The Washington times., 1894-12-22
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather TODAY.
Fair; south winds becoming west.

| talr; SOuIn WINDS becoming west
Jonadab Watch Meeting local councils
| of Jonadabs have completed arrangements for
their annual watch night meeting, to be held
on New Year 5 Eve, and IT will be big affair,
as usual. The services will be held in Harris
Hall, corner Of Ninth and d streets north
! west, where Pioneer Council! meets. Among
the features OF the evening will be addresses
| by Judge Samuel c. Mills, who is known as
The father OF the order; Judge John j. Weed.
and others; also the impressive reobligation
scene, which takes place precisely ut mid
night, when the members form a circle and
solemnly declare, like Jonadab of old. that
they will 'look upon wine no more forever
Work Ct the Police Court-The police court
/ docket showed yesterday that from 1876 to
the pre- sent time $4,000 United States cases
and l39, 3lS District cases were disposed OF.
The police court was organized in June, 1870,
but between that date and 1876, the cases ran
numerically, from year 10 year.
1t Was Not His First Cffense''-John H.
! Cole colore1, celebrated his recent release
from prison by stealing a large rug from in
! front of Julius Lansburgh's store. In the pc
] lice court yesterday he was charged with a
second oflense OF petty larceny, and the case
sent TO the grand jury in $500. He was ar
rested 10y Policeman Holsey.
Columbia Fishing Club The Columbia
! Fishing Club OF the city OF Washington was
incorporated yesterday by T. ]. Barry, NJ
/ COlman. Charles f. Dieterich. and John L.
! Fry. They purpcse to buy personal property
and real estate in the District 10 promote
Z social intercourse and mutual Improvement
Twarty-ive Years a Ern-Rev Mother
Benedicta. accompanied by Mothers Augustine
and Bernard and Sister Mary Regina, from
the convent at Baltimore. Nd. returned yes
terday to the Monumental city after Il visit
Of several days 10 the Sisters OF Mercy. No
222 North Capitol street. The object of their
visit at this time was TO be present Mt the
twenty-eigbth anniversary OF Sister Mary
Bernadine as a reiigease.
F PusE-oart Vendors Fine6-The First pre-
cinct police made raid Thursday night on
the curastone cOnfectieners. who wheel their
wares about from point 10 point IN such carts.
As result three Greeks. who tarried too long
IN ono place, were arraigned as prisoners in
the police court yesterday. James Shakanoe
and Joseph NanZetcrs were fined 80 each and
the personal bonds of Jacob Miner accepted
not 10 repeat the oiTense.
Clyde Cullen's Gheok-Orlan C. Cullen
sometimes known as Clyde Cullen. will be
tried n The lolice court LeXt week on a
charge OF Obtaining Sl75 from the bank of
Crane Paris Il Co. on worthless heck.
Robert Wilson. barber in the Fbbitt House.
swore out The warrant. Cullen is not vet
twenty-one years old. and declares he IS the
owner OF the Warren Sulphur 81 rings. Warren
county, Va, and also descendant of William
Cullen Bryant. the poet. Ii mother is said
TO be 4 niece OF the late Jefferson Davis.
/ Annoyed Members cf Cong es--Ernest
/ Brown. colored, has been lettering about the
/ Capitol building of late annoying Congress
men and Others. lie was charged with
vagrancy in Judge Kmhall's conrt yesterday
AID the case continued rs there is Il charge
Of larceny pending against him.
TO refend tee ". 2 2 a. fssets-Several
suits against the Washington Beneficial En-
I GoWGeEt Association have recently been al
lowed TO so by deranh. Upcn affidavit of
/ Mr. Lawrence Gardner, rs president. Judge
! Cox yesterday gave Receivers Lipstomb and
/ Field on er 10 receive proofs of death and to
/ defend suits.
Sigma Alpha Fpei' OF Fratorni;y-The an
nual convention Of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Fraternity IS 10 convene in this city December
Z 26 to so. Tire sessions of the convention will
/ be held in the large parlor of the Ebbitt
House, and the annual banquet is to take
place at that hotel Oh Thursday n ght, De-
. cember q. Hon. Ohm q. Carlisle. hon. Wil-
liam /. Wilson, Representatives Hutchinson
and Harrison. Gov. Mckinley. and otier
/ Prom Lent men.in national politics. are alum
nus members of the frateIn nifty and some. if
not all these. will be present at the banquet
and AZ some Of the sessions OF the convention.
From Fit 10 Wcrkhouse Martha 3Iergent.
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under the railroad tura table at thirteen
and-a-half street and Maryland avenue south
/ west by Policemen Bannagan and Coffin, as
| deserted in Yesterdays TIsIEs. was sent to
/ the workhOCse as Il ''yag for one month by
| Judge himhall. 1t was shown that she fell
/ into the pit while intoxicated and had been
on spree for some time past.
suits for eaIe Of Real Fsta'e-Two suits en-
/ Judgment creditors bills were fled yesterday.
] Do. & 4 70 = N
/ from Lissar Prayer aud ask for the sale OF
lot 81, Old Georgetown.
Max Gugcenheimer & Co. on n bill for
! sl.30l.5S, upon which judgment was given on
! Thursday, ask fcr the sale OF los y and %.
square $50, and lots 40, Al, aud 81, square
| l79, subject to numerous trusts.
! Will Celebrata Ger. Lees Firthday-The
Confederate Veterans Association of the Dis
trict has appointed a committee TO arrange
for the celebration OF Gen. Il. L. Lees birth
/ day on January 10. The officers for the en-
1 suing year were elected as follows: President,
DR.. J. A. Maloney: first vice president. I. J.
! Garrett; second vice president. B. A. ColOnnn;
secretary, W. @. Lowd; treasurer. Il. II. Han
over; sergeant-at-arms. J. II. Cooper; chap
lain. Pew. r. II. McKim: surgeons. DR.. ). E.
Lewis and Dr.. J. I. Suddorth.
Dramatic Eecital-Mr S. II. Clark. of the
Chicago University, and principal of the
Caatauqua School Of Expression. gave'a dra-
matte recital last night at the studio Of Mrs.
Walton. No. SOS Seventeenth street.
Dr. Sheldon Jackson lie ture on Alaska
DR.. Sheldon Jackson. Of the United States
Bureau OF Education. gave an interesting talk
on 4 aska l5st nghtin the parlors of the Y.
VI. c. A. DR.. jackson is thoroughly con-
versant with his subject and made many To-
teresting statements.
Old Timers Sent Dowr-Edward Rocket
and Patrick Sheridan commenced to cele-
brate Christmas before its arrival by filing
1 Themselves with cheap whisky. Yesterday
Judge Kimball recognized them as old timers
and gave them thirty and sixty days in the
chain gang respectively.
No Improvement at Chapel Point-Maior
! Charles L. b. Davis, Engineer Corps War
Department, has reported that the require
ments Of commerce do not warrant govern
ment improvement Of the harbor at Chapel
Point, Nd.
Cf'iCsrs of the Washington Dental Society
At the annual meeting OF the Washington City
Dental Society tie following officers were
elected: President. DR.. J. Roland Walton: vice
president, DR.. William II. Hunt: secretary DR..
ID. j. Wiber; esSayist. DR.. Elliot; treasurer,
Dr. II. I. Finley, and librarian, Dr. II. Il.
Noble. DIR. Benson read very interesting
paper, ''Maternal influences ON the develop
ment and diseases of the teeth
Tie Cushing VIII Winter Fere-The rapid
/ torpedo boat Cushing is now al the Wash