The evening times., 1896-09-24
City Brevities.

A large Dumber of new members Of the
Greek Society, Of Georgetown University,
| will be initiated today.
Mr. Daniel O. Gonnor, of No 5engine house.
| has returned to duty after two weeks
| leave, spent with friends in Alexandria.
No cases have been reported from the
Seventh precinct for seyenty-two hours
ending at IL O'Clock last night.
Mr.. George Bohannon, of Fourth street
southeast, spent Tuesday in Baltimore.
visiting friends.
Bailiff Wilkerson returned to duty yes
terday at the city hail after several days
absence, CAUSED by sprained ankle.
Sergt. f. N. Burgess, OF the Capitol Hill
police station, is confined 90 his home
by sickness.
The interior OF Secretary Martin g office
at Columbian University has been remod-
eled SO that IT, resembles the office of a hank
;r other large corporation.
The semi-ccntcnnial volume of the Smith
sonian Institution will be printed in New
York. The workmanship Is to Iepresentthc
finest development of the printers art.
The display in the fisheries room at the
LET'S of the north entrance OF the National
Museum has beon rearranged SO as 10 give
a new and interesting vie " .of its contents.
Acting Lieut.. Lomhardy and mis- polict-
men OF the Sixth precinct were kept busy
yesterday. They made total OF six
teen arrests during tie day and night.
The cool wave has made business brisk
for the hatters. During the past fort Weight
hours many men and boys have shed their
hats and purchased the more comfoItabie
and seasonable derby or fedora.
4 vicious cur dog sprang upon Mary
VoiGt, fourteen years or &c, as she was pro
cerding along the Bladensburg road last
evening, and badly lacer;ited her left ha I'd. :
The brute WIS shot afterward by Police
man Greer.
John Clark was taken suddenly and
seriously i'll at the corner OF Ninth and q
streets southeast, about 7:l5 O'Clock last
evening. He was removed to his home,
No. 500 Sth street southeast, in the fifth
precinct patrol wagon.
Hon. l.. c. WCo!folk, prCrnircn, lawyer
OF Louisville, Ky, aud formerly Common
wcalth's attorney Of jefferson county, is in
the city He says the fight will lie close
in Kentucky. but that Mckinley VIII win
by 5000. Mr.. Voolfolk has tcop life
long Democrat.
-hc flag which floats daily over the
Headquarters OF the Ceutral democratic coin
mittec, at tie Metropolitan Hotel. was cb-
served this morning to lie upside down, the
signal of dis :ress. 1t was accepted by
many rs the token of evil tidIngs, and there
were many inquiries for particulars.
Lieut. John +. Kelly has returned from
his vacation and was ON dot y at No q today
While on leave the lieutenan Mt visited Pitts
burg Cincinnati and other CitieS IN the
West, in each OF which lie was Cordially re-
ceivcd and entertained by the police OH
Gals
Mexican Chick, thirty-fivc years OF
age was arrested in South Washington by
Policeman Narrower last night for holding
an unlicensed entertainment Chick, II -
said, gave a parlor social and charged his
guests an admission Zee. He left S5 cul-
lateral at No. 4 station.
James NJ O'COnnor had one Of his hands
terribly manGled by being caught in n
fuldlng machine while At work Ut 40. 81
f street northwest. The accident &C.
Cured shortly before 3 O'Clock tits morn
ing Policeman nimTncl had the injured
man removed to the Emergency Hospital.
Mr. NJ l. Weller, former mrnhe~pf tie.
national committee of the Democratic
narty. representative of the District. VIII
address the West virginia Republican Ciuf
ON Friday evening rcXt, his tEcm" being
Sound Money" Mr.. Weller viii give the
reasons from business STANDPOINT why
Rrvan's policy should he ejectcd by the
people The meeting Will be held in Mont
mental Hail, on Pennsylvania avenue
TIE request Of Contractor T. T. cahell
for an extension OF time in the work Of re-
constructing tie Stevens school buiiding
has been refused 10y the Commissioners lie
will have to complete the structure under
the provisions imposed by paragraph z, m
the general Stipulluons, which entail
nuc Of So per day, 20 which is ADDED the
paw uf the superintendent, 81 per day, no
ion. as the work remains unfinished.
detective Ben Rhodes was severally In
iurcd last night by being thrown from the
front platform of the trailer on -Four
tccnth street cable car. i s the train was
rounding Thomas circle, on Fourteenth
street, the trailer Iurched Violently. and
the detective was pitched headlong. His
left ankle and nose was badly damaged.
but Mr.. Rhodes was able to report at de-
detective headquarters this morning on
crutCheS.