New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-30
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

cha,,os = TeaIe who will tomorrow succeed
Henry Tasgerty police Justice In the Myrtle
Avenue Court. gave dinner to Justice Hagg'r'y
and the attaches OF the court last evening at the
oxford Club.
The Rev d. NJ Johnson pastor Of s.. Pau's
Swedish Church at No. 3s2 McDonoueh-s'.. had
severe hemorrhase on Tuesday evening while walk
ing In Throop-ave.. near Gates-ave lie wn- taken
10 his home In an ambulance and f. g. expected that
he Will recover.
A petition was presented 20 Mayor Wurster yes
terday by Controller Palmer. II. G. Fischer, W. T.
Jones and r. c. Robinson. asking support for the
measure providing FOR the sewer In Humboldt an
Huron SITS Robert Stewart. representing Seven
;ecnth Ward property owners. has presented "A pr-
tltion protesting against the Mayors approval Of
tho bll
Dis,rict-Attorney Foster L. Backus was again pre-
vented by Illness from attending 10 his dui es at
his Office yesterday. lie is receiving great beneht
from his short rest and will probably BE- at his desk
to-day.
Examination Of applicants for appointments to
take the entrance exaMlna;l, MS for the academies
at West Point and Annapolis Will be held on Sat
urfay morning in tho rooms OF the Board II Edu-
cation. Assistant Superintendent Ward Of the Board
OF Education. will conduct the examination. as
sisted by Principals marlborough and Vlymcr
The appointments are to be made by Congressman
Bennett.
Commissioner NeNtS Imposed IlHeS Oh tIilTtS udNr
pay Yesterday Policemen Walter j. Moore and
Peter O'Hara who were accused OF being asleep In
a wallpaper factory in East New-York when they
should have been duty.
pot OF boiling grease was accidentally over
turned yesterday morning in the cellar OF Charles
Brunss bakery No. 5S Manhattan-ave.. setting
fire 10 the place. The building is three-story
frame structure Three alarms were sent IN. and
the flames extinguished with a loss Of 500.
VIII boa rdel at q
es South Second-st. died yesterday In the Eastern
District Hospital from pneumonia. Schuts con-
tracted a cold two weeks ago. ana while deIrious
overturned q Kerosene lamp In his bedroom. setting
fire to his clothing. With his clothing blazing, he
Ieape,l from window. The fire was extinguished
and he sustained sight injuries from the jump An
ambulance removed him to the hospital.
Robert and Lewis Swallow, Of No lGi briggs
ave were arrested yesterday by Detective Bchlen
az the Seventh Precinct. a charge Of selling policy
sIins The prisoners Will be arrdlgned to-day in the
Even Street Police Court.
Robert Yates one OF the Oldest OF the NewYork
and Sandy Hook pilots. died last Tuesday at his
home No 1906 Sterling Place. Brooklyn. Mr.. Yates
was born In 1884, and in 1851 he became pilot. He
roa ono of the crew Of the Ambrose Snow. and had
been I'm active service up TO about four months ago.
when his health began to decline and his system
gradually broke up The funeral VIII take pace al
his hono at O'Clock p. m. tomorrow. The burial
will be in Calvary Cemetery. MT. Yates icaN's
widow, two sons and a daughter
Peter Behrens. German hfty-three years old
committed suicide at No. 3S Hamilton-ave. yester-
day afternoon by shooting himself In the left tenn
pie He was out OF work and Respondent
The Brooklyn Presbytery has decided to discon-
tnue the Cumberland Street Church as an indie
pendent organization and turn II over on juno 10
the Lafayette Avenue Church az mission. 1t VIII
thus resume the relations to the Lafayette Avenue
Church which II had prior to 1873