New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-21
BROOKLYN NEWS NOTES.
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

Fire was discovered at 1870 O'Clock yesterday
morning in the four-story iron-front building No
Al BedforI-ave.. which was occupied by Sheyer
Nathan. a pockebook manufacturer. and Miss
Phoebe Solomon. dealer in stationery. After fight
ing the fire for nearly forty minutes the hremen put
fl out with a loss OF 5000. The fremen had just
reached their houses when alarm turned III
from Padge-ave. and Quickest. The fire had broke
ont in the drying room OF the Columbia Iron Works
and before it could be extingushed a loss of $1,000
was caused
John Tr.inor. living at No. "a North feminist.
Yesterday sent TO Jail for twenty nine days by
Justice Goetting, in the Lee Avenue Police Court
for brutality assaulting his aged mother. Mrs.
Trainor told the Magistrate that her son returned
home on Tuesday night, and because she refused
to give him money he beat her
An inquest in the Of Patrick Quinn. a motor
man Of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company,
who was killed under a Futon-st. car last Tuesday,
was held on Thursday night by Coroner Kene be-
fore jury. The jury returned verdict to the ef-
feet that the motOrman of the car, John Bohen.
and it's conductor Louis Hosceke. were responsible
for the accident by running the car at an excessive
rate Of speed The jury also censured the company
for not providing a proper fender, saying that II
there had been one the mans life would probably
have been saved The car had a fender of the old
grdiron pattern. The motOrman and conductor are
under arrest pending hearing before Justice ..Ir-
riman.
The next lecture in the Brooklyn Ethical fssOcia-
tons course on Evolutionary Principles Applied
10 Education" will be given In the Pouch Mansion,
No 345 Cnton-ave.. tomorrow evening. by the Rev
Edward F. Powell of Clinton, y Y. whose subject
will be Evolution Of Educational Systems" Mr..
Powell is corresponding member OF the associa-
ton. and has spoken before 1t in previous years.
The subject of the lecture will be discussed briefly
by Ossan II. Lang Editor Of The School Journal
The members OF the New England Society Of
Brooklyn are looking forward 10 their annual BAN
quet tonight in the Art and Assembly Rooms. at
No ia Montague-st with more than usual expecta-
tons of pleasure Among the invited speaker. are
Chauncey NJ Depew. General Horace Porter Score
tary Hoke Smith Senator Hoar. OF Massachusetts;
the Rev DIR. David Gregg Professor H b. Sprague.
Charles Emory Smith, Mayor Scheren and Mayor
elect Wurster.
The Brooklyn Latin School Alumni Association
will have it's fourth annual dinner az the Clarendon
Hotel next Monday night
Justice Hartman yesterday held for the Grand
Jury one George Williams. hunchback twenty
eight years old whom the police suspect OF a num-
Der OF robberies. When arrested his back was in
closed in plaster of paris cast but he had in his
possession large assortment OF burglars tools. lie
furnished $1,000 bail and was released
The Medical Society OF the County OF Kings last
Tuesday evening adopted resolutions TO the effect
that the society OF the opinion that 1t was a
fitting occasion TO stimulate public sentiment look
ing to the correction OF such bad law allows YER
diets Of personal damages TO be found from time to
time against the members OF the medical profession
in the discharge of their duties for the public good
and especially in performing the duties OF vaccine
physician.
Mayor Schieren yesterday morning said he would
withhold approval OF the resolution providing for the
proposed SecOnd-ave. extension. The property OWN
,rs contended that benefit would accrue to them
By the extension. for which there necessity.
William Daniels sixty-one years Old for many
years an inmate OF the Flatbush Insane Asylum.
killed himself yesterday by driving three-t!ned
table fork into his right eye and back 10 the brain
A sharp watch Is kept OF the table cutlery, but
Daniels successfully secreted the fork.
Health Commissioner Emery reported TO Mayor
Gchieren yesterday that the offensive odors which
have bothered the Heights people for some time are