The Washington times., 1894-10-07
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather TODAY.
Fair; slightly warmer; east to south winds

Ryan Hired the Boat-William Ryan. of
Southeast Washington. was yesterday morn
ing acquitted before Judge Miller Of the
charge of stealing and selling Philip Hutch
insons boat on June Is last. 1t was shown
that Ryan had hired the boat and gone with
il TO River View, where it was either stolen
from him or drifted away.
Amateurs Will Play ''Nevada"-The
Edwin Baker Dramatic Company under
the auspices of the Blue Bell Social Club.
will present, on the the 18th instant, at Odd
Fellows Hall, southeast, the three-act DRAMA
entitled Nevada. The company is favor
ably known from its past performances here
and il has been determined that this seasons
record shall eclipse all previous ones The
east mas been selected with great care, as the
names Of the following well-known amateurs
will testify: Edwin Baker, H. W. Weber,
Robert TOwe, George B. Myles, Richard
Buhler, W. D. Anderson, William T. Frazier,
J. f. Harding, Miss Kate Holloran, Miss
Helen Donohue, and Miss Maud Bradley.
Dlstanced Their mPetitors-Five appoint
menIs TO places in the departments have re-
Gently been made as the result of special
competitive examinations. These are James
Page of Baltimore, meteorologist at the Hy-
geographic Office, Navy Department, at
81. 400 a year; Charles w. Stewart, of Illinois,
AID Irving Blount, of Indiana. nautical ex-
perts, at 3l.G00; Warren D. Fales, of Illinois,
comptometer, at 81 200, and Charles l.. Pol
lard, OF New York, assistant curator division
of botany, Department OF Agriculture, 81 200
Health Office Open on sunday-An order
was issued at the health Office Yesterday by
which the hours during which the office is
open on Sundays and legal holidays is
changed. Heretofore The Office has been open
from 10 a. m to p. m, but DR.. Woodward
finds that all the business, which consists ex-
clusively Of the issue of permits for burial
and transfer OF remains. can as well be trans
acted in shorter time and the hour of clos
ing is changed to 12o'clock noon.
Stolen Property Recovered-Yesterday
morning Precinct Detective Helan, Of the
First precinct. recovered gold chain. the
property of Mrs. w. H. Weaver. of No. 424 o
street northwest, which had been stolen by
John Carroll, colored prisoner in the Dis
trict jail.
Fire in Pile Of Rubbish-A slight fire was
yesterday morning discovered in the basement
of the furniture store OF Mylan Roach. at No
TIC Thirteenth street northwest, shortly after
8 o'clock. The blaze originated in pile OF
rubbish and was extingushed by Policeman
Herndon, of the First precinct, before the
arrival OF the fire department; $25 will cover
the amount of the damage.
Leonard Pays a Heavy Fine-The case of
John j. Leonard, the South Washington
grocer VINO was arrested 1or Keeping an un-
licensed barroom, was brought up in the
police court yesterday morning and the de-
fendant paid the fine of $500 which was i'm
posed by the court. Leonard has yet two
months to serve on the time of sentence i'm
posed by the court.
Accuses the Company of Trespass- -Pacihcus
Ord, of No. 1913 Pennsylvania avenue north
west, yesterday sued the Rock Greek Railway
Company, Hon. Francis G. Newlands. presi-
dent; E. J. Stellwagen, vice president: How
ard ). Negman. secretary. and Thomas NJ.
Gale, treasurer, for $4,000 and costs for tres
pass upon5his land adjoining tho Geological
Park and the tracts known as Plain Deal
ing and Cliffbourne. The trespass consisted
in breaking into Ord's inclosure on March /,
1892, and other days, and digging up and
carrying away large quantities of valuable
soil for its sole use and benefit in building
an electric railway.