The evening times., 1896-06-27
City Brevities

wood avenue, above Flint street.
Naval Inspector of Lighthouses s, NJ.
Ackley is in the city on business.
Assistant Secretary Curtis is visiting Ills
mother and sisters in Waterbury. Conn.
Mrs. j. Z. Luckett and daughter, Mar
gueriie, OF this city are visiting friends In
Petersburg.
A dangerous rut is reported in the car
riageway on ID street between First and
Second southeast.
Mr. ]. j. Evans and Miss Carrie Evans,
OF Aberdeen, Miss. registered this morning
at the Metropolitan.
Lather Jackson, colOred, eighteen years
OF age, was arrested last night and Is
locked up as a suspect.
Not a single arrest, robbery or accident is
recorded on the police report from George
town for the past twenty-foar hours.
Edward Ready lett So Collateral at the
Ninth precinct station last night for Il ci aree
OF assault and battery upon John Holland.
Mis-, Anna schoenberg. of No. 314 A
street northeast, will spend tue summer
months in Warrenton, Va. She will leave
next Wednesday.
Harry Saunders failed to comply with the
police regulations in regard To driving
across street ear crossings yesteriay after:
noon and was arrested.
An open summer car Of unique pattern
Las been put into use TN the Georgetown
4 Tenleyton Electric Railway. IL is des-
iguatcd as The Par!or Car
Mr.. James Owens, of Fifth and L streets
northeast left the city yesterday Tor his
summer hcme in Acccmack county. Va.
He will remain there until August.
c. L. Pelz, transitmap in the division OF
hig hway extension, under the District en-
sineer department, has been granted COM
pensation at the rate OF 81 90 per diem.
y sty hsli-lookirg bay horse was ioJnd
near tho Jail this morning by Policeman
Thompson. of the Fifth precinct. The ami
nal is at the stG/on waiting To be ident:-
fled.
Mr.. Charles A. Lieb, vicepresident o.
the Georgetown ana Tenleyiown Iililr):ld
Company has brought his family from New
York. and will make this city his future
residence.
Felix Smith. cOlored, about sixty-five
years or age, was found dead in bed at his
home, No. 412 Majors alley northwest,
this morning. Deputy Coroner Gluzebrook
was notified. -,-
Mrs. Waiter Harbin. OF No. 2I2 Massa-
chrsetts avenue northeast. will leave the
will take cottage for tie summer and re-
turn in September.
The police report that james Bell,
cOlored infant. died at No. 233 Third
street southwest without medical atten-
tion yesterday. DR.. Glazebrook. act ing
coroner, will investigate.
Richard Smith was taken violently i'll at
the corner OF Tiipi and streets northeast
yesterday afternoon The Ninth precinct
patrol wagon took the sufferer to the Wash
iDgton Asylum Hospital.
Mr.. Edward Hopkins. u recent graduate of
the Howard University theological depaft
nent, has received Il call 10 n pasiorate in
Virginia. Mr.. Hopkins was for some time
rompUsitor in the Government Printing
Office.
Cornell Branson, oolored, living in an
alley off TweDt fourth and NJ streets
northwest, fell in a lit ON X street near
Twenty -ei ghth, I his morning, and was
taken to his home in No. 8 police patrol
wagon.
Edward B. Costello, clerk, living in
Anacostia, while walking along II street
near Seventh northeast. this morning.
slipped on a banana peeling and sprained
his right wrist. He was driven TO his
home.
DeteCtlSeS dOfue ana "eeuuu tiiis morn
ing arrested John Dutch, a colored laborer,
twenty-five years OF age, charged with
stealing pair OF pants from PER- y Thomas,
colored porter at the Baltimore and Po-
tomac depot.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrcok this morn
ing viewed the body Of Harry Riciia rrison,
colored, aged eighteen years, who was
drowned while fishing IN the Eastern Bra nch
yesterday, and gave u certificate OF acci-
dental death. r-
Congressman Abbott, who was seriously
hurt at River View some time ago. has
improved so rapidly during the last few
days that in all probability he will he
able 10 leave for his home in Texas within
the next week. .
The electric cars on the street line of
the Metropolitan Company viii start some
day next week. The exact date has not yet
been decided upon. The cars have been
on n fiat at the Baltimore and Ohio depot
for several days.
The Anaiostan Boat Club will give its
first club regatta of the season this after
noon, beginning at q O'Clock There will
he four races and afterwards dancing in
the boathouse.
Policeman Hallcr of the Second precinct,
who was assa uted and bca ten by three men.
Dugeimap. another of the assailants, was
caught early yesterday morning by Police
man Carson.
The c. A. c. Wheelmen. under the leader
ship of Capt. Z. NJ. Harmon, will make
run TO Great Falls tomorrow morning,
leaving the q street clubhouse AT $50
sharp. Members are expected to be
promptly on time.
Miss Edith Callahan, daughter of Mr..
T. F. Callahan of the Government Print
ing Office. who has been seriously i'll
at the residence OF her fathcr, No. 623
Tenth street northeast, for some time,
is rapidly recovering.
II the weather should prove unfavorable
tonight the smoker of the Columbia ATHLETIC
Club, announced to be given on the lawn
adjoining the clubhouse. will be given in
the club parlors. There will be an Or
chestrl and other musical features. The
affair is for members only.
contract has. been approved by the
Commissioners under which Charles Wer-
ner is to pay 65 cents per cord for wood
SD wing and splitting at the Municipal
Lodging House. the wood TO be delivered
and hauled u way at his expense.
Mary Rue brought suit against Minnie
Rue and ten others today for the sale of
iot D, SQUARE toV, ana HOUSES NO Ii, 10
and Is \ street southeast 1t was also
asked that the court decree the plaintiffs
ownership in the same property. passing
under the will of the late Zadock Williams.
Mr.. Walter II. Hammond. known in Wash
iDgton as private secretary of his father.
Hon. Thomas Hammond. who represented
the Tenth Indiana district in the Fifty.
third Congress, is at the Ebbitt on his wed
ding trip. They will make their home at
Hammond. Ind, where the family has lived
many years.
The poloteams ofthe Philadelphia Country
Club and Sixth Cavalry Officers at Fort