New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-22
,TurrrD ArorT TIE TOWN.

A reccpiion 10 tho Rev. Or. aud Mr. Nathan b.
Wood will be held az The strong Place Baptist Church.
Degraw-st. and strong Place. on Tue'day evening
Er Wood has resigned the pasorite Of the church to
20 10 Brookllnc. Mass. March l. public meet
lng win be held in rlc church at p. ~, ana al
dresses will be made. Aitcrwarl reception Will be
held in the church parlors.
George william Curtis will deliver an adlrss
James Russell Lowell at the Washington anniversary
meeting Of the Brooklyn Institute to be held this even
Ing in Association Hall. Today Is the seventy third
birthday OF Mr. Lowell well the lcOth Of George
Washington.
Men were at work all day yesterday at Clinton and
JoraleInon sts making the nnal connections to COM
plctc the Willouslby water main. The thirty
inch Fulton st. main shut oil, TO cnall the work
10 DC done. The contractor, John McNamee last even
ing said tho work would De done shortly after mid
night.
District Assembly 30. 600. knights OF Labor, yes
terday adopted resolutions cOn1cmning the bills for
the binding Of the East River bridges AMI for granting
franchises corporations. and indorsng the action Of
T. V. Powdcry and \. J. Ca.sai IN asking the GOV
orn0r Of Pennsylvania to take action against the
cent Reading Railroad combination.
Some one played practical Joke Miss Florence
C. Palmer Of No. 1Oi second Place. md John T.
EaGc. ~ No. $50 Clinton ST., by publishing In Brook
lvn Newspaper on saturday detailed account Of their
maiiasc on Tuesday. They bo!h deny the marriage
and say they not even engaged
Tho funeral Of EmbFc Rogers. The veteran Of the
Mexican and Civil wars, who died on Friday at No
$50 Wioug!lLy ave. took place yc,t.riny afternoon
lie was dxtytwo years old. lie oInci the Regular
Army a, drummer boy in lslI. lie relied with
the rank Of major shortly before the close OF the Civil
War; owing 10 physical disability.
Joseph McGurck Of No. 2o7 Ienirx ST., yesterday
told the police that his father might be the crazy
vino was camping In the mountains at Empire CITY,
ore. His fathers name is james. lie i hftyivc
years old, and lived at No. 32f LeXngtonavc. until
| two yeas Ego when ho disappeared, and The family
have never been able 20 find any trace Of him. IIc
always iIrcmans badge.
The police arc looking for some thieves who are
entering houses in south brooklyn by breaking win
dows and turning the window latcles. Early on
saturday morning the house Of Edward L. Snyder, Of
No. $50 NInth-st, entered. and three coats valued
at $50 were stolen. Two Of them were found In
vacant lot.
Withdrawals OF consents for the construction Of
trolley railroad In Franklin ave- have lccn filed in the
County Clerks Office, representing 1902 900 worth OF
property. Protests representing s.39llO have also
been filed.
Considerable excitement caused last night among
the occupants Of the tenement houses nj Evergreen and
Ralph ayes. by a frs which broke out on the ground
floor Of the building no 90 Evcrgrocnavc.. occupied
ly H. Paul. as an Italian barber shop. The fire
caused 10y the explosion OF a kerosene lamp. In the
excitement, Mrs. Mary Iiuter, who lives at No. 800
Ever ave, from her rooms, aId In her anxiety
reach the street fell from the top to the bottom Of
the stairs. In The fall her left ankle was broken
The funeral Of Dr. James sweeney. member Of the
Board Of Education who dtsd Thursday. took place
yesterday at 1t. Vincent dc Panls Church. In North
sixth-st. The burial In Calvary Cemetery.
A barrel OF waste was found TO be on fire at a
yesterday the second floor OF the four story brick
building No. 30 Morton st. Thc floor Is occupied By
the Eckart Nickel Plating COMPANY. When the fire
was discovered alarm sent out. but before
the hrcmcn arrived watclmnn turned the automatic
tank on flooding the building. The water cauted
several thousand dollars worth OF damage, the
building was also occupied by the Dubois Watch Case
Company and other arns. No damage was done by
tho IRE.