The evening times., 1896-10-12
City Brevities

Sanitary Officer Frank returned to duty
thls morning after several days absence
The Sunday quiet Of Northeast washing
bn was undisturbed by crime or disorder
yesterday.
+! The trench is dug and pipe on the ground
Tor new water main along Florida ave-
nue., at the Sixteenth street crossing.
| Ex-senator a. S. Paddock, OF Nebraska
WAS in the city this morning. He thinks the
Republicans may win the State from
Bryan by the strong fight they are making
New poles for electric wires are being
put up along l. street north west in the
vicinity or Fourteenth street., They are
nearly mar larger than the poles they
replace.
Lieut.. John 4. Swindells, of the George
town police precinct, reports that the horse
watering trough at the corner of NJ and
Potomac streets is choked Up and flooding
the sidewalk
George c. King, who was overcome by
Illuminating gas at the 'bcarding-house OF
W. ID. RitDer, No. 2113 Pennsylvania ave
nne northwest, as told in The Morning
Times, has nearly recovered.
A female pistol wielder was arraigned
before Judge Miller In the police court this
morning. She answered to the name OF
Louisa Dunlop, and the case went over
until Thursday.
George smaHwood, colored. went to the
house OF Christie Small wood in Navy place
southeast and struck her. In the police
court today Judge Miller fined Smallwood
50 or fifteen days In Jail.
4 no 7 4, \
versi:y is giving series of Lectures on gold
and silver from a scientific standpoint
Prof. Lodge does not touch upon the polit-
ical aspects of the topic
The electrical display at the National
Museum has been rearranged SO as to show
more, clearly the progress of invention.
The apparatus employed by FrUf. Joseph
Henry is collected in one case.
Dr. W L. Woodward and Capt. Lansing
II. Beach, representatives of the District
government. are both in Chicago in attend
ance upon the sessions of the American So
ciety for the Promoti.,n OF Municipal I'm
pruvemcnts.
An up-to-date fad among bicyclists in this
city is the formation OF autum leaf out
ing parties. Yesterday numerous young
men and women visited the surrounding
woOdla nds on their wheels amt TctssTurd in
the evening bedecked with pretty tinted
autumn leaves.
II is reported that river thieves boarded
the lumber schooner Mystic yesterday and
secured clothing, the property of the crew
The captain, L. E. Sawyer, and his three
sailors were ashore, and the crooks reached
tue schooner, which was anchored betweep
Giesboro Point and Alexa ndria, by row.
boat.
Rev DIR. Easton, the pastor OF the East
ern Presbyterian Church, will return home
from tue Pacific coast, October Il. and
occupy his pulpit on the 18th. The doctor
has spent most of his vacation in san Fran
cisco with his sons, who reside there. The
assurances are that he is in excellent health,
prepared to work earnestly and hopful
OF a successful coming year.
Samuel Mitchell was arraigned-in Judge
Milicr's police court this afternoon charged
with the penitentiary offense of larceny
from tue person. He snatched pocket
book containing S23 Os in money and
gold stud, valued at So. from the hand OF
Mrs. Deborah j. Apple, OF No. 1908 I
street northwest, as told i'll The Sunday
Times Judge Miller held him for the
grand jury in So, 900 bonds.