The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-05
CITY NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

AT the Church of the Incarnation tonight
Rev. j. b. Oertel, of Tennessee, will interpret
the symbolic teaching OF the Heredos, he has
just erected in that church.
Chief Bell Of the Secret Service has on eX
hibitiOn in his office large card containing
specimens of ali the Democratic campaign
badges that have been issued this year
Richard johnson has asked for a divorce
from his wife Susan, whom he married on
August "a, 1882. He says that she has aban-
doncd him, aud is now living with George
Wells.
The new boilers at the Washington Navy
Yard are now being put up and will be ready
for service within two weeks. The entire
steam work there will be in operation before
Christmas '''''''
The Daily Chronicle and Weekly IN. H.
Gazette, Portsmouth, y. H., were sold Satur-
/ day by Washington Freeman to w. Scott
Smith, of this city, the correspondent of the
Boston Traveller
The congregation of the Thirteenth street
Baptist Church have accepted a plan for their
new church, corner OF Sixteenth and . streets
northwest. 1t will be Of brick and stone
base, with n square tower.
"A hOuse-snakc was discovered q few days
ago at the Capitol crawling ON the corridor be-
tween the rotunda aud the Congressional Ii
brary II Is thought that 1t was brought from
outside and dropped there as joke.
Charles Charuey, nearly 20 years of age,
who walked here from Texas, expecting to be
admitted to the Soldiers Homo, has been
temporarily lodged in the Washington Asy-
sum. He will be sent TO tue home at Hamp-
ton, Va.
-Gerty Williams house on Maryland ave-
nua was raided last night by Officers Turn
burke and Milton and number of white and
negro men arrested To-day Gerty was sent
down for ninety days for keeping disordely
house.
A great throng gathered yesterday on New
York avenue, between Sixth and Seventh
streets, the terminus Of the lexington Electric
Railroad. The few cars on the track We're far
fiom sufficient to accommodate those who
wished TO ride.
Taylor Holmes, james Toliyer and John
Jones, three disorderly negroes, created some
excitement at Seventh street and Pennsyl
vallia avenue last night and Policeman Sutton
put them under arrest, and Judge Miller fined
them 50 each this morning
Lewis Roach, alias Lewis Russell stole q
shirt on Saturday afternoon, and, when OH
Ger Caveriy arrested him, he had big loaded
revolver in his overcoat pocket, lie will wear
striped shirt while he is serving out the SEN
tence that he got in the Police Court this
morning
In the Court in General Term to-day the
judgment of the court below in favor OF the
plaintiff was affirmed in the ease OF George y
BCale against George W. Brown, in which the
title to an undivided half interest in the prop
orty at the southeast corner Of Thirteenth and
i street Is iuyOled.
Fannie Norbcck aud her sister oslo 90
into scrap with Robert Bell, negro boy
who lives near their house, in which stick,
and stones were used freely. In the melee
Fannie who Is pretty Irish girl was hit II
the side 10y the negro, and she got him tlncC
s. IN HE Police Court this morning,
Horace :, Johnston. lifelong resident o
this city, died AT hi residence, Psi PcnnsyI
V,uia avenue, on Saturday afternoon. III
death was caused by cancer Of the stomach
He leaves "A wife aud eight children. tn
funeral will take place Tomorrow, Rev. ID
Addison oi Trinity Church, officiating.
The Coroner, after an investigation, Ina
decided that the death Of Rachel William,
the culOred woman VINO lives NJ llli Fit
street, was due 10 natural causes II was r,
ported 10 The police Saturday that tn
wuman's death was the result of injuries IL
tlictrd by negro named Richard jackson.
The 2lst anniversary Of the establishment
of the Sunday school at Gurlcy Chapel, o
Boundary street, between sixth and seventh
was celebrated yesterday at the chapel Re-
Dr.. Bartlett, pastor Of he New York Avenu
Presbyterian Church, delivered nm address 4
tic great use of the sunday school hi assis
Ing the growth Of the church. The attendant
was large.
The regular monthly meeting Of the T. \
Hcaly Branch Of the irish National leuE,
WIS Nclu lNat tNHN'NS ~ It's lDou0, CORN
Twentieth street and Pennsylvania aVcnl
northwest. Hcurly all the members have gol
To their respective homes 70 vote. The BIauC
is engaged IN raising funds for Parnel's d
Tense IN the suit with tho London Times.
Charles Beudheim, the lawyer, will emit
suit against the Baltimore ard Potomac Raj
road Company for $4,000 lie entered a ira
for AleSludria, auI not having time TO pu
chase a ticket, he boarded the car withol
doing 50, ana offered the conductor Il
amount of the passagc--nftecu cents Til
was refused, thirty cents being demaude
Mr.. Bendhem refused 10 pay this, aud W.
put of % Four Mile Run, aud forced TO wal
mo Alexandria.