The evening times., 1896-10-27
City Brevities

4. Is. Barker, u. -. n, Is At tHc I-DDi'b
The senior class Of Georgetown Law
| School last night elected officers.
Contractor T.. L. Sherman has been an
| pointed To supervise the construction oi TN
new Langdon SchOplh"ilsc-
Ex-Congressman Charles a. Eldridee
| We'll known here. died at Fond uu Lac
wis, after Il prolonged illness
The Officers Of the National Rifle Asso
| citation are contemplating the constrGouo
| Of a 100 yards, range at OFlway, Md.
The Republic the A. p. A. paper o
| this city, has suspended publication. L
| will be succeeded by another ana large
| paper.
| Charles Pranton colorcd, of-Tw elfth aGc
X streets southeast, was treated at th'
| Emergency Hospital yesterday Tor an OLE
, dog bite.
| JudgeMcComasw viii decide Friday whethe
| or not 10 grant n new trial To the Washing
| ton and Georgetown Railroad in the Wilii
\ Chic suit.
Rev. j. h North of Anacostia GardeI
| Memorial Presbyterian Church. has gone Il
| Puston to attend Il meeting OF the Nationa
| Presbytery.
| Tie Single Tax club has been unable u
| secure K. KcsS Perry 10 debate WITH harr.
L. DAVIS the question Of the best method 81
raising revenue.
The White Lot oval was :hc scene o
some imPrOmptu races last night, in "hici
S,me OF the best riders who frequent thai
spot participated.
Edward Brown, colorcd, was sent TO
laI lor one year by Judge Miller today
for ass.iuiting Mary Powell and Marion
johnson, both colorel
The District Associated Whcclmen will
n Get toni ght at. : O'Clock at the NJ. {. y.
building on Eleventh street to transact
some specially important business.
The District court OF appeals ADJOURNED
Saturday tp meet again next Week. Mean
time the judges Will be occupied in forInu-
lating opinions in cases recently argued
\ partynf students from Georgctow Uni
vCrSity took yesterday afternoon OF and
spent it in fishing at Little Falls. They
brought back a very satisfactory string.
MIR. Joseph W. Kates. general superin
tsnient OF the Postal Telegraph Company
flr he South was III the City today pre-
paratory to starting upon tour of inspec-
tiOn.
An important meeting of Morning Stat
Lodge No, 3, l. o. G.. T., was held last
night at Society Temple, Firth ana u streets
unrthw est. Several new members were in
itiated.
Thomas Heard, brother of eX-Pciice-
man Heard, has been appointed manager OF
the Noah's Ark Menageric and Museum,
now exhibiting AT Capitol Park, North Cap
itol and Il streets.
Joseph II opver father of Fred Hoover, the
Baltimore lad who died Saturday from the
result Of a railroad accident. stated yester-
dav thai he would doubtless bring suit f"r
damages against the company.
Dennis Crowley, charged with Illegally
in, l1Iri,pf,rp taken from
washington Yesterday by Detective Pointer,
who delivered him to the custody of Sheriff
Mason. and Crowley was locked in the city
Jail at Baltimore.
William Alexander forfeited $40 col
lateral in the police court toda for engaging
in an affray last night. Edward Cook, who
was charged with him. was tried. but, rs
Alexander was shown TO be the guilty
party, Cook was dismissed.
Detective Pointer OF Baltimore, who was
Yesterday in this city. said that lie felt
certain Baltimore will go Republican. The
gold Democrats are numerous and the Re
form Lea que is exercising great care witt:
the registration lists.
TWO unknown Young men riding bic yCles
last night Ccllided at the corner of Tenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue. The from:
wheels of the bicycles We're considerably
damaged and one of the riders painfully
though not seriously. hurt.
Lewis Cuntee, alais TanZie Moore, col
ored, was yesterday convicted in the Grim
inaI court of the larceny OF two bicycles.
one from A. a Snyder and the other from
John J. Pittman. Judge Cole sentenced
the boytotwn years an;itwo days atAibany.
John Marshall. colored. sevcnty-six years
Of age. was taken seriously i'll this morn
ing at the corner of Twelfth and V streets
northwest lie was hurried TO FrceCiinau'S
Hospital. The Old mau resides at No. 1877
" street northwest, and was wandering
aIinlessly about.
During the prevalence of the dense fog
about 7:40 o'clock this morning grip car
No. 203 of the CaDital Traction Company.
with the white mail car attached. ooiliGcd
with a coal cart while descending Capitol
Hill. The fender and front OF the grip car
were badly damaged.
a Culored bicycle rider, who refused to
give his name. rode his wheel into hcrdiC
No. 60 on Pennsylvania avenue, near
Tenth street northwest, yesterday after
noon. His right hand was badly cut by
the fall he received and his wheel Was
very much da maged.
The North Capitol and lexington Citizens
Association. al its first annual meeting last
night, reelected all the old officers, cX-
ccpt Mr. W ]. Fowler, VINO was elected vice
president, vice Mr.. II. d. Norns. and Mr..
l. Is. Linton, member of the executive com
inittee, vice Mr. Edward Kern.
Judge Cole today dismissed, for want
uf agreement. the jury in the case of
Martha Newton, alias Martha johnson,
who was tried yesterday before Judge
Cole in the criminal court on a charge of
stealing more than 500 from Miss Dazen-
brook, who lives on Columbia street
.