The evening times., 1896-11-23
City Brevities

| ping at the Arlington Hotel several days,
| las left the city.
| The Epworth League of Trinity Methodist
| Episcopal Church will elect officers next
| Wednesday night.
A colored zouave company, the .'Colum-
| ba TUrkus,'' VIII probably be organized ID
| South Washington.
Senator Wetmore has taken the house
1 on X street formerly occupied by Postmas-
| ter General ElsSeu-
Lieut. Charles g. SawteIle of Fort Riley,
| Kan. has returned for visit To his ram
| lily i'll Georgetown.
| The promoters of the mothers congress
/ have removed their headquarters to No.
1429 Twentieth street.
An inspection drill Of the First Battalion.
| Central r,lgu school, Will be held at the
| White Lot, this afternoon, at O'Clock.
| Mr.. Hemphill, editor OF the Charleston
| News and Courier is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Of q street. He is accompanied by ms
wife.
| Christian workers and converts from the
| Central Union Mission conducted the ser
vices ut the Foundry NJ. L. Church last
| night.
| A handsomely carved altar, a memorial
to the late NJ. c. Matthews, has been re-
| Gently dedicated in Christ Church, george
| town.
Charles Henderson, Colored, Of George
| town, had his foot slightly crused ny u
| falling stone in Gi1berts quarries on SAT
| urday-
The fair at st Teresa's Catholic Church
| in Anacustia closed Saturday evening The
| management say it was in every way
| success.
owing to the illness of Rev. e. o. Ell
| dridce, The pulpit mt Waugh NJ. L. Church
| was occupied yesterday by Rev. Thomas
| j. Clarke.
| Mr. Joseph Bradley of Georgetown has
returned after two weeks spent with the
| FOX hunters in the blue grass region or
| Kentucky.
one of the most conspicuous things in
Mt lfElf
| is the collection OF electric lights IN the
| Capitol grounds.
Tie street corner at the Baltimore and
| ohio depot has been rernodeled by chang
| ing the outer line of the pavement from
| an angle to a curve.
| The WorkngInen's Library Association
! wlii give a concert and ban TINS evening
| in I geographical Temple for the beneiit
| vi their expense lund.
The superintendent Of charities is en-,
| caged IN the preparation of his annual
report. He expects to have 1t Completed
| WITHIN the next few days.
Clean Sheet from the Ninth precinct
| thismorning. NuarrestS sin Northeast wash
! Inctuu during the twcnty-fuur hours ending
| at O'Clock this III orning.
Builder winfrec has been again before
ihe Commissioners for an adjustment OF
| hIs accounts IN come on WIN the coh-
truction of Wailach school.
Considerable difficulty was experienced
| by horses crossing AnacostIa Bridge this
|
| rendered the floor very slippery.
John Simpson, a dairyman, living at Sill
yer Hill has reported to the Anacostld po-
| lice that his stable was broken INTO ffiuaS
| night and two sets OF harness stolen
only one arrest was made in Southeast
| Washington during the twenty-four hours
| ending at 9 O'Clock this mornng--Arthur
| Hancock, charged with intoxication
1t is estimated that about 73 per cent
| of those who apply for appointment on
the police force are elected by The board
of surgeons owing to physical defects
The wornan's Beneficent Society OF the
Peoples Church viii give an entertain,
! Mrs DR.. Tindall, No. 3 California avenue.
A large gas lamp at the foot of the north
| Steps OF the west front OF the Chpt3i Is
| almost detached from the lampp"st. In
| strong wind 1t is dangerous to passers-
by.
Thirty-three arrests were made by the
| rolice during tne twenty four hours end.
ing at 8 O'Clock this morning. Iwelvc oil
| the prisoners were ColOred and twenty one
| white.
Iohn Mchliug a bartender w no assaulted
| Ernest Howard south OF the Avenue sat
| urday night by striking him on the Jaw,
as told in The Sunday Times, was fined 50
by Judge Miller today.
The examination for promotions in the
civil service from latorcrs places TO tiie
| Classified list which was mentioned by
| The Times several days ago, has been set
| for December 10, 16 and l..
| 1t is Understood that the Eeaitii oiiice
expects To inauguratc reform lh the
| Tn,.tIcC,s employcd at the slaughter LoGScs,
in order that they may De better lh-
| spection Of the animals Killed.
uurius a fight between several men on
! the Malone lot. North Capitol and l. streets,
| last evening. Richard Moore, better Known
| as ..Limpy.'' was struck across the lace
with a club and badly injured
The electric light plant at st. Eliza
| Ill no
| lighted from it. The service Will bc eX-
teiided to the grounds next spring
There is a revival Of the report that an
electric line Will soon be constructed ,I De,
| The route Will he directly over the turn
pike, which calls for little grading
In the recent field trials for high bred
dogs. held at Newton. n. G., the lnli- -blGoded
p0inter Ida, owned by Mr. William VIM
| sntt. of johnson X WImSltt. tins Cuy,
| took first prize out Of sixteen entries.
Dr. 7. Chalmers Eas,on, pastor of the
| Eastern Presbyterian Churcn, is arrang-
ing to change his place If Residence from
us present location on Seventh street
northeast to No 631 East Capitol street
Representative Huling Of West virginia,
a member of the House District Commit
| tee. sends word that he will not be here
| until after the opening of the session OF
| Congress, probably some time IN the 1rst
week.
Mr.. Nat Horton of Lebanon, Pa. arrived
in Washington yesterday. where, as n
nncst OF W. Il. Householder, No. l41O Co
| iumhia street. he Will remain Tor several
| dnys. He will continue his trip to Hender-
| son, s. Z.
There was an increase OF AZ In the
| number of persons cared for at the Au-
| nI,iual Lodging House last week. as com
| pared with the previous week. and a
| corresponding increase in the number OF
| meals and lodgings furnished.
An unknown tramp came very near being
rnn over in the Baltimore and Ohio yards
I ,i,fl,t xyt, il, IN, hoard a
| train He missed his grasp on the hand-
| hars of a box car and would have fallen
| uuder the wheelshad not j Ohm Nolan caught
| hi
SECRETARY Roger Williams, Of the excise
| hoard. is at home nursing badly sprained
| ankle He was out on the Conduit road Sat
| urtiay evening in search or recreation, and
| in his haste to catch "A car Tor the return
| trim slipped and fell, mourning the INJURY
| noted
Hannah Williams charged Henry Boiling,
cnlored. with the serious offcnse OF house
| breaking in the night, IN Judge Miller
| court TODAY Henry proved that he was
| an invited guest, instead or a burglar, IN
the Williams domiciic and was honorably
| acquitted.
| Cammack Tent, No. 56. order of Recha-
hires, met Saturday evening in Bunch's
Hali. No. 81 Eighth street north west. and
| added the folio wing TO their membership:
L. NJ wilkins James Garner, George StOr-
er Charles ]. Balderston, l.. c. Bryant, j.
| IL. Posey, II. 4. Benson a nd John {. lscl
| George Il. Peck. the general co ounsel of
| the Chica go, Milwaukee and St Paul rail-
| road who was recently badly injured by
| falling down the elevator shaft at the
| Shorenam Hotel, was today resting some
| what easier. 1t will be some time before
| Mr.. Peck will be i'll condition to be moved.
James Mickins, colored, was sent to Jail
| for one wear nv Judge Miller. for as