The Washington times., 1894-08-04
Local BrevitieS.

A fire caused by Il cook stove in a woodshed
in Desmond's court, Yesterday. did damage
amounting 10 Sl00.
Benjamin Berry, who has been conducting
branch lumber yard of Libbey L Co.. was
arrested yesterday by Detective Proctor on the
charge OF embezzling S73 from his employ
ers.
What is paternalism?" will be the theme OF
discourse at the Peoples Church, No. 423 G
street northwest tomorrow. Rev. DIR. Alex
ander Kent, pastor, will deal with the subject
himself.
Judge Mills yesterday refused to grant the
request OF Lizzie Mills. that her four-year-old
child be turned over to the childrens board
OF guardians, as he thought she was able to
and should support 1t.
The will of Daniel Gainey was placed on
record in the orphans court. He bequeaths
all his property to his widow and upon her
death he devises it to his children, John, Ag-
mes, Theresa, and Daniel Francis.
The trustees of the Fifteenth Street Presby-
terian Church yesterday put on file in the
recorders office mortgage for $40 500 on
their property. The money was borrowed to
make necessary improvements to the building.
Gus and William johnson. two Young col
ored men, whose fondness for milk led them
to rob several parties of their morning sup
ply on numerous occasions, were yesterday
sentenced by Judge Mills to serve terms in
Jail.
Peter Ai.cheson, of Alexandria. while on
the ferry boat Columbia. yesterday. was
struck by a spent bullet, which presumably
had been fired from some passing steamer,
and which inflicted only trifllng bruise upon
him.
meeting of the bar of the court of ap-
peals and OF the supreme court of the District
pf will ha hell I
o'clock in the general term court room 10
take action upon the death of Charles A.
Elliot.
John Butts, who was arrested on Wednes-
day night for robbing his landlady. Miss
Clary S. May. of No. SOC Tenth street north
west. of quantity Of jewelry, was committed
to jail to-day by Judge Mills in default of $500
bond to await the action of the grand jury.
The service at the Bible Mission, Rcchabite
Hall, Four-and-a-half street and Pennsyl-
vanie avenue, tomorrow, will be at noon
Mr.. William f. Brown, leader will speak on
the Seventh Trumpet of Revelation kills"
and The Beginning of the Plaques of Chap
ter xvi" A cordial invitation is extended
to all.
W. g. Patterson. alias Phillips. the forger,
who was brought to this city yesterday by
Detective Joe Carter. was held by Judge
Miller to-day in $500 bonds to await the ac-
tion of the grand jury. Patterson claims to
be connected with some of the most promi-
nent people in Pennsylvania, who. he says
will help him out of his present trouble.
Catherine Costello. wife of Jeremiah Cos
tello. an alleged lunatic, and recently ap-
pointed as committee on her husbands es-
tate. yesterday filed petition in the equity
court asking that she may be authorized and
directed by the court to secure a loan of S1S.-
0o0 to pay of mortgage of $4,000 on the
property known as Costello Hall, G street,
near Sixth street northwest. as unless such
relief is given her the property will be sold at
n loss.
At the Emergency Hospital yesterday the
following persons were treated: Arthur c.
Holmes, colored. who received a scalp wound
by box falling on his head; VIM Arlington,
colored,- hand cut while using knife; Isaac
Cotton, an aged colored man who had broken
bis left leg by a fall; Joseph Bailey, a country
man. sprained ankle. caused by fall; George
Whitney, colored. who had been burned by
hot sard falling on his left leg while at work
casting.