The morning times., 1896-06-18
City BrevitieS

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Mrs. Tone P. Robertson. OF Los Angeles
is stopping at the st. james.
Capt. john A. Gee, Of Atlanta, is stop
ping at-the Metropolitan Hotel.
|. Policeman Sutton Of the Second pre-
einct, 10 absent on a ten days leave.
Mr.. ana Mrs. p. ]. Healey and wife, Of
Ontario. Canada. are at the Howard House.
| DR.. Frank Rich, OF No. 3219 N street, ID
enjoying an outing In the mountains oi
North Carolina.
Judge Cox signed n decree yesterday y
granting Henry L. Burdeite divorce from
Mnry L. Burdette.
Col. A b. Andrews, vice president of
the Southern Railway, with q number OF
other officials of the road, are stopping at
the Raleigh.
Another issue of the counterfeit $50
UniteI States note has been discovered
in which many changes occur. 1t is
poorly executed.
Judge Cox yesterday signed decree
granting Lizzie L. Peoples an absolute
divorce from David W. Peoples on the
ground OF desertion.
Detective Pointer, OF Baltimore, was a
guest OF Inspector Hollinberger and De-
/ teclives Weldon and Horne at police head
quarters yesterday.
All OF the officers III the Eighth precinct
are back at their respective Posts, with
the exception OF Private GeagheD, who
has been lii for over three months.
Staff Capt. Blanche Cox, of the Saliva
tion Army. will conduct the gospel service
OF the Y. n. C. A. on Sunday, June 2S, at
O'Clock at Foundry NJ. E. Church.
The will OF the late Sophia Probey was
filed for snrOhate Yesterday 1t 0nmp9
Annie E. PRODIGY. a sister, executrix. The
whole or the estate is bequeathed to her.
d. j. Gohecn, the patrol driver Of tie
Second precinct and one Or The applicants
for position on the police force, has sTc-
cessfully passed physical examination.
Officer j. A. Duvali had long and ex-
citing chase after fast bicycle riders last
night. and succeeded in capturing Morgan
WashburD. n clerk, and William Matchett
a paperlianger.
The police OF the Second precinct made
wholesale raid yesterday noon on the
Italian and Grecian hucksters who swarm
about the street and Northern Liberty
markets. Five were arrested.
The condition OF Congressman Joe Alb
bott was reportci last night as being much
improved. Sumo friends in Galveston
telegraphed to find out how he was and the
abnve was the bulletin issued.
Charles Williams, coiared, was arrested
yesterday by Detective McGlue, and locked
up at No. 8 station, for the larceny of a
picture and frame, valued at So, from
Lizzie Gaskins, living IN Magruder's alley
northwest.
George Hines and Henry Branson. both
colored laborcB, left So collateral each
ut the Third precinct station yesterday
ffur for rIs Of. 81
mails. preferred by the agents OF the
Humane Society.
Mary Curtis and Alice Mitchell, both
colored. became mixed up in fistic battle
at No. 1852 X street orthwest, last
night, which ended in the former ieing
arrested by Policeman Belts, oD charge
OF assault AMI battery.
The fnrtieth anniversary OF the Fifth
Baptist Church which is now being cele-
brated was continued last evening in the
church edifice on street. bet ween Sixth
and Four and -,ialf streets southwest. The
sermon was preached by Dr. Stakely OF
the First Baptist Church.
The first trial trip over the F street
branch or the Metropolitan Electric road
will be made next Thursday. at which
time IL is expected the roldbed will be
completed. Nearly all the cars to be used
oh tnts oFaucn nave arrived IN the city
and for the last three or four weeks the
drivers have been in training for motormen
on the Ninth street branch of the road.
A committee composed OF Messrs. W. F.
McMurray. d. Haywood and u. l.. Garvcy,
representing the employees of the mail equip
meDt shops. Postoffice Depa rtInent, called
on Chief Paris OF the Fire Department
yesterday and rendered him 1884. the
proceeds of their excursion to Marshall
Hall. to be used for the benefit Of the
families OF the firemen who So nobly lost
their lives in the confIagration on Louisiana
avenue.