The Washington times., 1895-02-19
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather To-day.
Fair; southwest winds.

Fire in Georgetown-A blaze, resulting in
| loss of $50, caused by children playing
| with fire In the stove, occurred in the frame
| house OF Albert Lucas, in Harpers alley
| West Washington. about noon yesterday.
Abandoned by It's Mother-While proceed,
| ing to his homo on / street, near Second
northeast, just before daylight yesterday
morning, George w. NairD, driver, noticed
white male child apparently about two OF
three days old lying on the pavement IN froni
OF No. 1884 Ninth street northwest Mr.
Nairn took the babe, wbfcn was well dressed
to the Ninth precinct station, whence IL was
sent to st. AIMS Asylum.
Rushton Held for Trial-James III Rush
ton, who was arrested on Saturday night as
suspicious character, was yesterday COM
| mitted to answer the charge OF stealing a
watch, valued at $40 from Elias r. Padgett.
Chewning's Request Will Be Ignored
Sanitary Officer Frank has received letter
from A. G. Chewing asking to be furnished
with ticket TO the home OF his mother in
Giles county, Va Chewing was recently a
patient at various hospitals here, he ha. ing
been hurt in a railroad accident in this city,
but left each of them. and finally went 10
Virginia, where he now is. His request will
be Ignored.
Zufal Mystery Cleared Away-The body
OF Grant Zufall. a young man whose parents
reside in West Washington, was found under
the ice in the canal. near Cumberland, Nd,
on Sunday. He had been missing from his
home since few days before Christmas and
is supposed to have wandered away while
temporarily insane. 1t is thought the death
was accidental, as the valuaDles he wore
when last seen at home were on the remains
when discovered.
Glass Spinning Exhibition at Lansburgh s
Mime. Lor1n. the only lady Bohemian glass
spinner OF the celebrated Libby Glass Works
the great attraction Of the Worlds Fair, will
give Tree exhibition daily, beginning to-day
at 10 o'clock, in one of the large windows OF
Lansburgh d Bro. IS store. Each lady will be
presented with a strand Of this glass, which
may be used for a book-mark.
Green Says He Has an AIibi-Solomon
Green, colored, arrested on the charge Of
being concerned with Ernest Smallwood and
others in the robbery of Annie Fitzgerald, col
ored, was yesterday arraigned before Judge
Miller to answer. The woman positively
identified Green as one of her assailants, but
as he claimed TO be able to prove an alibi the
case was continued until to-day.
Nan and Horse Hurt-About 5 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon the horse attached to a
carriage owned by Mr.. John S. Wimsatt. and
driven by Frederick Hall, collided on E
street, near Ninth street northwest, with
Belt Line ear No. 54. Hall was thrown to the
ground and seriously bruised, and the horse
was somewhat injured.
Mrs. Newell Is sued for DIvorce-Alphonso
NJ Newell, clerk, yesterday sued Mary C.
Newell for divorce on the ground of deser-
tion. The papers were withheld from publi-
cation. G. W. Smith is attorney for the com
plainant
TAKEN III on the Street-George Plummer,
colored, aged fortY-flve years who has been
for some time past employed in tearing down
the Blaine maEsion. was taken suddenly and
dangerously i'll while walking on jefferson
avenue northwest about 6 o'clock last even
ing. He was removed TO the Emergency Hos
pital, where late last night his condition was
regarded as very critical. Piummer was for
merly a waiter in the employ of the Columbia
Athletic Club and is well known.