The evening times., 1896-10-14
City Brevities
No robberies were reported today.

MAI. W. u. Moore is ut Harper's Ferry.
W. va. for week Of pleasure see king.
Frank II. Cushing, the ethnologist OF the
Smithsonian Institution, is visiting in hla-
delphia.
Mr. n. Carroll Downs of the District su-
premc court is confined to his home 10y a
severe cold.
The street, between the car tracks on
Seventh. between Il and II Dortbw est, has
been repaired.
Miss sigma Guerdrum of Anacostia has
| received an appointment as school teach
er in the District
| The paper box at the corner OF Seventh
and Pennsylvania avenue northwest has
disappeared from its place.
| General Miles is expected to return this
week from his Rocky Mountain trip with
ii. Seward Webb and party.
Attorney Albert SilIers fell from his BIZ
cycle Sunday and was painfully injured.
He was able to be out today.
The water main ON Four-and a half street,
between l. and III streets southwest. is
leaking and flooding the streets.
The lobby OF the National Hotel is re-
| ceiviDg thorough overhauling at the
hands of plasterers and frescoers-
Edward G. Mathews, OF No. 1921 Jack
son street, Baltimore. returned yesterday
after few days spent in this city.
Major Stacey, of Tenth and X streets
north west, has returned from a trip to
his old home In San Francisco, Cal
The wall of the Albert building, which
was partially blown down by the recent
severe storm has been completely Rebuilt.
Exercises In connection with the eightieth
anniversary OF Mount Zion Oh urch of
Georgetown viii be continued This evening.
The cabin built and inhabi several
years 10y Joaquin Miller still stands near
the corner OF Sixteenth street and Prospect
avenue.
Detective Rhodes has gone to Frederick
Nd, where he will remain until the close of
the county fair, to apprehend the light
fingered gentry.
The District Commissioners will review the
Union Veteran parade today from the
Legion headquarters. No 80 usylvama
avenue northwest.
Charles Phillips. colorcd boy, living in
Hillsdale, was run over by farmers wag
on yesterday afternoon on the Hamilton
road and considerably bruised.
Lieut.. Ralph Bryan OF the Ninth pre-
cinct reports to police headquarters that
the fountain, corner OF the Mount Olivet
and Bladensburg roads, is OverflowiDg.
In his annual report to Supt. Moore. of the
police department. Hack Inspector Groff
expresses the opinion that the hack sys-
TEN III force in washingtonis is the best in the
world.
A building permit has been issued TO Mar
tina ii. Smith FOR the construction OF three
story brick dwelling at 2220 Washington
Circle, the estimated cost of which is
$4,000.
The pavement in front OF the new engine
house being built for Company No. on
L street, between Fourteenth and FIT
teenth northwest, is being repaved with
asph alt blocks.
Proposals will be opened at the District
building on the 21st instant for the con-
struction of school building at a point enc
mile west OF Georgetown, near the dis
tributinG reservoirs
Several telegraph poles located in the
vicinity of sixth street and Florida avenue
and in front of No. 3OS street northeast
bdNt b'th itINbIth ib bt III a udiePI-U>
condition and liable To fall.
Police Surgeons Carr, Hickling. and May
field subjected a number OF applicants for
appointment on the police force to a
pin ysical examina ton yesterda ' afternoon at
Lieut. Kelly's police station.
Rev. John r. g; hrrman. pastor Of Tho
Canton NJ. E. Church, Baltimore, Md, is
spending the week in the city, attending
the sessions of the Home Missionary So
ciety in Haniine NJ. f. Church.
The continued dampness keeps tracks so
slippery that electric cars have difficulty
in ascending grades. on the George
town and Tenleytown Toad employees go in
front OF the cars, sprinkling sand.
Prof. Montague, of Columbian University,
addressed the Young Mems League of the E
Street Baptist Church on Monday night ut
the home of Mr.. Muir, No. 512 Third street
question folio wing.
Morgue Keeper William Schonebcrger.
accompanied by his wife and Miss Miunie
Edwards. left this morning to attend the
Frederick fair. During his absence the
District dead house will be in charge of a
Sixth precinct policeman.
Charles Pierce, a newsboy, living at No
14Oa II street northwest, was knocked
down by herdic at the corner of North
Capitol and Ii streets this morning He
sustained severe injuries about the head,
and was taken to tue Emergency Hospital.
The colored Baptist Church at Eleventh
and X streets north west held a revival
service last evening. Some mischievous
boys stretched wire across a da rk section
OF the side walk on Eleventh street, near L,
lsat night. with the result that several
people were tripped up. The boys Were
not appreh ended.
Michael Day, a pIasterer. residing at No.
915 Ninth street northwest, while working
on a new building at the corner of Q and
Twenty-first street northwest this morn
ing, was struck on tue head by a falling
brick. He was driven to tue Emergency
Hospital, where the wound was dressed
He was able TO walk home.
A tramp, who gave his name as Law renee
Ahcrn, was captured in an empty freight
car on the suburbs last night by Policeman
Lee. A razor was found in lis pocket In
the police court this morning Ahern went
to the chain gang for ten days asa yagrant,
while on the charge of carrying conceated
weapons, Judge Mllerfined him $50 Uf
one month in jail.
The Anac,;stia Mckinley and Hobart
Club have completed arrangements for their
grand mass meeting and banner raising to-
morrow night. The meeting will he held
in Masonic Hall and Candidate. for Congress
Mudd Will he present and deliver an address.
Music will be furnished by the g G. Conn
Drum Corps and speeches will be deliv-
cred by prominent Maryland Republicans.
Rev Hugh 7. Stevenson, pastor of the