The evening times., 1896-06-24
City Brevities


day ut River View.
Mrs.S. E. Murray $ and daughter are spend
ing part of the summer ut Longwood,
near Brookville, Md.
The police report IA dead animal in the
catch-basin in front of No. 1880 Connec-
ticut avenue north west
Fred Fisher, burned at River View by the
explosion of a gasoline stove, is recover
ing tthe Emergency Hospital.
Policeman Dodge, of the First precinct,
the crack wheelman of the department, has
been detailed on the bicycle squad.
Nearly all the colored pastors who have
been attending the conference OF the A. NJ
E. Zion church left for their homestoday.
Mr.. W. C. Nones, president of one of TIE
largest wagon-makiDg companies in The
country, located at Louisville, KY, is at
the Ebbitt.
Complaint was made to the health de-
partment this morning that foul od0rs are
arising from the manbole of a sewer at
Third and N streets southeast.
James Miles, alias THE Buzzard" COL
! orcd, twenty-four years of age, was locked
up by Precinct Detective McGlue this
morning on suspicion OF larceny.
George Mcdonald, Christian Endeuvor
State secretary, in u recent letter TO the
committee here, says everything points to
| very large attendance from Ohio.
sergt. Daley and Private George Greer,
of No. police precinct. who were burned
| by lye thrown by colored woman while
raiding speakeasy, were reported as being
much better today.
! Policeman Larry O'Dea of the Ninth
| precinct believes that he can do two
; things ut once and be successful at each.
He has gone into the poultry business and
is raising fancy and game chickens.
J The wife of Policeman Henry Ehlers Of
! Northeast Washington, who went to Du-
| buque, Ia, some time since on account of
| ill-health, has been greatly benefited by
| her trip. She will probably return to the
! city next month.
Singing on The street cars about 8
| O'Clock last night attracted general at
| tentioD. Inquiry developed the fact that
it was the members Of the big Christian
| Endeavor chorus returning from the va
! rious section rehearsals.
William King is slowly recovering from
the effects of the injuries recently sus-
tained while playing baseball. His nerv
GUS system is very much affected, but it
is the opinion OF his physician that there
will be no serious results.
The Columbia Sentinel. which is Issued
| weekly in this city in the interest of the
coiored race, is full of good reading mat
ter. newsy paragraphs and bright sayings.
1t looks to be in prosperous condition and
has evidently come to stay.
a temporary track has been laid from the
junction OF New Jersey avenue aud ID
street into the yards of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad to transport the new cleo
trio cars of the Metropolitan line. which
are expected to arrive here in u few days.
Several vacancies in the board OF dental
examiners WILDE filled soon disappointment.
The Commissioners have list of eligibIes
from which to make the selections. The up
pointments are rendered necessary by the
expiration of the terms of the incumbents.
A lawn party was given last nj ght at the
residence Of Mr.. Peter Morris, at the
corner OF Twelfth AMI C streets northeast,
for the benefit of the Zion Baptist Church,
which was destroyed during the recent
storm. The affair was Il great success
and will be continued for several even
ings.
The postgraduate class OF the Columbian
University Law School with humber OF
guests. will go on a pilgrimage next Sun
day, with Bay Ridge as the point Of destina-
tion collation. is in the program, and
this will be succeeded by an oratorical fea.
ture.
A letter received by Committeeman John
b. Sleinan, Of the Christian EDdeavnr, an
nounced that Mr.. Giles Kellogg of Cali
fornia, cannot be here to speak. as OK
pected, and Mr.. R. J. Service. OF Detroit,
viii take his place to respond to TIE adj
dress OF welcome at Tent Washington.
The residents of Eighth street between
C and d streets northeast, for two years
have been making efforts to have two
little shanties on the block tom down
Everybody in the vicinity was agreeably
surprised this morning when it was found
that workmen had started to destroy the
little frames.
| Judge Hagner las concluded to grant
Attorney Edwin Forrest rehearing in the
llabeas corpus case of Chun Gun alleged
to be unia wfuily in the United States. ac
cording to the Chinese exclusion act. Fur
ther argument will be listened to tomorrow "
morning. Bail has been fixed in Guns case
at $3.50. He has not yet produced sureties
Commissioner Ross yesterday celebrate
, the fifty-fifth anniversary of his birthda
by attending the Georgetown Universit,
commencement. During his bsence hand
some floral reminder was placed upon his
desk by some of his friends, but the sig
Bificance of the Offering was not disclosed
until today, when the Commissioner 'fesset
up.
An overheated stove in the grocery store
of F. F. O'Grady, at Third and B streets
north west, caused a fire about O'Clock
this morning. Policeman Baternan turned
, in an alarm, and the engines arrived il
the nick of time to prevent the flames from
spreading and doing considerable damage
The loss is estimated at $1OO, fully in
sured.
Only two cases of larceny were reported
to police headquarters this forenoon. b. S
+, Graves. of Havenncr's bakery, reports tia
Dine cake boxes, ten cakes of soap and
S box of crackers have vanished from tht
bakery within the past week. Mary Clark
: of No. 3o3 Thirteen-and-a-hal street north
west. states thata gold ring was stolen from
: her house last evening.
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TELLER NOT A CANDIDATE
: Tariff for Revenue Not Mainta inabl
With Gold Standard