The evening times., 1896-05-21
City Brevities

The ladies' of the Peoples Church will
give an entertainment tomorrow evening,
in the pariors of wimodaughsis. No. 13:I
street. AN interesting program has been
arranged.
Detective Boardman has discovered
clever trick on the part or bicycle thieves.
Parts of two stolen wheels are put to-
gether in one, to avoid detection. One
of these duplex cycles was taken into
custody yesterday.
Closed cars were run on all lines last
night, in accordance with the regulation
requiring them when the temperature is
10 or below.
Many of the children of some Of the
public schools are complaining of poor
light in the study rooms on dark and rainy
days.
A complete program for Memorial Day
exercises viii lie decided upon by the
Potomac Division, q. A. R, at their meet
ing on Saturday night.
The prices of spring vegetables have
reached the normal again. The destruc-
ton by fire of the numerous produce es-
tabiishments on Monday night gave these
prices an upward shoot. Temporary de-
pots have been established, however, and
the street hawkcrs and green grocers are
receiving vegetables without stint, and
selling them at reasonable figures. A
number of hucksters sold half-cooked pr
;atoes, etc. from the burned district yes
terday at bedrock prices.
There is considerable talk of organizing
an association of city guides here similar
10 the Guides Union at Niagara Falls.
The proposed society is to be like a trades
union. with officers. rates, and other reg
ulations.
Rev. ". L. Wilkinson of London. fraternal
delegate TO the 81. E. general conference.
will preach at Ryiand III. Z. Church this
evening at O'Clock.
The Emergency Hospital surgeons yes
'erday treated Z. A. Rosenbaum, jr.. OF
No. 312 B street northeast. for a fractured
jaw bone, and f. c. Andrews a colored
employe of the Treasury, for a number OF
painful bruises, which resulted from a
fall into a sewer trap
A grand rally of the Good Templars of
the District Will be EeId in Mount Vernon
Place NJ. Z. Church this evening at
o clock. The grand chief templar of
Maryland and Senator PETER will speak.
Good singing. All are invited.
sentence OF six months in Jail was i'm
posed upon James jackson. coiured, by
Judge Miller today for carrying an antique
revolver. loaded with five bullets.
The National Interstate Republican As
sociation held a meeting last night o.
VI. { Maffeit is president: ] A Jordan.
vice-presidcnt: NJ. C Yeatnau. secretary.
The headquarters is at No. 1896 NJ street
northwest.
John Lane, the private detective, well
known in Washin Gton, died this morning
at the residence of his parents. on Curcoran
street. He had been in iIl-hcalth for
long time, suffering from rheumatism.
The deceased was Unmarried and very
popular in police circles.
There were eight more garhaEe cases
n Judge KimhaiFs court today Three
were uole pressed, two dismissed, and
personal bonds taken in the other cases
The case of John Culiinane. charged by
SeTgt Daley with keeping his bar open
On Sunday, was continued in the police
court today.
Judge Eimball handled nineteen cases to-
day. He dismissed seven. TOOK personal
bonds in five, continued two ard imposed
s.nesin five. -Four cases were noIle pressed
aud four defendants forfeited collateral.
John Sullivan. alias Charles Moffatt. ar
hsied last night ny Policeman iierndon for
being drunk and ohstrnCtirg the sidewalk,
went down for fifteen days today. He
walked hack TO the pen singing, We've all
been there before, many's the time"
In Judge Millcr's police court TODAY
The case OF assault and battery. with in
tent TO kill, against Ellis era wford. a
stalwart negro, was continued indefi-
nitely. owing TO the serious injuries
to his wife, Susie Crawford