New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-11
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

The Bushwiok and Queens County Railroad Com
pany asked the Aldermen yesterday for permission 10
substitute the ThOmSon-IIouston system Of electric
traction for upon its route in Kentave, from
broadway North >ecOnGst. and MetrOpOltanave to
the city line on the way to Middle Village. The mat
ter was referred to the Committee on Railroads.
A horse attached to a heavy coacar ran away near
the ferry in Fultons yesterday afternoon and but for
the closing of the ferry gate in time he would nave
dashed headong into the river. The gate was badly
broken by his collision with it, but the horse was not
BenOuNy hurt.
Martin Larlin Pierre Larkn, Philip Rail and
Thomas Rail, the four men who were arrested Tor
tearing down the barn Of Margaret Hanley one OF the
alleged souatters on the land at West Ninth and Hunt
ingtnn sts, were held for the Grand Jury by Police
'pustict Tghe yesterday.
Tho will OF Conrad Scherer, who died on August e8.
leaving a will dated July, 1890, is being contested by
his widow and daughter before Surrogate abbott
Scherer made a small fortune collecting fat and bones
from butchers. lie left a willow and one daughter.
In the will he gave nothing to his wife and 5000 TO MS
daughter which he directed to be paid her during the
Christmas holidays each year III instruments OF Sloo
The rest of the property left to Joseph obman,
Sclative
The Rev. c. II. Yatman, the wellknown leader of
the young peoples meetings at Ocean Grove, IS de
uverfng course Of ten lectures in Association Hail.
Last evening he gave Illustrated Candle %lk ana
this evening he will give Bottle Ia!k' Ionlofrow
he will speak on Lamb Tiger. Which ~; on Thurs
dsy evening an illustrated lecture on The Flag sig
na,s in the VOYAGE of Life on Friday evening The
Chemical Sermon, illustrated; on saturday Hen
ON Sunday afternoon, Heaven" and in the evening
aThe Pathway Of Life illustrated. These lectures
will be given in connection with the services OF inc
week Of prayer for young men.
Edwin A. O'Brien and other property owners in
Nnth.st Yesterday filed protest with the COmmis
sioner of Buildings against the erection OF wooden
stable BY Edwin A. Squance at NO. 32' Nihti-st
Action was begun in June by the Corporation Counsel
against him, but the Common Council requested that
M further steps be taken. Judge Osborne yesterday
refused 10 issue "a writ Of mandamus to compel Tile
CORPORATION Counsel to go on with the proceedings
Rernard j. RYAN was yesterday admitted TO bail In
,,. Adams street Police Court, pending examination
an tho charge of having swindled Morrison " Toum0n
Of No. I7o Eemscn st. out Of Tl6o in the game o.
GRADS by means Of loaded dice IoumOn Is d singer
at the Church of the Holy Trinity lie SAID ne ha'
been in the habit of playing the game at place KEEP
nv a man named Kelly. at Fulton and Jay sts bu
IN saturday night il was closed and lie went 10 th'
ssce ~ one Kenny, at Adams-st. and Myrtle-avc.
where he was swlndled'
N;ss Jessie Morrison, the sister of Benjamin Nor
r,son. a lawyer. who had an Office in the Garhel'
puilding and who died about two months ago. wen
fo the coroners Office yesterday and made complaint
about the conduct the ply sicanS in the case and
the minister at the funeral i'll such way as to SNOW
that her mind has become affected through grief sh
&c living at No. 40 Tompkns ave.
grand bazaar in aid of the sheltcrine Arms NurSer'
will be given in Remsen Hall, at Court ana hemsei
SIS on November 10, Ia and Is. The Hungarian bah'
will furnish music. and there will be dancing.
1t is expected that President ID. {. Lewis. oil I'm
Brooklyn City Railroad Company. will be made preSi
dent of the Bay Ridge Park Improvement 'o''
pany.