The evening times., 1896-05-23
The City at a Glance.

An evidence of the increase in the bicycle
craze is the sale of wheelsin several jew elry
stores, and now it is left for a store ON
F street, selling surgical instruments, TO
add Il bicycle department. In the window
bike is posed, surrounded by gruesome
assortment of surgical tools and other
murderous Instruments that doctors have to
daily with.
Both Judges Miller aud Kimball have
issued strict orders against cigarette
smoking in any part of the police court.
Policeman FLYNN do wnstlirs and Col Marks
the officer i'll charge of the upper court, Sc
that the etict is carried out vigorously.
At the request of many who were pre-
vented by the rain from attending the
garden party given last evening by the
Ladies' Aid A ASSOCIATION of the Homeopathic
Hospital, it will be confined at the Chevy
Chase Inn this evening from 4 until 8.
OF clock. Refreshments and dancing.
A general alarm was sent out from the
Third precinct station the other night. 1t
called upon the police in the other eight pre-
cincts to look out for lone bantam he0.
with her brood of eight young chicks. which
were either lost, strayed or stolen"
A force of workmcn are at work making
necessary repairs upon the interior OF :he
police court building, aud the sound OF
hammer and saw ming!es with the shoutsof
the bailirfs calling for recaIcitrant wit
nesses and defendants
Several converts to the Christadelphian
faith will be Immersed at $50 O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon, according to the rites or
that belief. at the church, on Eighth street,
between and G streets, northeast. An
Interesting sermon for the occasion will be
prea chcd.
Policeman SettrIght. who has been seri-
ously il! for a long time. is rapidly improving.
Poundmaster Einstein is off on vacation
He is making a tour through the berkshire
Hills. Policeman Ned Farrer is acting in
his absence.
Lawyer Albert Sillers' wife and family
will spend the summer in their cottage at
Colonial Beach.
Palmistry is attracting considerable at
tention in Washington just now and an ex-
iihition of skill is soon to be given at
Senator Stewards residence.
Mr.. william T. Peters has sold his lunch
:oom at the corner o. sixth street and
Louisiana avenue.
Mr.. William h. Robertson has started on
fifty-mile bicycle trip into Virginia. lie
was accompanied out OF the city by "A mum
Der of friends.
Two business houses on street north
west. between -Four Rand a half and Seventh
streets, vacant for the past six months, have
several dollars worth each OF window pancs
broken.
II Is the hope of the parking commiss ion
hat the crop of CatcrpiilarS this year will
BE greatly diminished, and the destruction
20 foliage CorrespondingIy decreased, owing
TO the efforts recently put forth to destroy
the coCoons. The parks have been given a
overhauling, and every veStige dis
of the animal scouTge removed
1t is understood a construction company
has agreed to undertake the building of the
Capital railway line from Congress Heights
TO connect with the Capital Traction at the
Navy Yard, and the Metropolitan at Bast
Capitol and Eleventh streets, and have it
completed in foriy-five days. The plans
Cor letting the n 70 mo-
summated.
The West virginians in Congress are con-
each Other upon the success of
senator ElkinS in having his amendment
% the rivers and harbors bill approved by
both Houses, under the operation of which
the MonongaheIa River is 10 he Stacked TO
its source, and made free 10 navigation its
.ull length. The bill carries direct appro-
priation of 81 .230, 900 for the construction
of six dams between Fairmont and Nor
gantown.
The new free library at Fifteenth and II
streets, with entrance opposite the Cos
NOS Club is proving a great blessing to
hose for whom it was intended. The liz
orary is open from 9 Il. IN. to 10 y. III.
daily and is visited by large crowds.
The program to be given at Marshall
Hall Tuesday evening. May 26, the night
of the Esther Chapter o. F. S, excursinn.
will be one nf the most interesting events
of the week to local musicians. Among
hose who will participate are the High
School octet. Mr.. J. Henry Kaiser, Mr..
InIn Ial ~ d..
Miss O'Donohue. Miss Hancock. Mrs Hud-
son, Mrs. Ra aynoud and Mrs Bradford.
The united lodges Of the Knights of
Pythias will give an excursion and May
festival to Buena Vista on Monday, May
%. The arrangements are in the hands of
,he following committees: Executive
courniitee Mr.. Ruckda esctel. George
Schench. E. Waldecker, T W. Coombs and
Jacob Bigger. Committee on gr ouu,is
and amusements-A. b Mannel, c. F.
Hermann, Norman Pruitt, John Enders
and George F. Fogle
Mr.. George Antwert, of Georgetown,
is the recipient of the welcome news that
his son. Howard. of Columbia University,
New York. who has been seriously i'll,
is improving rapidly.
The body of colored female mt was
found on the commons OF the Ninth po-
lice precinct yesterday evening. 1t was
removed to the station house, and the cor
oner notified.
Colonial Beach is to have an exclusively
local newspaper this summer 1t will
be called Colonial Beach Hems,' and
will be devoted to the interests of the beach
and boat. Mr.. Paul W Evans. a son of
the owner of the beach, is the editor and