The morning times., 1896-10-16
City Brevities

Mr.. r. S. Carmody has returned from
trip To Charles County, Md.
New curbing will soon be laid on street
southeast, from Eleventh to Thirteenth
streets.
On Third street between and d north
cnst an uireoted trunk partly blocks the
sidewalk.
Charles McCauley was arrested yesterday
by Policeman Turner OF the Sixth for in
| toxication.
John w. Hayes, secretary-treasurer Of
the Knights OF Labor, has gone 10 Bruins.
| wick, N. j.
A row OF four brick dwellings have been
| erecled on Eleventh street southeast, be-
| tween G and 1.
Mir. ana Mrs. Joe Edwards OF Second
street northeast have left for visit In
| New York State.
Lust night was an ideal one for cycling
and. the streets were thronged with dew
| otees of the Wheel.
ID street between Eighth and Ninth north
| east is teing aug up preparatory To paving
with Belgian blocks.
The National Quartet held a meeting
| last night at the residence Of Mrs. Ahcrn,
ga l street southeast.
Mr.. Albert iBaIser, private secretary to
the Public Printer, has returned from a
weeks visit to New York
Mr.. T. c. Taylor has gone to Ohio to sup
port the caDdidacy OF Mckinley during the
remainder or1he campaign.
large beilswiI be placed in tue steeple
OF tie NJ. +. Church corner OF Twelfth and
L southeast iii a few days.
Repairs 10 tire Masonic Temple, corner
Fourth street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, have been completed.
The appointment of Commissioned cadet
| officers mt tie Eastern High schuol has
been Postponed until next Monday.
| Col. Al. N. Parker is TO make an address
on the political issues of the day next
Friday evening at Monumental Hall
| A few bad places in the paving Of Mary
| land avenue between Tenth and Eleventi
| streets northeast are teing repaired.
In the central flower bed Of FaHagut
/ Square are to be seen the handsomest
ehrysanthemums growing about the city :.
State Senator Bradley of New Jersey has
loaned the Zoo for the winter sea lion
| which is said TO be q very fine specimen
Joseph W. Mahew and William heury
forfeited So collateral each in the polio,
court yesterday for engaging in street
fight. -. 10 5.
The work of laying railroad tracks In
the navy yard from the water front to
the copper rolling mill has been COM
pleted-
Yesterday freight car 35, 39S blocked tn,
Baltimure ana Ohio crossing at G stree
| quite awhile on acc cunt of the breaking o
the brakes.
DIR. John J. Black of New Castle, Del.
an ex-United States consul and brother
in-law OF Senator Gray OF Delaware, Is
in the city ON q visit
Repairs have been finished to the Metro
politan Presbyterian Church, corner Fourth
and streets southeast, which was badly
damaged by the storm.
The will of u. Louisa Selfridge, wife
OF Rear ADMIRAL Selfridge, was filed yes
terday afternoon. 1t leaves her entire
estate to her husband
"The Transvaal, - viii be the subject oi
Mr.. George F. Becker in his lecture before
| the National Geographic Society this even
ing at the Columbian University
During the absence of Comptrolle r
| Eckels on a speech making tour or ILL
Dois, e. NJ. Coffin, the deputy, will be
| Acting Comptroller OF the Currency
William Moylip, Frank Hart. aud Charles
Lewis were arrested at lexington last
night for taking up their nightly quarters
in one OF the freight cars which line that
point.
| Cables for electric lights Were stretched
| through the conduits on Seventh street
| yesterday, between G and X streets north
| west. The cables Contained nearly 100
| wires each.
| The two polar bears which Lieut.. Peary
| brought with him from the far North and
| which In, cestIisuttd tos5he collection al
! the Geological Park, arrived yesterday
from New York. s'
1
First Assistant Postmaster General Jones
has established d rural free delivery service
at Carroll county, Nd. Similar service
| will be established at other points when
found practicable
The Metropolitan Street Railway Com
pany were compelled to run the yellow
Connecticut avenue cars on the Ninth stree,
line yesterday en- account of the scarcity
or closed cars for that line.
ReDsey Ruffin and James Poindext
| both eolored, allowed themselves too muci
string in Hellis Bottom last night, and
raised such disturbance that Policeman
May placed them under arrest.
Bell divers are working night and day
trying TO raise. the sunken coal boat c
4. Adams, which is lying off the wharf
of the washington Gaslight Company, a,
tile foot of Twelfth street southeast.
| Mr.. Ralph X. Upton has resigned as In
structor in the Central High School to ao
cept TIE principalship cf a high school il
Central Ohio. He leaves this city Friday +
assume his new responsibility on Monua
next.
The chiseling of the stone door arches ant
capitals of the new street railroad Gepo
in Georgetown has so far progressed tina
| it is now easy to distinguish the ricl
designs that will mark the front of til,
| building.
| POSTMASTER General Wilson Will leave
Washington Saturday for his home, Char
lestown, W. Va, whsre he will make al
address on the financial question. TIL,
| Postmaster General will talk ON sount
money.
the executive committee of the board O
trade is fast Completing arrangements TO
| the annual mee.:ng of the board to be hell
the first Of next month. 1t Is expected [,
be one of the biggest events in the histor,
OF the board.
Hiram Nichols Wadsworth. By will date,
May II, 1898, leaves all his property I,
his wife, Mary E. Wadsworth, who i
| named executor. de says he has pro
vided for his children through a lif,
policy left to his wife in trust.
No. engine was called out on a loca
alarm yesterday for a blaze at No. 1851
West alley northwest, caused by the ex
plosion of q gasoline stove. The plac
is owned by E. W. Dom and occupied h.
Charlotte Ringold. The damage was no
large.
Isaac Vampire, an old soldier, wa.
found lying in an unconscious condition
yesterday afternoon, at the intersection
of the Tenieytown and Pierce Mill roads
The police ambulance was called and re