The Washington times., 1895-01-11
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather To-day.


For the District of Columbia rain, followed
by clearing weather; cooler; westerly win DIS.
The Potomac River will continue to rise
during the next tyenty-four hours.
Yirchand r. Gandhi's Lectures-Mr.
Nirchand r. Gandhl the Hindu lecturer on
ancient and occult PHILOSOPHERS, has decided
to comply with the urgent request of several
members OF his various classes, to give an ad-
vanced course on the esoteric science of
India before leaving the city. This course
viii be given Mt No. 1925 Tenth street north
west Mr. Gandhi will lecture, to ladies
only, on marriage and the relation of the
sexes, as understood in India, this evening in
the chapel OF All Souls Church.
Tried in the Police Courts-John Allen,
charged with the larceny of a sack of hay
from Silas Daish, was fined in the police
court yesterday SO or thirty days IN jail.
Benjamin Anderson, colored, for assaulting
Rebecca Lewis, colored school girl, was
sent TO Jail for fifteen days in default of a S5
fine. William j. Aocton. fined S5 for assault
ing Philip Z. Schenck, colored, in Kernan's s
Theater. John Mcnamara, larceny of lap
robe from Allen ). Johnson, sixty days in
jail in default OF = $40 fine. Andrew Danger
Held. a boy, shooting sparrows on the street,
fined IS.
Petty Thefts Reported-Inspector Holm
e
quarters yesterday afternoon shows: Long
blue black macintosh. stolen from the Gov
ernment Printing Office. the property of ID.
Montgomery, al employe. who resides at No.
COL Fourth street northwest; set OF buggy
harness and pair rubber boots taken from the
stable OF DR.. George q. Clark of No. 321
East Capitol street; treasurers book Of the
order of 1.-The Golden Chain, stolen from S.
H. Turner, of No. 1900 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest.
Hendes Over to the Marshal-George W.
Taylor charged with conspiracy TO procure
carriages and other vehicles ftom Frederick
Geyer the liveryman, has been turned over
TO The marshal by Detective Rhodes, who had
him brought on from Philadelphia.
Eo% Fudson Came to Grief-Being short
of cash Charles ID. Hudson went to the house
of Mrs. Lavinia Anderson aud stated that her
husband had been arrested In Jackson City
and required IS TO secure his liberty. She
gave Hudson the money and besought him to
''cross the bridge" at once and pay the fine.
! Shortly afterwards the husband came home
ana denied that he had either been arrested
/ or sent Hudson for the money. The foxy
Hudson was thereupon arrested and yesterday
Judge Miller sent him 20 the grand jury on
theeharge of false pretenses, bonds being
I fixed at $500.
J, Congressman Bryan to Speak-The Virginia
State Democratic Association will hold a
Pennsylvania avenue northwest. An address
viii ba delivered by Hon. William j. BrS an.
of Nebraska.
Kept the Firemen Busy-There were three
small! fires yesterday. The first occurred at
the tailoring establishment of S. Barnhardt.
No. 619 Twelfth street. Cause, broken bottle
of gasoline. Damage slight. The second
was a blaze in the frame house OF May Jack
son, No. 2 Foundry court northwest. No
damage. The third fire was caused by gas
JET in the store of r.. Nathanson, No. SIS Sew
enth street northwest. igniting a quantity OF
/ fancy goods. Small loss.
Wants $1,000 on Account of Injuries
Martha 5. Morrison, OF No. 92l / street north
I west yesterday sued the Baltimore and Ohio
! Railroad Company for 5000 damages. On
/ a trip from Chicago to Washington on De-
cember %, 1898. she fell IN alighting from the
+ train at Akron. Ohio, and sustained serious
injuries. She has spent $500 for medical
4 services in an effort to secure relief. but has
I not succeeded. She also lost considerable
1 amount of her salary as a clerk in the Pen
sion Office. She says the train had stopped
fully after the station had Eeen called and
the door opened by the brakeman, and
started again as she was alighting.
Two Fpileptics Fall in the streets-Two
victims of epileptie fits fell in the streets yes
terday afternoon and were removed to the
Emergency Hospital for treatment. These
were Joseph McCarty, white, twenty-five
years of age. of No. 5S4 Twenty-third street
northwest who fell at Fifteenth and F streets.
and Rollins Chisholm. colored. eleven years
of age. The latter was brought in the police
patrol.