be re-
membered, stabbed IN the back during an ARRAY
which occurred among number Of parties on
Navy streeIs. From the evidence ELECTED
1t appears there Is considerable snimosty existing
between number OF rowdes who hang around the
above locality and some members OF a libernian or
ganizaton, and on nearly every occasion they meet
tbst thew Wese TO nave ght on the afternoon OF
the "a inst, and consequently NUMBER or parties
gathered about the locality, armed with clubs.
| doing duty In this section were 80 familiar 70
these scenes that they took no notice OF lt
on the occasion. which resulted In the loss OF life.
| The sght commenced about two O'Clock, and was
kept up for over half an hour, and those who wit
messed 1t say Il was desperate affair several OF
the bellpereits had their skulls nearly smashed IN
with clubs while Others escaped with lew bruises.
hood became quiet again but IL only for snort
time, About SIX O'Clock in the evening the fracas
was renewed In front ot ,ac anor store Q. rsss
Donegan was fatally stabbed several parties were
arrested by the police subsequently, for alleged par.
| ticipancy In the riot. large number OF witnesses
were examined by Coroner Jones during The inquest
and though these latter were remarkably reficent
upon the question as TO the identity OF the partic
tants In the fatal ARRAY. being doubtless loan -
mplicate their neighbors, yet the Coroner appears
to III lnapeu the case Win Sucn Judgment as
have satisfactorily fastened the guilt upon the par
ties to whom II belongs. The charge was
given to the Jury shortly before eleven
O'Clock on Friday night. who were ab.
sent until nearly half-past twelve O'Clock,
wnen they returned with the following vcrdlct:-
'rThat James Dunnigan, the deceased, came To his
death by an ncised wound In tue abdomen and IN.
testines, caused by sharp instrument In the hand
OF Robert Berry, sunday, May g. 1s6o at or about
the corner Of Navy and Johnson streets In the city
OF Brooklyn, death ensuing on Tuesday, May a. 1865
at the Brooklyn City Hospital; and we further fnd
| that James Howard, John Knroy, James Carberry
and Matthew Carberry were aiders and abettorl
thereto.n At an early hour yesterday morning once
Woudefly arrested John Kilroy aud Matthew
| CarberTy, who are both implicated by the vsrdlct
| These two men have been ct large under bonda 70
their auuearanco since the occurrence.