The New York herald., 1873-08-15
Mortality Statistics.

Mortality Statistics.
The Sanitary Statistician states that there were
295 deaths in Brooklyn for the week ending August
o, being 43 less than the previous week and AZ
more than the corresponding week OF last year.
The number from cholera inlantum this week Is 81,
or 10 less than the preceding week and 80 more
than the relative week of 1872 Scarlet fever IA
talities are on the increase. There was only one
death from smallpox in the Sixteenth ward. The
mortality among children has been unusually
great, 2O2 little ones under five years having
dled out OF the total number OF deaths during the
week. or the deceased 40 were men, 35 women
123 boys and VI girls; 1872 were under one year. and
four OF the victims were between the ages of so and
100 years. 23o were natives OF the United States. "a
OF Ireland, Q OF Germany, s OF England. OF Scot
land and l each Of Sweden, F,ance and Canada.
DiarrhGa carried on II, cholera morbus 6, scarlet
fever 7, diphthera 4, dysentery 8, remittent lever
Inflammation OF the bowels and typhoid le yer g.
whoOping cough q, consumption ~, marasmus II,
disease OF liver ana disease OF kidneys each.
War Upon Gambling Abominations.
AT one time Brooklyn was fertile field for faro
banks and policy shops. Last Winter the Police
Commissioners determined to take measures to
put an end to these systems OF gambling in Brook
lyn, and in remarkably short time there was not
q single establishment where policy or faro
nourished openly in the city. The leading policy
arrested, and sent to the Penitentary for two
years, and several OF the small Try were
also sent to the same institution. Then
ever that AT least one faro bank and
dozen policy shops had reopeneu. The Police
commissioners again resumed their warfare upon
them, and intimated TO the captains that they
would be held responsible tor the existence OF any
OF these establishments within their respective
precincts. Again every game Was closed. The
commissioners, who are invested with the powers
of board OF excise now announce tnat they Will
whose premises a iaro game or policy shop is
maintained. The Board have the power TO revoke
as well as grant licenses. and such action on their
part Will go great way towards ending these
abominations in brooklyn, as almost every one OF
these games is over whiskey shop or In very
close proximity TO It,
Burglar Trapped by a Woman.
II was meat but not just, that which led Dennis
McManus, a stalwart vagabond OF nineteen years,
to scale the door and push his way by the anlight
into the butcher shop OF Hans Winkeman, No. $40
Warren street, while the Storm King was kicking
up such a racket between midnight and one O'Clock
yesterday morning. Winkeman was wisely taking
few winks OF sleep In order to recuperate his
strength for the coming days conflict with the
meat axe. Hence winkeman was unconscious OF
the fearful proximity OF the burglariOus intruder
to his outlets lights, ivers and slrlOins at the par
ticuiar time OF night alluded TO. Fortunately, how
eyer, for the man OF meat and for Justices sake,
MIS-. McGarry, VINO resides Immediately opposite
tne STEAK SHOP was uneasy because oI tue tempest
sucn tmpetu0sity. Her sleep being disturbed by
"Oid Boreas," she looked out upon the dark
ness ana while thus engaged espied the burglarous
McManus twisting himself through Winkeman's 8
fanlight. McGarvy was at once informed OF the
circumstance, and he took in the situation in
stanter. Forthwith lie procured the assistance Of
lew fellow citizens. d0miciled hard by, and thus
reinforced stealthiy advanced toward the burglars
retreat. The stOOp was surrounded, ali avenues OF
escape cut OF and the door forced open; then the
Warren street men poured in and discovered the
burglar secreted behind q bulwark OF beef, 10y the
icebOx. The INTRUDER discovered his mistake there
and then. lie was pinloned and taken TO the Tenth
precinct station house, where he was handed over
to the police, as ch0piallen q rogue as was ever
secured In butchers shop. He Is held for the
Grand Jury.