The evening times., 1896-10-06
City Brevities

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Cornell College.
| THE Finest look well in their winter
frock coats and blue helmets, which they
donned yesterday.
| A big bed of chrysanthemums has taken
the place of the foliage plants in front Of
the National Museum.
temporary roof has been put on the
Smithsonian, where the slate was blow II
away by the hurricane
Rev Byron Sunderland, of the First Pres.
byterian Church, has returned home after
| several months vacation
Policeman Charles o. Turner, of the Sixth
precinct, is confined to his home by II
severe attack Of sickness.
The fountain in front of the ne W library
is being constructed. The base will be
made of huge blocks of granite
Assistant Secretary Mexican OF the Ma
tic nal Association OF Democratic Clubs
is expected from st. Louis tonight
New tree boxes are being placed around
the trees OF Executive avenue in place Of
the old ones, which have become dilapl
dated.
The twentieth anniversary of the North
Capitol NJ. Z. Church. Rev. Charles l.. Pate.
pastor, will he celebrated next Sunday with
Interesting ceremonies.
dead white infant was found by I'oliCe-
man boyle about O'Clock this morning on
the vacant lot between Tenth and Eleventh
and r and streets northwest.
John weddcburn & Co. are preparing
to erect a large addition 10 the building
No 81 81 ri II h., i'm,
provemeDt to cost Sl1 900.
Lower street, in Georgetown, looks
wei in its new dress OF concrete, and feels
better to the hundreds or cyclers who pass
daily out the conduit for spin.
The Catholic Church; Our Age and Coun-
try" will be the subject OF u lecture by Rev
Father Stafford. at the new Gunzaga Col
lege Hall. next Sunday evening.
Maurice Thompson. a grocer a, q ood Hope,
is suffering from broken leg caused 10y
falling down large eInbauknent on the
Bowen road the night of the storm
Deputy E F. Getner. of Philadelphia,
Is here looking for several men wanted in
PENNSYLVANIA for a conspiracy in financial
transaction over some real estate.
Tie District Commissioners win give no
hearings To the public until after the COIN
pledon Of their annual estimates, which
will occupy their time for the next two
weeks.
The excise board has rejected the ap-
plicatioD for transfer of the retail liquor
license from Julius L. Aibrecht to E. j.
o'Brien at No. $50 Tenth street north
west.
business men are making many donations
to the fair for the benefit OF ST. Augustine's
parish, TO be Eeld in the basement of the
church, commencing on the evening of No
vember lG.
Telephone communication is slowly be-
ing secured all over the city. Yesterday
the Georgetown circuit was put in partial
order, and others will follow in the order OF
their Importance.
Charles Harris. son of Senator Harris OF
Tennessee. whose wife recently sued him
for divorce, has retained Mr.. Charles H.
Bates. of the Southern Pacific Company,
to defend the suit.
Lieut.. McCathran reports that the teIe-
graph pole at First and q streets southeast
is IN an unsafe condition and needs i'm
mediate attention. Attached to the pole
is police patrol box No. 80
The suit OF n. Carroll Downs. OF the Dis
trict supreme court. against Candidate Sid
ney Mudi. of the Fifth Congressional dis
trict. has been Set for hearing before JUS
tice Scott for Thursday afternoon at
o'clock.
Sergt. Volkman OF the Seventh precinct,
who was knocked down nd cut upon the
head by car Of the Capital Traction line
on N street, Georgetown, recently is do
ing nicely, but still suffers headaches. He
will report for duty shortly.
A telephone fire alarm was sent in at
9:45 O'Clock last night for u blaze in the
grocery store of Samuel d. Winklcr, No
132 Tenth street northwest. 1t was caused
by gasoline stove exploding. Damage
$500, covered by insurance.
A slight disturbance of the circuit on
the Metropolitan east and west line yes
terday evening delayed the east bound
trains about twenty minutes, causing a
large congregation of waiting passengers
at the Ninth street junction.
Matte Brown, a six-year-old colored
girl, living at Four-and- "a half and streets
southwest, tripped over a fallen limb in
front of her home yesterday and fell, in
flctinS bad cut in her forehead. She
was treated at the Emergency Hospital.
A horse attached to a Standard Oil Com
paDy delivery wagon stumbled and fell on
Tenth street northwest, betw cen E and F.
this morning, breaking one of the shafts
of the wagon. He got up and started to
run away, ,butwas stopped by a colored man.
Lieut.. Vernon reports that about $50
o'clock last night Annie Mitchell and
Jennie Whitfield engaged in savage
fight Oh N street between Half and First
streets southwest. During the melee Annie
Mitchell received deep and long cash on
the head.
In saloon near the city hall placard
hangs over the bar containing this unique
inscription: No political or profane Ian
guage allowed" A lawyer who is patron
of the place remarked that the proprietor
evidently regards profanity aud politics as
synonymous.
During last week the Central Uuion Mis-
sion and its auXiliaries held 53 religious
meetings, attended by a total of 1 o, ,s31 per-
sons. There were Is conversions and 81
seekers. During the same period five per
sons were clothed and two sent TO hospitals,
besides a large number furnished lodgings
Rev. Father George Glaab, of ST. Mary.
Catholic Church, Fifth street, between q
and II streets northwest, will start for
Rome in a few days to take supplementary
course in canon law at the Vatican. Dur
ing his absence Rev. w. ]. Flutterer, of Al.
ton, ILL.,, classmate of Father Glaab at
the Catholic University, will have charge
OF the parish.
Willie Carter, the boy burglar, has been
released from custody. At the earnest re-