New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08
BROOKLYN NEWS NOTES.
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

A snecal lecture in the Brooklyn Institute course
will no given on The Tokaido: or y Journey In
Japan" by Otis a Poole. on Wednesday evening in
Association Hall. The lecture will be illustrated
by lantern photographs colored by Japanese ar
lists Members Of the Institute secure from one
10 four seats for the lecture on Monday for %
cents each
The oneninp exercises OF Grammar School No
,os a, Linwood-st and Arington-ave. will be held
on Tuesday afternoon at O'clock Frank b.
Stevens il the principal of the school, and the local
committee Is John X. Powell John r. Thompson
and James J. kirwin.
Julian Ralph. the journalist. gave his lecture on
'John Chinaman's House" at the Montank Ciuo
last evening.
There has been considerable delay IN the oompie'-
ing OF the official returns of the November cleo
.;o,s The Board of County Canvassers must nave
tho work completed on Thursday and there Is now
vor, that will take twenty-five hours to be done
rhe Republicans on the Board that the Demo-
Gratis are causing the delay by staying away from
the meetings, and thus preventing 4 quorum
Adolnhus whitman. who says he was last spring
. ,ootorman for the Brooklyn Heights Railroad
Company has applied to the Charities Depart
,- for aid He tells a long story, according 10
which he has endured numerous hnrdships lie Sc
cured work from the BROOKLYN heish's haiioau
Company soon after the strike o. last winter, az
though he had fifteen years before been committed
90 . rootorman until July when ne was discharged
hocansa of a quarrel with fe.low-w orkman, ana
,rca then he has been out OF york. he VIII DE
oare1 ,or by the Department until his record can
be examined.
Daniel p Morse Of No $50 Clinton-ave. has sent
., r,,re Commissioner Lawrence a check for 500 for
Tho Trrcmen's Fund in recognition OF the ef1cient
work of the department at recent blaze IN the
DE Soto apartment-house, at Nostrand-ave- ana
Halsey-st.. owned by him
The Tribune told yesterday Of Justice Hartman
novel method of deciding the ownership Of three
boning pigeons. He ordered the birds to be set
free and said that the decision would be given In
favor NJ the man to whose house they should ny
The idea OF their going TO neither place evidently
ala not occur 10 the justice but that IL what the
Digeons decided 10 do and thus II came about that
The case was decided against both plaintiff and de-
landau, Invariably In this respect 1t Is thought 10
be the first on record
Ar the monthly meeting Of the Brooklyn Institute
Of Arts and Sciences Friday gift OF $500 for the
endowment fund by J. ]. Menan. OF Pierrepont-st.
wa. announced lgnace Jan Paderewski was made
an honorary member Of the Institute. General
stewart L, Woodford was elected trustee In place
~ the late Rev Charles Fl. Hall.
robn Dolan an old Williamsburg engineer. is 10
he buried to-day in Calvary Cemetery, having died
on Thursday at his home No. 80 North feminist.
II,s d.atb occurred on his daughter Magge's
,wantv-second birthday and the time of his funeral
Is the seventeenth birthday of his daughter Fannie
sig,smund Loewenthal. eight years Old OF No "a
uythe-eve was arrested yesterday after lively
chase for the theft OF hospital box In front or
Engine Company No Il. In Clymer-st The boy was
,,,rs,,ed nv one OF the nremen and ran two blocks
o,,r. no uas ovcrtaken. lie turned over 10
the Chidren's Society until arraigncd in court.