New-York tribune., 1877-11-10
BROOKLYN.

Mayor Schroeder was absent yesterday, and
President Ray, OF the Board Of Aldermen, acted as
mayor.
by the overtuning of a cofce-pot, Mary
Mcclure, age soycn Of No. lGj Coumba-st, scald-
ed to death yesterday morning.
a judgment for sos. .G77 90 obtained in the
suit of the Atlantic National Bank against Thomas
Shcrif7s hands.
Bernard Stamm who sued the Southern
Railroad OF Long Island for $4,000 damages for the
loss Of leg, caused by accident the road in 1874
yesterday received verdict OF $11Js0 from the jury.
new trial, Oh the ground Of excessive verdict, was
asked FOR
The head of a starch tank at Hurlburt g.
Livngstons sugar refinery, AZ Joraemon and Furman-
sts was blown up yesterday morning, and workman,
Daniel Kelly. OF No - Congressst. severely scad-
ed. An ambulance carried hm To the Long Island Cox
lege Hospital.
1t is proposed to construct an iron pier at
CJncy Island simar to the one now building az Long
Branch II is said that nearly oil the hotc-kcepers favor
the undertaking An effort will be made also to get
through the Legislature law authorizing the laying OF
plank walk along the beach west Of the COncourse.
The other members of the Board of City
Works yesterday met George C. Bennett, the newly.
appointed commissioner. The latter was engaged for
several hours In studying the records Of the Board and
learning the methods OF its action. II is rumOed that
number of changes among subordinaes viii take place
next week.
James McNally, the driver of a Hamilton
ave- car, Thursday night jumped from his car
directly before an approaching dummy engine on the
next track one OF his legs was broken aud he was
badly bruised by the dummy, which was running al Il
rapid rate of speed The injured man is at the Long
Island College Hospital
BY an order issued yesterday by the new
Board Of Police and Excise the police captains are dl-
rccted to make out, in their reports applications to
sell liquors. wines and beer, detailed statement Of tho
number of places where sold the same block
and also the number of such places IN the immediate
vicinity Of the applicant such report 10 be accompa-
MED by drawing OF the block which the applicant is
located"
AT daybreak yesterday deck-hand on one
Of the Fulton Ferry boats, discovered the body Of
woman IN the river. II was recovered and the woman
found TO be stll alive At the Long Island College Hos
pital she identified by her friends Mrs. Azubah
Pratt, Of No. 7iG Myrtle-aye, an insane woman who
had been reported to tnc police missing. When found
IN the water she attrcd Ony in a ightdress she
Will doubtless recover.
After Monday next, Corporal Tanner will
not be the only manned soldier Ia the Collectors Oce.
lie declares his intention to give places To one
Of whom has a cork and the other wooden leg I'm
the place OF limbs which they left Southern battle
fields. Isaac ". Lawrence, OF the Fifteenth ward who
carried on his shoulders from the field of Bull Run tue
Little Corporal after both the attcrs egs hGd been
shot on, Will receive a ciefkslip.
During the seveTest part Of the storm on
Thursday night, man without coat or collar rushed
wildly into the Washington street station House, and
planting himself before Sergeant Dyers desk shouted
" I'm going TO Washington - To gain time the Sergeant
Asked What fort" 81 must see Rutherford h. Hayes;
I've important business with him." The Sergeant ouek