The evening times., 1896-10-20
City Brevities

Bishop satterlee, who has been stopping
at the RIGGS House, has gone 10 Cinoin-
natl for a few days.
Mr.. Frank Metzerott will preside at the
Republican meeting To be held at Eladens-
burg tomorrow night.
The pavement on K street. between Four
teenth and Fifteenth northw est, is being re-
paved with asphalt blocks
Warden Leonard has returned from
trip to Albany penitentiary. where he went
last week with Il batch OF prisoners.
Workmen from the ewaterdepartmenthav wa
dug Up Sixth street, near Z northwest. in
an atirInpt to locate a leak in tie big main
there.
The electricians at the Capitol are obliged
TO work at night in order To complete tile
improvements there III time for The assem-
bling OF Congress.
Mr.. Sulson Hutchins will address the
Bryan and Sewall Democrats of faGquier
county. Va, in the town hall at Warrcnton
next Friday evening.
Policeman Hartley found a large coil of
copper wire last night at the corner of
First and NJ streets northwest. 1t is sup
posed TO have been stolen.
1t is reported that the lexington and
Soidiers' Home Railroad Company has re-
suned the running of trains on the trolley
line ON the ten-minutc schedule.
William Jackson, Colored, eighteen years
of age, was arrested yesterday by
Policeman Nebb, for scattering handbillS
on the parking in northeast Washington
A dead infant was found floating in Rock
L .Vasr
yesterday. 1t was removed to the George
town police station and Coroner Hamnett
notified.
Charles Keen, colored hostler in a
horse bazaar had his foot badly crushed
early this morning by n horse stepping
upon il. He was taken To the Emergency
Hospital.
The police are looking for Rcrtie Williams,
seventeen years OF age, who mysteriously
disappeared from her houne in the village
or Garfield, near Hillsdale, ID. C., last
Wednesday.
The claim for damages against the Dis
trict recently filed by Columbus Alexander,
OF No. 1903 New York avenue, i1s an echo
OF The late storm, was today rejected 10y the
Commissioners
to the Emergency Hospital since last week,
suffering from the effects of two bullet
wounds received at Dead Mans Gulch, -
is rapidly recovering.
The Suess Rifles viii give its first social
event of TIE scason-a musical and literary
entertainment and hop-MoHday next at
Carroll Institute Hall, on Tenth street.
near Massachusetts avenue.
Lieut. Teeple reported today that the
sewer in alley leading from * To l. streets
and North Capitol nd First streets north
west is leaking on the street side and
flooding the street with foul water.
Harry o. Brown, a machinist, was ar
rested 10y Cycling Policeman j. A. Duvall
last night for fast riding on a bicycle. He
was taken to the Second precinct station
and held until released on collateral.
Clinton q Rapp, a clerk in the Treasury
Department, has gone To his home in Buck
hannon, W. Va, to be absent about one
month. His departure was fastened by
news of the Illness of his aged father
The Mckinley and Hobart Club of Ana
costa will go to Oxon Hill, Prince George
county, Md, Thursday night and hold
meeting Among the speakers are Hon.
Simon Wolf and ex-Lieut. Gov. Hart, OF
Ohio.
Sergt Daley, while mounting his bicycle
in front of the police court, yesterday after
noon. was run down by the Careless col
ored driver OF wagon. He escaped with
a few slight bruises, but his wheel was
wrecked.
The drinking fountain at the corner OF
Fifteenth and street northwest has been
abandoned by order of the Com mmisSioners
Samuel Nelson of the police force of the
First precinct is very critically Ill, with
but sli ght chance OF recovery.
permit was issued toda y to the Potomac
Electric Power Company to cross Massa-
cbusetts avenue extended at a point not
more than 900 feet from the bridge across
Rock Creek, with four overhead electric
wires for light and power purposes.
The excise board has transferred the
retail liquor license held by Crosby, Burton
G Baer, al the National Hotel, to o. e.
Staples, the new proprietor, aud also trans
ferred license from Cornelius Kane to
Charles II. Stello, at No PIG Sixth street
northwest.
Charles Eugene Parker. an estmable citi-
zen OF this city, died yesterday afternoon OF
consumption. after an illness of one year.
He was forty-two years OF age. The fu-
neral will take place tomorrow afternoon
from his late residence, No. 10 Ninth street
northeast. Interment at Mount Oliyct Gem
etery.
The funeral of John waldron, of No.
Engine Company, who died at his home,
No. 343 ID street southwest, last Satur-
day, was held at st. Dominic's Church,
corner Sixth and Z streets, this morning.
The body was escorted to the church by
detail OF firemen. Intern cDt was at Mount
olivet.
John Hall. colored, was thrown from his
bicycle last night by running over large
stone on NJ street, near New York avenue
northwest A badly sprained wrist and a
few cuts were sustained. Otherwise he
was not seriously hurt, and walked to his
home, near Maryland avenue and Il streets
northeas st.
L. l.. Jordan, president of the Retail
Liquor Dealers Association, and delegate
to the convention of the national body mt
Cleveland, has been appointed member
Of the permanent committee on rcsolu-
tions. W. T. Whalen, another Washington
delegate, was appointed on the committee
on constitution.
James A. Palmer today Brought scit for
divorce against Lillian j. Palmer, charg-
ing desertion. He says he was married
near Eastoil, Talbot county, Md. in Oc-
tober 1899, and Soon after moved TO this
city On March 16, 1893, he claims his
wife left him, and he believes she is now
living in Baltimore.
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