New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-16
BROOKLYN.

George Wcncwrath, precentor OF the tlasson
Avenue Presbyterian Church and formerly first
tenor of the Plymouth Church. is going to san
Francisco to sing in opera with Madame Pappen-
helm.
An attachment secured by DeWolf & Swan
against the property of William +. ScOvl the
absconded clerk of Lord, Day & Lord, was filed
yesterday. DeWolf. & swan are trying to recover
81 50 900. which 1t is alleged ScOvil cheated them
out of. 1t is believed that he is iii New-Brunswlck
Coroner Meninger began yesterday an inquest
in regard to the death OF Della FOllenaged twenty
i've who was found suffering from malpractice at
a hotel at No. G2 Fulton ST., where she was cham
bermad, and who died on thursday at the 81.
Peters Hospital. She refused to tell the name of
her betTaYeT or where she got the drugs she had
taken. and whether an operation had been per-
formed upon her. She told girl at the hotel,
however, that boarder there had enticed her into
his room and assaulted her, and under threats Sc
cured secrecy and continued his intimacy Win
her. She would not, however, tell his name.
Mayor Low received answers yesterday to his
letters TO the railroad companies interested i'm the
new cable elevated railroad proposed for Atlantic
ave. j. X. Maxwell, president of the new company
wrote that the organization of IT had not been so
far eec ted that he could answer the question that
of the Mayor aud he could not tell what effect the
new provisions ~ the franchise would have until
the return of William Richardson, the ylce-presi.
dent Austin Corbn. of tho Long Island Railroad
Company. wrote the company would endeayor 20
carry out In good faith any conditions imposed
upon IT, The Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company
don't returned.
The Rey, Dr. Sylvester Malone. for many ycars
rector OF the Roman Catholic Church of IS. Peter
aud Paul ia tho Eastern District, celebrated yes
tefday the iortieth anniversary of his ordination
rs priest, lilo has had charge Of the same church
all Of the forty years.
George Dowd. Of No. lOl Java IT,, entered the
CITY Court yesterday with hia wife aud besOught
Judge McCue 10 divorce them on the spot aud LET
them 60 their separate ways He refused 10 give
his reasons for wishing divorce, but said they
sufficient, aud that Mrs. DOwd would not object,
though they lived happily together, They were
referred 10 lawyer,
At No $3.50 Grecn-st. yesterday morning. Thomas
GOggins, age tweuty-seven, died suddenly without
medical attendance, and il is supposed that he died
from the effects Of drinking Ice water when over
heated.
The Rev. j. +. O'IIare. the new pastor of st.
Anthony's Roman Catholic Church. which Is
heavily burdened with debt, is contemplating a
system of house house cOectlOng that will ma
terially swell the receipts of the church. Each
member OF the church will be visited once each
week and will be expected 70 give what he can.
The Rev. DR.. d. Henry Miller. who severed his
pastoral connection with the Noble Street Baptist
Church April last, after ten years of successful
service, will soon be given an album bound set OF
resolutions expressing the love and regard of his
old parishoners.
James +. Gallagher. of Greenpoint, deserted his
wife and four children on June and has not been
heard from since. IL In understood that he is
living In Boston with a woman named German
with whom he was intimate before leaving Green
pOint.