The evening times., 1896-12-03
City Brevities

Hotel.
The annual meeting OF the Sons of the
| Revolu' on will be held this evening at
| the Ebbitt House.
| The Sons OF the Revolution will hold their
| annual meeting at the Ebbitt House at
1 O'Clock this evening.
Milton NJ. Leech, OF the Pension Office,
has bee n called To his home in Indiana by
the death OF his sister.
| Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota ar
| rived this morning. and is at his residence,
l4bO z street northwest.
James f. Barbour has obtained a per
| init to make repairs to the wharf at the
loot OF NJ street southwest.
Mr.. William Anderson, OF Philadelphia,
| who has been visiting Seret, Anderson, or
| Anacostia, has returned home.
Many Homeless wayfarers sought free
lodgings at THE Fourth precinct police sta
ton in South Washington last night.
The bazaar held by the ladies of the
| Fifth Congregational Church at No. 81 ii
| street northeast Is meeting with success.
The court of appeals adjourned ycstcr-
day without having delivered any decisions
| IN addition TO those rendered Tuesday.
Kismet Council, No. 1886, Royal Ar
canum, met Mt No. 316 Pennsylvania ave
nue. last night. Officers Were elected.
supt. u. A. Donnelly reports that the
Sunday school or the Holy Trinity Church
now mas membership or over 600 Scholars.
Lieut.. Gcssrord reported today that the
water main had bursted on street, be
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets
northwest.
ploration fame, has returned from New
ror,,. where lie Inspected the machinery of
the Texas.
Barnabas Bryan, or Anacostia, delivered
an address before the brotherhood OF st.
Andrew. at Grace Church, in Alexandria,
last night.
The Judgment by default rendered a few
days a go IN the suit or Prof. Sheldon against
D. tfnn r.Inr Sa. t.la hp
Judge Bradley.
Suit for div orce was filed late yesterday
by Charles Lambc against Emma LaI:be.
Judge Cox ordered the papers withheld
from publication.
Twenty persons will be admitted to full
membership in the Mount Pleasant Congre-
F'ti"n'l Cru--h after the services next
sunday morning.
Thomas O'Connor has been appointed a
private IN the fire department TO take the
place OF l. a. Weaver, lately dismissed
from the service.
Surg. Gen. Sternberg. U. s. A, will de-
liver an illustrated lecture at the Builders
Exchange ON Saturday evening for the
Biological Society.
Peter Ryan, who lives on the Hadensburg
pike. near the Reform School. was thrown
10y his horse last night while going home
and badly bruised.
The compensation OF George b. Shane,
an inspector in tie engineer department,
has been fixed at $3.50 per day, beginning
ANtNtiIlDcE II idst.
The Independent Ice Company will send
twenty-five horses To Kennebec. Me, to-
morrow, 10 be used In their winter work
ON the henncoec river.
Supreme President Echols, or the Ameri-
car Protective Association, viii leave early
next week on Il trip through Penns ylvania
and ONO 10 visit councils.
Flames burst from the Gimme on he resi-
dence OF Mrs. NJ b. Hahn. No. 6 street
northeast, last night, and resulted in local
alarm OF fire No damage.
A dead infant was found by Policeman
NauCk i'll the alley between K street and
RIGS place. ThIIteenth md Fourteenth
streets northwest, yesterday.
The students OF the law department of
the Georgetown University will debate
in the District of Columbia.
Detective John 4. James, of Norfolk. Va,
was al police headquarter>iaSt evening, the
guest or Detectives Horne and Weldon. He
started for home this IN orning
Arrangements are being ade by a dele
CATION OF prominent Catholics to go to New
\ ork and see Bishop Keanc OF at the
Bretagne wharf next Saturday.
Dr. Mann. OF New York, supreme master
OF the Good TImplars, who has been visit
iEg the lodges here, has gone TO Frederick,
Md, for an Inspection OF the lodges there.
Telephone Hnemen are stringing new
copper wires between Third and Seventh
and Il and r streets southwest, and re-
moving the old iron wire formerly IN
service.
The sovereign officers and deputies uf the
Sons OF Jonadab viii tonight pay a semi
aisIual Official visit 10 Monumental Coun-
oil, Nc. 1. at No. sos North Fremont ave-
nue., Baltimore.
Fire was discovered in the house OF
Sarah Carter, No. $50 Thirteenth street
northwest, about 6 O'Clock this morning.
Thecaus' OF the flames is "A mystery. Dam
age, about 500; insured.
-Four inspectors In the street and alley
cleaning scrvlce-Eshert Clagcett. Charles
A. Warder, ID. Il. Proctor, and Alexander
Meir-navc been commissioned as addition
al privates on the police force.
The Dece Der issue OF the America Coun-
terfeit DeteCtor announces new counter
felt OF a So bank note. II is Photographic
reproduction of the 1ss2 issue of the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce, New York.
Congressman Dayton. or West Virginia.
has reached the city. and is stopping at the
Narnum. Mr.. novener, or the same state,
member OF the River and HarbOr Commit
tee, IS expected to arrive this evening.
The mau who calls himself Capt Davis
is stIll continuing to hoax people. YcSter-
day TN roof contractors were atthc " wbarycs,
looking for new rish commission building
upon which to offer bids. Capt. Davis had
sent them.
Lieut.. Amiss reported TO headquarters
today that J. W. Ridgely, residing at No.
2SlT street northwest, was severely in
lured yesterday by being struck by a cable
ear at Seventh street ana Pennsylvania ave
nue northwest.
James Skelton, residing at No 64 Defrees
street. northwest, fell from cable car No.
222. on PENNSYLVANIA avenue, West Wash
ingron, ls st night, and severely injured his
leftleg and shoulder.
A numbe OF cases OF diphtheria are re-
ported from the Adams School building on
L street near New Hampshire avenue.
Among them are the children of K. II.
Martin. treasurer of Columbian University,
and ]. r. Manning, the marble dealer.
Samuel Biggs was found in nanunconscious
and frozen condition at the corner of Thirty
second and NJ streets northwest last night
by Mr. Il. x. Acher and John Hammond.
They conveyed the unfortunate man to his
home, on Twenty-ninth street northwest.
Gonzaga Han was well filled with mem
bers and friends OF Division NO. g. Ancicnt
Order OF Htbernians, last night. to witness
the omedy-dratna. Ruined by Drink pre-
sented by the Aunt Matilda Dramatic AS
soCiation OF st. Theresa's Church, Anacos-
TIA.
The funeral of william Downey tok place
at O'Clock this morning from Trinity
Catholic Church, Georgetown. lie was
twenty mine years OF age, and the son of
the late James and Catherine Downey. lie
died at Georgetown Coll ege yesterday morn
Ing.
white female infant. several DAYS old.
was found early this morning on Massa-
Chusetts avenue, between Twenty-first and
TWenty-second streets, by George Garnett
the waif was sent to st. AIMS Infant
Asylum.
one hundred and fifty robberies Were re-
ported to police headquarters last month,
an average OF rive each day. The list in
cludes thirteen cases OF hGusebrea king in
the night. pocket picking, one OF highway
robbery, a nd one by means OF bogus check
The average is not large for this season of
the year.
Policeman Joyce had Maggie Lewis, col
ored, before Judge Miller this morning,
charged with beating George West, also
coiored, about the head with club West
was seriously assaulted several days ago