New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-10
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

IT., co,dl Society concert OF Wagner music. at
which Nine Nordlca expected to sing' VIII ~
given in the Academy of Music this evening. Inc
engagement OF Nine. Nordca had to be broken
because she is TO sing at the Metropolitan Opera
House She regretted the necessity OF breaking
the engagement, but said 1t was unavoidable
The Rev. Dr. A. C. Dixon who is at the head OF
the Executive Committee OF the new Law Enforce
ment Society preached in the Hanson Place lap
fist Church Yesterday on 'The Condition OF Al
fairs I'm BROOKLYN and the Work to BE Done ny the
Law Enforcement Society" He explained III ue-
fail the principles set forth in the address of the
society. which was published last week and dweit
In general terms on the need OF pubic sentiment
TO secure the enforcement OF law.
The new chapel OF 81. Andrews Protestant EpiS-
copal Church at Fourth-aye. and Fifueth-st was
dedicated Yesterday morning. The Rev. Albert 1.
Bunn preached the sermon I'm connection with the
services The building is neat brick structure
seating 80 persons. and has cost $3Vp y church
will be built adjacent TO IT, The Rev Nilliah y
Ackley is In charge Of the parish when was or
ganized in 1856
jeremiah White patient suffering with fiha'-
nox IN the CONTIGUOUS Diseases Hospital. at KINGS
,oravc and Hawthorne-st. escaped yesterday
morning The police sent out general alarm Tor
him. and he was found in a short time ana re-
turned TO the institution.
4 trolley car and police patrol wagon. both go
ing at a rapid rate. came into collision at canton
ST and Myrtle-ave. late saturday night. Neither
suffered severely. but the men In the ph'roI ""So"
were thrown out. William Kearney, the driver
was somewhat hurt and was taken to the '"'h-
berland Street Hospital John Paul the motorman'
was arrested on charge OF assault In the second
degree.
The Executive and Memorial Committee OF the
G A. r. has passed a resolution requesting the
Mayor and Park Commissioner TO remove the
bronze statue Of Lincoln from the plaza Of froS-
meet Park TO some site In the interior OF the park
where IT can be properly protected ana taken care
or The statue erected In lS''
The goth anniversary Of the birth OF Gus'avus
Adolphus was observed by special services yes'er-
day In St Matthews English Lutheran Chui'h al
Scventh-ave and Scvcnth-st.
Dr David Allyn Gorton lecturcd on "Combina-
.,ons OF Capital Trusts and Corporations before
the Brooklyn Ethical Association last evening III
the Pouch Mansion
The forthcoming Roman Catholic Diocesan synod
will meet on December = I'm the 'hurch OF -
John the Baptist. one Of the subjects OF fp'''''
interest 10 be discussed viii bc parochia schools
and another the boundaries % parishes
rhore were 2ss deaths. IS births AMI i52 mar
riagcs reported to the Board % Health last Week
The meeting OF the Brooklyn Kindergarten Asso-
cla,ion announced 20 be held this evening az the
Polytechnic Institute has boon posi9on'1 n""'
some time after Ncw Years Day
1 broken trolley wire AT Broadway and Durham
Place last night delayed traffic on seven - m"
lines OF the Brooklyn city Railroad Tor over a
half hour. The wire feil from the elevated ROAD
IN the street about o'clock. II spuitcrni over ID"
granite blocks and caused some htilc excitement
rmployes OF the company arrived In a wagon and
soon repaired the broken wire