The evening times., 1896-07-25
City Brevities

l.
Chief Justice snodgrass, OF the supreme
court of Tennessee, is at Chamberiins.
Judge John Henry Mccarthy, or New
York, is stopping at the Skoreham.
Detective Carter will return to his duties
atthecentral office on Monday.
The wife OF sergt. johnson, OF police
headquarters, is i'll.
G. 9. Leger, who was recently appointed
minister from Hayti to succeed Mr.. Haent
gems is at the Arlington.
Rev. B. c. Lowry, OF Pittsfield, Mass.
is stopping at the Ebbitt.
| Celia Mason, colored. No. 1 Gray's court
had Il needle extracted from her foot at
Emergency Hospital yesterday.
MIR. Alexander Simms, of the district
attorneys Office, is spending his vacation
| in New York State.
George R. McKibben and Frank Under
wood started for Richmond on their bi.
cycles this morning
| The fountain In the reservation at the
corner OF Tenth street and New York ave-
nue. has been removed and flower bed put
| in its stead.
The clubhouse of the Washington Chapter
of the Independent Order of Eiks, on L
street, near Eleventh, is havinga rear build
| ing addei.
The report Of the firemen's benefit ex.
cursion will be made public next week. 1t
| is thought that the amount realized will
| reach 5000.
Patrolmau j. D. Hanes of the Metro
politan police force, has been promoted
from first to second class grade, vice Gil
more. dismissed.
Mrs. Della Ryan, who was sent to jail
for passing counterfeit money last week
| and who was adIudged insane yester-
day, has been released. 1o5
The Eoard OF assistant assessors has
| aboutcompletcditsw its work in the county west
Of the Anaoostia River, and will :. ready
| To cross owe r to the other side Augtst 1.
report ofthe Commissioner OF education
i is TO be issued from the Government Print
ing Office within the next month. 1t will
probably be ready for distribution the latter
| part OF August.
A number of prominent New Yorkers
| are registered at the Arlington The
party includes ]. B. Richards, Andre W
Stern. John E. Chesley, Hanson Roberts
| and Thomas W. Swift.
The new Library budding he's already
| become d resort for visitors. The doors
are open several hours each day, and the
| beautiful frescoing of the first floor is ad.
mired by hundreds every week.
Frederick 7. Dillon, forty-six years old.
| living ut No. 1f23 ID street northwest, was
taken sick about 1 O'Clock this morning at
the corner OF Twcntysecond and s streets.
| lie was removed to the Emergency Hospital.
Col. Jere Baxter, a prominent attorney OF
! Nashville, Tenn, and knsnian ur the
| late Judge Baxter, Of that Federal circuit,
| is at the Ehbitt. He is In favor uf gold.
but admits that Tennessee will vote for
| Bryan.
There were -fifty-eight applications for
positions onthe policefor examined by the
Civil Service Commission yesterday. OF
these eleven were applicants for station
keeper. Mr.. Edward Hesse conducted the
examination
The report tofthe Civil Service Commission
for the year ending June 80, Il S95, has
not yet been issued and it is uncertain how
soon il can be got out The Commission re-
port has heretofore been distributed about
| this time o fthe year.
The front door of c. s. Monta gue's gro
Gerry store, No. .2222 Fourteenth street north
west, was found open by Policeman Mar
| tin, of the Eighth precinct about O'Clock
| this morning. The premises were searched,
but nothing was found missing.
Sarah Hayes, seven-year-oId colored
girl, WAS run down by IN unknown bicycist
| yesterda yafternoonatF Four-and- H. hall street
| and Maryland avenue. She was found to
| have been little injured, and was conveyed
to her home, No. 116 Pleasant alley.
Z. T. Grain and Joseph Thompson have
been appointed additional privates ON the
police force for duty at the Center Market.
E. Burton obtained a permit today for the
building OF an addition to his residence at
| No. 1914 n street northwest, to cost
| $4,000.
The District Good Templars, unt,er the
direction Of the grand lodge, will have
| Il trolley party outing" and all-day Easket
picnic ut Electric Park, formerly Bethesda.
on Wednesday. July 80. The woDdmont
Erass Band will be in attendance. Music
and speeches at 8 O'Clock p. M.
Miss Lena Reinhart, the young lady bicy-
| ciis', who, attired in brilliant and effective
| costume, impersonated Cold on the night
| of the bicycle parade, was today presented
with handsome turquoise and diamond
ring, the gift of Mr.. Ben Dakin. agent of the
Eclipse bicycle, who donated the ring as a
prize for the most up-to-date costume.
The excise board today authorized the is
| suance OF a retail license to Alexander A.
Raft, at No. 426 Tenth street northwest
George Williams, colored, twenty-one
years old, living at No. 90 Pierce street
northwest, who attempted suicide last night
by swallo wing an overdose of Iaudanum
was resting easily at Freedman's Hospital
today.
CIT HER RARY,S THROAT.