The evening times., 1896-12-22
City Brevities

The United States Supreme Court has
taken recess till January 4.
Lieut.. Boyle reported today that the fire
plug at Nineteenth and NJ streets north
west had bursted.
Chief OF Police Thomas Mclaughlin, of
Melrose, Mass, is here, the guest Of the
police department.
The fire hydrant Oh c street, between
North Capitol and First streets, has been
taken up, relocated and repaired, -.
Joan Of Arc" will be the subject of
lecture by Rev. Martin J. II. Hollohan, s j.,
in Gonzaga Hall, next Monday evening.
A catch basin is to be constructed in
alley of square 691, the cost chargcable to
the appropriation for main and pipe sewers
A local alarm of fire was turned In this
| morning for ST. blaze in the house OF Will
lam Jones. No. Al Eighth street southwest.
Cause unknown.
After an Illness OF several months, Rev.
Father o. U'Donoghue, OF st. Peters Church,
Capitol Hill. has returned 10 his duties as
assistant pastor.
Policeman Sweet found a dead infant
yesterday afternoon in the alley between
Samson and Q, Fourteenth anu Fifteenth
streets northwest. 1t will be buried in
potter field.
The children of the Sunda y s choul of st.
northwest, viii be given Il Santa Claus en-
tert;,inment at Carroll Institute Hall next
Monday evening.
The Commissioners In response to re-
Guest from Senator Mcmillan have written
10 him that they have included q street,
between First and Second streets, in the
estimates for repairs.
While stepping rom the curhstone at
North Capito! and Z streets this morning
Thomas E. Draney, OF No. 3l6 Estreet. was
run into by milk wagon. He was knocked
down and severely bruised.
The contract for supplying the District
with 100 fire hy,rants at S33 80 each and
fifty street hydrants at 81 80 each has
been awarded to H. J. DrumnIond upon his
proposal filed December 10.
The Commissioners have ordered that 95
feet of 0-inch sewer and two manh,,es be
constructed along the west side of Thir-
teenth street southeast. between ID and E
streets, under the permit system.
The next lecture in the Carroll Institute
free course viii be given on the evening OF
January {. 1t Will be the commencement or
a series of Illustrated entertainments and
talks by the Capital Camera Club.
Tie Government Printing office is chang
ing color. A force OF painters are at work
pntting Il bright coat OF light lead paint over
the dusty white OF the BUILDING, which
gave itsuch an unc!ean appearance.
Commencing Christmas morning the her
die line which now runs To North Capitol
anu X streets will stop in front OF the
Tension office. Fifih and q streets north
west. which will be iss eastern terminal.
Frank A. Kennedy reported to police
headquarters lay that a sneaEthicf en-
tered his residence, No. 8 l street north
east, and stole Ladies gold h:ntiE@-Case
watch aad gold chain. with cross attached.
The order Of August 81 last, to lay 40
feet of 4-inch main in Harrison avenue
southeast, between seventeenth street and
Kentucky avenue, has been modified So as
to authorize the laying of an equal amount
in the alley of square loi1.
The Commissioners have ordered that the
license OF Henry J. Allen, as master plumb
er and gas filter, be transferred TO Alien
& Vanhorn, and that James J. Walsh's
license as master plumber and gas filter
be transferred to the firm OF Welsh Bros.
During the twenty four hours ending at
9 O'Clock this mcrning the police made 72
arrests. There were 10 colUred prisoners
and 80 whites five OF the number being
females. Thirteen men We're arrested as
suspicious characters, and twelve for plain
drunk
Sheriff E. G. Hinman, of Fayette county,
". Va. is stopping at the National Hotel.
lie is the brother-n-Iaw OF Operator A. II.
Morehead, at police headquarters The
sheriff gained considerable prominence in
leading the party OF law officers which
quelled the recent miners riots in West
Virginia.
The case OF Joseph r. Dunlop, publisher
of the Chicago Dispatch, who was SEN
fenced to pa 1000 fine and to two years
in prison for sending obscene literature by
mail, was taken up by the Supreme Court
yesterday. Ex-Attorney General Garland
appeared for Dunlop: Attorney General
Harmon for the government.
The Liberty baptist Sunday -sch1 oil was
visited Sunday morning 10y Senat or Palmer,
of Ilhrois He presented EanGsome SUM
OF money for Rev. Edward Willis and the
officials of the church TO distribute among
the D, or. 1t Will tie spent. in groceries for
the needy. The church sniiCits groceries,
money or clothes TO give the poor on
Chris tmas. All donations Will be re
ceived at No. 1871 E street northwest
until the 25th instant. ar"
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