The evening times., 1896-11-25
City Brevities

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| germs.
ihe teachers in the public schools re-
| cei'ed their salaries today for the present
| month.
Workmen are engaged in putting a steel
| ceiling in the acciucnC ward or the Elmer
| Sency Hospital.
H. NJ. Lincoln, of 1910 II street north
| west, who has been sick for some time, is
| reported improving.
The winter frame has been placed over
| The statue OF Washington IN front of the
| east Capitol entrance.
The ladies of St stephens Church will
| give an entertainment this evening in aid
| of their building fund.
Joseph Cooper went TO Jail for fifteen
| days thiS forenoon for stealing two bushels
| oil ccal from Charles Werner.
A dead infant was found IN the rear of
| No. 931 Westminster street northwest, by
| Policeman c. q. Nauck yesterday.
Mr.. Charles E. Coombs, the patent attor-
| ney. has gone TO Syracuse, N Y, and VIII
be absent the remainder OF the year.
The divorce case of Mrs. Graves against
| David X. Graves was yesterday ordered
| before an examiner To take testimony
| The Illinois Republican Association held
| meeting at No. S23 + street, last night.
| \ temporary organization was effected.
The charge of keeping a vicious dog,
inouSht against Lot Fldnnery, the sculptor,
| 10y John W Smith has been nolle pressed.
George Williams, charged with Va
| srdncy III the police court this morning,
| was sent To the workiiOuse for ninety days.
The Georgetown University Glce Banjo
and Comedy Club will make its debut 10
| eight ut Gastun Han, III the college builu-
| ing.
United States Commissioner Mills left
| this morning for visit TO friends i'll Viz
| gina. He VIII be away until after Thanks
giving.
Victoria Logan, known among her friends
as the colored queen, was lined $40 10y
Judge Miller toaay Tor assaulung Carrie
Williams.
The police received their salary checks
| today Tor November. Payment was made
earlier TINS month on account o! Thanks
giving Day.
Three hundred Thanksgiving baskets
filled with cdihlcs Will be distributed to
me poor of the city today by the Central
Union Mission.
AR. J. ii. harrison, president Of the Vir
gina Repubncan CiuD, has been iEcors..d
| py It's nemberS for The position Of Register
| OF the Treasury.
| Frank Marshall .an goldman, was severely
injured by tripping over a stretch nf hose at
| the big lire Iast night. He Tel and cut a
| "a sh on his forehead.
Judge Cole will hear arguments Friday
ON the motion for a new trial OF ''LuI'
| Pearson, who was convicted OF the murder
| oI young John l.. Ford.
line III .nDers OF the Peoples Church viii
| tender their pastor, Rev. Dr. Alexander
| Kent, reception az ms home, No. 9oU y
| street, on Friday evening.
Fifty-eight arrests were made by the pO-
| lice during the twenty-fOur hours ending at
8 O'clock this M urning Twenty-six were
colured and thirty-twO white.
Hon. Simon Wolf leaves this evening for
Philadelphia, where ne viii, by invitation,
| deliver an address tomorrow. His theme
Will be The Duty oil the Citizen"
y musicale was given yesterday afternoon
: at the residence OF Mrs. HazcltOn, No. 1901
+ street northwest, for the benefit Of the
Wonen's Auxiliary OF ST. John parish.
Lieut.. \. J. Dabney, L. :. n. and wife,
OF Staunton, Va, have engaged rooms for
the season at the Livingston, on Thirteenth
street, between X and l. streets northwest.
Lucy Douglass yesterday AFT ernoOu sworc
out Il warrant before MJ gis;ratc Scott.
charging Jeanette Thompson. Francis
Burroughs and Lizzie Underwoo1 with as
sault.
Hope Council No. IL, Sons of Jonadab,
wiiI entertain Its friends with a musical
and literary entert al nment tomorrow
nEut at their NAH, No 0=3 Louisiana
avenue.
{. ". Wdrneke has been appointed super
Intcndent OF construction of the school
building on the corner Of Firth andk streets
northeast, with compensation at th'. rate OF
81 per dag.
over twenty couples received marriage
licenses yesterday. The officials at the
city hall say that more licenses are issued
the day before Thanksg giving than any other
day in the year.
Col Charles 7. Lincoln, past department
commander. G. a. K. has bt en- appointed by
the coniindnGeT-n-cLLeT " member UI the
committee ON the Fredericksburg Battle
field National Park.
The Virginia Republican a SsoCiatiun held
a largely attended meeting last evening,
AT No. 323 T street. Addresses were mage
by c. W. White, X. Scott, F. d. Lee, W.
II. Nelson and others.
The North Capitol street branch Of the
Eckington and Soldiers Home Railway was
tied up last night, as several lines Of fire
GI>. were StirG-nrI dC.U>S tEr traces
during the planning mill Conflagration.
Coroner Hammett has given the usual
suicide certificate in the case of Richard j.
Mccarthy, who shot himself IN the head at
No. l All Thirty-seCUnd street Georgetown,
yesterday, as told in The Evening Times.
MUEsiGnUr Iartinelli, tie papal delegate.
is in Baltimore, the guest Of Rev. DR.. \. l..
Nagnien, at 81. Mary Seminary, where he
participated In TIE celebration yesterday
OF the feast of the patron of the seminary.
Frank Forster, surety for Dan Williams
yesterday entered court and secured re-
lease from his obligation. Itis understood
that williams expects to obtain the full
amount OF bail required in day or two.
Clarence Hart. the student, who was twice
mIrderously assaulted by mysterious col
ored man, as told in The Evening Times
yesterday. has made application to Judge
Miller for permission TO carry revolver.
in view of the Increased number Of lar
cenies, the police are running in suS-
llClCuS characters galore. E!ebb HrreSlS
of this character were made during the
twent y-four hours ending at O'Clock this
morning.
Megs Parham, the veteran city guide
and song writer, Is composing new ditty,
which is entitled, what They See in
Washington. Mr.. Parham is author Of the
comic song. The Times Marriage Bureau"
and others.
The request of c. c. Lancaster and others
for additional electric lights on Pierce
Mill road, between Tenleytown road and
Rock Creek road, has been refused by the
Commissioners upon the grounds that the
appropriation Tor that service is insufficient.
Small children playing with matches
caused a blaze at the residence of Spencer
Gross, No. 1858 West Market space, George
town, last evening. The little ones threw
lighted matches into barrel Of waste
paper. No. ) engine company eXtinguished
the fire. Damage slight.
A bondsman has been secured for Charles
Lewis, the alleged ''flm-flammcr," who
was sentenced to serve thirty days in the
chain gang by Judge. kimball yesterday.
This gives Lewis bis lisserty, but ii he is
again arrested during the ensuing six
months lis punishment Will be severe
detective Hartigan last night arrested
man: who gave his name as William VIII
son, because he answered the description of
u notorious pickpocket recently released
from the Eastern PENNSYLVANIA Pentcn
tiary. and Judge himball this mornlng sent
him down for sixty days, i'll default Of $500
bonds.
The collection of semi annual taxes has
Progressed rather slowly since the LIST inst,
but Collector Davis is encoura ged by the
payments of yesterday and today to be-
lieve that the months revenues will be
equal to former averages Three days of
grace remain for making pa yments without
penalty.
Daniel Frisby, colored, was fined $40 by
Judge Miller today for asSaulting his wife,
Susan. Dan Indignantly denied that he as-
saulted the woman. But. yer honah," he
said, Il knowledge dat did correct Susan"