The morning times., 1896-07-16
City Brevities

The Catholic Knights of America. will
take their annual outing today at River
View.
The grand jury adjourned yesterday
until July FL, unless sooner ordered to
reconvene.
Beginning today the privilege OF the
bathing beach will be free to all who pro-
vide their own bathing suits.
The motive POWER OF the Metropolitan
Electric line failed last night about 1O:I~
O'Clock. causing blockade OF the horse
cars all along the line.
The cicada OF harvest fly has made its
appearance in the city and suburbs, The
cicado generally makes its appearance dur
the middle and latter parts OF July.
The police OF the Seventh and Third pre-
cincts had but little TO do yesterday
afternoon and evening, only two arrests
being made and these We're for drunkenness.
The excursion for the tenefit of the
families of the fircmen who lost their
lives in the Louisiana avenue fire last
May Will be given to River View to-
morrow.
A lady cyclist coiiided with cab on the
avenue near Fourteenth street yesterday
afternoon about o O'Clock. The lady was
thrown from her wheel but fortunately
was not hurt.
The second annual lawn fete OF the
Victor Drum Corps was opened last evening
at Thirteenth street and Florida avenue
northwest. The festival will con tinue
tonight and tomorrow night.
Reuben Wright, oolored, wasarrested last
night by Policeman Barbee and locked up
breaking by day. The complainant is
William Jackson. of Brookland, d. C.
Mr.. Lamar C. Westerfield of the Civil
with naiarial fever at his country home,
Langdou, n. c.. for the past fifteen days,
has now recovered and is again at his desk.
Wcrk about the wbarves is quite brisk at
the present time, for there are number
of schconers and sloops waiting to lie un-
loaded, and equally as many about the
docks ut Georgetown waiting to tie loaded
with coal.
The holding Of conventions In this city
has been Il profitable thing for the excursion
managers for the number OF excuIslonists
during the last week to go down the river
have exceeded the regular run by at
least 5000.
Friday evening OF this week the members
of the Washington League of Colored WO-
men will tender n reception to the delegates
now in attendance upon the convention
and their friends at the Fifteenth Street
Presbyterian church.
A wagon belonging to Mr.. George Boniff
of South Washington, collided with IL
Metropolitan Car at tie foot OF Seventh
street yesterday. Mr.. Bonifrs sun, who
was driving, was thrown from the seat
into the rear part Of the wagon and slightly
injured.
street, fell from Metropolitan electric
office at the foot of Seventh street yester-
day. and was slightly injured. She was
attended by TIE officers Of the police boat,
who called in DR.. Ren
U j. Daniels, IA well dressed colured man,
claiming to be a physician, was arrested
yesterday afternoon by Policeman
Dalrymple and locked up at No. station
for the larceny OF "A bicycle valued at
S45, from Theodore F. McCauley, of No.
311 Penns ylvania avenue southeast.
There is a movement on foot among the
young Democracy OF the District TO get
up q grand Bryan ratification meeting.
The meeting will take place, it is said,
shortly after the Madison Square Garden
meeting, at which Mr. Bryan
will be officially notified of his nomination
"A morse attached 10 l!le FURNITURE wagon
Of j. b. Hyman Of Falls Church, Va, took
fright on Eleventh street above Boundary
and ran away. The wa gon con-
tanned some valuable articles OF furniture.
A Thirteenth and U streets the naway
dashed into an iron fence. The fence
was bent and twisted, while the vehicle was
demolished, throwing the contents into
the street. The loss TO the goods is said
TO be $3.50.