The morning times., 1896-05-17
City Brevities

"A ITldi "trip Will De tnaue over Une Mt.
Vernon& Washingt on Railway tomorrow.
Attorney General Harmon left yesterday
for Cincinnati. He will be absent until
Thursday.
A largely attended meeting OF the Work.
ingmeu's Library Association aud Bureau
OF Labor was held last evening.
The Legion OF Loyal Women will go to
Culpeper on Memorial Day to decorate the
graves in the cemetery at that place.
The Treasury gold reserve at the close of
business yesterday stood at $113, ,253,37S.
The days Withdrawals were $51,100.
The will OF the late George Bogus has
been admitted to probate. Nicholas II. Shea
aud James F Shea qualified as bondsmen
The bond was fixed at $40 600.
Edward Coston, who was run over by
cable car at Seventh AMI L streets north
west Friday night, is still at Freedmaus
Hospital in very critical condition.
Policeman Vande walker formerly of the
Second precinct, has been transferred to
No. station, While Officer Sroupe, of the
latter district, replaces Vande walker at
the Second.
H. A. Prutt was yesterday appointed
an additional private on the Metropolitan
police force, for duty at the public dun %
at the corner of Twenty-seventh and NJ
streets northwest.
The receipts from internal revenue yes
tcrlay were S4l0,922; from customs, SAB,
li2, and miscellaneous, $26S.T15. The ma
tiOnal bank notes received for redemption
amounted to S31S,291.
John j. Healy. living ut No 1928 Mary
land avenue northeast, fell from Columbia
cable ear last night at the corner of Sixth
and III streets northeast, and was slightly
injured about the head.
Frank WDIEpr a pnlnraH MI rbp
created scene OF excitement in the Pension
Office Friday by demanding big damage
for an imaginary injury to the head, has
been sent back to Natchez, Miss.
Malta Hall, Four-and-a-lalf street aud
Pennsylvania Il venu north west, was thrown
open Friday night and many enjoyed the
stag party and smoker given by Capital
City Comnandery to its knights and friends.
Substitute articles OF Incorporation were
filed yesterday by The Potomac Trans
portaton Company" for Il period of twenty
years. The capital stock of the company
is to be divided into 400 shares of $25
each.
Bids were yesterday opened at the Treas
ury for the construction of life saving
station at AhscCOn, n. J. Richardson and
Burgess of this city were the lowest bid
dcrs and will probably be awarded the con
tract.
col. Leslie p. Ross, Receiver of Public
Moneys at Oklahoma City, is spending a
few days at the Capital. He Is accompanied
| by his little son, Byrne. Col. Ross is very
| prominent iii the political aud business af-
| fairs OF the new Territory.
Orders have been issued by the Post
office Department denying the privileges OF
| the mails to two foreign lottery com
| panics, the Hamburg Lottery, Germany,
| anGthc TeXaS Cooperative Company, whose
! habitat is in the City Of Mexico.
a grand union mass meeting of the Good
| Templar Lodges of the District will be
| held next Thursday evening, at MounS
| Vernon Place NJ Z. Church. The grand
| chief Templars of Maryland, Virginia, ana
the District will be among the speakers.
one of The members of Mr.. Edward NAL
! ielts family stepped upon parlor natch
| at his residence, No. 60 \ street north
west, yesterday. The blazing match heas
| flew into lot of COmbuSLlbleS aud there
was a blaze AMI fire alarm. DaMage SIS.
Washington Lodge, No. Is. b, p. o Elks,
with their friends. will enjoy an excursion
| to River View Tuesday. Special attrac-
! tionS have been engaged, and il promises
to be most enjoyable occasion The
| Pentz VIII make three trips the first at
| O.3O a. IN.
The viii of the late Catharine $ Bates, of
| Georgetown, was filed for probate yester-
| day. william j Wilcox ana Mary NJ
| CasSin are nominated executors. After
| several bequests OF ieweIry and other per-
sonal property the residue of the estate
| is left to Mrs. William J. Wilcox and
| Sarah X. Bates, cousins OF the deceased.
A the musical and literary entertain
meut To be given by Miss Leney Main for
| the benefit of the Robinson family Tues
day evening AT Potomac Hall, the follow
Iug talent will appear: Miss Leney Main
| Miss Ether Davis. Miss Media Potter, Miss
| Mabel Hurbet. Mr.. NJ. NJ. Clarke, MI
| Charles Hurdle, Mr.. Bert Reightman, Mr.
Bernard De Witt and Mr. Samuel Buslin.