The evening times., 1896-10-24
City Brevities

Gen. Ordway of the District National
Guard has gone to Hot Springs, Ark, hop
ing to benefit his health.
Secretary Langley. of the Smithsonian, D,
returnedto the city yesterday morning from
the exercises at Princeton.
Commissioner OF the General Land Office
LamoreuN yesterday received 500 copies
OF the new map of the United States.
The Short story Club has opened rooms
| In the Lehman Building. and the member
ship has recently been increased To seventy
five.
c. H Marsdcn, of the Department OF
Justice, has returned to the city after
two weeks visit to his home In Kansas
City, Mo.
Lawyer Thomas Taylor has returned
from trip in the West. He reports that
Mckinley IL gaining ground and " Ill surely
be elected.
Col. Cecil Clay has returned from his
Canadian trip and yesterday wit messed the
matches Of the National Rifle Association
at Ordway.
Electa Chapter Order OF the Eastern Star
is arranging for its regular autumn recep-
in Anacostia.
Rev. L. b. Bagby, of this city, Will de-
liver his lecture, ''Uncie 'Rastus, OF Viz
ginia,'' at Somerset Church, Orange, Va,
on Monday evening.
Rev. j. H. North, pastor OF Garden
Memorial Presbyterian Church, who has
been i'll at his home Tor the past week. was
able to be out yesterday.
Revival services are in progress at Trinity
NJ f. Church. The pastor, Rev. George W.
Hobbs. is assisted in the work By the pas
tors of ncighborine charges.
Supt Henry r. Miles, of the police and
fire telephone and telegraph service, is
quite "a horseman. He rides big gray ami
NAL to and from his office every day
In the absence Of the pastor, Rev. Alex
ander Kent, Mr.. " L. Chitty Will speak
at the Peoples Church tomorrow morning
on the subject OF Respecting God
Judge Hagner and Judge Bradley upon
hearing yesterday OF the death OF Mr.. John
F. Ennis Immediately adjourned their re-
sepctIye courts until next Monday morning
Chief Justice Bingham, who has been in
+ iori,il several mon. ms for his health. has
on November = and open his court on No
vember 3.
The Gonzaga College Cadets have COM
pleted their organization and equipped
themselves with uniforms and band OF
over forty instruments. A dress parade
will soon be given.
The ambulance Of the Emergency Hos
pi; al received a call to Tenth and II streets
northeast this morning, but Before its ar
rival there. the patient, who had an at
tack of epilepsy, recovered and walked
away.
The unusually mild autum u weather has
set the trees to bussonIing for the second
time this year. A Japan ounce in the
CapitoI grounds is bright with Il red blossom
or two and a number of apple trees have
been noticed in bloom.
An address win be delivered tomorrow
afternoon at 4 O'Clock before the Young
Mems Christian Association, by Dr. j q.
Bu,Irr, pastor Of the Memorial Lutheran
Church. The service will he held at No
1903 New York avenue
The workhouse prisoners are going 10
circulate a petition asking that meat he
served them for breakfast instead OF the
salt he-rings. or Potomac robins, one OF
| which is given each Cu!prit with his coffee
and bread every morning
Mrs J. W Bab>on ms returned home from
| a summer visit to her old home on the
coast Of Maine, and she says there appears
| to be unusual lack Of work and need "f
assista nee To families who are usually able
| to take care of themselves at this season of
the year in this city.
lately arrived street character is
Young man whose right leg and arm are
missing lie stands in front OF business
| houses and at the street railroad Intcr
| sections and whistles popular airs. lie IS
quite Il musical genius and collects many
pennies, nickels and dimes.
The trial Of Martha New ton, alias Mar
tina johnson. charged with larceny, did
not cntne up yesterday in the criminal
court. Martha was absent and bench
| warrant was issued for her. She had
loitered on the way, and Judge Cole
pos, poned the case until Monday.
Charles A. Shields, of No. l405 street
northwest. has been advised by the Com
| missiuners that when the proposed new
electric lamps shall be established NUM-
Der of gas lamps VIII thereby be discon-
timed and that his request for the placing
of additional lights on Kentucky avenue
southeast. Will lie considered.
In order to better enforce the regulations
against the deposit of paper and the sweep
ines from stores on the pavenentS. the Com
missiuners yesterday designated Warren
Stutler and Robert E. Boyle as additional
priyates on the police force These ap-
puintees are regular inspectors in the serv-
ice Of the street and alley cleaning de-
partment.
The colored swindler who was here sew
eral days ago and vlctIrnlzed a number nf
reople OF his race by collecting money Tor
| A amythical statue to the late Fred. Douglass,
as stated in The Evening Times, is now
working the eolored people OF Annapo-
lis 4 letter has been sent to Rev. Andrew
Hill. of that city, requesting him TO warn
all persons against the impostor.
John B. o'NeiH defended William Carroll
Yesterday afternoon in the police court
He was charged with the larceny OF
bjcveie. Mr.. O'NeTll said young Carroll
bought the wheel in good faith, and added
that he is the son OF eX-Conductor James
C. Carroll, OF No. 449 New Jersey avenue
southeast. and has never before been
| charged with crime or misdemcanor.
One of the operators at the telephone eN-
| change has made the discovery that men
With heavy mustaches are hard TO under
stand over the wires, and should never ne
made telephone operators She says the
| hirsute appendage, when it droops over
| the mouths, acts as Il sort OF a sieve. and
| prevents the vibrations of the Voice from
| sauarely striking the diaphram in the
| transmitter. thus subduing the converse