The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-27

course OF construction at Flatbush will be laid.
with appropriate ceremony, on Sunday next. The
edifce will cost $50, 000 and will be under the pas
toral care OF Rev. Father Dougherty.
Sergeant Cain. Of the Second precinct, last even
ing effected the arrest of Thomas Flaherty aged
nineteen years, on charge Of being one of the
principals engaged in the recent robbery Of $500
tory, corner OF John and Bridge streets. The &C.
cused was taken into custody in East Broadway,
New York.
Mr.. Farrell, an undertaken, is going to test the
right OF the Park Commissioners to prevent car
riages returning from funerals from passing
through Prospect Park Mr. Farrell contends that
the only chance many poor men and women have
70 see the Park Is when they attend a funeral OF
friend, and they shall not be denied the pleasure II
he can help It,
Rsundsnan Martin Bauvan felt the weight OF his
own club, during row on Sunday night, in Van
derblt avenue, near Pacific street He attempted
to suppress fight, when the parties attacked him,
took his club from him and beat him with it over
the head severely. Three fingers of his right hand
were broken. Christopher Sinnet, one of the as
sailants, was arrested and locked up.
An inquest was held yesterday by Coroner Jones
over the body of DR.. Allen T. Beller, at his resi-
dence 2s6 Washington street. The deceased arose
from his bed about one O'Clock on Sunday morning
ana in some manner fell from the third story win
terday morning from the effects OF his injuries
The deceased was fifty years OF age, and leaves a
wife and family.
Coroner Jones held an inquest yesterday over
the body of Margaret Jones at the st. Peters Hos
pital 1t was shown that the Sisters OF the hospital
had found her In room at 429 Hicks street, lying
upon the floor and exhausted from neglect. They
removed her to the hospital, and she died shortly
after she had been admitted. The jury censured
her husband, Thomas, for negecting to provide for
wifi nAf Or a xyhn lha
was Ill.
Some little excitement has been occasioned by
the turning up OF the bones of the dead who were
inferred in what was known as the "Nlount Pleas
ant Cemetery.r An act was passed TO extend
Douglas street and Buffalo avenue through the
cemetery, and the trustees purchased large plot
in the cypress Hills Cemetery for $4,000, to which
the bones were to have been transferred. This
never was done. Public notice to remove the dead
was given by advertisement in several newspapers
for period OF over six months before the street
commissioners commenced operations and during
the Fail and winter OF last year many persons re-
moved their dead from the cemetery themselves
Now the bones OF those left in the cemetery are
being dug up and thrown away.
Amceting of the special committee OF the Board
of Supervisors appointed for the purpose of secur
Ing an equitable valuation in the apportionment
of the State tax in Kings county, met yesterday
Mr. Richard p. Bishop, who has been engaged In an
investigation OF the valuation OF property through
out the state. both last year and this with especial
view 10 the facts in the case. stated that he had
made an Examination OF eight counties this year,
outside or those made last year, and he
finds the average valuation OF property in
those counties to be six per cent, while
the valuation In Kings county is So 4-10 per cent. A
communication, prepared for presentation to the
state Assessors, was read and IL was concluded.
after considerable conversation, to proceed to Al
bsny and request an equitable reduction OF the
valuation Of Kings county, and n the request was
denied to at once appeal TO the courts for equal
with anything less. the committee will also en-
deavor to have the 100000 OF the $1,S00,OO0
placed in the Kings county State tax account OF
the canal deficiency debt taken OF this year II
possible.