The morning times., 1896-10-11
City Brevities

MI feStOn wise, OF hlcnnonu, va, IN
IN the city.
Bishop Pcterkin- of Virginia, is In Wash
tDEton on VISIT
A new sewer pipe is being put in on
Eighth street northeast.
The Arbor Vitae Social Club, OF Capi-
tol Hill, held a meeting Friday night.
Mr.. Reuben Harlowe of 1134 Park Place
has gone TO Canton to pay his respects to
Major Mckinley.
The alley between Ninth and Tenth, G
and L streets southeast, has been paved
with Belgian blocks.
NJ. W. McEeeler, of the Government Hos
pital for the Insane, is back after a months
vacation in New York.
The Robert uealy, large three-masted
schooner, is lying ut Williams wharf, foot
Of Third street southeast.
George Barber, laborer. was arrested
yesterday by Policeman Markwood for
stealing an ak from John Scandstrus.
Ferdinand Taylor, OF 625 Fifth street
| northwest, was arrested yesterday by Police
man Lanahan for violating the milk law.
The work uf repairing the old south ship
house at thel Navy Yard, which was dam
| aged by thelst6rm, was begun yesterday.
The President has recognized Charles Il.
Curry as vice consul OF Denmark for the
State OF Kentucky, to reside at Louisville.
AT the meeting of the Interstate penio-
cratic Club last night, Cyrus Synder Of
East Washington was the principal speaker.
Richard henry, colored of jackson Hall
alley, was ARRESTED by Policeman Gibson
last night for disorderiy conduct and as
sault
new tin roof is being put on the Gay
Street Baptist Church, Georgetown. The
old roof was badly damaged by the recent
storm.
Charles Harmon was arrested last night
by Cycling Policeman j. A Duvall for
scorching. He left $5 collateral at the
First precinct.
Miss Helen E. Rowe, OF 937 K street
northwest, has Just returned from Vir-
ginia, where she has been visiting for the
past two months.
Rev. j. d. stitt, pastor Of Dumbarton
Methodist Episcopal Church, has returned
from his vacation and will resume his
pulpit this morning.
The wooden fence surrounding the Nc
Cormick school ,on Seventh street south
east, which was blown away during the
storm, was rebuilt yesterday.
The Commissioners yesterday decided to
dismiss the charges against Private j. =.
Cochran. OF me police force, " no was tried
ScptSiiitcf u. iot HeBlett VI uuty'
The Commissioners have directed the
dismissal of the charges against j. 7.
Brown, member OF the fire department,
" ho was tried for neglect Of duty.
Waste paper boxes were put up along
Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh street
yesterday. The boxes are of n brigf
green color and are very Noticeable.
Detective Rhodes OF the central office
will leave for Frederick. Nd, ,ornIrrpw
to keep an eye on the crowds during the
fair to be held at that place this week.
The coal boat Waters, which sank off
the Navy Yard during the recent storm
with ! 5l tons OF coal on board, has been
raised and is now on its way To Cumber-
land, Nd.
Wood's Commercial College as incorpor-
ated yesterday afternoon by articles filed
by Court +. Wood, William r {. uazen
Henry II. Mckee, Foster P Wood, and
Alexander Wolf.
Chief Justice Richardson, who has been
critically ill at his home, No. 1879 II street
northwest, for several days, was reported
last night to be resting easily. His condi-
tion was slightly improved.
The police of the Second precinct made a
wholesale raid last night on the Italian
and Grecun hucksters who swarm about
the o street market and Seventh street,
between = and G northwest.
Policemen Curry and Muller OF the South
Washington precinct found Charles Cole
man. colored. aud party of his friends en-
gagged in a, game of. craps la st night and
gathered them in at NO.J4 station.
The effects.of Diliafd +. Ragland. who
committed suicide last Friday. we're yes
ierday removed from the Seventh precinct
station 10 police headquarters. where they
no hsalh suh loot I'm tf.., ,,r.ta ~ fh.,
young mans father.
Kate White: colored woman. was
struck on the'head last night by an un-
known asSailhnt while standing at the
corner of South Capitol street and G
southwest. Tile wounded woman was re-
moved to the Emergency Hospital.
About twenty Mississippi Democrats
met last evening in the ROOMS uf the Inter-
state Democratic Club aud talked over the
political situatio1. Capt. Fred. Bealc pre-
sided. The question of sending voters
home was the main topic of the evening
Fire broke out shortly after O'CLOCK
yesterday afternoon in the rear room OF
Aaron Summers shoe store, at No. 712
Seventh street northwest, and before the
blaze was extinguished $500 worth OF
shoes had been damaged by smoke and
water.
A twu-story frame dwelling northeast OF
Brookland on the Sergeants Road caught
fire Friday night. and before any as
sistaDce could be rendered the building
was totally destroyed. the loss amounting to
over S7OO, on which there is only $500
insurance.
Col. Charles II. Alden and Ma ior Calvin
De Witt have been appointed by the Sec
rctary OF War TO represent the medical
department of the A rmy al the second Pan
American medical congress. which will
convene in the city of Mexico, November
IS to 10.
John Henderson. an eleven-year-old school
boy, was bitten on the leg by a bull dog
yesterday afternoon while at play with
the animal near his home, No. 54 Lincoln
street northwest The lad was removed to
Frcedman's Hospital, where the surgeons
cautcrizcd the wound.
william Wall, forty-fivc years old. a
plumber, walked into Emergency Hospital
yesterday afternoon and asked the surgeons
to set a broken rib in his left side Wall
said that he had stumbled over a chair
while passing through darkened room
in his house, No. 931 Twenty-sixth street
northwest.
Philip Boston, a colored barber, living
near Second and B streets northwest, was
locked up at the Second precinct station
yesterday by Policeman Evans on thecharge
of forgery. Tie prisoners step-mot
Emily Boston, alleges that during the sum:
rner Philip secured seyenly-five cents from
grocer with whom his step-inother dealt
by forging her name to u note.
Hon. stenyarne Wilson, who has been
renonipited for Congress- from the Fifth
South Carolina district, is at the Albany.
Mr. Wilson is here on business before one
OF The departments. As Mr.. Wilson is
from one OF the States that is not classed
as '.doubtful" by either party. his sumnla.