The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-01

POLICE ARREsrs.-There were 51l persons arrest,
ed by the police Of this city during the week ending
July 81.
The CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AcT.-Justce VOORHEES,,
of the Eastern District decided yesterday that POI
lice justices had power to act under the above act
AcCIDRNT.-Henry Coveii, residing corner Of King
street ana Richards had his left ankle crushed yes
terday while at work by stone falling on that mem.
Der.
THE SourHsIpE RALRoAn.-The southside Rail-
road Company have at last succeeded in getting .
dummy sufficiently powerful to draw their trains to
and from the depot foot OF South Eighth street, to
Bushwick avenue, Williamsburg IN ten minutes.
WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION ExCURsIoN.--The wash
ington Association OF Brooklyn, E. D., Will make
their fourteenth annual excursion tomorrow to
Myers Grove, Staten Island This association is the
largest body Of weLbehaved young men In Will
liamsburg.
DROWNING AcCIDEyT.--Chares Osiri, employed
on board the canalboat Margaret and Elem lying at
the foot Of Pacific street. fell into the river while in
toxicated, yesterday morning and was drowned.
Deceased was twenty-four years Old and resident
inquest was held by CoronerJones.
KINGS COUNTY SyRRoGArEs CoURr.-The wills
OF Charles Kirschman, Of East New YORK; Thomas
Stanley, Jerusha Weeks, Bernard MCCARTHY, Moody
Cummings and Abraham s. Sanford, OF Brooklyn,
were proved during the past week.
Letters OF administration were granted for the
estates Of George Cies, OF Flatbusi; Helen Griffith
VI new Luttss MARY MCGuFEcu, COFHeHuS Ii. Mnr-
phN Catharine NJ. Sullivan, Ann Hubert. j. welp-
ley, Philip Gerity, Patrick Casey. Harriet Holmes
and william ID. Parker, all OF Brooklyn.
THE WATER SUPPLY IN SOUTH BROOKLYN The
attention Of the Board Of Water ana Sewer CON-
mssioners was called yesterday TO the important
fact there was necessity to add another pipe for
the supply Of water in South Brooklyn, the
present means being barely SUFFICIENT and
an accident liable to occur to the man
&C any moment which might cut or the
water altogether from that section OF the city. The
Water Purvey0r who writes the Board on TINS sub
Ject says that "some two years previous the
mencement OF the Gowanus Canal 1t deemed
necessary to carry line of pipe the canal
the bottom OF the stream for the purpose OF
supplying greater portion or the Eighth
ward with water from Ridgewood reservoir.
Alter the commencement Of the improve
ment the line had been taken up, since which time
Gowanus has been entirely supplied from The Pres
pect Hill reservoir through twelve-inch main
along fiftn avenue, This main may be at any time
cut on by an accident occurring on Filth avenue,
anywhere between Baltic and Third streets, dis.
taDce OF about half . mile, and beyond the
Third street connection, 1t IL entirely unpro
teeted." An accident to the Prospect Hill engine
would leave about eight miles OF streets now sup
piled with water from that engine Ia very bad
condition: hence the Purveyor recommends that he
may be empowered at once to prepare twelve-ineh
main to be laid across the Gowanus Canal connect
ing with Hamilton avenue the one side and Four
teenth street on the Other
The subject was referred to the supply Com
mlttee, with power.