The evening times., 1896-08-19
City Brevities

Policeman Sawyer is on sick leave.
c street Southwest, between First and
Third. is being paved with asphalt.
Policeman Lydia, OF the White House de-
tad. is seriously i'll w;th typhoid fever.
Davis EIkins, Son Of ex. Secretary Stephen
EIkins, is at the National for a lew days.
THE asphalt on G street, between Tenth
and Twelfth, northwest. is icing repaired,
Flooring $1.5O per 100 feet, all Que
width. +. Lihbey d Co, 9th andN. Y. ave.
Mfr. n. o. Eldridge of Twelfth street
northwest left Saturday for a two months
tour of Europe ..-,
Policeman Tom Hol:inberger, who was
prostrated by the heat not long ago, is re.
covering slowly.
Hon. John A. Gordon, OF Harrisburg,
Pa. is visiting Prof. Karl Burg at his
home in Brooklanh
The lawn party at the Church OF the Holy
Name was a financial success. having net
ted in excess of 81 zoo.
B. X Duyah wac today appointed an
additional private on the police force, FOR
duty at the hjou Theatcr
Air. w. Ii. Adams OF the Agricultural
Department lravcs this week for u visit
to his former home in PittSburg
Policeman Austin of the Capitol force has
been dismissed by the trial board OF that
body for sleeping while OH duty.
The friends OF the New National Thcater
will be compelled 10 recognize it in the
future under new coat OF paint.
The regular Monday dress paradcs at
the Marine Barracks have been discontinued
few weeks.
The activity OF petty thieves has increased
with the drop in temperature, a half
score of robberics was REPORTED to the po-
lice yesterday.
Mr.. W. j. McEvoy. OF the G government
Printing Office and secretary Of the A
o. H.. is spending a few days at his home
in HorBelissiilc. y. Y.
CEief White. of TIE Indian division Of
the Interior Department. las gone to New
Mexico on special official business Ho
will be absent a month.
John Young. clerk of tie District su-
preme court, ard Mrs. Young have gone TO
Saratoga to spend n month. 1t is Mr..
YouDg's summer vacation.
The front entrance of the Grand Opera
House is being retouched with gilt ard
color and the design changed. Changes
are also being made at.thc Fifteenth street
exit
Samuel L. Phillips is making preparations
To erect fine browstonc residence at the
corner of Twefii, and ii streets northeast.
which, IL is understood, will bc for his own
occupancy.
John W. Wallace. oolored. was hurt by
The oaving in Of the wall OF ditch he
was working in ON bridge street, George
town, yesterday. His bruises were dressed
at the Emergency Hospital.
Eli Horne, a Young white man who has
recently been in Garfield Hospital, was
seized with an attack of heart trouble IN
front OF the United States Express Office
Monday night. He Was taken to the Elmer
gency.
Judge Cole. wio has been alone in the
exercise Of judicial functions in the su-
Preme court OF the District for about three
weeks past, goes ON his vacation today
and will be succeeded by Judge Andrew
c. Bradley.
F. W. Smith. clerk OF Judge Coles di-
vision OF the District courts, who went TO
Fayetteville. n. Y. last Monday With ,tiic
remains OF lis wife, VT. ar tIierp fntil
The latter part OF September for rest aud
recupcra;ion frcm the trying ordeal Through
which he has passed.
The Work of demGishing and removing the
two-story double frame building adjoining
the Government Printing Office, on II
street. was begun this morning. This was
the property Sold by Andy Gleason TO the
government to be utilized i'll erecting there
Oh :, lighting. heat aud power plant.
The New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk
railroad recently purchased fifty-threc acres
OF ground at Primers Point, near Norfolk,
and it Is expected that improvements for
terminals will be begun on this property
in q month. 1t is supposed the Pennsyi-
vania company is Interested in the new
terminal facilities TO be established
A late advance notice Of a consular re-
port. issued by the State Department,
says that California prunes are cheaper
and better than the French product, but
TO make them acceptable in France they
must be put up in French boxes so as to ap-
pear to come from that country In that
shape they are replacing the French prunes
in their own markets.
Carroll Downs OF tie District court has
returned 10 his duties after months va
cation which he spent mt his cid hcme near
Frederick. Md. His family is still in Fred
erick Mr.. Downs is a olosc political friend
OF Judge McComas and well Informed ON
rcb s1Cs NJ iii
only carry Frederick county easily, but
also the State OF Maryland