New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-23
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

Or Graham Iusk. Of New-Hav~n. has closed a
contract FOR the erection Of four houses on Pierre
poni-si near Hicks 10 cot t2oo") each. without
the land They will be American basement dwell
,nes Of three stories with sub-basenent and attic
with all tho Improvements.
Plans have been partially drawn FOR branch OF
the First PRESBYTERIAN church. - be built at Con
corl-st and IIuda)n-ave. al cost u 1900"
Charles Soaring. "A nephew Of Bishop GoofFoi. of
the Methodist church. was befor" Judge Clement
in the CITY Court yesterday on Application OF the
Charities Department TO have him committed 10 th'
Flafbush Insane Asylum. Soaring IS an Intelligent
man. and OF late has been inmate Of the Epilcp-
,ic Un,no He convinced Judge Clement that ne was
not insane. and was sent back TO The Eplepic Home
for REORGANIZATION. Soaring has a number OF rcia-
tives In the city.
Mrs James Riley of No. 1000 Thlrj-ave. died in
the Norwegian Hospital yesterday from Injuries
sustained on July iG she quarrell"d with her hns-
hand At a second-s,ory window and both fe.l TWEEN
ty-nvc feet to the ground The husband had several
ribs broken and Is siill in the hospital.
Las, week asc5l persons u-el the three public
baths Of Brooklyn. The Nobe-st pain was patron
lied by 1000 people.
The health Of j. s r Stranahan. who since the
first of February has been confined TO his room with
Illness IS reported be steadily improving. though
he is not able - 90 out.
Police Commissioner Wellcs has ordered the ar
rea 81 drivers Of F.atbush market wagons who have
been In the nabt Of using 'hr strec'car rails on
lower Flatbush-ave. thorOughfarc. tn" screech-
Ing and grinding % the wagon whccls against the
nanec Of the rails kept flatbush people awake
nights go long that they grew frantic. The police
have entirely abatcd the nuisance.
Anthony Moran 81 80. ~ Henryst. was arrested
late sunday Night complaint OF Mary. his daugh-
ter An officer was summoned 10 the house by the
little girl who sand that her father had set the
house on fir. The officer found Moran drunk and
learned that a noghbor had come In and put out the
Are which Moran had star'si by pulling the filing
from an excelsior sofa AMI touching a match to II.
Moran's wife and Young children were IN the house
nj the time
New-York who last week obtained a writ OF habeas
endent Of the female department Of the Wards
island Hospital 10 produce his wife IN court. had
no trouble ia finding her yesterday. She appeared
OF her free viii ana said she had left Spegel
Of her own accord because she afraid Of him.
She said he only gave her cents day 10 live on.
Decision was reserved by Judge Bartlett. Mrs. Spe-
gel is twenty-five years Oh.
Annie Stair three years old. Of No lj2 Hamburg
ave. run over and killed by truck driven by
Martin Snyder OF No 2Gj central-avc.. last evening
In front Of her home Snyder was locked up in
the Twentieth Precinct
Pompeo Demarco. the four,oen-year-old Italian
boy who shot and Instantly killed Gretdn cheras.
thirty years Old, n fellow -countrymnn. In the lat
ters apartments. No 81 North sccond-st.. Sun
day night. and then escaped. surrendered himself
| to the police Of the Fifth Precinct Yesterday.