New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-27
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

II was reported last night that about 100000 had
been received at the various specified repositories
in payment from stockholders OF the 81 assessment
on Long Island Traction Company stock. President
Jenkins OF the First National Bank, chairman Of
the Reorganization Committee. said that the con-
tr,butions exceeded his expectations. The STOCK
declined to on Exchange yesterday.
The Democratic Executive Committee OF Kings
County has appointed Messrs. Stapleton. or the
Eighth Ward: McCarren. OF the Fourteenth Abram.
of the Seventeenth Dooley. OF the Twentieth. ana
Higginbotham OF the Twenty-third. TO look out
for their party's interests in the matter of reap
portioning the Assembly districts under the new
Constitution
1t was reported yesterday that the Civil Service
Commission OF Brooklyn would Immediately begin
an investigation into the secret giying-out last
week OF confidential letter written by Controller
Palmer to the commission, and intrusted with other
papers to the car. OF Secretary Campbell. 1t is
alleged that Democratic "heeers'' had no trouble
In getting inside tips from the commission In
Democratic times" and Mr. Campbell will no
doubt be obliged TO explain how IT happened that
the letter OF Controller Palmer photographed
for Democratic newspaper for political effect.
Mr. Campbell Is a Democrat
The property OF the Charles S. Higgins Company.
soap makers at Clinton. Park and Waverly ayes.
was sold at the Real Estate Exchange yesterday
to George G.. Williams Edward II. Perkins jr, and
J. Edward Simmons trustees OF the Title Guar
anty and Trust Company. with whom the Higgins
company had been in litigation. The price paid
$l05.0oO free and clear. The only property that
excepted In the sale were the trade marks
known as 'Higgnss German Laundry Soap
Charles S. Higgnss German Laundry Soap and
German Laundry Soap"
The last remains OF the thing known as Coggs
wells fountain. which has dsfgured a public
| square in Brooklyn for decade or so are about
| to be removed This monstrosty was formerly
| topped by statue OF the gver, done in zinc oil
some compound thereof. which long ago was carted
off TO the corporation junkshop. Brooklyn people
| will rejoice that the remainder OF the work is tt
meet the same fate.
George Service, OF No SO Safest, and John Pres
| ton of No. 50 Third-ave. NewYork. fined 81
| each by Justice Nostrand at Gravesend yesterday
! for driving on the bicycle pathway along Ocean
ave in a buggy. The path has been seriously dam
aged OF late by trespassing OF this nature. ant
this Is the first arrest and conviction for the OF
fence. patrolman. Roach. OF the Park police
made the arrest.
! Secretary Carlisle has appointed Henry NJ Seele,
assistant inspector OF boilers. and George b. Gar
diner assistant inspector OF bulls. In the Office o
inspectors OF steamships in the Federal BuildinS
| Both are BrooSlynies, and their salary will b
5000 year each.
George H. Rogers. for eighteen years orderly 70
! the Brooklyn Police Commissioner died yesterda
at his home. No us Fifty -ffth-st.. from compli
! cation o. diseases. at the age OF fifty-four. II
was a model orderly. and in all the years OF hi
service he never had charge against him. II
| resembled the pictures OF Sir Walter Raleigh :
closely that Raleigh was his nickname among hi
| friends.
| Colonel Alexander $ Bacon will deliver lectur
| on Napoleon Bonapar,e-the Soldier. the Statesma
and the Man" at the Washington Avenue Baptis
| Church this evening. under the auspices OF tn
Young = Pies Union OF the church.