New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-19
BROOKLYN.

BROOKLYN.
Supcrvisinr Architect Bell, of the Treasury De-
partment visited Brooklyn yesterday and In COM
pany with Congressman d. K James looked at some
Building.
The Mayor Controller and Auditor will meet to-;
day to select Bridge Trustee to succeed General
II. w. Slocum, who resigned when he took his seat
in Congress.
The dispute between the Rev. Dr. Fulton and
General Conway has been amicably terminated, Dr
Fulton's church having revoked its former action
and granted General Conway letter or recom-
mendatIOn to other Baptist churches.
petition signed by number of leading citizens
has been presented to City Works commissioner
Ropes, asking him to reconsider his deteTinnatio9
not to accept Teappointment at the hands on
Mayor Low.
snit has been begun by John Cullen against
Mrs. Mary j. Breslin to recover 80 600 as damages
for the death of his sister. Mrs. Elizabeth Clark,
who was burned to death in August, 1888, in a
house owned by the defendant in which there was
no fire escape.
A subcommittee of the Memorial COMMITTEE Of
the Grand Army of the Republic composed OF Post
master McLeer, George b. SquTes and James par
rett, called on Mayor Low yesterday and urged the
reappointment of Tax Collector Tanner.
The total amount of license fees paid in 1893 was
S56,259 o. OF this $12, 6l2 was for dogs pl4 POO
for railroad cars, 1897 for 7g9 billiard tables
thirteen theatres paid 81 $50 and ten ticket speca
iatoTs 81 900; The increase in receipts over 1882
Miss Eliza None, age thirty-seven, was found in
sane and starving herself in room at No. 167
Hilary -st yesterday. Tenants of the house had
tried TO get her to cat without success. She mad 20
in her room and n bank book with credit OF SZ3O
The Music Committee of Plymouth Church met
last evening, but nothing definite was done III
reard to the Organist and the choir for next year
Mr. Becchcr said that the committee had until May
to sett lie the matter Numerous Applications nave
been made for the position of lSanist, from when
Henry Garter has resigned, but no one mas played
before the committee as yet.
The Trustees of Common Lands of Gravesend have
accepted fOrty-threc bids for lots on COney Island
at n valuation fixed by them. The estimated value
of the town lands COney Island, according 70 the
schedule adopted by the trustees Is P61S, 900, OF
which $500 is The valuation of Coney Island
Point which the essees have the first right to buy
The fOrty-thTec bids accepted embrace about iour-
ffths OF tho property outside of the Point. town
meeting must confirm the sale
William G. Sumner, Professor of Political Economy
at Yale lectuGed before the Brooklyn Revenue
Reform Club in Historical Hall last evening, upon
"The American system" George Is. Douglass
introduced the lecturer Professor sumner sad
that the coming into existence of this Nation was
attended with a new policy and new ideas TegaIu-
ing the widest exchange of natural resources. Bnt
the whole system was changed az the Time Oh INC
late The remedy was free trade.
The Rev. DIR. Wmtner cctured last night at tn
Temple Beth ElOhim, in kcap-st, near DIVISION
ave on Edward Laskcr in America Dr. Wlntner
smoke especially Of the life of the statesman during
his eight months sOjOuTn in this country previous
10 his death. Or. Lasker came to America, ne SAID,
to recupcrate and TO find rest, and he found an
eternal rest He came 10 study American lie ana
institutions with calm. dispasSionate mind, and he
spoke i'm terms of admiration of this Republic. lie
said that the Jews were freer in America than in
any other land and he predicted bright future Tor
American Judaism