The morning times., 1896-06-05
City Brevities

Hon Charles A. TOwne left the City yes |
terday for his home in Duluth, MINI.
William Flammer and W. II. Schombert, J
additional police privates, have resigned.
Assistant Secretary Haniin, OF the Treas
ury Department, left last night for Boston.
The Washington Athletic Club will give
an entertainment at its rooms this evening
Judse L. f. Braine, OF the district court,
New York city, is registered at the Raleigh.
Mr.. James Kerr, ex clerk OF the House
of Representatives, is at the Metropolitan
Hotel
Mr. j. S and Misses NJ c. and c. r.
Mahang are stopping at the Metropolitan
Hotel.
Mrs NJ b. Morgan and Miss Morgan, OF
Cambridge, Mass, have registered at the
oxford
Policemen Riley and Clemmons of the
Ninth precinct are absent from duty because
OF sickness.
Mr Ii. j stobart, of London, England,
who is making atour of the United states,
is at the Raleigh.
Col. Z. D. Harrington, q prominent rail-
road Official from Philadelphia, is stopping
at the Raleigh.
Anthony Banks, coiored, was taken into
custody last night for raising "a disturbance
III Ward alley northwest.
A partial report OF those in charge of the
Pythian excursion Wednesday that
at least 81 900 will be cleared.
Mr. and Mrs. George A Hubert, OF Car i
bondaIe Pa. going east on their bridaltour
were at the National Hotel yesterday.
The Treasury gold reserve at the close Of
business Yesterday stood at 81 .49S ,02i.
The days Withdrawals were $25,700.
Mr. ". H. G. Simmons, who has been
confined 10 his room by sickness, was out
yesterday for the first time in two weeks.
Senator n. c. Blanchard, who has been
out OF town for several days, returned yes
terday. He is stopping atthe RIGGS House.
Mr c. L. Goehring, of Pennsylvania,
who has just returned from tour through
Europe is registered at the Ma tional
Hotel.
The years work of the pupils of the
several manual training schools of the
city is on exhibition at the school labora-
tories.
Secretary Hoke Smith has appointed 7.
u. Loacb, OF Texas, principa examiner, and
j. l.. Wooten, of Georgia. chief of division
ia TIL" Bureau OF Pensions.
Sergeant Shilling, of the First precinct
is on the sick list. OFFICER Nelson has
been appointed acting sergeant during
| Sergeant Shiilings absence.
John Norris began suit for divorce yester-
day against his wife, Catherine {. Norris.
| Iufideiity is alleged, William Rollins be-
/ ing named as orcspondeut
=. y. Hecht, of Chicago, and L. SOmmers.
! OF Leadville, Col, are stopping at Wiilard'S s.
}. T. Tompkins, OF tie United States
! Navy, is at the EDbitt House.
The board OF police surgeons viii meet
at the Sixth precinct station on the 9th
| instant, at 230 p. n., to examine appii-
/ ...I,, ions fftrnn
Policeman John A . Pearson OF No 9
station has been transferred to tn Second
| precinct His place at the Ninth will be
| filled by Vanderschaaf from the Second.
Assistant Secretary Wike, of the Treas
! ury, viii leave here today and axe steamer
| Saturday at New York for trip to Europe
| for his health. He viii be gonethre weeks.
Two bridal couples. Mr. and Mrs. John NJ
| Julian, Salisbury, y. c., and Mr. and Mrs.
| PA. Thompson, North Carolina, were regis
tered al the Metropolitan Hotel yesterday.
Hattie Proctor, colored, was arrested yes
| terdaN. at Hyattsvile, by Detectives Rhodes
and Gala CHER on charge of stealing $40
from Robert w. Wynne, on the 9th or April
| last.
Daniel Murry brought suit yesterday
against Ann NJ. Buriey and two Others. ask
! ing that the deed to lots 72 and "A in the
subdivision, known as Good Hope, be cor
rected.
Proceedings for the partition by sale Of
| part of lot Fl Crowns subdivision, Harlem,
were begun yesterday by Catharine O'Neii
and others, against William Il. Kiefer and
| others.
Miss Mary A. Harrison, daughter Of Con
| gresham Harrison, of Alabama, is visiting
in the city. She hasregistered atthe Riggs.
w. A. gill, of the Navy, is stopping al
| Pages Hotel.
The receipts from internal revenue yester
day were $553,7T6; from customs, S672.-
1872; and miscellaneous, $6T .254. The
national bank potes received for redemption
amounted to S299,555.
| Officer Stenhouse has been transferred
from the Fourth to the First precinct to
fill the vacancy caused by the promotion
OF Policeman Settright who was mounted
and transferred TO No. z.
The South Carolina Society will hold an
important meeting tonight at O'Clock at
the lecture room of Georgetown Law School,
near F and Sixth streets northwest. The
annual election of officers will take place.
The first big swarm of May-flies floated
| up from the river about 8 O'Clock Iastey
ing. For an hour TIE electric street lamps
were covered with the yellow clouds, but
The Chill atmosphere socn dispersed the
| swarm. .IB-
| a DlNSCllst HdIlleu WIZ lives Oil
| Florida avenue, in trying TO avoid a
Fourteenth street cable train fell at the
| corner Of Fourteenth street and New York
avenue last evening aud injured his right
arm and shoulder.
The question of regulating the price CT
gas in the District will soon be settled so
far as present legislation is concerned.
| House bill 1894 reducing tie cost TO 81 10
per thousand feet is now in the hands OF
| f,n with nj tI,o
Commissioners.
Additional privates on the police force
| were appointed yesterday S follows: Frank
d. Hopkins. fordutya at the Washington Loan
and Trust building: J. J. Sinnott and w j
| Joyce, for duty in and about the United
States Capitol and John J. Jones, to serve
at the BrOokland school,
Valentine Hutten, a tailor, sxty-three
years old, living at No. 516 Eighth street
northwest, was knocked down by Ninth
street car about 4 O'Clock yesterday and
| severely cut about the head. He was re-
moved to Emergency Hospitsl in the am
bulance, where his wounds were dressed
by Dr. McGrath and later he went to his
home.
George Smith, colored, living at No 107
Quander street southeast slipped under q
heavy iron rail while at work on the new
| Washington and Baltimore Electric Rail
way yesterday afternoon, and received a
bad fracture OF his right ankle. His leg was
put in cast at Emergency Hospital an6
he was sent home in the Sixth precinct
patrol wagon.
Mr.. William Dubois has been appointed
head usher at the Executive Mansion in
place of George Dexter, OF Michigan, ap
pointed a postoffice inspector Mr. Du-
Dois is native of New York He served in