The morning times., 1896-05-21
City Brevities

Mr. T. p. Sheridan of South Dakota is
visiting in this city.
Ball games on the Monument lot have
been temporarily suspended owing TO wet
grounds.
depot is being repainted and materially
improved.
The annual eIocution contest of the
Georgetown College, held last evening in
CASTOR Hall, despite the weather was
largely attended.
Frank b. Johnson began proceedings for
divorce yesterday against Ella NJ John
son. The papers in the suit were with
held from publication. :.
Thomas Doniyau, q fourteen-year-old
newsboy, was arrested yesterday on COM
plaint OF his father, aud locked up at No.
station, charged witn iucorrigibiiiity.
The Treasury gold reserve at the close
Of business yesterday stood at Sill ,S7U,-
o66. The DAYS Withdrawals were SO 40 :
800, OF whicn $500 ,uOU was for export.
The Metropolitan Railroad Company has
procured permit Tor the constr uCtion OF
brick addition 10 the powerhouse, on
street, the new building being intended
for usea car stable.
CHER Postoffice Inspector Wheeler was
yesterday advised OF the arrest OF c. II.
Mobley, clerk i'll the Atlanta, Ga, post
onice, for embezZlemeuu oil box rent funds
to the extent OF $500.
j. A. Kidweil, a private in the District
fire department, has resigned, and the
vacancy was riued by the appointment of
John X. Lipscomb. The new appointee was
assigned TO duty yesterday
The receipts from internal revenue yes
terday were S292,577; from customs,
1929, 10, and miscellaneous, S43, ,S62. The
national bank notes received for re-
demptlon amounted to $449,343.
Comptroller Eckels, who has been in
Illinois for the past week, returned yes
terday. He says, In his opinion, the Illinois
Democratic convention viii be dominated
by Gov Altgeid and declare for free silver.
The charge of embezzlemeut preferred
against Mir. Mace Corridor by Adam Mein
burg was dismissed in the police court
yesterday, there being, in the opinion or
the Judge, no grounds ON which the charge
could be held.
A female colored child OF Margaret Bar
Der died at No. 220 BIagdens alley north
west Tuesday without having received
medical attention. Dir. Clark, physician to
the poor, was notified and rendered a
certificate of death.
Arthur Semison, the young drug clerk
who was badly burned by au explosion
OF alcohol in Jennings drug store as told
in yesterdays Evening Times, was re-
ported to be rapidly recovering at Emer-
gency Hospital last night.
Good VIII Lodge OF Good Templars will
on Tuesday evening next, receive, with
public ceremonies, the handsome banner Of
Tered by District Lodge, No. 3, TO the
lodge making the largest percentage of
increase in membership for each quarter.
The funeral of Mrs. Daniela Wheeler,
wife of Representative Wheeler, OF Ala
bama, viii de held from the residence at
No. 1870 New Hampshire avenue this
morning at 10 O'Clock. The remains
Will be temporarily placed i'll Il vault at
Oak Hill Cemetery.
IRtendent Stoutenburg, of the AlmshOuse,
reports the destruction 10y the recent storm
OF a number of the young trees on "the
farm" the property of the parking COM
mission, and also the mu,ilatiou of large
number of the stately shade trees, with
which the premises are adorned.
Frank A Jones was brought here from
Philadelphia yesterday by Detective Gal
lagher, charged with stealing bicycle
from Frank Cahlll, at Eighteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, last Febru-
ary The wheel was recovered at Balti-
more, where Jones sold it for So.
Theodore Handy was sentenced by Judge
Miller yesterday afternoon 10 eleven months
and twenty nine days, for assaulting Gen.
Hugh Robarts a few days ago. A fter ex-
pration of his term he must give $500
bonds. He was given a similar sentence
few days ago for another assault.
public meeting was held Tuesday even
ing, at Tenleytown, under the auspices
OF the grand lodge of Good Templars, which
was presided over 10y n E. Vowles, chair
man of the public meeting committee. Adj
dresses We're made by A ]. Maupin and
Mr.. Yowles; music 10y Mr.. and Mrs. a. II.
Freer, and a recitation delivered by Mrs.
NailOr