New-York tribune., 1877-05-29
BROOKLlS.

The pcntentiary contains e27 prisoners.
The ruins of Tie large oil factory OF Campbell d
Taycr Oh Front destroyed by Ere two weeks ago. CON
u,l 60 slnoidcr until yesterday when the hamts asAih
broke out, but We're soon oxiir gushed
Gcore, Wcl,cr, young ounger employed about
Tie C!,y Hal sole sold large quantity of blank mufi
, documents from several veess AGO. Justice
walsh yesterday sentenced him to live months IN The Penl'en
uaIy
ON sunday afternoon forty young girls were adj
niltcd into the Society Of te Infant Jesus and thirty others
were admitted into tlc ~odaty OF the oly Angels at ST.
Mys Church of Immaculate Conception al Leonard and
Maujer-is.
The oldest house in Brooklyn is said TO he the
Coricyou residence, which stands, untcEaned and
crunbng ruin, TDrd-st. fihayc. PROBABLY ihe
building rivals this in antiquity is one aandlhs al IAiiu
ave. and Thirty seyenti-si.
4 pair of runaway horses attached to 1rnck, IN
which we're three children stopped by Officer Wessmln
lat Friday at the sk Of lis life The Police Commissioners
Yesterday gave him a silver medal for s bravery The same
officer was for has admirable conduct at the Brook
lyu Thcatcr hrc last December.
An action was bcgun by William +. Grace, as re-
cever the Continental Life Insurance Company 10 recover
from Luther Frost Minot Mitchell and others, S600OOo
II which 10 alleged Frost while President ~ the Continental
delrllded that COMPANY On demurrer, Special Term,
before Judge yesterday, the defendant raised tho
point the improperly Joined The court re-
served It's decision
A small steam launch, said TO be the swifrest ever
built in America lying tie foot Of Courst The
boat which Is long, feet inches In bea1 and 20
inches deep was by Hiram = Maxim, mechanical en-
giueer Brooklyn Al the metal work Of the machinery is
ncLrLpltcl gs only 400 pounds, and Is very ornamental
Tie cushions life TeseryoIs made Of dcc =
har Tle carries nine passengers and makes - miles
an hour
Edward Perry Valentine Il young man who for
cy moved ID good social circles and IL the Of prnci-
pa o one oi thc public schools tho Eastern District,
tried Yesterday in of double rape upon
slf1 rt The fez Tup aE4tlp al tuta q
history Of brutal aud uhuman treatment and crime m its most
revolving form Valentine who appeared dessed in
tie hight Of fashion aud apparently unconcerned
quilted Oh the carg. OF Judge Moore The latter said that
the case was the disgusting brought before him,
but proof violence lacking 20 subs,alae tLc charge
Michael Henry well known a member of the
OLD Atlantic Base Ball Ciub reuuug from Coacy Island
with "Jack" Murray ami other young men, all
drunk on saturday evening CAPT Olmsteads Hotel
Murray became quarresome and jumped from the
When the others bung him back he seized Henry and
tried to throw him Henry knocked Lin down. Drawing a
Murray plunged il into Henrys groin, making wound
SIX inches long Hcnys is serious nan-
nation should set in Murray arIcstc
Judge Barnard yesterday gave 4 decision in pc
usuy In 1870 John Harris became trustee for
the Of Hannah Enston, worth several hundred
thousand dollars. Harris this property though
Lis Roger Clancy dealer real estate In East New.
York, borrowed Of Hams $1,000 giving mortgage for
$4,000 real Clancy brought action have this de-
cared void because The defense that tho
gage made for Mrs Enson the $4,000 tha lent DO.
ing her property and there upon
part Judge barnard held that as the mortgage
Harris aud check his also the mortgage Tor
void being clearly and Clancy released from
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