The evening times., 1896-10-08
City Brevities

Dr. Burgess. Of the Emergency Hospital,
is preparing to whit his old home fn
Ohio.
Mr. Jack Caldwell has returned from a
two weeks bicycle tour along the shenaii-
doah Valley.
The President has recomInssioned Mr..
John H. King, veteran Of the late var.
4 notary public.
Acting Chief Examiner Bailey, of the
Civil service Commission, is detained athis
home by illness.
Clarence Bean has been appointed an all
ditional police private for duty at the a gri-
| cultural Department.
Secretary Edgerton, of the Populist Ia-
! tional committee. has recovered from a
severe attack Of malaria
Dr. Daniel H Williams, surgeon-in-charse
"f Freedman's Hospital, has returned to
duty from his leave of absence
Judge kinball has decided bicycle is n
vehicle. and riders must keep to the right,
under the regulations governing teams
Mr.. Charles Sims. all Cid Washington boy.
now Residing III New York, is here on n
visit TO his sister, Mrs. John j. Higgins.
Tkints left outdoors these chilly lights
should be covered with newspapers to pre-
vent them from icing nirred Ds The frost.
Philip Briscoc. colored, had his left hand
nearly amputated by -EuzZ saw Willie
wcrkInss IN EeuncGy Is wonG ana coat yirG,
at South Capitol and X streets, last even
Senator Stewart viii speak at Political
meeting In Alexandria tomorrow evening
and will then leave for his long stumping
tour through the West.
There is sill so much work to be done at
the Capitol in preparing for the assembling
of Congress that the employees viii bc OBJ
liged to do duty at night.
Lieut. McCathran reported this morn
ing that the old well at the corner of Firth
and A streets southeast. has cayed IL and
is In dangerous condition.
The charges of assault and disorderiy
conduct preferred against Contractor
Mathew Myers by Edward nohier have
been nolle pressed in tie police court.
Sergt. yolkman. of the seyeAth precinct,
who was Knocked down aud injured b. :.
cable car a t rs scene Of the recent M!,-;I,d
built:ing explosion, is able 10 report for
duty.
Acting Lieutenant Ralph Bryaa, of the
Ninth precinct, reports Il telegraph pole in
a dangerous condition IN front nf No. SIG
street northeast. and u broken tree III
front OF No. 3oS L street northeast
Supt. Miles, of the District tcit graph
and telephone service. says be Ind over
800 miles of wire to readjust after tie
hurricane, and thai it will require at
least another week to get them IN working
order.
Chief Justice N. II. Richardson Of the
court OF claims has been i'll at his home,
No. 1888 III steel northwest, for the past
few weeks, but il is not considered serious
at present.
Efforts are being made by the officials
OF the German orphan Asylum to have The
water mains extended up Good Hope road
so that Potomac water can be furnished
the institution.
ing He was hurried to the Emer gency
Hospital in the Fourth prccinct patrol
wagon. The injured man is fifty years
of age, and resides at No. $50 delaware
avenue southwest.
Walter Kicks. a plasterer, feS Srom a
platform on TweDty-second street yester-
day Afternoon and broke his left arm
DR.. Lawrence, at the Emergency Hospital,
set the broken member.
Secretary Difeuderfer, of the national
silver party has heard nothing further from
the deposed national mitjeeman, NJ. F.
Doud of Missouri. and concludes that Doud
IT last knows when he is 6erosed
1t has been learned that Howard Moten,
the colored bicycle thief. who escaped
from the Seventh precinct Monday. has
fled to Virginia. where he is now living
The police are watching for his return
The roof was bio VII from District y udito
Petty's residence by the hurricane and dis
| tributed over three adjacent squares. He
has heen obliged to absent himself from
his office for several days past in order t.
superiptend repairs.
Mr. B. F. Cuttings. OF the Adams Express
Company. was robbed Wednesday evening
at the Baltimore and Ohio station of his
| pocketbook continuing $50. In the crowd
coming from a train some crook picked Mr..
Giitings' pocket.
A meeting OF Republican voters from Illi-
nois will be held at the Cuion Republican
evening at 1:30 O'Clock. The transporta-
| tion committee Will give full Information
concerning rates and registration.
John Thomas Wood. of this city, and Miss
| S. Sophia Maddox. of Breathedsville, Nd,
| were married Tuesda Y, a Hagcrstown. On
the same day and AT the same place. Leslie
Hobart Duvall and Adele F. Young, both
of Washington, were united in wt ok. .
James Carroll, yard conductor ON the
Pennsylvania railroad, had his left arm
| painfully cut by the siaInming OF door
| on one OF the cars. A piece OF flying glass
| cut u deep CASH. He was removed to his
| home in Anacostia in the Fifth precinct
patrol.
Policeman C. II. Murphy reports that
Maggie Clark, residing at No. 34-i c street
| southwest, fell from cable car last even
| ing at Seventh and F streets northwest.
| She was seriously injured. The First pre-
| cinet patrol wagon removed her to the
Emergency Hospital.
There is no law to oblige the owner OF
| pigeons to dispose OF them upou complaint
| that they are nuisance to the ncighborins
| residents, but the Commissioners say any
| one has authority TO resort to such measures
! as Will protect property from nuisance
| provided the law is not violated n the act
Tie Commissioners have ordered the Con-
| structioD of a sewer in Nineteenth street,
| from Howard avenue northward to exist
| ing sewer, and in Howard avenue, from
Nineteenth street eastward 420 feet. Also
] that existing outlet Sc wer in Ingleside
lee extended to connect with Piney Branch
! intercepting Sc wer, all at an estimated
4 cost of 81 $50, under the permit system.
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