The New York herald., 1869-09-17
BR0OKLYN INTELLIGENCE.

NEW MIssION.-Ground has been broken for the
erection of church for the mission OF Rev. Alvah
Guion on Greene avenue near Marcy.
CHILD FALLS FROM WINDow.-A child OF Mr.
Charles Sanders fell from the second story window
Of his residence in Fifth avenue on Wednesday
night and fatally injured. its skull being lrac-
tured.
A CONTRACTOR RELLEvED.-The Board OF Water
and Sewerage Commissioners relieved Peter Kensr OF
his contract for cleaning The Twenty.frst ward, he
having failed TO perform his work TO the sansIacuon
of the Commissioners.
THIEVES AT WORK.-On1cer Spellman Of the
Forty-n ninth precinct discovered three thieves at
work yesterday morning robbing the clothes line IN
the yard OF Mr.. BOwlen, IN Myrtle avenue, near
Nostrand. He gave chase, but the fellows escaped.
ACCUSED OF FALSE PRETENCRs.-Mr. Horace W.
Love caused the arrest Of Edward Porter yester-
day on a charge Of false pretences Porter, az al
legged obtained about twenty dollars worth OF ma9a-
zines a forged order and then sold them !or olo
paper. The case ls TO be examined before Justlco
Buckley.
THE PAID FIRE DEPARTMENTAL seven O'Clock
yesterday morning the men appointed by the Fire
Commissioners took charge Of the houses to wnicn
they had been assigned Tnsy were ao,
ance, having been pretty well stripped by the mem
bers Of the volunteer organizations Inc no ases Tse
drivers were presented with their horses, and the
department is now on DUTY.
BUEGLARY,-The residence OF Mr.. James Callen-
der No. 20l Union street, was burglariously entered
during the absence OF his family in the country and
robbed OF SiOoO worth OF property. The thieves
gained access the house by forcing open the base
ment door, winch was secured by lock TWO % 99,s ,s
and wooden crossbar. From the appearance OF the
house 1t evident the thieves had Jolly ume Ior
they left several glasses parity 1ed with liquor on
the table, and some rough specimens OF drawing
THE CARPENTERS AND JoINERs' NATIONAL UNION
CONFERENCE.-The Carpenters and Joipers' National
Union Convention met again yesterday, the presi-
dent Mr.. Phelps in the char. The following reso-
luton was oGered:-
Resolved Tha, the views the Hon. Eugene Ca.ssrly
labor presented 10 his speech delivered Francisco
fully presen, our thanks to him for eloquent able
delivered on the side OF rSs labor and as. IN
reality nothing more Than negro svss whose eonon h
| country
The resolution was laid over. The following nomi,
% conDec,ic1t; cut Mr. Hughes, Of New York Vice fresi-
dent, Mr.. MOwbray. Philadelphia, Pa; Second Vice
President, Mr. McHoes EsstOn Pa Manly
McTIoes Easton, Pa; Harry Gordon, Brooklyn, N.
r; Albert Hicks wllllmantic, Conn. Treasurer. J.
Mchoes Easton Pa; James Bower Poughkeepsle,
Y. The Convention then adjourned.
| INCENDIARIsM IN wILLIASsBURG-ARREsT OF
NOTORIOUS CHARACTER-Since the 4th day OF No
vember 1865 there have been nftythree incendiary
fires in Williamsburg. and while Captain wOglom
Of Of the the incendiaries they only succeeded in
convcting two OF them. On several occa-
sions q young man named John McGucken
! was arrested by the police ON suspicion OF
setting fire stables but he always managed to es-
| cape convection Yesterday morning however, Mr..
McGucken came to grief. AT about one O'Clock Of
| ncers Holland and Hayes observed him and a com.
paniou named Robert Golden leaving an unoccupied
! building al the junction OF North Second and Sixth
| streets as smoke ana fame issued from 1t. and
! promptly arrested both OF them. On being
| taken to the station house, IN Fourth street,
| Golden acknow " lodged that he went into the
building with McGucken, and asserted that the
latter set II on re. Golden subsequently made the
same statement to Justice VOORHEES, and McGucken
| was committed to the County Jail to await the
action Of the Grand Jury on the charge OF arson,
while Golden detained as q witness against him.
Mr. McGucken has the credit OF setting fire to nearly
ali the stsbes that have been consumed in Will
amsburg during the last three years. He is twenty
| four years OF age, tnsmth by occupation and mas
a pia forf