The morning times., 1896-08-11
City Brevities

MI. n. OkarnoUO, OF vupohs 10 Si9eeie'
at the St. James
Congressman George w. Fithian, Of I'LL
nois, is in the city.
william sauerland OF Baltimore was
In the city yesterday.
Mr.. Harry o'Connell has gone TO Atlantic
City for the summer.
Lieut.. William s. Sims, U. 8. N. ii
stopping at Wizards.
Df.G.S. Bea rdsiey. Z. S.-N., is,spending
the summer at Cape May.
Mr.. Edward F. Galtro. of st. Louis. il
registered at the Shoreham.
Col. W. s. o4sii. win leave In a few days
for Mexico oB~a business trip.
Mr.. W. N Brangon of the Sixth Auditors
office Is at his home in Alabama
Mr. and Ars.AH. c. Buck. off New York,
are staying atItHe Metropolitan
Capt W. Z. Van Reed. U. 8. A. retired,
died at san F1nfaSco on saturday. -
Mr.. }. c. Bean is visiting his parents
in Derwood. o Iigomery county, Nd.
Miss Nellie sfas.srman and the Misses
Coburn are sumpering a, Piney Point
DR.. R. P. cronipr is spending two weeks
at Berkeley Springs and At!aniic City.
Flooring S1.5O per 100 feet. oil one
width. F.Lbbey & Co., Sthand N Y ave.
Mr.. George 4 Toward, the Sixth Au-
ditor, Is off on a tacati0n to Tennessee.
Messrs. Ross Gessford and II. Gardner
are visiting friends at River Springs, Nd.
Col. Myron Parker, national Republican,
committeeman, returned to the city yester-
day. "a &
Paymaster Mitchell Mcdonald. of the
battleship Texas. was IN the city yestcr
day.
Col Burton Of the McKin ley Hobart
Republican club will speud his vacation In
New York.
Nancy jenkins, colored, was sent to the
insane asyi uns yesterday by Sanitary
Officer Frank.
The Treasury gold reserve declined yes
terday to SLOT ,9Us ,8O4. The days with
dra wais were $4ls,2O0.
The walks in Lincoln Park are being re-
paired and greatly improved. Preparations
are being made 10 by concrete.
The work OF welding the joints In the
tracks OF the Seventh street car iine gives
employment to a iorce OF nearly fifty men.
Policeman George shannon of the Fourth
precinct rs op cuty at Police headquarters
while Policeman Bubble Burns is on leave.
Nal. W. 2. Hall OF the War Department
Is spending some ume IN ST. Louis On
his return East be will visit Ocean Grove.
N J.
Henry Hawkins, an aged colored man.
reeitet Bryaa's Chicago convention speech
Hancock statue
u
alarms Office. of the House Of Repre-
sen,aiives left for visit to his home iu
Connecticut yesterday.
Postmaster General Wilson is making
preparations for 4 trip 10 Europe. and says
positively that he has no intention of visit
ing gPresItentCieveiaDdbe hisdeparturc.
Several families who live Oh North Cap
itol street. during the hested tetm have
spread blankets ON the grass plots IN fIoDt
oi their Louses, where they have passe,.
the night.
Among the guests at the Arlington are:
Mr.. and Mrs. William {. Heron, Of Gin
cinnati; Mr.. W. II Lawrence, OF Cieve-
land. and DR.. K. +. fraser and wife. or
Chicago. -
The new car kouse OF the Metropolitan
street car Inc on Fifteenth and East Cap
itoi streets is fast nearing complet ion
and will he an ATTRACTIVE bui3dfng when 1t
is finished. - ...---..
Engine Company No. 2 responded to a
local fire alarro al 1113aSfa night, for
small blaze ip LIE ba sementofa house at the
southeast $. corner OF Of Eleyen,aa aaDd streets,
Hon. N. &. Hsnchard;- United States
Senator froRs a-oaisiana, was in this city
yesterday for u teE hoqrs, while on his
way to atteEsEtise DeIpocratic ratification
meeting at New York. -
william MITCHELL. coiored. No 626 1-2
Essex court sguIhYest, became involved
with John Stevens at midnight and had
several stitches taken IN cut over the
left eye at Emergency Hospital.
The condition Of Miss Gertrude Terry.
who had a narrow escape from drow ming
at Colonial Beach, and who suffered "a
severe nervous shock, as the result. was
said to be trifle better last night.
AdJutant Geu s. A. Wilmer of the Mary
land National Guard Was yesterday peti-
p toned by the District Commissioners for
permission for the Butler Zouaves of the
District TO visit Frederick. Nd, on Thursday.
The iaw party for the benefit of the
Thornburg family, which was to have been
given last night. at the residence of Miss
bangs, corner Ninth and T streets north
west, has been postponed until this evening
The family physician OF John J. SUN,
van OF the Government Printing Office
made an examination into his Mental con
dition yesterday. 1t was considered ad-
visabie TO commit him to the cafe Of some
hospital.
Charles Hagerty and Carrie Sylvester
while riding their wheels came into Col
lision yesterday Afternoon on Fourteenth
street. The wheels were demolished. but
beside few scratches neither of the
riders was injured.
E. ]. DuvaH. n bicycle teacher. living at
No. zoos street northwest, co.iided with
the curb on Executive avenue near Penn
sylvania avenue at midnight and sustained
a scalp wound. He was treated by Surgeon
McGrath at Emergency Hospital.
A petition requesting Public Printer
Benedict to restore the piece system in the
specification room Is being circulated in
the Government Printing office. Many OF
the employees, however, refuse to sign il
on the ground that it would result in
reduction OF the force.
George johnson, colored. aged sixty
five, was stricken with cramps ct Eight
zenith street and New Hampshire avenue
last evening at $50. He fell to the side
walk and writhed in rain. The Third
precinct patrol wagon was called and he
was taken to his home, 2S21 Dumbafton
avenue.
The finest. the best boards, only ST.
per 100 feet. If You want common boards,
7bc. per 100 feet. Frank Libbey Co., 9Th
and N Y ave-