The evening times., 1896-07-07
City Brevities

J. NJ. Maynadier of Calcutta, India. Is
visiting Washington.
Henry B. Rice, the celebrated Boston law
yer, is visiting this city.
Col. A. B. Andrews, second vice president
of the Southern Railroad, is at the Raleigh.
John W. Munday. prominent in Chicago
political and social circles, is at the Raleigh.
The drill at Fort Myer next Friday will he
held at 8 Il. m, instead of the usual hour,
2:3O p. IN.
CHIEF Clerk Owen. of the Raleigh, has
returned To his duties after weeks visit
TO New York.
Ex-Poiiceman Charles H. Gordon of the
Fifth precinct, was appointed an additional
| private on the police force yesterday.
Tie building and beautiful grounds Of
the Deaf and Dumb Institution, at Kendall
| Green, Florida avenue and Seventh street
northeast, are closed until October.
Micheal Ready, the pugilist, was appointed
private on the police force on July 1.
He is doing duty in that part Of the Third
precinct known as "Foggy Bottom"
Maj. ID. w. Sanders, of Louisville, KY,
| is at The Arlington. He is IL leading at
torney at home, and has charge OF the legal
| business of the Kentucky State Lottery.
DIE. NJ. Gallaudet of the Deaf aud Dumb
| Institution, at Kendall Green, is spending
his vacation at Hartford, Conn. He will
| proba bly, return about the middle of August
George Paxton, colored, fourteen years
Old, OF No. lei Seventh sirret southca st,
had his hands and face badly burned by
the explosion of a gasoline stove last night.
F. G. Witherspoon, a descendant of the
signer of the Declaration OF Independence
of the same name, is at the National. Mr..
withcrspoon is resident of Nashville,
Tenn.
The Belt Line Railway Company has
| been ordered by the Commissioners to take
| up the unused tracks leading to its sta
| blcs at the corner OF Third and streets
| southwest.
Police j. s. Bryan Of the Second precinct
claims to be the fastest bicycle rider in
the police department. He challenges Police
men Dodge. Estes, Duvall and Robinson
of the bicycle squad.
| A bay horse WIS picked up at the corner
of second and streets northeast last
| night by Policeman VanderscLaaf. The
animal is at the Ninth precinct station
awaiting Identification.
Mr., c. Il. Davidge is arranging for the
construction Of a block of dwellings, per-
init for which was obtained today The
sites chosen are Nos. l to IS C street
southeast, and the estimated cost is SEQ.
coo.
The Secretary of the Treasury has re-
ccived in an envelope postmarked San
Francisco, Cal, from an unknown person, /,
the sum of sac. which has been dc
posted in he Treasury on account of Cob
science
Prof. j. NJ. LanEstoH will speak at the
Peoples Congregational Church on Thurs
day evening next on the subject of The
moral Specification of our Christian En-
deavor movement, or has the church lost
its power"
Tie three van drivers for the police de-
partment, provided for in the appropTia tior
bill for the fiscal year beginning July /
have been appointed. The fortunate can
didates, out Of Il list of $50, are Josep
Coughlin, Henry Bond and l.. B. Rodes.
Additional privates were to-day appoint
ed by the Commissioners. as follows: VIII
lam NJ. German, foi duty at the iSavaI OBJ
servatory; b. P. Waggaman; for servic,
west Of Florida avenue, and Z. II. Gordon
for duty at the merry -go-rOund at the cor
ner of Second and streets southwest.
Meyer Rosenberg of No. 1907 Eleventh
street southeast reported to the police OF
the Fifth precinct this morning that somt
time during the night the show window OF
his store was broken, and two pairs OF men,
shoes, one pair of ladies' shoes, two shirt.
and two pairs of pants were stolen
weIl-dressed young man attempted t
board moving electric car this mornin,
at the corner Of Seventh and East Capito
streets and was jefked from his feet, land
ing in the muddy street. He loGsen.d Iii
hold and arose unhurt. apparently bu
he was obliged To return home md ,hang,
his clothing.