The evening times., 1896-12-31
City Brevities

| The excise board will have no more hear
inrs, under present arrangement, until Jan
| uary 8.
| 1t has been decided al the city hall that
the grand jury will present its final report
| next Monday morning.
Michael Thompson was vagge1 last night
| by Policeman Cooper of the Second pre-
cinct for begging on the street.
Several colored cold water advocates are
| arranging to organize council OF Colored
Temperance Knights in the northeast sec
| ton.
| Felix Iardella, an Italian musician, was
arrested last night by Policeman Duvall for
| riding his bike withouta lamp. He left col
lateral at No. 2.
| The police made 63 arrests during the
| twenty -four hours ending at O'Clock this
| morning. There were 81 white prisoners,
and 80 colorcd, while were females.
1t is announced by the owner that the
| new Smith crcnatory under construction
in square 63 will be ready for the con
| sumption of garbage on the 9th dag OF Jan
| uary.
The Christadelphians have addressed a
/ letter of thanks to Mr.. Hugo Worch, No.
| 81 seventh street, who loaned them the
! piano used at their Christmas entertai
ment.
Capt. william II. Parker a retired naval
| officer, died yesterday afternoon at his
| home, / 307 Thirteenth street northwest.
| The deceased was Confederate war vet
| eran.
DR.. W. J. McGee of the Bureau Of Eth
nolugy and Prof. Thomas Wilson, of the
| Smithsonian InstHution, are in New York.
| attending q national meeting OF anthro-
biologists.
Archibald Morse, colorcd hoy. fell over
board from a sand scow, near Long Bridge,
last evening, and received an icy bath.
He was rescued by a white man named
Robertson.
Police Lieut.. Teeple reported today live
wires broken and hanging down across the
roadway in front of No. 1916 Sixth street
northwest aud in the alley in rear Of No.
! 2O6 on the same street.
An X-ray photograph of mans injured
wrist has been filed at the Pension office
as evidence in support OF a claim. The ap-
plicant in whose favor the evidence is filed
is Abraham Silverstein, of New York city.
Rev. John McGCvern. of the Catholic
University, assisted last night at the mar
riage ceremony. at Lancaster. Pa. Of his
cousin, Miss Margaret Reilly. and MIR. ].
Hoy Brown a prominent attorney of that
place.
An inventory filed yesterday of the es-
tate OF the late George Y. Coffin shows a
total of S23,l17.7s, which includes per
sonal property amounting to $500 and
about 81 900 in cash. The balance is rep
resented by collateral security.
The concrete roadways about town were
covered with ice this morning and many
horses slipped and fell as a result. An ami
NAL attached to one of the metal slop
carts had bad fall at Fifth and streets
northwest, and was severely injured.
Ma ior Moore received two donations for
the poor last evening. Lansburgh Bro
sent six pairs of mems heavy wooden draw
ers, and an unknown. who signed himself
or herself Cash No. - sent s.. They were
turned over to Chief Clerk Sylvester for
distribution.
A passenger coach on the Pennsylvania
Railway jumped the track at the corner
of Fifth and X streets southeast this morn
ing, and tile platform was badly damag ged
by contact with the forward car. Consid-
cradle delay TO the train was occasioned
by the accident.
The heavy frost occasioned a change in
tie route OF the Avenue herdics, on Capitol
Hill, tile change being from the asphalt
driveway to 3 street. 1t was impossible
for the horses to keep their feet on the
smooth incline, and they were driven over
the cobblestoacs.
The next regular examination of candi-
dates for physicians certificates under the
new law will be held on the second Thurs
day in January, two weeks from today.
The applications on file yesterday evening,
when meeting OF the board of medical su-
pervisors was held, numbered three.
II. L. Allen, n Baltimore and Ohio fire
man. WHO lives at No. 800 Massachusetts
avenue northeast, was hurt last night at
Delaware avenue and f street northeast
by being struck by an engine. He was
removed to his home. where his wounds
were dressed. His injuries are not serious.
Colonel L. T. Wright. chairman of the
public comfort committee for the inaug-
uration, has on his desk a photograph Of
the executive committee who prepared for
the ceremonies when Harrison came into
office. -Four of the number have died in the
Intervening eight years. They are Drs.
II. L. Muth md A. f. Adams. Capt. George
E Lemon and Mr.. Kurtz Johnson