The morning times., 1896-10-25
City Brevities


Istreet southeast from Eighth to Eleventh,
is being tar blocked.
United States Railroad Commissioner
Hampton is in the city.
John Woody Was, arrested yesterday by
Policeman Costello for shooting craps.
Col Fred Tyers tof the Pension Office,
who has been seriously ill, is convaicscing.
First street northeast, from East Capitol
TO Is streets, is Eting repavcd with aspha!t.
A number off local wheelmcn have ar
runSeu for century run today to Fred
erick, Md.
La Loie Fuller occupied one of the boxes
at the Academy of Music last night for
several acts.
New telegraph poles have been put up
on Thirteenth street southeast, from
TO streets.
The approaches To the B. K y. tracks at
the Massachusetts avenue crossing have
been cOncreted.
New curling was laid along South Caro-
linn avenue yesterday from Eighth to Ienth
streets southeast.
The Street Railryay Assembly held
largely attended meeting last evening NJ
the Bureau of Labor.
Mr. Richard Watson is visiting friends
in this city after an absence or several
months in New York city.
Tie National Quartet held meeting
last night at the residence Of Mrs Ahern,
No. GA street southeast.
a leak in tie water main at the corner
of Third street and Virginia avenue SOUTH
east was repaired yesterday.
A grand sacred concert will be given
tonight at tie GonZaga College Hall Giidef
the auspices of st. AIoysius' Church.
Harry Cramer, OF Frederick. who has
been the guest OF Roy LcathcrIpan. l4io
z street nurthw est, has returned ii"ihe.
Spencer Williams colored. was arrested
yesterday by Policeman Brown OF NO o.
for assauiting Moses Ross, also colored.
Arthur Sims, oolored, aged seventeen.
charged with trespass by Policeman Mari.
was locked up at No. 3 station last night
Mr.. Martin Schiosser has Just returned
from a fishing trip ON the lower Potomac.
Mr. F. lseman and Harry Cross were also
on the trip.
Work has been begun ON the roof OF tue
new National Brewery In Russlyn, ana tEe
building will be ready for occupancy In
another month.
Edward Henderson became involved in a
quarrel with his mother last night at
2i7 Balls court. He and lis wife were
arrested by Policeman Cox.
The cart Of Antonio Lepez. an Italian
fruit yender OF Purdy's court, was run
in,ob a tramoii Penns ylvania avenue last
evening and badly damaged.
Policeman Parrett, OF No. &, Yesterday
found IA dead infant On Il vacant lot nj the
corner OF Eighteenth and U streets north
| west. The corner was notified.
William Clark and Lawrence Washing
| ton, both Co!ored, were locked UP III Tue
| Fiflh precinct station housc last night on
the charge of discrderiy conduct
A Runaway gray mare was captured by
| !: crowd Of boys last evening on ID street,
| near the Fifth precinct station, ana was
taken to the station house stable
| The chains anf posts around the parking
| at the intersection OF T. street. Pennsyl-
| vania avenue and Thirteenth street south
| paint.
Lawrence Watkins, a seventeen year old
| schOolboy. left So collateral AT the Second
| precinct station last night for fast bi-
| cycle riding He wis arrested by Police
| M an Duvall.
| The Lakeland Democratic Club yesterday
| adopted resolutions expressing the sorrow
| of the mem bers ut the death OF eX-Speaker
| Crisp, and their deep sense of the loss to
the country and To the Democratic party.
A glass globe around an electric light
in drug stora. corner of Third and NJ
streets. expiodsd last night. gentle
| man who was In .thr room at the time
| WAS badly cut ON the right hand by flying
| glass.
y temperance ma IS -niceting VIII be. held
this evening at Fifteenth Street Nj. l..
| Church H. uuuer the auspices OF the District
| w. c. T L. Mrs. Plat VIII preside. and
! an address VIII be made by Hon. II. b.
| Andrews.
Inc Cniispadriphians will hold an inter
| esting meeting this afternoon at $50 III
| ,u.i- ,narcn. on f-.ⅈn sJ,veI. cct"",i! I
| andG streets. The Chrspadelphian League
| VIII meet IN the cnurc.t IA tie evening al
| 7.30 o'ciock.
Col John y. Joyce went To- Mount Ster
| ling ana Lexington, KY his old home
| last evening to make number of speeches
| under the auspices Of tlc national Rppub-
IhCdncOmmt;ee, for Slch inicy. sound money
| and American protection.
| FIRE was discovered about $40 o'cioci
| yesterday afternoon IN the plumbing shop
| OF James Roache. No. i3is + street nortii-
! west. No. engine responded 10 local
| alarm AMI eXtrngu!shed the blaze. Dam
| age So. Cause unknown.
| Richard Clements, tine man who was
arrested Friday night FOR hrutally beating
his aged father, got off easily i'll Tie
police court yesterday morning, his lather
| refusing to testify against linn. case
| of profanity was made out against him
| however, and he went down for fifteen
days.