The morning times., 1896-05-22
City Brevities

| is registered at the Willard.
/ Attorney General Harmon has returned
| from a weeks visit to Ohio.
II. G. o. Colby OF the United States Navy,
is stopping at the Ebbitt House.
| The rehearsals of the several sections OF
| the Christian Eudeavor chorus will occur
| this evening.
The first annual banquet of the South
Carolina Society will be given Saturday
| night at the Ebbitt House.
Mrs. Zaidee Smith, the soprano -soioist, OF
| st. Matthew's Church. yesterday sent her
resignation TO Rev. Father Lee.
The work of laying the large water mains
| on Fl street, between Fourteenth and FIT
| teenth streets, is nearly completed.
A wellattended and much-enjoyed stra w
berry festival was given last night at All
Souls Church by its Ladies Aid Society.
The Treasury gold reserve at the close
of business yesterday stood at Sill ,ST3,-
| Dol. The days Withdrawals were $45,-
| 200.
The regular Army and Navy Union in
stalled its new officers yesterday md
adjourned to meet next year at Kansas
City.
Thoma P Lightfoothas beenappointedan
additional private on the police force, to
|
| of three years.
sion OF the Columbia Heights Citizens As
sociation, which is to lie a social affair.
| met last night and discussed the arrange
| ments for the fete.
George Harold, the original boy tramp
from Arizona, is registered at the National
| Hotel. George is now making his third
trip around the world.
Gen. C. win Walker of Charleston, s. c.,
is at the National Hotel. Gen Walker is on
his way South after making tour of the
large cities East and North.
Edward Cooper, colored, was sent to
jail for $50 days by Judge Miller yesterday
for seriously cutting Samuel Cook, Coored,
at and Half streets southwest.
The commencement ex xercises OF the
| theological department of Howard Uni
yersity will be held this evening in the
Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel.
The Knights of Pythias temple commit
tee will meet tonight in he Warder Build
ing, when further plans toward the erection
| of the proposed temple will be discussed.
Policeman Pat Crea ghc of No. 6. arrested
Arthur Clayton. O colored laborer. last
night and licked him up at the First
precinct station on the charge of assault.
The house warming of tie Electrical
Ncflicrs which as postponed from Mon
ay evening on account OF the fire, VIII
! take place tonight atNo. sos Eleventh street
| Eorthwes
Chief Postofficc Inspector Wheeler was
| yesterday advised of tie arrest OF II Van
| Kauren. late postmaster at Smithmills
S. c.. charged with paying his debts with
postage stamps
The Secretary OF War has detailed four
troops of cavalry ana ten companies Of
infantry to atte nd the opening OF the
Tennessee Centennial Exhibition. at Nash
vile. June l and ..
The corner stone of the new hall at
GonZaga College will Lee laid Sunday after
noon with impressive ceremonies. Cardinal
Satoli will lay the stone and Bishop keane
deliver the sermon.
TIE fire department was called out shortly
after O'Clock last night by an alarm from
Fifteenth and | stIeets north west. As tie
box had not been opened il 5 mystery
how the alarm was sounded.
a large force OF men were put to work
yesterday morning clearing out the debris
from the burDed Y. N. c. a. buiiding, on
New York avenue. preparatory TO the I'M
provements 10 he made there.
The funeral of the late Miss Elizabeth
NJ. Glass will Take place from her fati:er's 5
residence this afternoon. Rev. Dr.. Hit
! finger, of The Westminster Presbyterian
Church, Will conduct the services.
The receipts from internal revenue yes
terday were S53S ,455: from customs,
S610,795; and miscellaneous. S42, ,273.
| The national hank notes received for
| redemption amounted to $40 .GS2.
Richard Herndon and Robert Black. both
coIorcd. were arrested last night by Police
man Yande Uschaaf. the former on the
charge Of carrying concealed weapons. and
the latter for discharging firearms in an
alley.
Bud Clements who has reached the age
OF thiIty-eight years, but no the age of
discretion, IL appears was Jagged last
night by Policeman Edelen, OF No. l. 1t
is said Clements overindulgence III strong
drink is the cause or his trouble.
Staff Captain Bianch Cox of the Saliva
ton A rmy on Friday next at =. m. VIII
conduct a conservation service in the Sal
walton Army Hall, at which meeting the
youngest daughter OF Capt. and Mrs. Gale
will be given away.
The continued rain forced another post
ponement in the Southern championship
lawn tennis tournament. Although the
J clouds broke in the afternoon the tennis
courts we're tno wet TO allow the matches
to go on aud play was put off till this
afternoon.
The Commissioners issued an order yes
TO the labOrers employed by the chief of the
fire department TO search in the debris that
succeeded the Louisiana avenue fire for tie
bodies of the firemen.
Frank DeilaZee, a blacksmith, and a native
of australia, was arrested last night by
Policeman Sedgwick of the Ninth precinct
on warrant charging him with assault nd
battery upon Carrie Ridgeway of No.
223 Ninth street northeast.
1t was ordered yesterday by the Com
mSsioners that the Colonization building,
at the corner of -Four and a-lalf street and
Pennsylvania avenue ,whichhas been exempt
from taxation since December 2, 1892,
shall be listed for taxable purposes for the
year 1896
The body of Daniel Robinson the colored
man who was killed by a train on the
Popes Greek line near Bowie, Wednesday,
lies at the morgue. Coroner Hammett
viewed the remains and decided that as
the man was killed outside OF the District
1 he had no Jurisdiction.
James 7 Barnes has been appointed TO a
position in the fire department service
subject TO the usual probation of twelve
months, TO take the placenade va cant by the
decease of GeorgeW .Kettler. This appoint
ment completes the list of five new members
rendered necessary by the casualties OF
the recent fire.
A civil service examination TO fill a
vacancy In the position of assistant in
Spector of gas fitting, under the District
government, will be he'd May 2S, under
| thedirection oftheUnitedSta ties esCommiss ion
The inspector of plumbing has prepared and
submitted list Of ques tions to be used
on that occasion.
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