The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-08
City Brevities
Prof. Gabest has returned to the city.

/ frOI. 0aOeSt mas returned 10 tne chy.
Mr.. William H. Lepley has been reelected
| president OF the Carroll Institute or
| chestra.
The senn,en gunners at the Washington
Navy Yard will give ball on the 18th
OF this month.
Work on the section of the large sewer
between South Capitol and First streets
southwest has Just been completed.
Mr.. Mckinney of tue Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing Is at his desk after a
months sojOurn in the Blue Ridge.
The clerg y and laity of St. Aloysius' parish
propose to give Cardinal Satolli a banquet
on the eve OF his departure for Rome.
Miss Mary Pierce OF 1119 Seventeenth
street northwest leaves the first Of next
week to attend college at SwarthmOre,
Pa.
Mr.. Federal Cain, of the Bank of the
Republic, has returned from his vaca-
ton. spent in the mountains of Pennsyl
vania.
Mr.. Hasty, foreman OF the job room in
the Government Printing Office, returned
yesterday from a months trip to New
York State.
Chief Andrew Glynn, of the Colonial
Beach fire department. is here on leave, to
visit his old friends OF the District Of Co
lunbia fire department.
W. T. Grant was arrested last evening
for giving an unlicensed entertainment at
the park, on Second street southw est.
between Il and II streets
Mrs. Dr. Beiler and Mrs. Sarah D. La
Fetra were the leading spirits in the re-
cent meeting held at BaIlston, Va, in the
interest of the ArmeEi;ns.
lounge caught lire last night at the
house of Mrs. Martin. No. 1OS u street
southeast, and caused an alarm. The
blaze was extinguislIed before the engines
arrived.
DIR. F. Il. Williams and family. of No.
1919 X street northwest, are expected
to return in a few days from Ecinar.
n. j.. where they have been spending the
summer.
The gate at the Massachusetts avenue
crossing of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road is undergoing repairs, and in the
nteanlirnc Il Iiasman Is doing service on the
crossing.
A typographical error in The Times of
yesterday made 1T appear that EDcamp-
nicns No. 3, U. V. L.. had elected Of
fccrs. 1t should have been Encampment
No. Ill.
It is rumored that an unknown has chal-
lenged Dr. Greenfell, the winner OF the
recent swimming contest, to a race for
ScOV a slut II WAS also stated ItiIt
money is already posted.
Officers OF Tie Saengerbund have been
elected as follows: President Frank CIaudy:
vice president, John Waldmann; secretaries.
X. Brauner and Fred Carl; treasurer, Louis
Faber; librarian, William Hagenian.
John Keleher, u schooiboy. fifteen years
OF age, was arrested last night by Police
man Hendricks for the larceny OF a bi-
cycle lamp, valued at So. from Robert II.
Wheeler, of No. 1880 Ninth street north
west. es- =,
Francis Parlmes and George Dearsey,
colored, were arrested by i Capitol police
man at II: so last night. They were haug-
ing about the Capitol and acting in a sus-
pcious manner. Both were locked up at
station No. 6
A bicyclist whose name could not be
learned was knocked down by q heavy
dray and severely bruised last evening
at the corner OF Four-and- a half. and c
streets southwest His wheel was COM
pietely wrecked.
\ horse attached to a District spIipklIng
cart caused considerable excitement on
pennsylvania avenue last night by running
away. The animal ran dow the avenue to
Ninth street, where he was stopped in his
wild flight by several men. No damage
was caused.
An eiueriy gentleman, who refused to
disclose his name, while bicycle riding
near Twenty-third and NJ streets north.
west last evening. colided with wagon
driven by John Young. He was somewhat
scratched about the face. His wheel was
demo listcd.
Two OF the big bicycle engines which the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad are building
for use on the Royal Blue Line trains. have
reached Washington. The first. No. 1908,
caine in last Saturday in charge of En-
gineer Fitzpatrick. The second. No 1910.
came in yesterday.
Some excitement was occasioned among
tie passengers of the Samuel j. pentz last
evening by tue breaking OF some part of
the wheel Just after the beat left the
wharf. She put in al the O'Leary's dock.
why're the damage was repaired. and sba
proceeded on her trip.