Evening star., 1896-11-04
COND ENSED LOCALS

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The mock presidential election held by
the pupils of the Wailach school yesterday
resulted in a landslide for Mckinley. Bryan
receiving only ioI Of the i6G votes cast.
The horse attached 20 one of the delivery
wagons OF the National Capital Brewing
company took fright on G street southeast
shortly after o'clock yesterday afternoon
and ran away. spilling eight kegs of beer
along the route. William II. Schafer was
| driving the wagon.
Thomas ]. May fell from an ayenue cable
car about O'Clock last night the corner
or list street and Pennsylvania avenue
He received a severe cut over the right
eye.
small fire was discovered last night
| In the rear of Ia street northwest on
premises owned by John keefe. Oil was
. toulu sprlhkied about the place, and the
ponce thlhk The fire was the work of an
fncendary. "
iheres man in the house" screamed
| lady this morning when she went down
stairs 10 make preparations for breakfast
ne man was sound asleep on the narlor
| neighbor uoo'
he mad been reading the election returns
on pennsylvania avenue. and he thought
| ne had done well 10 get SO near hom.
Stli he was profUse in his apologies.
One of the incest pan fish to be found
| IN me markets Is the spot. which is so
| plentiful, especially about Norfolk as well
| as In southern waters generally These
| hsh are usually sold by the hundred bu,
| a shipment of them received this week
proved 70 be the largest fish yet received
Most OF them weighed a bound and are
| sold by the pound instead of by the hun
| 6ed.
In the Judiciary Square. not far from the
| temple of justice there is a heavy piece of
| I'M suspended from the top of one of ;he
| bag trees The tin was once on the ton of
| a nelshboring house, but since the storm
1t has been permitted to remain where
| some day 1t may do serious injustice 10
! some pedestrian.
See here, young man." said one Of the
| sweet school teachers Of a first grade
Sch"oi to a siX-year-old boy. IF you don't
| behave yourself I'll decapilate YOU"
| Half hour later the little fellow. call
ing ms teachers attention by lifting his
| hi'ha' asked: Miss =, are you going to
! DO that thing to me today?''
WHAT thing?' asked the teacher who
| had forgotten the former incident.
"Captivate me-" was the innocent re-
| sponse
| And her answer made him happy.
| \ loud report. thought TO be the discharge
+, of pistol. disturbed the quiet Yesterday
afternoon in the neighborhood of the Po-
| lice Court. large crowd quickly assem-
| bied in front of the court building from all
| cIltttiOllS- anu matters were last
| ing an exciting aspect. when il was learned
| that the noise had been caused by a bicycle
| tire bursting.
Very few oysters have reached the wharf
| this week because the oys;ermcn were at
| their homes. to vote Next week. ii is
thought, there will he a glut of the hi
| valves. Inspector Harris says the oysters
are as fat reed birds now especially
| those from the neighborhood of BlacIlis-
| tons Island, Curriomen and Nomini They
he fpa. l..', .f,.. III. ~
| hardly hold them.
| Three large hunChes of herring were
| caught near Glymont yesterday and sent
| here to market. 1t is not an unusual lhin,
| for stray herring to be caught out of
| season, but seldom are so many of them
| caught as high up the river as Glymput.
| Officer LYDIA Of the White House guard,
who has been seriously i'll for several
weeks with typhoid Pneumonia has re
| sume'l his duties at the main entrance Of
| the mansion.
| Yesterday ard last night the police made
/ siXty-siX arrests. Only few of them r.
suited from too much liquid celebration Of
| the election.
| In the sixth police precinct there are only
| three officers who Were Bryauites TWO Of
| them are on leave, and the third one is
| expected TO take a sick card.
| The examining board Of Garfield Uosn;-
! tai has announced that the recent com
| retitive examination for resident medical
| student al the hospital was won by Fred
| crick NJ. Hartsock of the graduating class
Of the Columbian Medical College.
| Food Inspectors Mothershcad and Hoover
| in their daily reports for yesterday report
| the condemnation of 40 pounds of beef,
| 20 pounds of mutton, IL pounds of pork,
| S rabbits, $50 pounds of grapes. 20 caul-
| flowers and two bushels of various fruits
| and vegetables
Messrs. Woodward & Lothrop were agree
ably surprised this morning by having
sent to their desk beautiful basket Of
golden chrysant hcMums. having a card at
! tached inscribed, wiki congratulations and
best wishes from heads of departments'-
a thoughtful mark Of esteem highly apprc-
ciateG.
| Mr. L. II. Droor. VINO WAS so painfully
hurt L few days ago by being thrown from
| his horse, has recovered sufficiently to re-
sumo his duties at his office.