The morning times., 1896-11-21
City Brevities

Fifteenth street northeast was being
cleaned by hand yesterday.
Ex-senator Pat Walsh of Augusta, Ga,
arrived in the city last night.
Last night an oyster supper was held at
Ninth Street Christian Church.
The dispatch boat Dolphin is still ly-
ing in her dock at the navy yard.
A new pavement has been laid on b
Street, near Ninth street southeast.
A skirmish drill was held by the sold
iers stationed at the navy yard yesterday.
Fourteen-inch water pipes are being laid
in Thirteenth street. back OF Lincoln rark.
Mr.. w. ]. Byers, OF 2l9 E street north
east, has gone to Philadelphia on bust
Aess-
capt. Jacob F. Munson, Sixth Infantry,
has been retired, having reached the age
limit.
Mr.. Joseph Specht of Gunston Hall,
Va. is visiting his Son at the National
Hotel.
The Carroll Institute Minstrel Company
will give an entertainment at the Insti.
tute on Monday next.
Mr.. c. L. Eisenstein, OF 400 Massachu-
sets avenue southwest, is in Denver,
Col, on legal business.
Rev. John Ii. AHcs, who has been con-
fined to his bed by illness for several
days, is much improved.
The work of laying sewer mains along
street southeast, between First and Sec
ond, has been completed.
The chain gang was at work yesterday
grading the lot, corner or Seventh street
and North Carolina avenue.
oIlo, hot u-aan EIavoptb and ryvaIft n
streets and Park row and B street north
east has been newly paved.
Philip Anderson colored laborer, was
locked up at No. 5 station last night by
Officer Teyser, charged with profanity.
The Ninth precinct police report that the
air-vent cover in frent of No. 233 II street
northeast, is loose and dangerous to pedes-
trianS.
The funeral of the late John Ewing was
held at 1O6 Fifth street, yesterday at
12 O'Clock, and the body was sent to
Illinois.
Mr.. Bert Foster, formerly of Washing.
ton, and now in business in New York, is
on visit to his home, 932 North Carolina
avenue.
Two cases of diphtheria were added yes
terday to the list already on record in the
health office, making siXty-four in the
District.
Police Lieut.. Swindells, Of the George
own precinct, reports the public drinking
fountain, at Thirt y-fifth and U streets, out
of order.
The curbing at the corner occupied
by the Baltimore and Ohio depot is being
brought back few feet in order to wider
the street.
Howard Pearson, colored, while coast
ing down Capitol Hill yesterday had his
wheel upset and was quite severely shaker
UP by the fall
Mr.. William Bushnell, former residen,
Of this city, but now living in Denver
Col, Is visiting Mr.. A. L. Pierce, OF
Maryland avenue.
James Washington, colored laborer
was locked up In the Ninth street police
station last night on the charge OF keep
ing dangerous dog.
A well-attended oyster supper at the
Ninth Street Christian Church last nigh
netted goodly sum for improvements or
the little house of worship.
1t is reported that the Georgetown ant
Tenleytown Railroad will shortly begin
Work on an extension OF its lines from their
present terminus at Bethesda.
Phillip Anderson, colored laborer, fell
into the tolls Of the police last evening by
swearing SO loudly he could be heard over
goodly portion Of Southeast Washington.
The remains Of Leonard Conway, the col.
ored man who was killed on Thursday
morning In the qUarries along the Poto-