The morning times., 1896-06-21
City BrevitieS

MeInbers of the Columbia Athletic Clut
are perfecting details for u regatta Au-
gust 1.
/ An excursion will be 6 iyen by st.
Dominic's Sunday School to Marshall Hall
tomorrow.
Mr.. Weed, geologist, leaves the city today
in cha rye OF a party. They will go direct TO
Butte, Mont.
Lieut.. Robert G. Denig of the IT, Navy.
| is In the city and has made the Ebbitt his
headquarters.
Col. ]. d. Flovey Of Detroit, United
| Statcs inspector OF uieonargarne, is at
the National Hotel.
The Rev. Father Keenan, OF st. Cyprian
Church, will leave Washington for tVe
weeks vacation June %.
| Tue commencement exercises OF St.
| Augustine's Sunday School will be Reid
Sunday, June 2s, at O'Clock p. III.
| Ensign Arthur Crenshaw and Ensign
Mate Tyler Cheevrins, West Point grad
yates OF this year, are at the Ebbttt.
The Treasury gold reserve at the close
| OF business yesterday stood at sos, l24.-
| S26. There wereno withdra walls reported.
Prof. Clarke. chief chemist of the Division
| OF Chemistry, Geological Survey, leaves
today for Maine, where lie will join his
family.
A lawn party will be opened on the
| grounds OF the pastoral residence Of st.
| Augustine's parish, June 80, and close
| July 4.
Prof. Eminons has gone to Atlantic City
to bring home his wife's remains. The
sudden death OF Mrs. Emmons occurred
| yesterday.
Burnside Post, No. 8, G. A. r., and
| Woman's Relief Corps, No. A, will give
their fifth annual excursion to Marshall
Hall June 26.
Potomac Council, No. 2Os, National
| Union. will give their third annual moon
! light excursion on Tuesday, June %. to
Marshall Hall.
tiecrge Shields, co.ored, was detected in
| the act CT beating horse numerically in
| Freeman's alley last night and promptly
| placed under arrest.
A dramatic entertainment will be given
| in the old church at Forest Glen, Md. for
the benefit of the Carroll Memorial Church,
July 3, at p. III.
The commencement exercises OF Con-
zaga College will take place next wcdues-
day At O'Clock p. H., on the college lawn
Cardinal Satolli will preside.
Duncan Mckenzie. a soldier, seventy
years cid. was locked up ut No. 8 station
lJSt flfXUL Dy bbITctt EeiuSiuS
to pay hack hire amounting to S5.25.
The closing exercises of st. Mary's
School, Fifth street, between and Fl
streets northwest, will take place in St.
Joseph's Hall next Thursday evening.
A special meeting of Tie Times As.
sembly will be held tomorrow at 3:45
p. ID. full attendance is requested. as
business of importance will be transacted.
Prof. Grossly, the athletic trainer. for
merry instructor at the Columbia Athletic
Club, has been re- engaged by that organ
ization and he will assume his duties there
July L.
James ]. CoyIe. of the fire department.
was removed from the force yesterday, the
order to take effect on the 18th instant.
and William B. Digney was appointed to
succeed him.
The Epworth League 10 wn fete, which
was to have been held Tuesday evening
last at Wesley Chapel. New York avenue
aid First street, has been postponed until
Tuesday, June 20.
Two secret suits for divorce were begun
yesterday. walter E. Newman asked fOT
divorce from Elizabeth J.Newman. Lima
E. Pulies asked for an absolute divor ce from
Lleweliyn W. Pulies. =.
A row of eleven houses. with brown stone
fronts, are being erected on Ninth street
between and G streets northeast. When
completed they will make vast improve
men in the appearance OF that block
Clifford Rose, who fractured bone in his
right heel heel while riding his wheel in
the White Lot last Sunday, as stated
in The Times, is slowly recovering. He
hopes to be out on crutches in few days.
Miss Eliza Baker. of Bureau of Comptroller
of Currency, Treasury Department, has ac-
companied the remains OF her niece, Miss
Lizzie wetherell. formerly ofthe A gric1ltaral
Department, to sandusky. o., for interment.
Mary Nokes, a white servant. and Robert
Deueale, colored laborer, were arrested
yesterday morning by Officer Mcnamara,
and locked up at the Eighth precinct sta
ton for "A violation Of the Edmunds Law.
James Peyton, u diminutive colored lad.
was arrested last night by Special Officer
Mcbride and is held ut the Eighth precinct
station on suspicion of having stolen piece
OF Brussels carpet which was found in his
possession.
Seronie Garner, George Lanam, Frank
Hamilton, and Richard Gardner, all colored,
were arrested last night by Policemen Ellis
and Copeland and locked up at No.
station for being prOfane and disorderly
around the o street market
The annual excursion and picnic of the
First Baptist Church Sunday school t,ok
place yesterday. The party. numbering
over 500, most OF whom were children.
left the city for Marshall Hall at 10
O'Clock. returning in the evening at7:30.
The internal revenue collector for the
District of Columbia made a slip up yes
terday in the circular issued to the liquor
dealers and drug gists in tile District.
The circular is headed. The State of
Washington" instead of Washington, d. C.
Mr. Edward Rose, living at No. 228
Elm street northwest, reportedat the Eighth
precinct station yesterday, that some uIi-
known person entered his residence Friday
afternoon and stole a black pocketbook con-
tanning SO in bills and small amount OF
change.
DIFF. J. shadd, trustee of public schools.
will speak Oh practical EducatioD'' at
the closing exercises of the lyceum Of
the Second Baptist Church, this afternoon
at O'Clock. Music viii be furnished
by the Ainphion Glee Club, under tho
leadership Of Prof. j. Henry Lewis.
During a game of ball between the Mas
cots and BelmoDts of The Times Juvenile
League championship, at Arsenal Park,
yesterday afternoon, a lad named McDer-
mott on the BelmoDts, had his collar bone
broken. McDermott was pla yiDg right
field aud collided with the ceDterfielder.
Frank washington, a colored labOrer, fifty
one years of age, was overcome by the heat
yesterday afternoon while working on the
new buildings at the conner of New Hamp-
shire avenue and street northwest. He
was carried to Freedman's Hospital in the
No. patrol wagon and afterwards to his
home.
The special newspaper train rendered
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
to convey the Washington correspondents