The Washington critic., 1889-03-30
IIcodman Blind"-Harris' Biiou.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.

DIR. Mitchell Of the Metropolitan A. NJ.
L. Church will preach special sermon to
the choir tomorrow.
Twenty Of the female employees Of the
Government Printing Office folding-room
lhhve been furloughed. =.
Nicholas Sexton was severely injured
Ivy falling from the top of a freight cur at
The u. 81 P. Depot yesterday.
The Treasury Department has decided
that cold weather Is not stormy weather
within the meaning OF the law
The salaries of the assistant teachers
in the Alexandria public schools have been
increased from $3.50 to s50Oa year.
Arthur Davis was partly caught be-
meath mass Of Garth yesterday, while
working on the foundation OF q new build
ing In Alexandria.
The remains Of the late Antonio Pons
were inferred In the Congressional Gem
ctcry yesterday with military honors by
Meade Post, G.. A. X.
AT the meeting of the Single Tax
League last night, II was decided To open
five reading rooms at 500 Seventh street, in
a few days. Tracts are also TO be dis
tibuted
The fourth Of the series OF metaphysi-
cal lectures was given yesterday before the
Columbian College. The lecturer was
NaSASpoNA - AAs RhuNet 'hp oPohO tPoh
ambition.
The annual children's masquerade ball
Of the Washington Saengerbund was given
AZ Edel's Hall last night. The hall was
beautifully decorated and the costumes of
the children very elaborate.
The last installmcnt of the contract
money will be paid by the Alexandria
School Board to the builder Of the new
school there, 1t having been decided that
he carried out his contract.
Mrs. Isabella johnson OF Bennlng's
wants 800 for damage done to her prop
crty by the Tenth Pennsylvania Regiment
on the 9TH Of March The claim has been
referred to Governor Beaver.
General Ordway denies that there was
any discrimination on account OF color.
He said that the talk about discrimination
was "all bosh," and that he did not think
II necessary to give public explanation of
military matters.
--Statistician Charles X. Dodge of the
Department of Agriculture sails on the
Mruria to-day for the Paris Exposition.
He goes as an expert statistlcian, and his
collection OF fibrous products was sent
there some days ago.
I'm answer TO inquiries made by the
Mexican Minister, the project Of police OF
the district in which the Villa Lerdo, Mex
leo, is situated has mado report denying
The story Of cruelty and abuse By the aiI-
thorities at that town told by John +.
Latham, an American.
"A new twist is given the South Wash
ington problem. The Government Is now
in the lists in the effort to increase the
number OF railroad tracks. The Naval
Appropriation bill passed by the last Con-
gresa approprlates $4,000 to build side
track from the Government reservation be-
tween X and J. streets southeast to the
Navy-Yard.
An interesting plano recital was given
in the yestry OF the E-Street Baptist Church
last night by the pupils of Miss Josephine
Nimmo. There were twelve numbers on
the programme which were rendered by the
Misses Paine, Deland, Chapman, Fisher,
Eisenbeiss, Mrs. West and Mr. Harry De-
land. The difficult numbers were executed
without fault and the recital was an en-
Ioyable success.