The morning times., 1896-06-30
City Breyities

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There have Teen no arrests in the Ninti
precinct since last Saturday at noon.
The Jail Investigation will be resumed
today before Judge Hagner at the Cour
| House.
Mr.. Julius Owens, OF Harrison street
Anacostia, left yesterday for a long triI
through Virginia.
Sergt. Kancher of the Second precinc
is on leave. During his absence Private
Carson Is acting sergeant.
The annual picnic and excursion of tb,
Concordia Church Sunday-scbuoi will b,
| gwen to River View today.
Capt. R. e. shaw, First Artillery, U
$. A., was places on the retired list yes
terday on account OF age.
The deIegatess from this city to the Ep
worth convention at Harrisburg. Pa, re
( turned home yesterday.
Rev. John il. Elliott d. D., rector of the
| Church of the Ascension. will spend his
summer vacation in England.
Mr. William King who was injured re.
| cenuy. while playing baseball, was SO
| far recovered yesterday as to take a
| drive. .
scrgt Z. j.. Wall, OF the Ninth precinct,
| is undergoing daily bicycle practice with
the view Of Joining the squad of cycling
Policemen = -
Policeman Coffin. Of the E ghth pre-
c.nct lost Ills infant boy. Morris Stanley
Coffin. wi0i died last Sunday, after n
severe illness.
THE Bell Home. for Children. at Colonial
Beach. will be opened today. An excur-
sion will be run 10 tile beach. leaving the
city at a. m.
Members of Tie Y. N. C. "A arc looking
forward with pleasure to the return to their
old quarters. some day during the latter
part of the present week.
Mary +. Rogerson. through her attorney,
Campbell Darlington. yesterday begun suit
for divorce against William Rogerson, aI-
ieging drunkenness.
ID. {. ciiidworth OF No 6T2 Elm stree t
northwest has reported to the Iolice that
valuable set OF oOrnice-workers tools
were stolen from his residence.
The Rev. Father NageDgost has been ap-
pointed assistant TO kev. Father George
Giaab. pastor OF st. Mary's Catholic
Church. Fifth street, between G and III
streets northwest.
Mr.. Thomas Gray, welIknown resi-.
dent of AnucOstia, died Sunday night
after brief Illness, Mr. Gray had just
rrturnri from Colonial Beach. His death
was caused by congestion OF the lungs.
An unknown person entered tue kitchen
of Mr.. William MUrpiIy's home. No. 1713
ghth street northwest. Saturday light
and carried OF Il market basket. cOntain-
ing groceries and provisions. valued at
about 81.
Gertrude Thornton. colorcd schCoi girl
ten years of age, was carrie Ito Freed,nan's
Hospital In The police ambulance yester-
day afternoon, suffering from a severe
cash ON the right foot received from step
ping upon piece OF broken glass.
William Green. col, red tellboy, eighteen
years old, fell victim u Cycling Z uliceHap
j. A. Duvail last night for fast riding TN a
wheel. After an exciting chase Green was
captured and sent TO tie Third precinct
station where lie left S5 Collateral.
The Central Union Mission furnished 369
meals and 455 lodgings to wayfarers
last week. There were Il meetings held.
attended by 5,432 persons; seekers. Al;
converts, 8. INDECENT men earned 131
meals and lodgings in the woodward.
The Agricultural Department has issued
a circular which briefly reviews the trade
bet ween Norway and tie United States.
For the year 1894 it shows Norway's im-
exports amounted only to S32.762.350.
ports amounted only to S32,762,35o.
The r. ". b. Club will give an excur-
sion 10 Marshall Hall today on the Charles
Manchester. The features Of the day will
include a grand cakewalk and large con-
cert. Jan.es l. Pugh. "ir.. will be chair
,nan Of the SakewaR Committee as well
rs one Of the Judges.
Hiram RobinsoB, colored. while on his
way TO the Second precinct statIsI yester-
day afternoon was taken i'll at the corner
OF Fifth and NJ streets Northwest and fell
uncdnsciUus 10 the pavement. The police
ambulance was called and removed the
sufferer 10 Frcedman's Hospital. .
Gen. Leonard Ross OF Lewiston, Ill.,, the
officer who Comma ded the Federal forces
at the battle OF FPadericktOwn. Mo, is in
the city. the guest of his nephew, District
Commissioner Ross. The general served
prior 10 the battle nalaed as the colonel
OF the seventeenth Illinois Infantry.
Sergeant Perry, stationed at Police
HeadI Iuarters, was taken suddenly i'll
last night shortly after 10 O'Clock and was
sent to his home in the police ambulance.
sergeant Moore. OF the First precinct,
was detailed in his place. Policeman Nc
Cort was appointed acting sergeant.
y petition for inquiry into the meutal
condition of Carroll " Smith. the Ara
costa justice OF the peace, was filed yes
1erday. An inquiry into Mr.. Smiths
condition WAS made bout a year ago. when
he WAS committed to the insane asylum
but was subsequently relca sed as cured
Thomas Collins. forty-five years old,
employed as an engineer at the Hotel
Enrich. started out last night to have a
good time. BY mistake lie swallowed q
giassful or ammonia instead of whisky. and
his friends had To take him to Emergency
Hospital TO have his mouth and throat
cooled off.
The United States Court Of Claims ad-
iourned yesterday for the summer vacation.
10 meet again the third Monday in Oc-
tober. Since October %. S9o, when the
court convened under the general juris
dictinn laws. judgments were entered in
favor OF claimants in 80 cases. and 274
cases Were dismissed.
Mrs Mary Cunningham. living at No.
645 Eleventh street northeast. was pass
ing the corner OF Ninth and II streets north
east last night. when she kcca me greatly
frightened at the sudden explosion of a
rirecracker. and tainted. Citizens went
la lIer assistance and helped her into the
rig store on that corner.
John BriscOe. thirteen yea r-old- co,ored
boy. INDUCED in an abundance of pro-
family in the ne ghborhood of New Jersey |
avenue and Kirby street northwest last |
night. He marred the peaceful slumbers of |
p oil ceman Murphy. who lived in that |
The officer was compelled to |
dress. 90 out, and place the lad under |
arrest.
Seven additional privates were added |
10 the police force by order of the Com
nissioners yesterday as follows: John A |
for duty at Buena Vita, a nd Irwin |
Mul,igan. Robert Nicholson. John Karidet, |
John W. Phillips. George W. Thomas, and |
John W. Davis, TO serve at various points |