The evening times., 1896-11-13
City Brevities

| '"uSe Mliler Is not expected TO resume
ius seaI on the bench for day or two
DIR. Cyrus Adler, librarian of the Smith
Tor Philadelphia.
Trial juries Nos. and in the United
SIates police cases have peen dismissed
until next Wednesday.
Or. William Magruder, U. S. A. h as just
| 1een appointed surgeon in charge OF the
washington navy yard.
The directors of the Washington Outing
| Club held a meeting at their clubhouse ON
lexington road last night.
Hon. Henry U. Johns, who has Just been
| reelected 10 Congress- from Indiana, will
| arrive in tn city tomorrow.
Marion Osborn has been appointed an
! additional private on the police force
FOR duty at Rock Creek Park.
The Emmett Guard in their handsome
| dark green uniforms Will visit the Morton
| Sauets fair tomorrow evening.
=, Mr. Ellsworth ingalls,. son of the former
| Kansas Senator, is in Washington on bust
| ness and stopping at the Raleigh.
| Senator Cockrell of Missouri has returned
| To the city after a very active participa-
| hon In the national campaign in mis- State
The detectives are looking for a sneak
| thi',, o stole IL zee -.',,i ftne> Trom siisH
Addie Moran, at No. 302 Indiana avenue
Morkmen are cxcavating Tenth street
al the CORNER OF northwest in their efforts
To locate leak in the water main there.
Treasurer Z p. Castle. of Prince George
VIII receive taxes at Marlboro Tuesday.
Mt. Harry E. Simpson. a young and
promising Photographic artist of wash
ington, leaves for New York today to
accept good position.
Tne Iegraveling OF Florida avenue in
the vicinity of Sixteenth street, where
water main was recently laid, was Com
pieted today.
c; J. Tichenor filled himself with liquid
ghtnin gtricity,' as the police now term
~. and was locked up at No. 3 station by
Patrolman Heare last night.
Dr. T. Cbamberlin has obtained a
permit for improvements TO No. 226 New
Jersey avenue southeast. the cost OF which
Is estimated to be 81 eco.
AIR. Joseph Solomon. q young law stu
ueht, made MS maiden speech In Justice
O'Neals court yesterday afternoon and
succeeded in winning his case.
Mr.. Henry Long well of c ongress Heights
has returned from business trip through
Southern Maryland. He says the business
outlook is very bright among country store
keepers.
Officers for the German Orphan Asylum
have been chosen as folio ws: Jacob Jose,
president: F. Imhoff, vice president: f.
W. Koch, secretary, and F. E. Treiber,
treasurer.
Charcoal" Alberta Indian murderer,
who has taken four lives. and whom the
police had orders to ST DOT on sight, was
captured on the Blood Reserve. in Manitoba.
yesterday.
John Dahey, seventy years of age. a
native OF Ireland, was found in Northeast
Washington last evening helplessiy drum
until sober.
Resolved. That the citizens of washing
ton should be allowed the right Of suf-
frage," is the next proposition for discus
town Law School.
Mr. Bernard Abrahams, one If the counsel
IN the case OF Mrs Ella Castle. of San
Francisco. said this morning that Mr..
and Mrs Cas- le would sail for America
about November 81
The teachers at the Peabody school en-
ter vigorous denial of the alleged state
ment from the health office that some OF
their number are responsible in part for
the diphtheria scare.
Edward Finnegan, a night mail col
lectur ran into an obstruction on street
northw est lastnight aud was thrown heavily
from his bicycle, sustaining several bruises
about the head and face.
Manager Towers, of the Ice Palace.
hopes TO overcome the opposition TO the
winter project in time To- open the latter
part of this month. The Baltimore palace
will begin Saturday night next.
n. E. vowles has returned to The city
after canpaig(ig in nearby states in the
Secretary Carlisle. whose political ances-
tor, lie claims, was Judas Iscariot.
There are numerous applications for as
sistance already on file in the office Of the
superintcndcnt of charities. principally
from those who are regular benefCiarics
during each recurring winter season.
a roomy, old-fashioned country resi-
dence at Linden, Montgomery county.
Md, the property OF Thomas Riley OF
day Loss, several thousand dollars.
: Edward Droop and C. E. Clifton left for
New York today to meet Edward Droop.
sr. who will arrive in that city from
Europe, where he has spent the summer.
They will remain in the metropolis until
Tuesday morning.
The National Grange conferred the sixth
degree of the order on a number Of persons
at typographical Hall last night. The
seventh degree will be conferred at the
same place tonight. This is about the
only secret work of the Grange.
Chairman Pabcnck has telegraphed to
Fresidcnt-elecr Mckinley that the Fifty
fifth House VIII contain 2O1 sound money
Republicans, sound money Democrats,
I45 Democrats and Populists and free
silver Republicans, with three districts in |
doubt. |
The sovereign officers and deputies OF |
the Sons of Jonadab will pay their annual |
official visit to Pioneer Council, at No.
623 Louisiana avenue, tonight. Tomor-
row night the sovereign officers go to |
harper's Ferry, w. Va, to visit Potomac
Council. |
sewer be constructed, under the assess |
ment system, in the east side OF Second |
street. between L and NJ streets southeast, |
the estimated cost Of which is Si75. One
half the eNneDse is 70 be assessed against |
property to be served.
The stated communication OF Anacostia |
Lodge. No. FL, F. A. A. NJ, which was |
held last week. was the, most largely |
attended that has taken place in Ana |
costa. The members are making strong !
effort to linuidate the Indebtedness OH the |
Anacostia Masonic Hall.
The case Of the English ship BoyDe, that |
brought off seven Armenian refugees from |!
the massacre at Smyrna, but forgot her |
manifest; is before the Treasury Depart
ment. The fine for coming into port with
out manifest is $500, but 1t will probably !
be remtted in this case.
A stray dog of fine breed was struck !
by an outgoing train on the Baltimore |
and Ohio Railroad last night at the NJ |
street crossing and instantly killed. The |
animal was trying to escape from larger |
front of the locomotive.
During the house-to-house canvass in
the by wa Us in South Washington by Samuel /
r. Mercer, president Of the colored Dash
away Society, n temperance organization,
during the past five days, eigbty-three
colored persons signed the pledge and !
promised to abstain from the use OF in-
toNicating beverages
Already there is talk of a successor to
Postmaster Tolson. OF AnacoStia. Mr.. |
Tolson is a Democrat and was appointed /
by President Cleveland to succeed George /
7 yles. a Republican. The latter is prom
nently mentioned as the one who may get
Of service in few months.
Astonishing development of the land lying |
northwest Of Connecticut avenue, begin
ming at the Boundary, is observed by old
early days. Many fine white stone man.
sions have been erected and command !
view Of the city, the Potomac
and the hills across the river.
AT the meeting Of the graduates Of the |
Mount de Sales Convent, near Baltimore,
held at the institution Yesterday for the |