The New York herald., 1874-09-23
LONG ISLAND.

OGcer Ward, Of Hunters Point killed three mad
dogs yesterday, belonging to a butcher Fifth
street. Parties in the vicinity narrowly escaped
being pitten by the animals.
Mr.. Samuel Allen, OF Fourth street. Hunters
Peint, While visiting friend Fifth street last
evening, dropped dead as he entered the house.
The Coroner was notified and held an inquest the
Jury returning a verdict Of death from apoplexy.
NTne Republican county Convention for Queens
county is called to meet at the Town Hall IN
jamaica, on the 18th OF October, at ten O'Clock
A. NJ. The Republican Convention for the Second
Assembly district OF the county Will meet at the
same time and place.
There are two cases OF malignant smallpox in
Eighth street, Hunters Point. One of the sufferers
is a woman named Mrs. Parish who was confined
last SATURDAY, the disease being apparent before
her confinement; and the other child, eight
years old, residing IN the same block.
The man Edward Brown, from Westbury, L. L.
who was found by Oficer Gloss at the junction OF
Fulton and Packer avenues, East New York. suf-
fering from fearful scalp wound four inches IN
length, has so lar recovered as to be able to re-
turn 10 his home he was seeking employment,
wnen he was met by two men, who. afer bru-
tally beating him. rlhed his pockets of So 2o-al
she money he had IN his possession.
At a meeting OF the First Ward Taxpayers AS
sociation, he'd last night, while the subject as re-
CARDS the manner in winch the Board OF Educa-
tion was being conducted was being discussed
one OF the members rising, spoke In the following
stTdiB MI. tndlrlQdl arse TO STAND and
am not backward 10 come forward 10 support
the grand question OF education lor Mr.. Char
man, without education would be as ignorant as
you are yourself, Mr. Chairman
At meeting Of the Board OF Public Works OF
Long Island city yesterday, Mayor De Bevose and
Commissioner OF Public Works Moran present, the
following bids were opened for the contracts
named. viz. Repairing Greenpont avenue, four
bids, lowest bidder Patrick Cailghan, $3.50: re-
pairing Dutch Kills bridge, lowest bidder Hart X
Cavanagh, SIG; repairing bridge across Jacks
creek, lowest bidder FaTrady Carroll, 1886 30
ngnilng lamps OF the Fourth ward Bernard Dom
nelly, Sl9 per lamp per year, cleaning streets OF
Fourth ward, John Boyce, S2S5 per year; cleaning
streets OF F1In ward l.. Kane, $3.50 per year;
cleaning streets Of First ward, John Spencer $3.50
l&gging Jackson street, }. K. Smith 500.
The grocery and liquor saloon OF George OFT, on
thecorner of Schenck avenue ana Broadway East
New YORK, was entered by burglars on Monday
night. Mrs. OFT. hearing windows rafting awak-
ened her husband, ana they proceeded down stairs
just III tlme 10 see TWO men make their escape
from the Kitchen. The men did not succeed In ob-
tanning any booty. The same morning the FIRST
Baptist church was entered by burglars and two
call bells and some books from the library stolen
The PASTORS letter box was smashed, the thieves
thinking to obtain some money from It, Auout
noon on the same day the liquor store OF Jacob
Heman, corner OF Baltic and Vermont avenues
was entered while Mrs. Heman was up stairs and
the TIL robbed ofits contents, containing about Ss