The evening times., 1896-07-22
City Brevities

Gen. William j. Hendricks, Of Kentucky,
Is at the Raleigh.
J.J. Van voorhis of Paterson, N. j.. is
registered at the st. James.
Policeman Goss of the First precinct re-
turned to duty this morning.
Hack Inspector Croft has been detailed
for duty at the police court in Mr. Pugh's
office.
Erwin C. Bail OF San Francisco is the
saest of Joseph j. Richardson of East
Washington.
1t is said that there are 100 different
bicycles on sale in the scores of bicycle
stores here.
Anagent for u life insurance companyh has
| written policies for all The detectives ut the
central office.
Thomas 2. Warren has resigned his posi-
tion on the force of additional privates,
and it was accepted today.
Messrs. c. Frank owen and Julius Owen
OF Harrison street. Anncostia, have gone 10
King George county, Va, for the summer.
Edward Finigan, promising young rider,
| who was injured by fall from his bicycle
| Monday night, was able to ride today.
Harry Wingate, of Anacostia. yesterday
| fell from the Top of a grape harbor at his
| home on Jefferson street, and broke his
| left wrist.
Engineer Knowiton, OF the Capital City
| Railway Company, is engaged upon plans
| for the extension OF the Harrison street
| branch TO Overlook Inn.
Judge Hagner today granted Sadie r.
Williams an absolute divorce from Stephen
n c. Williams. The suit was brought on
! the ground OF desertion.
Fourteenth street florist has balanced
| the display OF flowers and herbs he has in
| one window by an array of bicycles. for
| which he is an agent, in the other.
| William Adams, colored, fell in a fit Mt
| the corner OF Four-and-a-half street and
| Missouri avenue yesterday afternoon. He
was removed TO n nearby drug store.
Policeman Carroll OF the Eighth precinct
| found "a dead infant on Florida avenue be-
| tween Twent y-first and Twenty-seoon ond
streets northwest this morning.
The fact that the visiting Christian En-
| deayprers are still in the city in large num-
bers is evidenced by the presence OF numer-
| Gus street fakirs selling Endeavor badges
and souvenirs.
| Joseph h. Potter, one OF the prominent
labor leaders of the District, and an -ex-
official in ID. A. &c, who has been Con-
fined TO his bed for the past week with
an attack of bilious fever, is convaleseing.
Vice President Wilson, Of the Metropolitan
| Railway Company, was in consultation for
half an hour yesterday with President hill
| lips. He afterward said his visit was only
| torecommenda a young man for employment.
A deed OF a assignment was filed today by
Frederick G. Alexander a liveryman q I No.
9i6 o street northwest. George w brew
| is named as assignee. The liza biiities ag-
gregate over $4,000; assets, upward of
| $l4,50O.
Henry Krake and William V. Brown were
today commissioned as additional pri-
Yates on The police force, the former to
serve between o, Q, Eighth and Columbia
| streets; the latter at the Fendaii building.
william E. Lewis began suit against
| B. Stanley Simmons and seven others to-
day for the recovery of a Judgment of
$1,S44 So. by the conveyance OF lot les.
square 736.
| District Attorney Birney, bis brother, T.
| W. Birney: Gen. Birney,. and Harry Hodges,
assistant clerk OF the court OF appeals, viii
form part of a fishing party that will start
tomorrow for the Elk River, in West Viz
ginia. They will be gone two weeks.
Contractor H. Clay Jones. who resides at
| Alexandria, Va, was today formally roti-
fled by the Commissioners OF the complaints
against his lack of attention to b street.
which lie is obligated to keep clean, and he
is asked what he proposes to do about it.
Mrs. NJ. W. Fuller called upon the Com
Tnissoners today TO urge that the work OF
paving TO B street northeast, between
| Eighth and Ninth streets, be done with.
out delay. She understood there was OBJ
lection from residents, and desired to be
heard Oh the other side.
Through Messrs. Glascock & Co., patent
attorneys, the representatives of the late
Z. j. Rea have secured a patent for a
valve invented by Mr. Rea. Mr. Rea was
the president of the Eccentric Association
OF Engineers and very active worker
in the cause of the association. The valve
is a very ingenious Invention.
Frederick G. Huth began proceedings for
divorce against his wife Cora Huth, toda y
He accused her of ceserting him in August,
1891, and of remaining away ever since
Mr.. Huth who is carpenter, said his wifi
made unusual demands on him for money
and that her expenses were in excess of his
earnings.
horse attached to buggy ran away on
street, near Third street northeast. yes
terday afternoon. The vehicle collided
with cart and threw the occupants Misses
Queeny Chase and Nellie Hager, into the
street. The latter had her arm badly cut
and her injuries were dressed at Nash's
store. Third and F streets. The horse was
captured near Capitol Park.
Moses Jackson, an old white-haired col
ored man, living in O-street alley, and
Peter Collins, also colored, nineteen year
old, fought over ''growler' OF beer il
front OF a saloon on Seventh street, nea
Rhode Island avenue, this morning, and
when Jacksoa's back was turned Collin
struck him in the head with a whisk,
bottle, inflicting a serious wound
Bernard McQuade, f1fty-eigit years old
| of No. 1908 Thirtieth street northwest
met with a painful accident last night
He was driving In a buggy on stree
| northeast, near the Columbia railroad
power house. when the wheels of the
vehicle were caught between the car
tracks, and the buggy upset. Mr.. McQuade
was thrown out. striking his head agains
the curbstone. The horse became frightened
and ran away, but was caughta few block,
away, after it had succeeded in SMASHING
the buggy into many pieces. Mr. McQuade
who received two ugly cuts In the head and
1 y.,,:
to Providence Hospital in the Ninth pre-
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