The evening times., 1896-12-09
City Brevities

yesterday ana registered at Tue hiSSS.
John &. Muncaster is In the cit J FOR Few
| days, visiting his brother, DR.. Muncaster
William Selby and family OF FallsC Church,
Va, have moved TO this city for the winter
DR.. b. L. whitman, of Columbian Uni
| yersty, has returned from southerh
| trip.
Mr. George c. Kobbe was yesterday adj
| united TO practice before the court OF
appeals
Representative Lester. OF Savannah. is
here IN spite OF a long sickness during the
/ vacation.
Policemen Lightfoot and Donovan found
| "A dead infant in rear of No. 124 Brooks
court northwest last night.
kudolph Goetz was painfully injured by
falling into an excavation at First anu l.
streets northeast last night.
The repairs on st. AIMS Church, Tenley-
town which was badly damaged by the
hurricane, have just been completed.
Preparations are being completed at
Marlborough for the hanging of smith, the
murderer OF Miss Drown, on the lSlh INST
The eargumen mt of he street extension ca ses
before the United States Supreme Court
will begin about the middle of next week.
Congressman Pickler of South Dakota
VIII adde's the Vaughn Class at Calvary
Ing.
The citizens of Twining City met last
night at the home of Mr.. Bradbury and
organized the Twining CITY Citizens Asso-
citation.
Sergt Robert ". Montgomery is acting
lieutenant OF the Eighth police precinct
during the absence on leave of Lieut. d. W.
Gessroyd.
Capt. Warren Lurty, who, 1t is believed
by many, Will be the strongest candidate
In the next Virginia gubernatorial contest,
rs In the city.
Special Agent A. &. jenkins, OF the
Treasury Department, is at Newport News,
Va, examining into the conduct OF tnc
custom house there
The health office received notice today
OF seven new cases of diphtheria which
developed since yesterday. Three recov-
cries were also noted.
John r. Hayre, who was injured by fall
ing from a Ninth street electric Car on
Friday last. Is confined to his home, No.
80 street southeast
James F. Bundy, clerk in the city pest
office. and secretary oil the Howard Uni
versity Law School, has resigned his
position To practice law
l.. C. Bailey .-colored, treasurer OF the
Capital Savings Bank, is announced as
candidate for Rec order OF Beds under the
incoming administration.
Mrs. Fifield wife of Policeman Fifield,
who recently sued her hu usband for divorce.
was yesterday granted alimony pending
the settlement of her suit.
William NJ Griffith. who has been with
Representative Sherman, as clerk of the
Indian Affairs Committee. will be private
secretary to Gov. Black. OF New York.
The Maryla nd clubs which will Come to
the Inauguration have secured quarters for
the occasion 1T the old Globe printing Office
on PENNSYLVANIA avenue, near -Four and-a-
half street.
Rev DIR. Charles 4. Stakely, of the First
Baptist Church. refuses to discuss his call
to the Second Baptist Church, at Richmond,
and states that he is satisfied with his
present charge.
William Pleasant. coiored. charged with
robhing Albert Grounsell a farmer, was
yesterday acquitted of highway robbery.
1t was the prisoners s second trial, and the
jury was out all day.
DR. o. Nj. stwC cd addressed the Bethel
Literary and Historical Association last
evening at the Fifteenth Street Presby-
terian Church. His subject was"The Future
American Character.
Rev. Charles A. Dickey, of Philadelphia,
VIII deliver an address before the Presby-
terian Alliance Of this city, at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church tomur
row evening. Hon. John W. Foster is
expected to preside over the aSSemblage.
The West End Mckinley Club. a culored
organization, at its last meeting opposed
the appointment of a few colored men TO
important places 1t was the sense OF the
meeting that 1T would be better for he
race to he gwen greater number of
lesser positions.
Another step was taken yesterday in
the Judgment creditors bill llled by Mat
thew Ament against the Pelt Line Rail
way. Counsel Ior the American Security
and Trust Company secured an order from
judge COX Hill1lns the IlllIt LOT
testimony to thirty-fiye days.
Hon. Elijah Morse. of stove polish fame.
is the only member OF the House who
affiliates closely with the Anti-SaloOn
Le:. que. lie appeared on the floor yestcr-
day afternoon wearing the League badge
for its annual meeting now in session here.
Col. W. W. Arnett, an cNConfcderate
soldier of distinction, and late Democratic
candidate for Congress in tue First West
Virginia district, has been n the city for
several days, the guest at Wizards Of his
Republican competitor in the COngreSsiOn-
al race, Capt. h. B. DOvener. He viii leave
for home today
Considerable interest is excited in G. A
X. circles over the choice of department
commander for the ensuing year. The prin-
Cipal candidates are DR.. HuntOon of Post
=. present senior vice comma uder OF the
department, and Thomas Hopkins of Post
>. The chances are said TO be in favor OF
the election Of nr. Huntoon.
Senator Perfer has made a new decla-
ration of his position on the tariff. He
comes out strong in favor of free trade
on all articles of everyday use among
farmers and working people generally.
Should the gold standard prevail, Mr.. Pef-
fer adds, he Will favor absolute free trade,
except on articles used by the wealthy and
proflIgate classes.
The-enIpIoycSor the photographers room
In the War department are engaged In
cataiogning and ma king copies of the most
important pictures in the Brady collection
OF war time photographs. Many or these
were taken on the nattlefIclds of the
South and depict scenes or carnage, forts,
historical structures, bodies OF troops and
other stirring views.
Chief Clerk Sylvester. of the police de-
partment. was Informed today that Ben ia
min Grimes. the veteran who was found
wandering speechless and daZed in North
east Washington several weeks ago, as told
in The Times, has been adjudged insane by
the Maryland authorities and pla ced in the
luIiatic asylum at Frederick.
AT meeting Of National Tent, No. L,
h. q. +. NJ, last night the following Off
GERS were elected: Commander, W. Ii. Nc
Neil: lieutenant commander, w. z Retts;
X. n, James Il. Jester; chaplain, J. F.
Moore; sergeant. W. r Hustled; NJ. A,
+. n Kemp; first N. e., /. j. Smith;
second NJ. e.. Il. W. Hammond: sentinel
II u. Chamberlain, and picket, C. c. Her.
bert.
Dr Jesse B. Robinson, or No. l115 X
street northwest, reports to Lieut.. Nc
last evening on ID street, near Eleventh
street southeast, his horse SHE'D and aCci-'
Gentaily knocked down an old colored
woman, named Lettie Davis, residing at
No. 4l3 Thirteenth street southeast. He
removed her to Bury's drug store, where
she was attended by DR.. Parker.
Calvary baptist Christian Endeavor So
ciety held most interesting meeting
last evening, the subject discussed being
been sent to the different Baptist C. f.
societies in the District and quite a number
responded. Miss sadie White led the
meeting. which was Participated in by
Miss Mary C.Carr, Miss !;.ta N. Hoskins, MIR
John T.. Dawson, Mr.. Frank Suckney
and Mr. Miles NJ. Shand, who read papers
along the line or the subject