The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-28
CITY NEWS PARAGRAPHS.


OF larceny in the Criminal Court.
The society Of the Soldiers Lance give
their annual banquet at Freund's tonight.
Mary Harris was arrested last night for
stealing ~ from Mr.. Logan.
There will be no jury trials in the Crmi-
nal Court after to-day until Monday, January
General ordway denies that he has sub
mitted 10 Congress estimates for S5OO,0O1
National Guard armory.
John Il. Paynter, Richard f. Stovall and
Frederick d. Freeman have Incorporated the
Manhattan Club.
The timely suggestion is made that the
street-car conductors be directed TO call out
the names and numbers of streets at the cross
ings.
Margaret +. Collins has sued the Metropol-
itan Street Car Company for $4,000 damages.
She was injured by the sudden starting of the
car last July.
james NJ. Wright OF the Oldest Inhabl-
tants' Association celebrated his golden wed,
ding last night at his residence, 1900 Eleventh
street.
Charles p Stone Post, No. II, e. A. r.,
was visited Wednesday night by the Depart
ment officers and Farragut Post, No. IL, last
night.
The annual meeting of the Associated
Charities will be held this evening at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church, at which
Commissioner Webb will preside.
Some of the letter-carriers complain tina
they have good deal of overtime work since
the eight-hour law went into effect, and they
intend to ask compensation from Congress
f. q. Gresham yesterday filed a suit for
$1,000 against the Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance Company Of Milwaukee, Wis, for
damages for breach of contract.
MIR. Albert Gleason, the contractor, and Mr..
r. &. Israel, his son-n-law, were presented Oh
Monday with handsome seal skin driving
gloves by their subordinates.
Mary Dickerson, a demented colored
woman who arrived In tue city Sunday from
the West, and has been cared for at the First
Precinct, was yesterday removed to the Wash
ington Asylum, pending the inquiry of jury
into her sanity.
Farmer Spindle of Fairfax County, Va.
was in the city yesterday afternoon looking for
his daughter Gertrude, who had run away
with James l. Fortney, the farmers hired
man. The young couple had procured a
marriage license several hours before his ar
rival. however, and disappeared.
In the suit of George TAYLOR against
Tyler & Rutherford and others, W. b. Moses
Yesterday filed answers denying that the prop
erty purchased by him at an auction sale by
&. G. Duncanson was knocked down to him as
the result of any collision whatever. or that
the sale was not fairly conducted
The NJ. W. Grand Lodge of F. 4. A, n.
Masons have elected John H. Lee, NJ. W. Grand
Master; Robert B. Tunnis Il. W. Deputy
Grand Master; Henry Coleman, r, W. Senior
Grand Warden: Mason s. Lowery, II W.
Grand Treasurer; William II. Myers, X. w.
Grand Secretary
The gentlemen interested in the construc-
ton of the Atlantic Building have formed the
Atlantic Building Company with 100000 cap
ita stock and elected the following officers:
Colonel Britton president; B. II. Warder, vice
president; George Z. Emmons secretary aud
treasurer, and the following directors; Crosby
S. Noyes, NJ. NJ. Parker, A. A. Thomas, B. II.
Warner II. j. Gray, Charles b. Pearson,
John Joy Edison, G.. c. Duncanson, Henry
Wise Garnet, Samuel Ross, A. T. Britton, b.
H. Warder, George f. Emmons.
East Washington Council, No. 2l7
y. L., last evening elected IL. G. Haz
ard, President; j. I. Hardester Vice Presi
dent; Harry Lowry, Speaker; Peter Printz,
Secretary: Vim. =. Allan, Financial Secretary
John T. ID. Pyles, Treasurer David n. Rus
sell, Chaplain; Geo Wright, Usher; VIM. II
Kemp, Sergeant at Arms; r. T. Patterson
Doorkeeper. George A. Green, MedfOrd lily
uson aud Harry Lowry were elected Trustees
VIM. F. Allan, John II. King and Peter Print,
were elected Delegates to the Cabinet of thu
National Union.