The morning times., 1896-09-22
CityBrevities


Lieut.. "A. B. Anderson, Seventh Cavalry
is in the city On leave.
i-tn~t >.i4.i,., - 81 CSeph NHuIcH, pdo
returned frcni his vacation
Mr.. T. a Sfier Of Ninth street northwest,
is visiting friends in Texas.
Mr.. c. B Swan has gone to New York to
visit his sister, hrs. II n. Dorsey.
Assistant Essi,.cer j 4. Morris of the
New York navy yard is in he city.
ncv. = Il. iee,. u q strues nti invest. is
visiting relatives in North Carolina
Mai. John G. Turnbull, U. S. A. retired,
is visiting friends at 2O17 street.
Assistant Secretary Haniiin left yester-
day for New York on official business.
Mrs. M. B. Townsend has returned to
the city, after Il lengthy visit in Chicago
MIR. Clifford V. Church of POI Third
street mort heast has removed to Marion,
Kas, ........
Mr. j T Ballipger Of st. Mary's county.
au., is visiting friends in south wash
ington.
air. Arthur sperry. n native Of Washing
ton, ana vice consul at Swanrea, Wales lis
visiting In Ohio.
Miss Lucinua AicGwarty Of Falls Church.
645 E street southeast.
Dr. Joseph Taber johnson and his son.
Loren B. Johns on, have returned after All
extended European trip.
Plants wrapped IN paper aud cloths
give front yaras graveyard-hke appear
ance these frosty nights.
Assistant Secretary Curtis OF the Treas
ury, returned vest erday from his vacation
mud rs.Gtt 10
Suit for divorce was filed yesterday
afternoon by Mrs. Willie X. Nicholson
against John T. Nicholson.
Branch postofficc. station No. 8, corner
OF Fourth and East Capitol streets, is be-
ing newly painted ana Pspered.
A new curb and a concrete walk is
being laid about the little Triangle at
Connecticut avenue and n streets.
=, ~ new bicycle CLUB, known as the Weary
Wheelmen, has been formed IN The horti-
east and consists Of fourteen members.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Moore of George
town, have returned from their honeymoon
and will make their home at No. So1O y
street.
mr Howard Vermiilion OF c street
southeast. will leave In few days for
Woodstock, Va, where he will spend the
winter. ...4..-. s..--.. ,...s.. .r
The regular Monday dress parades at
the Marine barracks, winch were uiscon-
tinued during the hot spell. We're Resumed
yesterday.
The Jolly Fat Men will entertain their
friends tomorrow at Brightwood Driving
Park with barbecue and good card
of trottiDg races.
Gen. Ruggles, adjutant general, has re-
turned from Burlington, VI. where he at
tended the reunion or the Society OF the
Army ofthe Potomac.
Fourteen-year-od Ma rtha Washington was
arrested yesterday by Officer Baur of the
Fourth preCinJs. Oh "A charge Of oflncOrflgibllIty
prererredby her mother.
There are 3si prisoners confined in the
District jail. This is the largest number
ever confined there at one time. The daily
average last year was 3o6.
Emcr gency Hospital had one of the
busiest days in it's history yesterday. There
were wenty-nine emergency cases, IN at
dition to thirty redressings-
Nellie Mercer and Della Hopkins, both
colored. were locked up at No station
last night by Policeman AuldridGe, for
instigatiDg a row in Freeman alley north
west.
Acting Secretary of the Navy McAdoo
has referred the report of Capt. s!oSs on
the grounding of the Texas To Admiral
Bunce TO W hose squad adrou the vessel Is at
tached.
Secre,ary Carlisle is expected to reach
here from Gray Gables the middle Of the
week His private secretary, Mr. Van
Senuen. has returned fruni ten days
trip North.
william Lucas, whom the officers OF the
Fourth precinct, have been after for sew
eral days, wa caught yesterday. reg
uIar crap-shoutIng outfit was found On
Williams person
A meeting of the advisory committee Of
the Union Veteran Legion was held yes
terday afternoon at the Pacific building
To consider arrangements for the approach
ing encampnIent.
Cora Mathews, a thirteen-year-ol col
ored girl. was re moved yesterday from her
home No. $50 Half stree SOUTH
west. to ST. Elizabeth's Insane Asylum
in the police ambulance
-. At the stone quarries on the Potomac,
a mile or two above the AqueddCt Bridge,
the work is especially brisk lustDow. extra
men being engaged in getting out the
stone and loading II on scows.
Martha Colman, coiored, of Champagne
avenue. was arrested On a warrant by Of
ficer Barrett. of No. police station. last
evening, charged with assauiilng Alice
Taylor, also Of Champa gne avenue
Charles Henderson, No. = g Seventh street
southwest, Il bricklayer, snatched an open
penkmfe from compafilou last night and
sustained a laceration OF the right hand
which was treated at Emergency Hospital
- Charles H. Purcell e No. 335 NJ street
northwest, an ice man, suffered a lacerated
wound of the right hand yesterday by hav
ing 1T caught in pair OF ice tongs. TIE
wound was dressed at Emergency Hospital
A man who gave the name Of Michael
Murphy, New York city, was taken from
the steamer wakefieid yesterday to Freed
mans Hospital. where 1t was found that
he was suffe ring from u serious attack OF
chiIls and fever. ...... .l.,.-.....-. ..
The evenings have become too cool to
continue the Mission Tent meetings on
Four -and-a half street southwest, and in the
future the services will be conducted in
Mechanics Hail. Four-and-a.balf and Il
streets southwest.
Lewis Singer, thirty-five years old. fell
from n wagon at the corner Of Seventh
and o streets northwest about noon yes
terday and was badly cut about the head.
The police ambulance removed the victim
to Freedman's Hospital, $40.
Hamilton Mason, colored, was locked
up at the Second precinct station last
night by Policeman Martin on a warrant
him with destroying some private
property in Sam Lees laundry, No. 1912
street northwest.
Traffic. of the Chesapeake ke and Ohio Canal
8 very heavy now, the amount OF coal |
coming through being something enor-
nous. Dealers and canal men are rushing |
lie coal through as fast as possible, to |
void the early closing Of the waterway.
The Commissioners yesterday notified |
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