New-York tribune., 1895-12-31
est fights and several men were slightly injured.
There were three policemen present to preserve
yohn Conner defeated Alderman Guilfoyle by a vote
o rs 56.
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

Gar NJ 14o OF the Futon-st. line, while gong east
Yesterday afternoon struck wagon driven oy 'oi'''
Hobby at Fulton-st. and Nostrand-aVe.' daHasihs
the wagon. Hobby was not nurt.
Francis Bath thirty-six years Old OF prospect
place and Schenectady-ave.. was driving wagon
owned by Daniel y. Withers In Fulton-st, near
Iew,s-ave. Yesterday afternoon. when his wagon
was struck by mallcar No. g. Of the Futon-st iihe'
Rath received contusions OF the body and after nav
ing his injuries dressed by an ambulance surgeon
went home
The Unity Republican Club of the Twenty-eghth
Ward held It's semi-annual election OF onceIs 'ds'
Friday evening at the clubhouse, NO II Monat-st'
,h following officers were chosen: President. John
u Neal. first vice president, William q. Siepert;
second vice president Daniel Miller. jr: secretary
George ]. Kuepfel assistant secretary ooseph
Nechling. financial secretary, w. H. Ren; treas
urer. p. ~ Lange librarian Frank Wiggihs' SER
geant-at-arms. George A. Wiedemann-
Thomas Iawrle. sexton OF st. AIMS. on the
Heights will ring the chimes on the bells tonight
heeinning at II o'clock follows: 20 God, Our
Hep In Ages Past "Watchman, Tell Us OF the
Night: while With Ceaseless Course the sun ;
"Days and Moments Quickly Passing; IN the
Greenwood Sweetly Sleeping; "A Happy New Year
to an; 'Jessles Dream. or The Keller oil LUCK
now" and Home. Sweet Home.
Frederick Lathrop died at the home OF his brother
Edward Lathrop in East Thrty-ffth-st.. Benson
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eigh, wears OLD and had lived in the neighborhood
OF Bensonnurst for five years He was member OF
the Ciravesend Bay Yacht Club. and the owner OF
tne small yacht Naiad. He was also member OIL
a number OF other clubs and was popular young
man.
! Many complaints haye been made by citizens since
the consolidation of the gas companies that the
quality of gas supplied is greatly inferior to that
| formerly furnished. while the bills are much higher
Charles H. Stoddart, the representative OF h. X
! CHAPMAN who s the official head OF the new gas
trust says that the gas supplied is OF the same quail
ity as before the consolidation and declares the
/ trouble Is due to the unreasonable weather
Police Superintendent McKelvey has directed Cap
tain Kenny to investigate the manner in which
! "Joer Wardel conducts his saloon No. Court
Square Wardell IT is said. has been conducting MS
n,ace I'm a rather free and easy" way. several COM
plants have been made against the place, and the
police have been watching 1t for some time
II is announced that Miss Florence Danes. OF
President-st will be married TO Frank Gallagher,
! the Senator-elect early In January. and that the
wedding will take place at st. Augustines Church,
! in Sixth-ave.. whose rector, the Kew EDWARD NC
! Carty will perform the ceremony. Miss Danes Is
well known In amateur dramatic circles In brooklyn
Henry slav,n. thirty five years old. OF No. %
Schenck-s, was driving wagon at Rush ana sea-
bury sts last evening when a car Of the crosstown
line struck the wagon. Slavln received contusions
OF the hip and fingers and after having his Injuries
dressed went home.
Mrs Cassila Speth. thirtyfve years old. living at
! No III Moore-st was badly scalded last evening by
overturning a boiler full OF hot water which was on
the kitchen stove. An ambulance surgeon dressed
the burns and she not removed.
Controller Palmer has declined 10 audit the De-
cember payros for the justices and clerks In the
noIce courts of Justices Haggcrty and Steers and
tho civil courts over which Justices Murphy and
Peterson preside The reason Is that there Is q
shortage in the appropriation for each of these
courts II was suggested that the salaries might
be paid proportonately. but Controller Paimer re-
fused to accept this proposition IL Is rumored tha'
mandamus proceedings may be resorted TO- IN oider
to compel the Controller TO pay the overdue salaries
William H. Stafford, whose funeral was held on
Sunday at his home No IS Ashland Place had
lived in Brooklyn for thrtyhve years His was the
first death in his family for fourtcca years. and his
father who is eighty nine years old. survives him
He leaves widow. The funeral services were con
Quoted by the Rev. Louis A. Banks.
Miss Mary Chase. widow forty-nve years old
who lived at No. 70 Flatbush-ave.. threw herself
from the window OF her bedroom on the third floor OF
struck the sidewalk. A call sent in and wher
the ambulance from the homeopathic Hospital ar
rived Mrs Chase unconscious. and II was at mrs
thouss: her skull was fractured. She re2alned con-