New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-09
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

The funeral OF First Lieutenant Richard Oliver
who had been commissary on the staff Of the colonel
OF the 23d Regiment since May ?, 1884, took place
at the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church at Sixih-ave
and Lincoln Place, last evening. A large number OF
the officers and members OF the regiment were pres
ent Lieutenant Oliver was OF the best-known
National Guard officers in Brooklyn. He died
last Sunday.
At a meeting OF the Executive and Advisory COM
mittees of the Brooklyn Young Republican Club
held at their headquarters in the new Johnston
Building Monday evening It was decided 70 organize
branches in the new wards at once. All Repub
leans living in those wards who are DESTROYS OF
Joining the club are invited to send names and adj
dresses to J. G. Wall secretary. Johnston Building,
Brooklyn or No. AZ New-st, New-York.
At the Colored Methodist Church in Fleet-st.. near
Myrte-ave., tonight General o. o. Howard will
address William Lloyd Garrison Post, g. a. r..
and Father Malone. Regent OF the State University,
will present to the post stand Of coors. The Rev.
J. r. b. Smith, ex-chaplain Of the G. A. r. Of this
State will receive the colors behalf OF the post.
The arrangements under the charge Of the Pro-
gressive Literary Association.
Charles Mcclure. a in the County Insane
Asylum, who lost both legs by being run over by
trolley car which he boarding Saturday
night at Flatbush and Atlantic ayes. died yester-
day at the Brooklyn Hospital from his injuries.
w d. Lohmann was taken to Sing Sing yester-
day 10 serve seven years ana TOUR months IN STATE
Prison for enbezzling 49, 400 OF the funds Of the city
in hts care.
great number OF applications for licenses for
the grogshops on Coney Island made TO the
Excise Board yesterday 1t Is said that about
hundred and fifty OF the 400 Places where liquor
was sold were unlicensed. one dealer frankly said
that all the license he had secured by giving
the policeman on the beat so at the opening OF the
season.
The question Of the erection OF a statue of Gen
eral Slocum was considered by the Mayor. a
mittee of Aldermen, General John +. Woodward
W. L. Ogden and ;. b. Chlttenden yesterday. and 1t
was decided 10 call conference of fifty prominent
citizens TO consider whether the city should appro
pirate the money for the work.
Mrs Jane Brown, an inmate OF the Home for Aged
Coored Women at Atlantic and Rochester aves
celebrated her l0lst birthday yesterday. Her
mother. who 'died fourteen years ago. Is said to
have been ia years old. Mrs. Brown born in
Pamrapo. y. j.. in 1885, and slave in her
youth.
Near the lower end Of Flatbush-ave.. In the Tween.
ty-ninth Ward Qately the town of Flatbush). this
sign is conspicuously displayed at real-estate
Office: 1--WE Welcome Annexation"
The members Of the 18th Regiment can feel safe
in their new armory now. a big safe with '13'
conspicuously displayed on the 'front.' was hoisted
into one OF the windows the Putnam-ave. side
yesterday.
The managers OF the surface lines are dis
playing better judgment this year than ever before
in the running OF open Thus far there has
been scarcely any ground for complaining that these
cars are got out days when 1t Is too cool "a ride
In them with safetx.