The evening times., 1896-10-30
City Brevities

The fountain on the south side OF the
Pension building has been draiheu, anu
workmen are cleaning it's interior
Fenton Taylor forfeited 90 in the
police court today for using proiahe anu
Indecent language in Wimns' ahey.
The police have discovered that Ger
tain unlawful characters use leather tobacco
poucbes filled with buckshot as 'biack-
Jacks"
The will of the late Otis Wight was al
nIitted TO probate yesterday, and letters
testanientary granted to John b. and LLOYD
b. Wight.
An unknown bicycle rider coilided WIN
Mr.. Isaac Wright near Thomas circle last
night and knocked him down. Mr.. wright
sustained a scalp wound.
Lieut.. Swindells, OF the Georgetown po-
lice precinct reports dangerous hohe III
the floor OF the bridge over klingie ROAD. on
Connecticut avenue extended
Judge Cox this afternoon passed an order
directing Samuel c. Phinney to pay TO ii RS
Ida H Phinney $50 per month alimony,
pending settlement of the divorce suit
Samuel Frazier, a ten year-oId schohboy,
was arrested by Policeman Smith, OF the
Third precinct last night, on complaint OF
Walter f Sims, charged withincorrigibiiIty-
John sweeney. twenty-five years OF age.
was !. rreStedIasu ucnt by POlicema Francis
Hughes OH complaint Of Judge Ivory u.
Kimball, who charged linn with contempt.
While coasting ON his bicycle at Bright
wood last evening. William T. Houston.
residing at No. L233 Twelfth street north
west had bad fall and sprained his left
leg.
Eugene Mercer, a colored cab driver. for
feired So collateral in Judge Mlier's court
today for assaultnG Ed. Edwards, also col
D..ff mi HDfntnlC
depot.
Judge Cole yesterday sentenced Jonn
Thomas. Colored To seven years in The penl-
tentiary for as>aultinr and cutting Jennie
Hunter. colored, beca use she said she was
tired of him.
Two plain drunks' George Jdhes.
white and Edward Bell, colored-was the
sum total Of arrests in Georgetown during
the twent y-four hours ending at 8 O'Clock
this morning.
John Lawson, rnischierngs colored
boy was fined So by judge kimball today
for shooting n missile from his lean
shooter and striking William Turner, u
middle aged colored man.
The ciunzaca Cadets Drum. Fife, AMI
Bugle Corps bold practice drills twice
each week in the large inclosure adiuiD
ing st. AlUysius' Church. The boys in
strictor is a member OF the Marine Corps.
supt. Miles, Of the police and fire alarm
systems has received photograp phs OF his
pretty country home near Harper's Ferry,
and has them cn exhibition In has Office.
Picturesque LOudoun Heights form the
back ground for his house.
William Washington. a mulatto, who slut
tiers badly. was charged i'll Judge Miilers
ponce court today with stealing horse
brush valued at 81 10. from tie stable OF
Thomas Chapman, No. 1929 Seventh street
northwest. He went to Jail for sixty Gays.
Eugene HanCoch. a freight conductor
on the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad.
was fined $40 by Judge kimhall toda y
for Obstructing with his train the street
croSsing on New jersey avenue southeast.
Policeman W. +. Owens made the arrest.
The American Protective Association has
arranged for receiving the election returns
by special wire at their headquarters AT
Twelfth and Pennsylvania avenue. \ re
Ception will also Toe held 10y the supreme
, officers and Refreshments served To the
guests
A large yellow dog was struck by an
outgoing Baltimore and Ohio train neal
| Third street crossing last night and thrown
high into the air. After remaining beside
the tracks in an UNCONSCIOUS condition for
| several minutes the injured animal, aE-
parently with a broken leg, crawlcd pain
fully away.
All the loungers in the neighborhcod Of
Tenth street and Pennsylvania avenue We're
in high state Of excitement this morning
over 4 story which was being circulated e
the effect that some one had found a box
containing two pounds of gold under the
floor OF the building which is being torn
| down at No. 307 Tenth street. 1t was
| found tina a joker had hidden a box of brass
filings in the debris. and had then gone over
and dug them oGtis view of the crowd.