The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-25

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BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE.
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SUhMER NIGHTS FEsTIvAL.-The annual summer
nights festival promenade concert and bal cham
peye Of the Williamsburg Masonic Board of Relief
Will De held AZ Myrtle Avenue Park tomorrow.
CAsUALTY.-George Klein, German laborer re-
siding in Remsen street. e. d. had his right leg ter.
rbly crushed yesterday BY the fall Of pile Of lum-
injured man was removed to the City Hospital by
the police.
ACCIDENTS FROM AUGMENTATION Connolly a
boy employed in a rope factory in Graham avenue
had his hand crushed by the machinery yesterday
afternoon. He was taken to the City Hospital. A
his hand crushed by the machinery IN sugar house
In Furman street, near Columbia.
THE DE KALB AVENUE RAILROAD INJUNCTION
The company owning this road have completed the
alterations OF their track except that part OF 1t which
1t is proposed to lay In Gold street. They will be
able to proceed further with the change OF track
until the questions arising under the Injunction
granted BY Judge Gilbert shall be settled.
ALLEGED FALSE PRErENoEs.-John Donaldson,
recently conductor on the city railroad was CON-
mitted yesterday by Justice VOORHEES, to answer
charge Of false pretences Mrs. Hops, OF 214 Second
street. z. D., accuses the prisoner OF getting silver
watch worth $50 from her on the provence that her
ends previous ss1 70 the alleged 4A1 '''D
TIE BROOKLYN CITY RAILROAD INJUNCrI0N.-
The disagreement between Mr.. Richardson, lessee
Of the Atlantic Avenue Railroad. and the Brooklyn
City Company has been satisfactorily arranged Mr..
Richardson Is TO pay the Brooklyn CITY Company
nue., between Fulton and Ninth avenues, and Is to
have the right OF running both the Atlantic street
street and Hudson avenue cars on FlatDush avenue.
KINGS COUNTY SURROGArE's COURT.-The wills Of
Charles Gutterson and Thomas Smith were proved
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in the estates Of Rebecca Cole, Ann Blaney, Anna
Kahrs, Elizabeth Collins, Bridget O'Connor Catha-
rine Shlrtaui, Mary scauntzen, Patrick O'Brine,
head ali Of BrookSn Letters Of gusrdianship A 81
Gertrude W. and Fanny B. Striker were granted to
Henry w; Striker; o. George G. and Manre J. Soule
to Mary J. 6Oule, their mother; OF SophialWrede to
Annie @. Bartling, her mother; OF Minnie r. Burt
sell to G. T. Burtsefi Of Caroline, Henry Mary and
John Monch. to Catnarine Monch.
LARCENY AT THE NAVY YARD.-About noon
yesterday william Kelley mechanic en-
ployed in the Navy Yard, was arrested and
brought before Commissioner Jones on a charge Of
stealing fifteen pounds OF lead. The amount taken
was OF no great Importance but 1t 10 matter OF Q
good deal q % snow tae nanar s f q
them daily with tmpunity few cents worth Of any
property belonging to the government. At one time
come 80 general among the workmen OF the Navy
Yard that 1t compelled the prosecution Of some OF
remedy. Kelley admitted the theft and was held to
await the action of the Grand Jury.
THE DEATH OF Mr.. ROEBLING.-A meeting OF the
New York and Brooklyn Bridge Company was held
yesterday at noop at the office OF the Brooklyn Gas
presided. After stating the object OF the messing
Mr.. Murphy offered the following resolutions, which
were Adopted
Resolved That this Board receives the death of John A.
Roebing with the deepest regret and sorrow Con-
with n M is mer a
adviser work. and 70 admire his eminent genius
nature deserved unqualified confidence and
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Providence in taking him from US IN the midst OF his useful
Resolved, ina. sincerely condoe with hs wife and
hemy 81 husS.nd father and end and tender them
sincere sympathy consolation in their atiction.
three members viii attend lis funefs
at Trenton tomorrow.
The days on all public buildings OF the city will be
displayed to-day at half mast.
SELLING CANCELLED REvENUE STAMPs.-Yester
day. about noon, Francis E. Webster man in the
employ Of an undertaken in Pierrepont street, was
| arrested on a charge Of cleaning up old revenue
stamps and selling them to be used again. 1t car
be readily seen that in this way the government
be easily defrauded Of large amount. stamps being
used for all sums from few cents to many dollars
Webster at first claimed that the stamps were given
sioners inning to HIM that he would be convicted
II he had no way Of accounting for the stamps
he bethought himself and remembered that young
man with whiskers had given them to him. The
young man with the whiskers was finally sent for,
and he turned out to be Of Assessor Wildwood.
to the sum OF nifty dollars, one Of which was OF de-
nomination Of twenty dollars. Both were held for
examination on the Goth inst. In the evening the
wife Of webster called at the court room to see her
husband. No sooner had she entered the hallway
than she fell upon the floor anc went into convul.
sions, her suffering being shocking to behold 1t Is
matter OF common remark by the officers Of thi:
court that Its prosecutions bear most heavily upon
the wives and children OF the cuprtS brought before
| them.
THE JUNKMEN.-The late action Of the Board Of
Aldermen forbidding junkmen ringing their bells on
the street has provoked their wrath and like all
other set of men aggrleved at anything they make
the most Of their right to wait upon the Mayor. On
Friday night they were to hold an indignation meet.
ing and at the appointed hour few OF the oldjunH
profession made their appearance at No. 3e9 Fulton
| there was not enthusiasm enough at that time Il
| properly consider the work on hand, and ,theJ
dispersed without any formal Organization
have an association for protective benevolence. Al
tn the V had meeting at which janSman Fat MCCOY
| presided. After freeing their minds, as lunkmen
| WILL they appointed committee who waited on
the ordinance. Alderman Clancy, OF the Fifth ward
acted as the patron and usher OF the committee. Mr.
Clancy said that once before their rights had been
takenhway but had been restored Restored through
| the agency Of myself and my son, said the Mayor
Mr.. clancy thought 1t very hard that the men being
junkmen and therefore democrats should have theil
rights taken away from them by democratic
Mayor. At last upon the assurance that justice
should be done them they took leave Of the Mayor
who invited them to call again the middle OF this
| week.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.