New-York tribune., 1886-06-05
BROOK LYN.

There were thirty-one fires IN May involving the loss
Of life and tne destruction Of property Vaiued at
$2l 452.
The Rev. Dr. A. McCrllagh. of the Ross Street
Presbyterian ChuIch VIII sail tor Europe next Thurs
day.
Henry f. Piarrepont lost his gold watch, worth
$3.50 on Decoration Day. 1t was found yesterday III
q paNnshOp in NewIO
Juan Goranal. a sailor on tie Eugenia discharGne
cargo of sugar at Coumercal-at iell from the Il o
the foremast YESTERDAY to the dCck and was killed
instantly.
The Atlantic Avenue Rapid Transit Commission has
ao ppteo the an of construction reported by Colonel
Cuyel and has fixed the time for building the road al
two years. from south Ferry to kingston ave- thi'c
years East Newi ork and nye years for The Boz run
Place branch. he fare ha, been fxcd at 10 cents ex
cept III commission hours and on sundays.
4 considerable increase has been made in tie as
se,sed yaluston OF property Futon-st from sands
st 10 Flatbu,f ave total increase in valuations
Tor the entire city O: SO 100000 is expected.
The Nav Grand Jury discharged yesterday. a
prcscntment made thanking lhe Oihcer~ and men
Of the police force Tor the manner III winch they per
! formed their duties during The recent strikes and
recommending All increase oi the force and the use OF
patrol wagons.
! suit for an absolute divorce has been begun by
| Charles I. Groom~. colored, against Mrs. Minnie d.
GIooms. He accuses her of unfaIthiulness sixteen
days after marriage aud names four cores pondents.
The Will of Andrew Whitocl. by which property
valued at 100000 Is LETT 10 "a daug ter. Mrs Nc
Donald while the other chdron cat of with samii
suns is he contested be gouud OF ncapacity 10
TIE Rev $ I. Hickey of No 97G Myrte.ave, is the
outdoor pre- icher who roughly handled by deputy
sheriff near RidgewOOd PARK last sunday But. though
there WAS some ihrOwIn. by viciuus boys
disorder when he began speaking. lie soon
gained the OF bis hearers, WHO were III g
nant outrageous attempts OF the deputy sheris
to interfere with him. Mr. Hickey speaking
private grounds, the of the OF the
land who came his assistance Hnd drove away the
deputy shers After the interruption he preached for
more than half an hour. ana he believes that he did
much good
Mrs Elizabeth Williams, of No. 9lO Bergen ST.. who
was taken t. the Brooklyn Hospital on Saturday, with
the knowledge OF ner husband. was injured while
riding with young mau the Ocean Parkway near
the Kings Highway. Their carriage had collision
with dog-ca-t and she thrown ont and had her
le - broken The bones set at keys Hotel and
then she carried into coach, i'll which bed for
her had been made. and driven 10 the hospital.
Charles FREY, age forty. of No. 100 Dcgraw-st
committed suicide yesterday in the lamp factory Of j.
j. Nichols Il Co.. d No 81 Sedgwck--t. He was
employed a fnisher but lately had acted stran eely
and appeared dcspondeut. little before he left
his bench and went into the engne-i Dom, where an
eighty horse power engine in motion. Without
saving anything be placed his head the bed plate
here the crank sIruck him with terrific force crush
ing his head and nearly severiug II from his body.