The morning times., 1896-10-06
City Brevities

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the city on business.
| William Schrom was arrested Yesterday
| Tor cruelty 10 animals.
Mr.. Roland Baker has gone to Phila-
| delphla for "a short visit.
Mr.. Crown, OF No. 1926 b street north
| east, is visiting II Virginia.
Grading is being done at the foot Of East
| Capitol street near the market.
Mr.. Samuel lie NeGry has returned from
short stumping tour in Maryland.
| Lewis Harris was arrested by Officer
| Craigh yesterday. for shooting craps.
The Eastern Branch marshes are now
brown and bare and void of both game and
hunters.
Trees on New Jersey avenue southeast,
between l. and o streets, were trimmed
| yesterday.
| Owing to tue scarcity OF tin in the city
many houses are being rooted with oil and
tar paper.
Water mains will be laid on Van street,
| between New Jersey avenue and First
| street southeast.
| The electric cables were drawn through
| the lately constructed ducts in the Capitol
| grounds yesterday. IL
william o. Kelly. colOred was arrested
last night about $40 for being disorderly
on Ninth street car.
! Repairs We're begun yesterday on Center
House at the Marine Barracks, which was
| damaged by the storm.
The telegraph poles along Bennings road
| which were 'slanted by he big storm have
| not yet been Strengthened.
| Flowers and plants in the public parks
| and gardens about the city are being re-
| moved indoors for the winter
| rnft p;ubt
J for the West, where he will speak In the
| interest OF the Peoples party.
| Mr.. Roy Leaihernau of G street north
! west. who has been spending some TIME
| IN Maryland, has returned home.
| A number OF dangerous holes on Virginia
| avenue, between Sixth and seventh streets
| southeast, were filled yesterday.
/ The cupola of the Sixth precinct station
house, which was blown Off during the
1 storm, lfas been temporarily reraircd-
James W Burroughs of No. j Ninth
| street southeast, has been appointed
member OF the police force, TO succeed Nc
| CURE, dismissed.
| Car No. lG or the Metropolitan lire ran
! down Eicyciist ON FoUraEd- half street
| Yesterday. The rider was badly bruised
! and the wheel wrecked.
| William Ewell. colored, was locked up
! at tiit sc'OHt precinct IeSttIttJ uS StiSt
| Dunnigan for using obscene and indecent
| language on the street.
| Mr.. r. S. Schultz, professor of nlathe-
natics in the Maryland Reform School, has
| returned after visiting his parents ON
| lndia ma avenue last week.
The number OF arrests effected in the
| Third precinct ior the quarter enGInG sep
temhcr 20, aggregated 62S, half OF which
number are credited To the month oi Sep
! tember.
The electric light at Third street and
| fennSy ylvania avenue refused To shed It's
/ avs last night. a young man with the aid
| OF II Iui,enian clmbcd tn. pole but MIS-
| only ablc to make IL burn temporarily
a musical and literary entertainment
| viii he gwen AT the Eastern Athletic Club
| next Thursday evening for the benefit of
| the wiGow of Louis Gebicke, the mrn.-
her Of the Marine Band who committed
suicide a short time ago.
| THE executive committee OF the virginia
| Republican Association met il their head
| quarters, 923 + street northwest, ycstcr-
| da Y, and issued an appeal Tor aid in senIling
voters homc. Arrangements for transporta-
! tion are now being made.
The horses attached 10 fire cn gine No. .
slipped and fell on Tenth street, bet wccn
f and F streets, while responding TO the
| fire alarm at Tenth and | streets, causing
delay of several minutes.
| Despite the muddy and turbulent con
| dition OF the river. piscatoliai enthusiasts
| are enjoying excellent sport in the vicinity
OF the chain bridge. Mr.. Albert Dorsey
| OF Capitol liill secured /, fine string OF ba -
| and rock fish there yesterday.
owing to the fact that the District Com
missioners will be engaged for the next
| two weeks in The preparation OF Tn cir an
| -
| say, TO refuse audience to the public for that
| PERIOD receiving those only whose business
is OF public character, and OF imperative
| Importance.
Charles Hughes, colorcd man. forty-four
| years of age, residing at the corner OF Ninth
| and NJ streets southwest, was found on
| TweDtieth street, near l. north west, yes
| terday afternoon, suffering with some
| puZZllu: nlalddy. Policeman Brennan caus
| ed his removal to the Emergency Hospital
| in the Third precinct patrol wagon.
| Mr.. Walter Lehman, u young wheclman,
| residing on COrcoran street northwest,
| while on his way TO the races yesterday,
| in turning the corner of Fifteenth street
1 and Pennsylvania avenue. ran into he rut
| of a car track and was thrown with COIL
| siderable violence to the ground. cutting his
| head and arm and completely wreCking
| his wheel.
| Gratis met at the Interstate Democratic
| headquarters last evening. Al organiza-
tion was effected to be known as the Negro
| Free Silver League A. W. BriDCkley was
elected permanent chairman. John Duker,
| vice chairman, L. II. Bird, secretary. and
l.. c. Moore, chairman OF the executive
committee.
| The Commissioners will give hearing
| today at IL O'Clock To the representatives
| of the Washington College or Dental Sur
| gerry. upon an application unGer the new
| law for permission TO register and Con
| tinue in business in the District. Thos,
| who are expected to he present are Oscar
| c. Hatton; T. II. GLADDEN., c. I. Lindsey.
| William B. EaGton and Il. Howard Ken
| nard. r
| Two hicyClists. a man and woman, Col
| lded while crossing the car track at
| Seventh and PENNSYLVANIA avenue. last
night al S o'clock. The woman fell heavily
| on the Seventh street track and what woGld
| have been serious catastrophe was avcrted
| by the presence OF mind shown by Joseph
| Brooks. q oolored man.-=who seized the
woman and dragged her out of the way OF