The morning times., 1896-07-14
City Brevities

Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury Ham
| lin returned from Chicago yesterday.
The President has appointed William
3. Stewart a passed assistant surgeon 10
the Marine Hospital Service.
Mr.. j. H. Boydell. OF Manchester, Eng
land, who is making o tour OF the States,
| is stopping at the Metropolitan.
Gold Withdrawals yesterday were 1857.
300. leaving the gold reserve at the close
OF business at S9s.42O, $50.
Mr.. Thomas Aiartie Of Hoboken, N. j.,
is here. on a visit aud is stopping with his
uncle, w. B. Martie. 713 NJ street uoFth-
west.
The officers Of the Southern C. E. societies
met at Central Hall yesterday afternoon to
discuss plans for the conventions in their
respective States.
Work upon the Fourteenth street exten-
sion OF the Easby's Point sewer will lie
commenced in August. probably about the
first of the month.
Henrietta Booth. .colored, VINO was br ought
to Emergency Hospital several weeks ago,
suffering from complication OF diseases,
died last night.
The Gonzaga lawn fete for the benefit OF
the Gunzaga Hall fund will be opened to-
morrow evening at College campus west
OF st. Aloysius' Church.
The Commissioners yesterday authorized
acceptance OF the bid made by W. W. Win
free to reconstruct the Waliach school build
ing. his price being $19.779.
Mr.. n L. Ferguson OF Mayviile, N. D.,
registered yesterday at the American
House. He says the people nthe West a re fs,r
Bryan, first. last and all the time.
One OF the horses attached to garbage
wagon No. SO fell at the corner Of Massa-
east yesterday afternoon, overcome by the
heat.
Carpenters Assembly No 174s, held a
short but lively session last night at
Society Temple. Fourteen members, who
had been dropped from the roll, were re-
instated.
With all the rush and confusion attending
the arrival and departure OF the thousands
OF delegates and visitors to the city during
the last few days not a single case OF lost
baggage has been reported to the railroad
people.
The Young Mems Catholic Club OF Con-
zaga College, took its regular annual out.
ing yesterday at River View. The ex-
cursionists made large and merry party,
most OF whom left the city on the G,30
p. m. boat.
A bulletin has been issued from tie
there are n number OF pocketbooSs, hand
kerchiefs, articles of jewelry and clothing
there which the owners can have by apply
ing for them.
ThcRev. Mr.. Mills in bisscrmou at Central
Hall last evening. in referring to the city
water, said that IL was awful for the city
of Washington to give 10 Christian En-
deavorers and Others visiting the city such
filthy stuff. and the statement was eleiyed
with cheers.
The attention of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad officials has been called by fhe
Commissioners TO the bad condition OF tie
crossing at Massachusetts aveoue NORTH
east. and they have been directed to cause
proper repairs to be made.
The reduced rate made by the railroads.&c.
those who desired to visit the city durin,
the progress of the Christian Endeavor
convention has been the means of a cpI-
siderable loss TO the railroads for .Ee
reason that the low rate was taken ad-
vanta ge of by every travelling man coming
in this direction who ought to have paid,
according to tee statements of railroad
men, full fare.