The morning times., 1896-08-08
City Brevities


registered at the Regent. .ss-s4
Mr. and Mrs. F. A Msgee of New York
are visiting in this city. -
Flooring Sl,60 psr 100 rect, ALL --one
width. F. Libbey& Co.. 9Th and n. Y. ave-
Assistant Secretary Curtis of the Treas
ury Departne nent has gone to New York.
United States Marshal Raymond HEM OF
Paris, Texas, Is inthe city on business
a marriage license was issued yesterday
TO Edward Eschnger and Agnes Richard
son.
Mr.. Thomas L. Rosser, tr., of Charlottes-
vile. Va. SOD OF Gen. Rosser, is stopping
at the METROPOLITAN.
CongressnI6 w.k Terry OF Little Rock,
Ark, WAS III the City yesterday. on his wa 5
home from the summer resorts.
Special services were held in Trinity
Catholic Church, Georcetown, last night,
1t being the, first Eyiday in August.
The shipments of coal from Georgetown
during the past week have been usilsuaiiy
large, over thousand ions going out daily.
Secretary Hokc Smith left yesterday to
Join his family at Lincolnton,N. C. The
Secretary Will be a bsest week OF ten days.
The Treasury gold reserve at the close
OF business yesterday stood at S1GS, 54S.-
ss4. The days Withdrawals were S43O,.
400. --ls--.
The police were Instructed last night
to look out for Charles scott and Charles
Jones, who escaped from the woskhouse
yesterday.
Hon. james Hay. nOIuina ted for Congress
a few days since by the Democrats or the
Seventh Virginia district, is in the city
for a few da VS..
Hon H. u. Flood, recently nominated for
Congress by the Democracy of the Tenth
Congressional district OF Virginia, is regis
tered at the Metropolitan.
The proposal Of Andrew b. Graham TO
furnish twelve volumes OF photo o-litho-
graphic plats OF Georgetown for the sum
OF Sl9S was accepted yesterday by the
Commissioners 2
The new cutter yacht Lofts. receptly
launched anu owned by Dr. W. p. Carr,
has been fitted out and now lies in the
Potomac Just above the Aquedpct bridge.
The yacht ATTRACTS u good deal of atten
tion.
Gen. E. 8 Bragg OF Wisconsin has been
appointed by Secretary Lamont to inves-
tigate the rights OF the United States in Con-
pectioa with the improvements of the Fox
aud Wisconsin rivers, as directed by the
last river and barbor act.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. King and Mr..
and Mrs. George Birch are making arrange
On the return trip the party will leave
the train. at Duluth and take one OF the
lake steamboats, for Buffalo.
The West End Rod and Gun Club, which
has Just finished up handsome house,
boat, expects to go out on the annual
cruise in September. They will try to
reach Antietam ON the nth, when the
dedication of several monuments will take
place.
Messrs R. Ross Perry, John c. Wilson,
Col Arines, Edwin c. Gutter, Albert Duval.
B. F. Bittinger, Frank McCieary. Robert o
Hoitzlnun, Ernest Hoffman, Frederick ID
Mex Keufey, Harry johnson and George
Glover have gone TO swell The ranks of The
Washington contingent at Atlantic City,
John L. Gerlach, solder, and John
Herman, an agent. engag ged in fight on
Washington and Georgetown cable car No.
7OS. Conductor j. B. Berry parted the
combatants, and Policemen Kilmartin and
Fla,her did the rest. Both men put up
collateral.
Fred Branzeil.. the fifteen -year-old boy
who ran away from his home, No. 1419
Thirty sixth street northwest. ten days
ago, has returned. He says he went to
Richmond where he tried to get work,
but failing in this, he came back, and
told his ma rents that home was a pretty
good place after ALL
The Knights of the Golden Eagle gave
their annual excursion to River View
yesterday and over 800 of the members
" the order and their friends made the
trip. The steamer Pentz, To accommodate
the crowd, II ade three trips to the View
The chute wss,. OF course, the great at
traction, though tbe dancing pavilion wa S
crowded with dancers all day.
The Civil service Commission will hold
IN ex xaniinat.ono on September 8. commenc-
ing at a. MI to fill vacancy in the
position of vault, safe and lock expert,
Treasury Departments. and in the position
of assistants to the photographer in the
same department. The salary of the lock.
expert will he 81 500 per annum and of
the assistants to the Photographer 81 zoo
per annuni in one POSITION and 81 eco per
anpuni In another position
The funeral services OF the late Miss
Virginia NJ Foley will be held this morn
Ing at 10 O'Clock at the residence of her
brother, Mr.. william Foley, 1909 North
Capitol street. Miss Foley. Was sixteen
years OF are and the youngest daughter OF
the late John and Alice Foley. Her death
10 deeply regretted by the large circle OF
the. friends OF lles family, who but q, short
time go mourned the death of her sister
The rasket VIII be taken from &c e.Aio ysfus
Cnurch to the place OF burial.
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