The morning times., 1896-10-20
City Brevities

watermains have, ,beenlald on Fourteenth
street southeast, between B and c.
Mrs. Jones of seabrook, Nd, is spending
a few days in the city with friends.
Mr.. Clifford v :, Church OF 2O1 Third
street northeast, has gone to Kansas.
Mr.. Alexander Knott OF street north.
west, IS confined to his bed by illness.
Harry Atchison, an cxprcssman, was ar
rested last night for cruelty to animals.
Work on the new church, corner of Fifth
| anu y street northeast is progressing rapidly.
A review and general inspection of the
troops stationed at the barracks was held
| yesterday.
| Frederick r. Day was arrested by De-
tectiye HartgaD last night for using threat
ening language.
Secretary Carlisle will leave tomorrow
for Kentucky, where lie will campaign in
the interests of sound money.
DR.. Easton of the Eastern Presbyterian
| Church. who has been visiting his sons
| III California, has returned home.
Repars to the First Methodist Church,
corner Firth street and Virginia avenue
| southeast, have Deem comm, need.
Workmcn were engaged yesterday in fill
.ho III ltfthiiIp tdFe-ltis
| The east entrance OF the NJ street bridge.
There were thirty-six fourth class POST
masters appointed yesterday six of which
were 10 HI vacancies caused by removals.
Iron fences are being erected around tie
| lawn of The OLD Masonic Temple, corner
Flith street and Virginia avenue southeast.
Thomas Smith pleaded guilty in the
pniice court yesterday 10 the theft of
some blankets and went down for six
| months.
BISHOP Riordan of San Francisco, is in
the city III connection with the nceting
or The governing board OF the Catholic Uni
versty.
several owners OF unlicensed dogs were
brought before Judge Miller yesterday and
Tined or required 10 take out licenses for
| their animals.
A horse and buggy belonging to Thomas
Doyle was found last night by Policeman
STANCE at the corner OF North Capitol
and II streets.
A special meeting of the vestry of
Trinity r E. Church will be held at the
parish hall this evening TO consider the
call Of 4 new rector.
Major Frank H. Phipps and Capt. ]. c.
Ayers of the Ordnance Department have
gone to Richmond 10 attend the meeting OF
board of fortifications
The euchre club OF Capitol IIill known
as The Naineless Club. nIct last night for
the first time this season. at the residence
OF Miss Coleman, ll6 Sixth street south
east.
Secretary Herbert VIII go to Alabama in
the early part of next week to stump his
old district in the Interests of Col Thomas
ii clark, The sound money candidate Tor
Congress.
- How ~lrI ,,f
the Western Presbyterian Church, left for
Wilmington yesterday. Mr.. Ennis goes TO
attend the Presbyterian synod, Converting
in that city.
Henry Bark and Thomas Minor, the
young men arrested 10y Detective McGIue
for stealing George Motiu's push cart
were retired from tGc world for sixty days
each by Judge Miller yesterday.
Southeast Washington is infested with
tramps. They make the rounds of the
houses during the day for food and a. night
return 10 their rcusts in the freight cars
at ;he PENNSYLVANIA avenue bridge.
Louis Wilson. fifty-five years old. living
on Nichols avenue. Hiilsdalc die,i suddenly
last night without Medical attention Coro-
ner Hamnett was notified and ordered the
body removed 10 The niurgue pending an
investigation.
Mr.. j. Z. X. Bryan. one of the leading
attorneys OF the South Carolina bar is in
the city, in attendance on the United States
Supreme Court. He is Interested in the
South Carolina dispcnsary cases, which
Will come up at this term.
AT a meeting of the Anti Saloon League
held last evening u special committee was
appointed 10 ;rrtuge for the sccond annual
convention of the Anti-Saloon League of
America, which Will convene in this city
December & 10 10 inclusive
A missionary mass meeting VIII be held
tomorrow evening at Foundry NJ. f Church
Rev. Thomas Bowman, senior bishop of the
NJ. E. Church, VIII preside and addresses
Will be made by Bishop c. E. McC abe,
John L. Newman and Charles II. Fowler
John Dabney. colored. twenty-seyen wears
old. was arrested By Policeman Hartley
last night for an assault upon LUCE Castci-
lano, an Italian Musician, on X street, be-
tween Fourth and Fifth north west. As
the result of the attack CaStellanos arm
was broken and was dressed at the Ener-
gency Hospital.
William Barnes, one OF The colored Young
sters who escaped from the Reform School
on last Thursday afternoon, was cap
tured late last night by Policeman Plcm-
mons, of the Second precinct. in Blagden's
alley northwest. George Taylor, his COM
panion, who escaped with him, has not
been located.
The Presidents grounds which suffered
considerably from the hurricane are randi
ly beginning to assume their normal beauty
and primness. Workmen have been Kept
busy there for the past two weeks repairing
the fences, laying new stone coping and
trimming the foliage.