The Sunday herald., 1886-08-22
CITY NEWS.
TOWN TALK


The New YORK Herald thus describes the pro-
cession which escorted President and Mrs. Clevc-
land TO the special car at the Baltimore and Potomac
Depot on their departure for the Adirondacks;
Policeman with baton.
Interval Of twenty feet,
United States Marshal A. A. Wilson and Mrs. Fol.
short interval.
Another policeman and baton
Another interval OF twenty feet.
President Cleveland and Mrs Cleveland,
with Lieut.. Arnold on his right and Sergeant Dins
more on her left.
The White House is undergoing Its annual re-
pairs while the President and his bride are away In
| the Adirondacks. The repairs will be as thorough
as the old rate-trap will allow. The building will he
| thoroughly clcansed, the wood work painted, and
the outside will be painted not whl'ewashcd, rs It's
appearance would indicate.
-reoplc who delight in statistics may dclvc with
pleasure in The criminal records Of the District Of
| Columbia There they will nnd that the arrests
made by the police for the past fiscal year number
but one hundred more than those made during the
| previous year Considering the increase OF popula-
,ion In the District during the same period statisi
clans say that the community Is at least two per
| cent. more orderly than 1t was year before last.
| -roundmas,cr EinsteIn ought to slaughter dog
or two. This will hurry up the delinquent tax-
payers
| Strange proceeding: A young man arrested TO-
| day by two OF the finest ran away, and was not
fired at with revolver. This arosc from the fact,
perhaps, that the arrest was made by two Of the de-
,cctivcs, and not by the police In full uniform.
-Frenc TONGUE ON draught. Mer'z's, iol4F street.
MIR. s,ilson IIutchns is making some handsome
improvements on his property, Governors Island,
| Lake Winncpissaukic, N. II. lie Is having SUBJ
| stantal drive constructed TO the entrance OF his
| ,crtv from, thc tna In lam upar
-''Jus,h's old s,and," 69 street northwest, buys
gents secondhand clothing. Note by mail promptly
attended to.
owing to the complication arising out Of the Cut
ting case 1t Is said that the intention Of the Mexican
Government TO erect building here for the use Of
its legation has been suspended.
1t is said that Supervising Architect Bell. OF
the Treasury Department, has rendered his resgna-
on to take effect upon the appointment Of his sue
cessor Inquiry, however, fails to confirm the truth
Of the rumor.
landscape gardener has 50 arranged the trees, that,
| while they mask the building, they afford no shade
| whatever to the walks
Thirty Washington scientists attended the meet
ing OF the American Association for the advance
ment OF science at Its meeting on "Wednesday In
Buffalo.
Col. Wilson opened the bids for painting the ex-
terror Of the Executive Mansion on Thursday. The
lswest being si,o6s, submitted by the well-known
nrm Macnicol Il Son, AIS Tenth street. The award
Of the contract to this firm is assurance that II
will be done in a thoroughly workmanlike manner
! Capt Basse,,, the veteran Doorkeeper Of the
Senate, Is taking his outing at New London, Conn
Ice cream soda, all navors, nve cents per glass
Mertz's, 1914 street, corner Of Eleventh.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Renneld and family have JUS, returned
from Colonial Beach.
: w. II. Britton, OF the Government Printing
once, Is doing the principal river landings, making
Colonial Beach his headquarters.
Mr.. Hubbard T. Smith has removed from hi
I, former residence, 1918 New Hampshire avenue, an,
is now the guest Of Mr. Leonard Chew, on street
: near Nineteenth.
DIR. j. w. Dunn, OF Capitol Hill, and E. NJ
u Dunn have returned from Atlantic City, wher
?. they have been rusticatlng for the past week.
/. Mr.. Charles Staley, Of the Adjutant General
!. once, will leave for England next month.
!. The fair flends have already commenced to la
out their programme for the coming fall an
winter. The first in the field far is the Corcora
,, Cadet Corps, who announce fair for some time 4
). November, TO continue two weeks.
-Icc-cream soda with fruit syrups, all navors, v
|. cents per glass. Merzs pharmacy, 1914 f street
D. corner OF Eleventh.
7. John A. Rawling Post, G. A. r., will hold
campfire next luebuay evening. NlbltoTb Will ID
/; treated TO collation. at p NJ, while instruments
and vocal music, as well as dancing. will be tn
{ chief amusements.
!, NAL Walker has transferred the pollce-statiO
Ell keepers around in such manner to afford salts
faction to almost every one of these oflcals. Tn
Major has also presented to each Of his lieuenants
Il. as well as the captain, splendid photograph O
I, himself.
p There is considerable complaint being made
nlatr.
H. polltan Branch OF the Baltimore and Ohio Rairoa
y. People living at Gaithersburg and Rockville wi
II come In town daily, are delayed nearly every da
4. Accidents have been quite numerous OF late.
'. MIR. W. S. Roose has gone to Clark's Gap. Lo
ps doun County, Va
at Clint Robinson, OF the Treasury Department,
.o a spending hts vacation round Round Hill, Va.
-Ex.Assistant Secretary Coon is in town. He
al now engaged In several very successful businei
ce enterprises In New York City.
nd MIR. William G. Phillips, Of the Superintendent
III once, Treasury Department. left on Friday for Ci
to cnnati, Ohio AMI Frankfort, KY, and other cti
et West TO inspect furniture to be used In the publ
Ter buildings. Mr.. Frank Blaisdell leaves on MOnd
,nt for Buffalo, N. Y, Grand Rapids, Mich and CT
hi cagO, ILL.,, on similar mission.
ed Mr.. Henry N. weidner, temporarily employed
ne Government electric light inspector, has gone
eli Chicago to inspect plant in course OF constructs
OF there, and thence goes to Kansas City, Mo.
ne Mr.. "Al" Donnelly, OF the United States Tres
M, urers once. has gone TO Round Hill, Va, to spe
led several weeks
NJ The alleged Sunday edition OF the New Yo
Is World that comes hurrying to this city early Sund
ier mornings with Saturday afternoons news, reach
ch here promptly last sunday with naring head.lin
ies about "terrble suicide" at the Chinese Minste
by house In this city. From the Vivid description
would suppose that the eloquent reporter Of t
ID: paper was on the spot, saw the man tie the SILK
W. W cord around his neck make the fatal plunge,
n with his "snckersnee" innct the cuts on his boz
m II Is strange that the beautiful engravngs that a
~ 80 plentfully used in this wide-awake journal
~ p' not appear In this case. The whole story wal
III fabrication, and short time for investigation Satt
raj day would have shown this. Another paper
rth into the same trap, namely, the Baltimore Anne
u can, which made quite display OF the canard
ate james +. English, Of The House Of Represeh
+ lives, was registered In San Francisco Tuesd
H. Augustl7.
X. There were several accidents on the Pennsylya
= Railroad yesterday, but luckily none proved IA
e Willie Anderson, of 1901 Maryland avenue, had
i, 4. fracture OF the collar bone, brakeman Sprin
MI had his elbow crushed, and Brakeman Whitman
"a his hand badly mashed. DR.. BOarman, the ph
n clan Of the road, attended the injured parties.
Mr.. Il. L. Valentine. an old Washington b
ness man, now located In OHIO, is visiting frieI
here.
MIR. q. Hall, pressmap at the Government Pr
,use ing once, Ia spending his vacation at River spriI
an% an" Mr.. James keenan, leaves on the 2Ith for r