New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-12
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

r..,,v t.x.,.e Commissioner Michel Eece.vei
d. from STATE Commissioner Lyman yesterday
- summon George b. Butiling George Sch" anu
Andrew Frank 70 report az the brooklyn o'".' ~.
,rs,rpotlons az special agents. ':.oneI M''"''.
ava ,het he understands from the wording Oh
Commissioner I.yman's order that the Appointment
O, these three men IS considered v""d.
Commissioner Wits announced yesterday tAe
,,ncn, from the eligible i.s; OF william II.
n,'., y u Come. and r. " Judge. clerks IA
tho Bureau % water Rates NJ Nr' year. ana %
Edward J Davan IA assistant engineer AZ the
c-,vesenl Water station. Al N.io a year. James
Norton WAS also appointed as n calker IN the
water Pu.veyor's Bureau AT 50 day
r,e ,r,nertv OK the Ncw-York and Sea Beach
Railroad Company was sold AZ puo"c A"S''''t -
william cole In the Real Estate EXCHANGE ye''e'
aay IN pursuance OF judgment OF foreclosure o'
a ,nor,raee for S3,leo held by william o. Pratt As
,,,s,.. FOR the bonIhoiders. An attempt Vas MADE
"a Induce the auctloneer - delay the sale Dy TWO
,avvers who contendel that they held an uh-
satisfied Judgment against the road for %'V' Inc
Kidding was light and he property was imam! S
cured by william Mann for $4,000 u was sal"
,h,, Mr. Mann is 4 brother OF A. +. Mann. the preS'-
dent OF the -oad
Lain ua,kc,, OF Vcrnon-avc. Fatbush while
riding on wheel in FiatbusA-ave. near bergen
p,a1 on Wednesday night. was attacked by large
Newfoundland dog which took hold OF his right leg
badly decorating H. Mr.. Hackett complained 10 the
police and tho dog was shot
! meeting OF shc graduate nurses OF Brooklyn Wi!
hc held I'm the Holg.anl Laboratory. al Henry ana
Pacific SITS. on Monday afternoon. At O'Clock Tor
the adoption OF constitution and bylaws OF the new
Nurses Association
Joseph Apfelmeier. OF No. "a East First-s'., New
York. called at the Brooklyn Police Headquarters
Yesterday and asked assistance in the search Of his
vel liSagpcirpl
home in New York on May last. The boy. Otto
by name went away. 1t Is thought. in the company
OF Clcmenco Mott. who peldled flowers for living.
dressed In an Alpine costume Mott has frequently
been away from The city for month or TWO at Il
time. and was IN New-York last on May =
Word was received IN brooklyn last night that
General Horatio C. King. OF Brooklyn. had been
elected "A memDer OF the Board .! Trustees OF Dick
inson college. whose commencement WAS held on
Wednesday, Tho college also conferred the hon
orary degree Of Ill. u. Horat!o King. ex-Posi-
master General. fniher ot General Kns. Of Brook
Ign. who was graduated from that institution In
lSsS
The shattered topmast OF the yacht Defender and
the si!ken banner. are now tho property OF tho
brooklyn Police Department. They We're awarded
TO the police In the competition nj the garden party
In aid OF ST. Mary's Hospital I'm which the Police
and Fire departments and "A number Of yacht clubs
took part. Mrs. John Byrne has written 4 letter to
Police Commissioner Wellcs. thanking the members
OF tho force for the interest taAcn by them IN the
contest FOR the trophy.
According TO The autopsy on the body Of Thomas
Flanagan tho boy who died In the Brooklyn Hos
pital on Wednesday morning from the effects o. "A
dog bite. tho little fellows death was caused By
hydrophobia- The autopsy held Weines lay
afternoon at ESQ O'Clock by Dr. j. NJ Van Cott but
the result WAS not officially made known by the
coroner superintendent Dudley however said