The evening times., 1896-05-14
City Brevities

The cobblestones on II street, between
First and Norh Capitol streets, in front OF
the Government Printing Office, are being
replaced with asphalt.
One of the horses attached to large
express wagon became heightened at a
Ninth street electric car this morning and
started TO run. The animal slipped and fell
and mario WHY escaped Icing run over.
A large, tbree-horse wagon. laden with
great mass OF hay, became wedged in the
alley extending from ID To + streets, be-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets northwest,
yesterday afternoon. In trying to pull
through, the hay swept off several window
shutters from the side Of j Diemer's sa-
loon and came near pulling down high
telegraph pole.
Mr.. Ernest Schmidt of the East End An
glers Club reports bass as biting lively in
the Potomac, above the Aqueduct Bridge.
Yesterday Mr. Schmidt captured eleven bass,
three rock. and twenty-oue perch in the
upper river.
The Good TempIars of the District are ar
ranging to give a grand union excursion
down the Potomac. The general commit
tee, consisting of one representative from
each lodge, will meet Saturday night in
Perseverance lodge room at the south west
corner OF Ninth street aud Pennsylvania
avenue north west
Gonzaga College is no " to have what it
has long hoped fora commodious music
l1t parnlif m hoo 4 a ulan out f,,r no
struction Of a S25,0OO building in the
grounds adjacent To the college.
One of the prettiest corners In East WASH
ingtOn is destined to be at the corner of
Ninth and East Capitol street, where two
splendid residence structures are in process
OF completion. Tie buildings are being
erected of handsome materials, and the
architectural designs are quite up to date
Mr.. Raymond ofthe STAFF oftiie Richmond
Star has been soj"urning at the capital
for the past week, locking after the inter-
ests OF the journal he represents. He will
return home today.
The northwest division of the W. c. T.
U. will hold meeting on Sunday after
uObu ~ % tIDth Jl bIiIt -NIitu
and S streets northwest. Mrs. Williams
will preside and an address will be deliv-
cred by Miss Kate Waller Barrett.
william Hougilton. an DID man, fell from
Georgetown car yesterday afternoon
while attempting to alight before it stop
pei. He was only slightly bruised aud was
able to walk to his home.
Lena King, colored was sent to Sail
for one month. in default OF a $40 fine.
10y Judge Miller today, for stealing So
from Mrs. Sarah Fisher. of No. 1925 Fifth
street northwest.
Policeman Passeno had william II Brown,
coiored. before Judge Miller this morning,
charged with carrying pistol The Judge
sent Brown la Jail for four months.
For assaultinG Harry L. snowden. a
fine of So one week in Jail was imposed
on A!phonso jackson by Judge Miller to.
day. Both are colored boys.
A sentence of 30 days in Jail was the
punishment mpted out to Frank Black
stone. coi9red. by Judge Miller today. for
stealing 40 cents from Sarah Carter. and
afterwards assaulting her.
Max Thomas, an O street alley fighter,
was sent 10 jail for two months in default
of u $50 fine. by Judge Miller today. for
assaulting Henry Pearson. Both men are
Colored.
The EpwOrth League in Tenleytown has
been rcorganized, with AIR. II. {. Riley as
president.
Rev. ]. r. Cannon, pastor OF the Metho-
dist church in Tenleytowp, will preach n
temperance sermon next Sunday evening
under the auspices Of the Silver Star Lodge
of Good Tempiars. The lodge will at
tend in IL body. The lodge Will give a bene
fit entertainment in the hail on Friday
evening. to bc folio wed Oh Tuesday next by
a public rally.
The Methodist church i'll Tenleytown is
being improved by the additiOn of vestibules.
Oriental Lodge No.l5, 10. G. T, which
meets at No. 3l9 Pennsylvania avenuo
southeast, celebrated its first anniversary
last night with a pleasing program of cxer-
cises.
The travelling case of Miss Heat wnle,
daughter of the Minnesota Congressman,
which was supposed To have been stolen, has
been found Precinct Detective Sutton OF
No. / learned today that the oolored boy,
10 whose ire il was entrusted at the Balti-
more and Potomac depot, delivered the
satChel to the wrong address. The missing
article has been returned to its owner.
A stag party and smoker will be given by
Capital City ConImandery of the Ancient
and IllustriOus Order, Knights of Malta OF
Washington, at the Malta Hall, Mechanics
Building, Four-and-a-half street ana Penn.
sylvania avenue north west, tomorro " even
ing.
trolley party of nearly one hundred
young ladies' and gentlemen from Northeast
Washington made an excursion TO Chevy
Chase Lake Tuesday evening
Col. John C. Haskell, formerly the
attorney OF the Richmond and Danville
Railroad, and his sons Frank and Charles,
are registered at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Sir Arthur and Lady Hayter of London,
England, whoarcniakinga a tour ofthe United
States, are at the Raleigh.
Hon and Mrs. T. j. Sullivan of New York
city are at the Raleigh.
Rev. Joseph Fletcher, president Of the
Hannah Moore Academy, Rusterto wn,
Md. is at the Ebbtt House. Accompany
ing the Rev. DR.. Fletcher are Misses
Hyuson, Peyton. Love, Kimbail. Barrow,