The evening times., 1896-08-04
City Brevities

| of steamers is registered at The Ebbitt.
| Mr.. l.. II. Brown, ex-secretary OF state OF
California, is guest at the National II otel.
c. T. Staples OF this city is spending the
summer months at Good Ground, LII
Flooring S1.5O per 100 feet, all one
width. F-Lbbey& Co.. 6thandN X ave.
H. C. Lamont, OF Baltimore, is guest of
| the family OF L. p Taylor, on Tenth street.
Conrad Patterson, assistant city editor
of the st. Louis Globe Democrat, is visit
ing relatives in this city.
Miss Edith Marean and her brother Guy
will leave tomorrow for La Plume, PEI,
to be absent until October
Mr.. J. Herbert IIiggs, of the Postofficc De
| partmeDt, has left Tor several weeks REQ
reation in st. Mary's county, Nd.
N. Carroll Downs, clerk of Judge Nc
Comas' court, stopped in the city yester-
| day eD route to the Virginia mountains.
The finest, the best boards. only 81 per
| 100 IT. II you wan common boards. &c per
100 IT. Libbey Co., 9th undN. Y. ave. NV.
DR.. H. A. Harrison, resident physician
| at the National Homeopathic Hospital,
| will 60 today for months vacation at his
home, Wcstfield. N. Y.
An enterprising Ninth-street baker has
swung the following sign from his place of
business: Gold or silver cake To suit Your
! creed"
| Song services were held in the free wards
| of Garfield Hospital Sunday afternoon by
| Christian Endcavors from both GraceChurch
and the Fourth Presbyterian.
The list of examinations for clerk copy
list for the second half of the year will
be issued by the Civil Service Commission
this week.
A bicycle belonging to Charles Mackay
| OF the Washington Stock Company was
| stolen from In front of the National The
| ater last night.
DR.. A. G. Patterson, assistant physician
| at ST. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Insane.
is at Camp Percy, N. II. rapidly improving
| from II prolonged illness.
full meeting of the Board of District
Commissioners will probably he held to-
morrow at IL O'Clock, when the electric
| light controversy com es up for hearing
sergt. Pierce of the police force, whose
place OF duty is at the entrance to the
| municipal building, returned to duty to-
| uNy oitCt isAboso VI oCNCi"h "cths-
The water rs SO low in the Potomac that
| the dispatch boat Dolphin was unable to
! make her wharf at the navy va I'd last night.
| and was compelled to anchor off Alex
apdria.
| Now that their electioniS over more mem
| bers OF Columbia Typographical Union,
| M. 1O1, are applying for leave than can
| be accommodate ed by TIT G Government Print
ing Office.
| Preparations hav been made, on a large
| scale, by the officials in The folding room
| OF the Senate for a rush of work dur
ing the campaign. AS yet the rush it,
failed to max its appearance.
The corner Of New Jersey avenue and C
street is dangerous crossing since the
Metropolitan line started its electric cars
| During the last few days several accidents
have been narrowly averted.
| Eugene Ashley, son of james A Ash
! ley of No. 3S c street northeast, was ac-
cidcntaIy drowned yesterday while bath
ing at Elwood, n. j., The remains will
be brought here for intern4ent
There was noticeable change for the
worse today in The condition OF Maj. II. l.
| tie f,
| who has been III al his home, No. l 534 Park
| street northwest, for Some time.
| s. Hayakowa, a banker OF Yamanoto,
president of steamship line. and N. Nano-
| giya, a leading merchant, both OF Tok 10, ia.
pan. are at the Riggs. They are here investi-
| eating new departuresi in their various lines
| of business. s,
| Drs. Carr and Jones took tn cir first sail
in their new cutter Sunday afternoon. II
was a brief tour, but sufficient To demon
| strate til e speed of the vessel. which is
reported to be quite up to the cNpecta-
ton of the owners.
| The fire department wis called out last
| night for slight blaze at the hoine of Daniel
Burns, OF No. 1922 Seventh street north
west. The flames originated from some un-
known cause in the second story buck room.
| The da mage was trifiing.
| Ex-Reprcsentative Kerr OF Pennsylvania,
who is well known here as the clerk of ,lie
Democratic House for several sessions. is
in the city. He says he will not try again
| for Congressional honors, but will work
for thesuccess of ftheticket in Pennsylvania I.
| The civil service examination OF en-
i
week lasted four days. and was one OF the
largest ever conducted here. The large ex-
animation room was full every day during
the first three days. v
The superintendent OF the street and alley
| cleaning department announces that here.
| after u part OF the Benning road will be
| dropped from the schedule for sprinkling,
and that Florida avenue In the vicinity of
the Columbia Institute and beyond will be
substituted instead.
| William T. Tyser, recently appointed as a
member OF the police force. resigned his
! place in the fire department, t1 take effect
July 81, and it was accepted today, as of
that date. John A. Albin was appointed
| 10 succeed him in the fire department
| service.
| Auditor Petty today made distribution
of the available fun Is in his hands for pay
ment of claims for material and labor fur
nished in the construction of the Congtess
| Heights school building The bills were all
scaled at the rate OF 32 per cent upon the
| original amounts, not counting what has
been paid.
| An application has been filed for per-
NIT for the construction OF the Capital rail-
way from Congress Heights to the inter
section with Tn eCapital Traction Conrany's
line at the navy yard. 1t is probable that
the branch on Eleventh street southeast,
from NJ street to Lincoln Park, will be de-
layed for time.
! Tie protest entered yesterday by Attor-
ney Johnson and others against the issuance
of permit to operate q merry go.round
| at Fourth and II streets southeast, seems