The evening times., 1896-05-15
City Brevities

City Brevities
Arrangements are being made by Charley
Han anu others to reorganize Inc white
Wings Yacht Ciub, iii south washington
IL Is proposed To charter scnOuIier and
make cruise TO Chesapeake bay early
III June.
recovered from Il severe iiirIess, will make
Il trip 10 Europe tor reCuperation ana rest.
He Will sail the later part OF tins month.
Mr. Alexander K. Mullowny, the assist ,
ant prosecuting attorney, anu Mr.. Camp
tell Darlington leave for New York tonight.
Iney go TO lnIrUuuce IL patent tDey are In :
teresleu III 10 the Iarse joDolnS houses.
Col. Wilson win IA, -noe have the benches
used at the unveiIing OF the Hancock statue
replaceuin the parks out oil Which they were
taken for repairs some time ago.
Tie members of the Y. z. C. Z. Society,
of the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church,
because they have the largest repres enta :
ton OF any church in the big Christian
Enuedvor choir. Tney VIII have over
800 singers III the chorus.
The appointment of Miss Leila Brown,
mace by the board OF trustees, as teacher
III tut blfiS hClDrln SCHOOL. was tOuuy
approved by the Commissioners.
Mrs Bettie Maddux, of No. las C street
northeast, wife of folite Operator Mad
duX, is able to be about alter severe
spell of sickness.
1t is not generally known that the large.
winged, beetle like bugs that fly about
arc electric lights here III great numbers
during the spring and summer nights,
live at The bottom of shallow ponds of stag
nant water during the sunlit hours This
accounts for the ioul odors which surround
the insects.
Police Sergt HARRISON. who has been
very Ill, is again back at his post.
william r. Belts. of Georgetown. fell
from his bicycle near Jobnston's store.
Va, Yesterday evening, and sprained his
right leg.
Lawyer Darlington has been learning 10
ride wheel.
.Sergt. Montgomery, of the Eighth pre-
clnct, has III his possession rare old
American coin, found some time ago in
coffin while resurrecting the dead from an
old cemetery, TO be transferred to another
ground.
Miss Emily Clark, of Eleventh street.
near u street southeast, VIII soon leave
for The country. She Is a daughter or
Mr.. Harry Clark, one of the oldest letter
curriers' iii this city.
At meeting of Columbia Lodge No. "a,
/, o. G. T, held Wednesday night, Brother
c. +. W. Bu2man, who has Just returned
from Il long stay in Florida. made an inter
estlng address. Later in 'he evening re-
frcShmcnts were served.
A hungry looking colorcd boy named
Solomon johnson stole four pies yesterui.
To-day Solomon
for the crime. "GClly," said the boy. rs
he stepped back to the dock. dem is deas
pies. 80 cents er piece an only old pruue
pies at dat
Alberta Crawford and Arrie Crawford,
botu coiored Wvr. IGed 81 eac.I tie
ponce court tOuay. Ior having assaulted
ANNE calvert.
William Brooks aud William johnson
may go 10 the pcu!tentlary for In act com
Initlcu while drunk. TheS went into
georgetown ana uroKe into the house of
Benjamin NaylOr, CUiureu. in the PoiIce
court today the men were held Tor the
grand Jury Tor hOuscbreaking.
Police Sergt Z. y Burgess, Of precinct
No. D, Is on SICK leaYe.
sergt Charles LoInnardy, of the Sixth
precinct, Is Ill
Private f. Steanes, OF the Ninth police
precinct, is OIt duty owing to illness.
Justice Haguer today signed decree
refusing Augustus Il. Heaton a divorce
from hIs vile, Adelaide u. HeatOn. Tie
suit was begun October l6 last, all the pro-
ceedings i'll thc case being Withheld from
publication.
There is a leak IN the water ma = 1T
Seventh aud streets north west. II Is be
ing repaired.
A dangerous hole is reported in the car
riage way III front OF No. $50 kenesaw
avenue uortb west.
a hole is reported i'll the side walk on E
street, In rear Of No. llS Massachusetts
avenue northeast
PatroImau J. E. Lears. OF No. police
precinct, is enjoying his leave OF absence.
Policeman WI. scttright, of No. /, is on
sick leave.
Patro!mau Thomas Britt. of No. 3, is re-
ported ill.
Policemen V. G. King and F. l.. Allen,
both OF the Fifth precinct. are on leave.
Mr.. Justice John NJ. Harlan will intro
iuce the Rev. 7. Dewitt Talmace to his
audience tonight at Aliens Grand Opera
House. Dr.. 1almage VIII deliver his uew |
lecture, My Journey Around the World"
The entire proceeds are for the heneflt of |
the Garfield Memorial Hospital.
The hydrant at the corner of Twenty |
third aud II streets northwest is broken. |
The police report that the stump of |
elegra pin pole projects above the ground ut |
Eighth street and Virginia avenue South |
east and is dangerous 10 life Il nd limb.
a dangerous hole exists in the sidewalk |
IN the east side or Fourth street, bet ween !
and X, southeast.
The tenth annual shad AXE of the Dis |
triCt Bar Association will take place at |
Marshall Hall tomorrow. The steamer Mac
llester will leave her wharf at l ocluck.
TRAMPS AND SOCIAL EVIL.