New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-17
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

Granville w. Hartman. Register-elect' has gone on
a brief trip to Ohio. to revisit the scenes OF MS
boyhood before assuming the duties OF his new
office.
The native African choir. composed or repre-
sentatives OF seven tribes from Kafiirland Africa
who have been heard in number or churches
sang at Plymouth Church at the morning service
Yesterday After the sermon by DR.. ABBOTT, MISS
Ida g. Wells who has taken up the cause OF the
negroes who are in danger OF lynching in the
South made an appeal for aid in the work she Is
doing
A petition signed by many well-known men mas
been presented tc Mayor Schieren. Controller-elect
Palmer and City Auditor-eleCt Sutton. asking them
to appoint James Mulhane. Of the Twenty-fourth
Ward Police Justice for the Thirty-first Ward
The appointment is to be made between January
and 90 Mr. Mulhanc is an experienced newspaper
man. and is regarded well qualified for the posi-
ton.
man about forty-fve years old. who said he
was an English uphosterer. out OF work and In
want applied for aid Saturday afternoon at the
house OF Or. Lyman Abbott No. 10 Columbia
Heights Mrs Abbott was impressed by the story
he told and left him in the hallway while she
went TO get something for him. When she returned
she found that he had departed, and with him had
gone Or. Abbotts best overcoat The garment was
valued at $50
4 loss Of 500 was caused by fire yesterday in the
factory of the Brooklyn Gutta Percha Company at
No II TO 70 Franklin-ave. The cause OF the fire Is
unknown.
There were ss5 births 327 deaths and AS mar
riages last week.
The Rev Dr. Joseph T. O'Connell. rector OF the
Roman Catholic Church OF St Mary Star OF the
Sea who was recently created a Monsignor by
Pope Leo MIL will be invested with the robes OF
the office by Bishop Mcdonnell to-day. The cere-
monies VIII take place in Or. OConnells church
harip at n
A number OF employees OF the Brooklyn Elevated
Railroad Company have been discharged Tor de-
frauding the company. 1t was found that the re-
ceipts OF certain station fell OF seriously on
certain nights. Investigation showed that the
ticket agent. ticket chopper and porter combined
10 defraud the company In this way: When half
a dozen tickets bought for party they were
torn OFF in strip. and when this was put In the
choppinc- box 1T failed to 10 through and kept
other tickets from doing the same. The ticket
chopper continued to operate his machine but
when the coast was clear the tickets were hshed
out and sold over again by the agent and the
proceeds were divided.
The Rev. j. J. Lewis. o. Boston. IS 20 give his
lecture on the Passion Play. illustrated by lV
stereopticon views. Tuesday evening In the
Symmetrical Methodist Episcopal Church, Wash
ington and Greene ayes No admission fee Will be
charged but a silver collection" will be taken.
Four hor--s were burned TO death in a stable in
| the Walabout Market yesterday morning. The loss
! on the stable owned by Dennis O'Brien. OF No ~
! Washington-avc.. was $50. A team OF horses
| owned by schumacher & Flugge OF No. Is Walla
bout Market and valued at $375 was burned as
well two other horses OF small value