New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-02
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

G1THERED IDOt fHE ic"-''
The first instalment of the new cars buiit IN inc
sbops Of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company
were placed on the Fultonst. line for regular ser
vice yesterday Fourteen Of the new cars are now
in use and the remaining thrty-sx Will he READY
for service next week These cars are the HoS'
luxurious ever built by any street raiiro'n cop'!
I'm the country. They are unusually wen nsh''"
with electric lamps and ali fitted with electric
nusb- buttons so that any passenger can stop
car NJ will from his seat by pushing button The
platforms are extra large. and the cars are All
built with double trucks.
Joseph Comford. n laborcr, was held in ~" naii
for the Grand Jury yesterday morning by judge
Hartman on n charge OF attempting TO kill his step
daughter Margaret Conroy last Monday Police
man Reyes who made the arrest. testified that nc
saw Comford chasing the girl with an appraised
axe. Comford did not deny running AFTER his s'cp-
daughter with the axe. but declared that he had
no, threatened her liz" that day. His vile ana
Miss Conroy both testified against him
George Blankney twenty -one years OLD. oil NO
sl7 Dcrgen-s, was seriously injured on wednesday
,icb, bv falling to the ground from tho fountain
al Prospect Park Plaza lie sustained Internal IN
juries and taken TO Scncy Hospital
While target practising in the lots at Gardner
and Moffett SITS. yesterday John Lewis twenty
years old Of No S5 Jackson-si' sho' hiins'h w 'e
upper lip with Flohert rife. The weapon was ac-
cdcntally
crimes Hospital
lanes H. Griffin and James Il. Casey. inc TWO
Atlantic Avenue Electric Railway conductors WHO
vere arrested several days for passing counter
feit coin waived examination yesterday before
limited States Commissioner Morle. and were held
for the action Of the Federal Grand Jury
The exercises of the third anniversary OF the
Japanese Christian Institute viii be held IN the
chapel, No. 80 Poplar Pace. tomorrow al p III
The widening and deepening of 'oney Island
crock is now being made by each Of the Rcpub-
| ucan candidates for the nomination TOT 'ohEiesS-
man in the IVh District. one Of the principal ISSUES
! NJ tho campaign II was started by Congressman
| Fischer and the other candidates nav" take" '"c
| affair up. Many realize that the Improvement VI
the creek Is necessary and the idea IL ~ san" u
| n Use II when widened for light-draught N'sSe's
This will make the creek navigaoe 10 rum 's'a"'
mon which the Government is about to erect TOUR
mortar batteries.
| On Sunday roxt a "homc camp-mee'ing service
iii J., ho,d I'm the Flatands Methodist Episcopal
| ,,burch The evanges,ic services In the moInns
will be conducted by the pastor. the he'' "
| CHRISTOPHER assisted by Chaplain X ho"a'"S an"
tho Rev Dr. Brun. At o'clock In the afternoon
a band of Christian workers. led by w Van Cieef.
wul he present and Mrs. l.. W. Noyes Will sing
several solos.
Irene NINTH. seventeen years old OF No Jh
(r,n,on-aye was seriously injured by a troley-car
AT Fulton and Waverly ayes last evening. ohe
| crossed the stree. in front Of TWO cars gong III
opposite directions She did not see the cars until
| they were nearly upon her. Becoming confused
| Mis- Mniin darted forward and was caught ny ca'
! No COZ She was knocked down. and In addition
IN hoiup bruised received a severe cut In the neck
| A, ambulance surgeon dressed her wound and took
her home.
Justice Dickey in the Supreme Court yesterday
fixed the bail of Martin O'Brien charged win man
slaughter in the second degree, at So"" IL Is al
legged that OBrien is responsible for the death OF
| ,yulam Oliver who was killed in front OF NO 70
West-st Greenpoint. on September :" Inc ,ao's
+, connection with his death have already been
published.
| In the Flatbush Police Court yesterday morning
Herbert Wyeth Of No. 81 East Thirteen'h-st''
New-york was fined s. by Justice steers tor scorch'
| ING along the Cycle Path on Wednesday evening.
charles NJ Pratt of this city. is sending daily
100 ouarts of pure water from his estate AZ "ieh
cove Long Island. to the Pratt Institute. III thls
| city. He says he VIII continue u "'''' Wv wy .
water supply is purified.
,udso John Cowenhoven will now preside over
the New Vtrech, Police Court for year. uh'ess' !"
the mean time. some other PROVISIONS are 'naoe W
disncnse Justice the prisoners arrested III iha'
| section IIc and ex-Judge Rhodes heretofore TOOK
terms Of ten days each or the behch. '""se 'o"c'-
hoven's term expires December o. 1884,
rho ,hiro,oan club which was formed by women
of the Eastern District last year hcld its first meet:
ing for the season in the Knapp Mansion yes'eroa!
morning. Mrs Alvah q Brown, president oil inc
cl,,b occupied the chair. About eighty members
were present. Many committee reports were read
They included home and society Mrs. Daniel T.
Wilson; philanthropy. Mrs. Ruff y. DE Nyse; mu-
sic and the drama Miss Grace ID. iiallam. Tor Mrs.
Hess; literature Miss Laura Y. Roake' education
Mrs Henry A. Powell: municipal affairs, DR.
Catherine Burnetie; the rearing OF ch'"reh' MRS
Horny A. Meeker. The next social meeting vii
take place Thursday. October d. 1t Will he under
the direction OF the Committee on Literature and