The evening times., 1896-06-16
City Brevities

Theinterior OF the Monument is receiving
new coat OF paint.
Capt. Bougoiur, OF the French army, H. u
guest at tile Normandie.
Mr.. Benjamin Vail, of the House door
keepers force, is in st. Louis attending
the convention.
Judge Cole will devote the remainder OF
the present week 10 the consideration OF
criminal business.
High School will be held Wednesday even
Ing at the Academy OF Music.
Two hundred and twenty-six ministers
in the District have been authorized To per-
form marriages under the new law
A Prince Georges county marketman ex-
htbsted a turnip THAT weighs one ana three
quarter pounds at the Center Market this
morning.
The congregation Of st. Peters Church
held their annual picnic and excursion
yesterday at River View A 'arge crowd
attended.
Commissioner Rice, of the civil service
board will return To his desk today after
a short business trip. The full board VIII
then be here
Mr.. walter B. Names of Philadelphia is
visiting his uncle. John II. Robb, at No.
500 ID Street southeast. having arrived III
this city Sunday.
The Tooters OF the Southeast were de.
feated by picked nine by the score or
Id a.. t1dTTg i.uts NssS liz iSaSutS ~ Ni4N
game for the winners.
The engineer department of the District
government is revising the schedules OF
coming improvements, TO make them cnn-
form 10 the appropriation bill.
There is scarcely Protestant church I'D
the city that is not undergoing some form
of renovation. to be iD readiness Tor tie
Christian EDdeayor convention.
The Second precinct police report that
an iron grating over the catch, basin at
fl,a fi,tx-s n L.
streets northwest has fallen into the nasin
making a Place dangerous to pedestrians anu
horses.
Two stolen Eclipse wheels were turned
Georgetown police. Detective Burrows
is on the track of the thieves aud ex-
poets to land them.
Washington has seen the last Of the two
knock drops men Frank n6, Lewis 1ss,sraI anI
TO the Albany peDiteptiary to serve tLeir
sentence OF six years.
The E Street Baptist Church is holding
three days series OF exercises ID honor
of its fiftieth anniversary. The addresses
are by Dr. stakeiy and other leading Baptist
clcrgymcn of the city.
Mr.. II. Tabor Upson. OF Parkersburg, W.
Va. who is al present the guest OF Justice
c. F. Scott. in this city. will sail In a few
days for Germany. to take a two years
couisc at the He:delburg University.
Violations Of the milk law noted at the
| health office consist principally OF failure
| 10 keep the cans and premises placardeh
| as required, but Il number OF dealers have
| been detected in the use OF too much spring
water.
The CEar!estons defeated the Defenders
| by the score of 6 10 =. The Charlestons
would like 10 hear from az teams thirteen
| TO Robert Winkelman. No. GOT Virginia
avenue southeast.
The excise board today approved tie ap-
| piIcation OF Toby and George Bush for re-
tail liquor license at No. S3l Seventh street
northwest. A transfer was also approved
| from NJ. r. Dee 10 Fegan Il Clarke. at No.
2l1 Seventh street northwest.
Electric cars are expected to begin run
ming on the + street lire of the Metropolitan
/, railway by July l. To offset this. it is
GnnerStoou the Capital Traction Company
will give free transfers with The Belt line
| at Fourteenth and Pennsylvania avenue.
Policeman McGrath, who formerly hal The
theater beat in the First precinct. fas been
| transferred to the South Washington pre-
cinct and now, with Policeman Banagan.
patrols the dark aud Lonesome river front
from Teuth TO Fourteenth streets south
west.
During disturbance in the alley between
Ninth and Tenth. N and n streets southeast
about 8 O'Clock last night, Henry Lucas.
oolored man. was cut IN the sue by an
the washington Asylum Hospital in tie Fifth
precinct patrol wagon.
Mrs Jane Lusbby had u narrow escape
last night from mutilatioD, If not death.
She became bewildered IN crossing tie
Avenue at Seventh street, aDd was knocked
down by cable car, falling ueder the
fender. The car slowed up I'D tine. and
size sustained DO injury.
Nioolai Brts. have been given permission
10 use the pipes laid by them as oil condii.is
in Southwest Washington. on condition
that they indemnify the District aeaiusS
any damage that may result. and any
changes that may be required are TO be
| made at the firms expense.
Landscape gardeners are busily engaged
in beau,if.iDg the flower beds in the vi
| cinity of the Monument. The plots have
| been worked out in the initials &C. E..
| that are too large to lie read from the
| ground but which present a beautiful ap-
| pearanre when viewed from the windows
| OF the Monument.
Sergt Daley OF the Fourth police precinct
makes his rounds on q bicycle As Il result
| crap shooting is now ba ok number in South
| Washington. The sergeant glides silently
| through the alleys and other byways ana
has captured several petty gamblers by
! coming upon them suddenly While the games
| were in progress. BE says the wheel is i
great adjunct to police work.