The evening times., 1896-12-11
City Brevities
). r. Sutton is ON leave of

HarbOrnaster j. X. Sutton is on leave OF
| absence.
boat Joe Blackburn, is still on the sick list.
| The metallic Onion is to hold meeting
| in this city on Tuesday next, upon the call OF
| President Warner.
MIR. Edward Franklin, who was Kicked
on the leg by "A horse last week, Is dDle 10
| be around OH crutches.
| Ex-Secretary of War Robert T. Lincoln
| arrived In the ctiy last evening anu Is
| registered at the Shorcham hotel.
a visitor from Pittsburg, named Martin
| Hagan, fell down the east Capitol steps last
| evening and was painfully hruiscd.
| Miss Bassett, the q QuakcrcsS Evangelist
| OF Cleveland, Ohio, is a guest OF Mr.. James
| NJ. Hoge, No. 80 Il street northwest.
| Mr. A. p Davis has been elected presi-
| dent of the Single Tax Club. in the place
| Of Mr. U. j. Biiler, who is travelling in the
| West.
The court in general term convened this
morning and admitted Mr.. Albert ii. Wash
| burn, of Massachusetts, to practice at the
| District bar.
An overheated stove in the residence or
| Charles Bnhannan, No. 90 street south
| east, caused "a blaze hlast evening. Dam
age nominal.
Overcoat thieves and hallway sneaks are
active, and Inspector Holiinberger advises
househulders to keep their front doors al
ways locked.
MyIon Roche yesterda filed a mechanics
lien on the lexington property OF Edwin F.
Jones the contractor, who made an assign
ment Tuesday.
Eliza I. Ward yesterday Won a suit for
81 $50 against Henrietta 7. and James II.
Mctzerott The action was to recover on
| proInissory note.
The pay Of the six motormen on the
main branch of the Eckinston and Sol,
| diers' Home R3ilway have been reduced
from 81 to 81 60 per day.
a number Of local srorts are arranging
for cooking main on Christmas DAY:
The birds will he fought in Maryland, LOT
far from the District line.
Rear dmiral John Irwin, accompanied
by his wife. has returned to tnccitvand VIII
occupy the residence. No. 912 Nineteenth
street northwest. for the winter.
Funds are being collcctedin several states
to he applied to the erection or handsome
monument or statue in this city 20 the mem
ory or tine late Frederick Douglass.
The three-mastcd schooner Emma, OF
dressed curbstonc ut Littlcfield * AlyOrd's
wharf, foot of Twent y-siXth street.
Patrick Joyce, the man who was over
come with gas at No. 622 Pennsylvania
avenue, Few days ago. is raj ily rccOF-
crins, and is considered out OF danger.
Policeman Edward Curry, who was SO
badly injured IN attempting to arrest Lon
don shears last week, is Stcadily improy-
ing at his home, No 522 Tenth street
Prof. +. w Clark will deliver an adj
dress before the Philosophical Society AT
Builders Exchange tomorrow evening HIS
sub !cct $ Chemistry 'Hthe United States"
Arthur 4. Bowen. one of tie two alleged
directory Swiudlers. WAS released yeStcr-
day by Judge Cole ON 81 900 bon :. with
Robert a. Boyd and Lewis s. Smith as
su rcties.
Mr.. Charles Newbcrgh. special cxami-
ner or the Pension Bureau, who has been
investigating cases in Pennsylvania FOR
some time past, was home for Il short time
this week.
oliver Brown, C0Iored. convicted OF
Criniinllly asSaulting Effie Turner. cu!orcd,
was yesterday denied new trial by Judge
Cole, and he was Sente need to ten years IN
the penitcntiary.
The funeral or Frederick Knabe who died
Wednesda ut thcage of eight seven years,
took place this afternoon from the resi-
dence OF his son. Mr.. Albert knabe, No. 323
\ street northeast.
The police made seventy nine arrests
during the twenty four hours ending at 2
o clock this murnnc. Thirty eight OF the
prisoners were white, rOrty-One colOred
and ten were women.
A reconciliation. through the kind offices
OF friends has been effected between John
Bayne and his wife, and Mrs. Bayne VIII
Withdraw the suit for divorce she recently
entered against her husband
TIE District Commissioners forwarded to-
day a report to Congress in which the his
tory or the North Capitol street extension
and or tie controversy over the award for
damages Is circumstantlaIly 'ieiill.d-
Inc water main in front Of No 139
Seventh street northwest. has sprung a
leak. and there Is nIan-trap. IN the shape
OF dangerous hole, III the parking in
front or No. 725 First street northwest
The two stecple Jacks At work ON the tall
Spire of the Metropolitan VI. f. Church,
corner OF FOur-arG-a-naT and G streets
northwest. are now applying coat of red
paint to the upper portion of the stccple.
Annie Wallace. the coIored Girl who re-
Cciyed sixteen cut wounds at the hands II
Tom Mason In "A tisreputahle resort Mon
Gayuich., has been removed from the Elmer
geaCy hospital, aud viii doubtless recover
George Eaton, eighteen years of age.
wnltc, resltinE at No I:ff Seventh street
southeast. was taken suddenly and serious
~ Ill on Pennsylvania avenue. Capitol Hiil.
yesterday afternoon. The Fifth precinct
police removed him To his home
Cardinal MartinclH VIII he the celebrant
at the pcntiiiCal nigh HISS, 1870 o clock
Christmas morning, at the holy Trinity
Church. ThiTty-six and strecst. The
musical program VIII be rendered 10y the
regular ctoir, augmented by volunteers.
Mrs Jessie H. Mahcr. of this city, alleged
lawful widow Of Mark II Maher. late Of
Chicago. has filed a petition in the courts
or that cit laying claim to the "Stat", which
is valued at 5000 600. This Is the third
petition which purports to be from u law
rul widow.
The Young Mems League Of the E-Strrct
Baptist Church will meet next Monday
night nj the residence of Mr.. Z. T Fenwick,
40. 2l3l l. street northwest. The gucS-
ton or the relative Importance OF home
and foreign missions will be the topic
unedr discussion.
4 bicycle collision: in which both parties
were throw n Ia the roadway and severely
IL; n;ured. occurred about : 40 o'clock this
morning at Nineteenth street and Pennsyl
vania avenue northwest. William Daw-
son. residing at No. S0T Ninth street north
west, cullided with the wheel ridden by
William b. Dent, letter carrier, whose
hcine is at No. S32 New Hampshire avenue
northwest.