The morning times., 1896-07-30
City Brevities

H. W. Davenport of Cairo, ILL.,, is stopping
at Wizards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lamar Woodruff of Hot
Springs, Ark, are visiting here.
. Policeman Williams, OF the First pre-
cinct, is on leave OF absence.
Francis Mcdowell Of Dublin, Ireland, is
registered at the st. james.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dos well are up from New
Orleans for u sojourD at TIE Capital.
DIR. W. b. Smith, of No. 9O2 NJ street
northwest, has gone to the Hot Springs
OF West Virginia.
J. c. Long Of San Diego, Cal, and j.
Raymond or Las Vegas, n. NJ, are stop
ping at the St. james.
Mrs. Ella NJ. EicheIbcrger has sued for
divorce from Albert L. Eicheibereer Tie
papers are withheld from publication.
Exile Tibbs. under indictment FOR assault
kill, gave bail in $500 yesterday ana was
released Lissar Prayer became MS surety.
The Treasury gold reserve at the close Of
business yesterday stood at SlU6 800
70i. Tie days withdTa walls were $751;
500.
Adjctant General Ruggies returned to
Washington yesterday from Milwaukee.
where he has been for the past week on
private business.
The band concert on the plaza at the east
front of the Capitol yesterday evening was
not SO largely attended as these concerts
usually are, owing 10 the threatening storm.
The President has appointed Nehemiah
Jennings postmaster at Southport, Conn. i,
and NJ. II. Stephens postmaster at East
ST. Louis. Ills, vice D. C. Morris. de-
ceased.
Mr.. r. J. Calling of Hartford, Conn, the
inventor of the 6 un which bears his maine,
is in the city. He is accompanied BY Col.
F. w. Prince, bis private secretary, and
Mr.. SiIas GoodeIl-
Prof. George T. Winston, formerly presi-
dent of the University of Virginia, and
lately elected president OF the University
of Texas, is in the city FOR Il few days
before leaving for his new field.
Stationkeeper voss, for many years en-
duty at The Fourth precinct station, in
South Washington, has been transferred to
No. to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Stationkeepcr Malone.
For the last two or three days the current
in the river has been stronger than usua l.,
quite a little freshet coming down from
the Cumberland regions. The height OF
the water has not been materially increased.
Mrs. Catherine HarIeston, who was
nearly seventy-eight years oII, c,ed yes
terUay morning al neI nome, EdSeCiiiI,
near Mount Pleasant. She had been resi-
dent of this city for nearly forty four
years.
Mr.. J. D. Shankiln. OF Evansville, Ind,
meinber of national Democratic committee
and editor of the Evansville Courier, is stop
ping at willarTs where he will remain
till he goes to New York with the noti-
fication committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Specht of Gunston,
Va, are registered al the National. This
is the couple that some time ago, in order
to get married, against the wishes OF the
parents of the young bride, who halls
from Kentucky, drove so miles to George
town, Ohio, in order to procure license
and findsa magistrate.
The children from st. Jose9h-s Orphan
Asylum, mum bering about 100, with the
sisters OF charity from that institution and
fromthe st. Ann'sO rphan sylum, werethe
guests at River View yesterday OF Miss
Randall. daughter of Capt. E. s. Randall.
The children spent most delightful day
playing about the lawns, shooting the
chute, etc. and returned home yesterday
evening much pleased