The Washington critic., 1889-06-27
CITY AND SUBURBAN,


run over by wagon last night, and
had his leg broken.
A six-inch water main will be laid on
Franklin street, between Fourth and
Fifth streets northwest.
Frederick Voelbcl has been appointed
a first class private on the police force,
vice Il. l.. Smith, dismissed.
VIM. Gordon, n small colored boy,
was pushed under wagon last night bv
playmates and had his leg broken.
The proposed pedcstricnne match be.
tween Miss Evans and Nine. Tobias Is
declared off on account of Miss Evans
health.
The Commissioners yesterday refused
TO grant license to keep hotel at 10S
First street northwest The house was
raided June 8.
The Episcopal High School of Vir
ginia last evening concluded its closing
exercises, which have been in progress
for the past two days.
Lieutenant Edward Palmer Turner.
who shot and killed his brother-in.law
near Warrcnton, Va, about two weeks
ago, has been acquitted.
A musical and literary entertainment
will be given at Odd Fellows Hail.
Navy Yard, next Monday evening in
aid of the canal flood sufferers.
Diamond Kit, the patent medicine
man. who is running free show. at
Seventh and L streets. was arrested for
violating the police regulations.
Peter Hepburn was yesterday ap.
pointed inspector of the new public
school building at Tenth and G streets
northeast, at salary of 81 per day
Professor J. N. Ingram delivered an
interesting lecture last night at the Mt.
Vernon Square Methodist Church on
six Months In the Sandwish Islands"
In board session yesterday the Com
missioners considered the Mirray-Shaw
fence fight, and referred the matter to
the Building Inspector to ascertain all
the facts
The examination of candidates for
admission to the bar will take place at
the rooms of the Georgetown Law
School, Sixth and + streets, on Friday
morning at 10 o'clock.
Lucinda Il. johnson, colored, has
sued the purser of the steamer Wake.
field for not according her the privileges
on the boat which the Civil Rights act
entities her to receive.
The Board of Equalization will be in
open session at the Arthur school build
ing from July |. The board will hear
complaints against the assessed value of
property and settle claims
Washington Minis, colored. was ar.
rested yesterday for embczzling $l3
from d. +. McCaully & Co. 1t is
charged MINIS collected II livery bill
and failed to turn in the money.
The Commissioners yesterday decided
that the City Trust, Safe Deposit and
Surety Company of Philadelphia can.
not be accepted on the bond of contrac.
tors with the District government.
The Commissioners yesterday granted
q retail liquor license to John j. Han,
lon, 2O01 Twelfth street northwest, and
rejected the application of Michael
freely 1907 Eighteenth ST. northwest.
About 0 o'clock last night the rear
wall of the one-story addition to the
E~ning ,Star building, which is used
as an engine and boiler room, fell In,
damaging the machinery to such an ex.
tent that II is useless.
nc commissioners VIII rcaUvcrtizc
for bids for cleaning the alleys of the
city. There was only one bidder this
year, Mr.. f. NJ. Draney, and as w. Il.
Hodge, the present contractor, said he
would do the work for less money, new
bids were asked for.
A freight train going east Yesterday
morning ran into cart on Virginia
avenue, between Sixth and Seventh
streets southwest The vehicle was
crushed and the horse was so severely
injured that he had to be killed. A Iii.
tie white boy, who was driving the
horse, escaped with a few bruises.
In the Police Court yesterday Ferdi.
nand Lowinstein was held for the grand
jury under bonds of 5000 In disposng
of the case Judge Miller said that while
he did not believe that the evidence
against Mr. Lowcnstein was conclusive,
he thought there were sufficient grounds
TO justify thorough investigation.
On the recommendation Of Major
Moore the Commissioners have decided
to purchase lot ., square Si5 and will
pay $4,000 for II II II cannot be bought
for less. This parcel of ground Is at
the corner of Fifth and L streets south.
cast, and is now leased by the District
for the use of the Fifth Precinct Sta
ton. Samuel II. Henry is the present
owner.