New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-15
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

Justice Clement yesterday heard motion to
tinue tho temporary injunction restraining the
Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach Railroad Company
and Ralph G. and Josiah S. Packard, contractors
from casting refuse from a dredging machine upon
the shore at Diamond Point Canarse, where Gar
8. BREASTED has hotel. The Packards are
dredging the waterfront Canarse for the extern
sion of the railroads. pie-. Decision was reserved
Hargreave Tattersal, Of No. 435 Malbone-st was
fined $40 in the Grant Street Police Court yesterday
Tattersall Is the of bulldog which at
tackled a Gordon at No. 10 Lincoln Road last
Friday. 1t is alleged that he refused to call the
dog off. and District-Attorney +. L. Backus. clad
In his night robe, separated the animals Tattersa
paid his fine under protest. saying that he would
appeal tho
The United States cruiser Raleigh passed Quaran-
tine yesterday morning on her way 10 join the
feet of Admiral Bunce now practising evolutons at
The Raleigh arrived at the yard July y and
mt into dock for repairs.
John D. Mains has brought action in the SUI
prcme Court against George W. Tritt. Herman W
Trltt. Lena Trtt. Anadea J. Tritt and Eliza West
hafcr to set aside alleged fraudulent mortgages and
conveyances OF property in the Twenty-nfth and
Twentieth wards and Wallabout Market. by George
W. Tritt to the other defendants. who are members
OF his family. Mains obtained Judgment for 81 co
against George w. Tritt. and II is alleged that he
made the conveyances to avoid the expected judg-
ment. Trtt has restaurant at Nos. 10 and 1856
Wallabout Market
Thomas Tomlinson who is charged with causing
the death OF Michael Thornton a Democratic
meeting held to ratify the nomination of Bryan and
Sewall at No $40 Humboldt-st on the night OF
July ls admitted to bail In $500 by Justice
Clement yesterday. His bondsmen Patrick
Behen. of No 12l Kingsland-ave.; Thomas Comis-
key, OF No. 25 Nonan-ave.; John Kelly. of No 334
Nassau-ave., and J. NJ Naughton. of No &7 Boil
var-st
John Flanagan. for forty years a hardware mer-
chant in South Brooklyn. dropped dead in his store
at No l25 Smith-st. at o'clock yesterday morning
For the last few months Mr.. Flanagan has been
feeble Yesterday morning he opened his store as
usual at $50 o'clock and shortly after his wife.
who had gone to call him for breakfast found him
dead on the floor.
The funeral OF the Rev. Michael Nevin took place
yesterday morning at St Paurs Church, In Sterling
Place. Father Nevin at one time attached to
ST. Peters Church. and also had been assistant
pastor of the Church OF our Lady of Mercy in
Debevose Place in the rectorship OF Vicar General
Mcnamara. Later he appointed pastor Of St
Patrcks Church. Fort Hamilton. but obliged
to resign account OF poor health The immediate
cause OF death was consumption.
Bids were opened yesterday for the incandes-
cent light plant to aid in purifying the sewerage
system OF the Twenty sixth Ward. Francis H.
Blanchards bid. 5000, the only one received
The Brighton Beach Railroad extension and
Kings County Elevated Railway beginning to-
day, will through trains every twenty min
from Brooklyn Bridge to Brighton Beach for
a fare of ten cents
Solomon Finklesten, a chicken pedler at Osborne
81. and Belmont-ave was arragned before JUS
tice Tghe yesterday charged by the Society for
the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals with packing
seventy-ive chickens into a small coop Mr.
Finklesteins lawyer made the assertion that the
society had taken hush money from his client,
but when the evidence all I'm the chicken
pedler fined so or twenty -nine days
The jefferson Club OF the Eighteenth Ward has
turned to the widow OF Michael Thornton,
the clubs sergea alarms who was stabbed to
death by Thomas Tomlinson some time ago SIS
collected through its Relief Committee OF which
John Ennis former Fire Commissioner is chair
man. Appropriate resolutions adopted.