The evening times., 1896-08-13
City Brevities

Detective Lacy is absent from the central
buresu ON few days leave.
Lieut.. Anderson, OF the Second Battalion.
left yesterday Tor shadysldc, Nd,
Flooring s1.bO per 100 feet. all one
width. F-Libbey & Co., ,6thandN Y ave.
II F. Bauer, paying teller of lincoln
National Bank. was this morning elected as
sistant cashier.
Officer T. E. Gordon, Of the Sixth pre-
cinct, and wife left yesterday for Niagara
Falls for the summer.
Coroner Hammett has gene to Maryland
for few days. Dr. GIazebrook will uf-
ficiate as coroner in his absence.
Capt Edwards, of the corcoran Cadets,
together with his family. left this morning
for two weeks trip TO Colonial Beach.
Word was received at the War Depart
mcnt yesterday that Major + c. Vorthing-
ton died at st. Louis on Tuesday.
sergt. Smith ana Private Hazard, OF the
Corcoran Cadets, returned last night froru
two weeks camping out near Atalantic
City.
Mr.. Eldrcdge, OF the Agricultural De-
partment will sailfrom Philadelphia ON Sat
urday. for a two months tour through
Europe.
A fine Maltese cat belonging TO Mrs.
Copper, of Eleventh ana I streets. was run
over and killed by car on the Columbia
line yesterday.
c. l. Beatty has taken out permit FOR
the Improvement OF his business house on
Pennsyivaniaavenue,b between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets.
Catp. L. L. Blake has been elected presi-
dent OF the Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall
Steamboat Company to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of President Joseph
McKibben.
An ornamental glass door Is to be put
in the north front of the National Museum
building. For this reason the entrance will
continue to be by the east front for some
time to come.
Miss Mamie Haberkorn, In attempting to
jump from moving car near Chevy Chase
circle last night, fell and slightly sprained
her ankle. She was removed to her home.
No. 5l3 First street northeast.
The Improvement OF the reservation about
the Hancock statue, at Seventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue, has caused the re-
movai OF big maple tree, the only shade
on the Avenue side of the reservation.
The horses attached to the carriage Of
David Mccoy took fright on Fifteenth street.
| near L, yesterday afternoon and dashed
| down toward Vermont avenue. The team
| coliided with herdic, but fortunately no
one was hurt
The Calumet Club of New York, col
| ored cycle organization. is making arrange
ments to visit this city during September
The members viii participate in the col
| ored bicyclists' parade which will be held
dudng their visit.
The Capital Railway Company will con-
| struct its line from Congress Heights to
the first convenient point of intersection
| with the Anacostia road, and will use the
| tracks OF the latter company through Ana
costa and over the bridge to the navy yard.
The State Department yesterday received
from Commercial A gent Moore at Helmar.
Germany, q report on the consumption Of
| wheat aud rye flour in that country. Dur
ing tho last twenty years there has been q
| steady decrease In the consumption Of rye
bread. while the increase in wheat has been
more than correspondingiy great.
The policy of the District government to-
ward the mechanics now seeking work not
under contract is to give oil as nearly as
possible an eQual chance. II the work, in
| hand isiimited and the number % applicants
large, each man is given a few do rs pf the
time required for Its completion, whereby
every man puts In part OF each week.
J.C Marion, an American, who lives at
Johannesburg, South Africa. Is here, on
his way to visit friends In New York. He
says there are many Americans in the
mining country In South Africa, and as a
rule they are well paid. He believes the
production of gold there will be doubled In
annual output within two or three years.
The lately organized commandery of tht
Order of the Golden Cross will huld In
second meeting this evening at the hal
of the Union Veteran Legion on Pennsyl
vania avenue. between Ninth and Tenti
streets. Members who were not presen
for Initiation a t the first meeting are ex
pected to be present tonight.
The Civil Service Commission has moi
yet reported the result OF the recent exami
nation OF applicants for the position OF
water Inspector under the District govern
ment, but the findings will probably be
sent in this afternoon or tomorrow. An at
tache of the engineer department was de
tailed to go over that part of the exafpina
ton which consisted OF strictly technical
points.