The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-06
BR0OKLYy INTELLIGENCE.

RUN OvER.-Samuel McNally eight years of age,
was run over and serl0usly injured last hight IN
Hamilton avenue. lie was taken to MS nome IN
Bowen street.
SERIOUS FALL--A Trainer named Joseph Bloom,
residing &C 26l Myrtle avenue, fell from the roof OF
the Catholic College Mt the corner Of WBloughby ave-
and Lewis street last evening and broke his eg
IN two places. lie was taken TO the City Hospital
FIREs.-At ABOUT SIX O'Clock last night Are broke
out in wooden structure IN the coal and wood yard
OF Kraft Zeiger Nos CO. 6s and 10 Union street. The
place closed at halfpast five O'Clock and short
~ thereafter flames were discovered in the centre or
the building near the machinery. MI Thomas =:
ana rendered valuable assistance ' IN saving aojoin.
ing property Messrs. KRAFT Zeigler sustain loss
OF $4,000; insured IN the Relief Insurance Company
At halEpast SIX o'clock last night IRE broke out
in the hat store OF M. Robb, No. 4ol Myrtle avenue,
but the names were exungusned before much
damage was done.
FIRE IN ATLANTIC AvENUE.-A two story frame
house recently completed. on Atlantic avenue, near
East New York, was get IRE to IN several places Ut
ten O'Clock on Thursday night last and was COM
pletely destroyed The building was owned by Phl!lp
YORK Company for 81 500. ~Tne Are Is believed to
have been the work Of an incendiary. suspicion
has been created IN the minds or several OF the rss
dents VI East New York as TO the source from Whcn
the fire originated. some time ago one OF tue
volunteer DIRE companies OF that district gave party,
ana they were enjoying themselves to-their hearts
content when the alarm OF ire was given and the
festivities ended suddenly by the eaii TO DUTY IL
was suspected that an enylous f1re company had
lighted the conhagretlcD, ara much Ill feeling WAS
eunendered by the suspicion. Last evening tho
latter company alluded to mad social party ana
we're called away by the ABOVE ire. assistant Faro
Marshal Ready Is investigating The origin OF the
affair.
ANOTHER MANDAMus FOR BALLOT BoxBs.-Satu r
day afternoon Captain LEIGH, OF tho Fortynnth pre-
clnct, was served with q mandamus issued by
Judge Gilbert, OF the Supreme Court, for tho sur
reuder OF the 'ballot boxes and the ballots therein
containedn which were taken from tho Fourth
election district OF the Tweltynrst ward on Tues
day evening last BY Captain LEIGH. The latter teie.
graphed 10 Inspector Folk for Instructions upon
receipt OF the order OF the Court AID was directed
to give them over to the custody OF the Inspectors
ana aanvassers OF election appointed Tor that als-
trct, At the place from which they were taken. 1t
appears that Immediately after the closing VI the
polls, and when, according to the law, The votes
should have been counted without further
delay, the canvassers ordered the police officers on
duty there 10 leave the room. The officers suspect
ing fraud, refused TO comply with the order 10 ab-
sent themselves. The canvassers then adjourned
for two hours and LEFT the place. Captaio LEIGH
asked what had best DO done by him Ia tho matter,
and was instructed by his superior TO take charge
OF the boxes at tho station house until further
orders. TINS was DONE The ballot boxes were sur
rendered evening by the police to the Board OF
Canyasscrs or the Fourth district, OF which James
buckley, Justice Of the Peace, IL o member.