The morning times., 1896-05-26
City Brevities

| from Boston today.
c. N. Wilson, watchmau at the municipal
| lodging house, has resigned.
Mr.. William w. Ogden of Newark, N. j.,
| is registered at the Raleigh.
The Times acknowledges the receipt of
| 81 from S. e., for the firemen's fund
Station keeper Batter of the Second
| precinct, who has been absent TOR several
| days. is again at his post.
The Treasury gold reserve at the close of
| business yesterday stood ut $1O9, ,4oo,O5O.
| The days Withdrawals were 81 ,635,3OO
Judge Miller sent John W. Henson,
colored man, TO jail yesterday for three
| months on the charge Of carrying concealed
weapons.
Commencement exercises will take place
| at Washington Seminary, corner Seven
teenth aud Q streets, Thursday evening OF
| this week,
The latest departure in the barber busi-
| ness in this city is a shave and shine for
| dime 1t is what is known as the st.
| Louis plan.
| The commencement exercises OF the Law
| School OF Howard University will take
| place this evening at the First Congrega-
| tional Church.
| A dangerous hole has been caused in
| an alley Between Sixth and Wltberger
streets northwest by sewer trap falling
| into the sewer.
| Mary Grggs, colored, was arrested last
| night By Officers Buriingame and OBrien
| on a charge OF sending obscene matter
| through the mails.
John c .McCoey, a shoemaker wasa rres ted
| last night by Policeman Coffin and locked
| up at No. 8 station for assault and battery
| upon his wife Jessie.
trolley party will be given by the
| Bliss School OF Electricity on the Ninth
| street line of tie Metropolitan Railway
| Company this week.
Policemen Haller and Copeland of the
| Second precinct have been on the sick list
| for the past two days They have recovered
| sufficiently to report for duty
1t was rumored yesterday in wheeling
| circles that June l would witness a cut IN
| bicycles. The rumor could not be verified
| by Inquiries among the dealers.
| The hydrant at the corner OF Madison and
| n streets northwest has been broken.
| Some of the shattered pieces have been
removed to No. police station.
4 number of young people on Capitol
Hill are organizing a club To make trips
| on the cable and electric cars, after the
! fad now raging in Philadelphia.
An absolute divorce was yesterday grant
| ed to Charlotte Turner from Robert Tur-
| ner by Justice Hagner in equity court
| No. /. nesertion was the ground.
| Mr Moren Marean will tender an informal
| reception at his home, No. 1900 Lincoln
| avenue, GIenwood, this evening, to which
| the telegrapher of the city arelnyited.
1t is reported that Major Moore con-
| templates placing number OF policemen
IN clos IN Oh "a nj
| scOrchers and eventually break up the habit.
Probationary Private N Pullman OF the
| District Fire Department was recently
| adjudged guilty OF violation OF orders, aud
yesterday fine of SO asassessed against
| him
The issue OF standard silver dollars from
| the mints aud Treasury offices for the
| week ended May % was 1915, $50, and
| for the corresponding period last year was
$422, 4S9.
Tomorrow evening Woods Commercial
| College Will hold lis graduating exercises
| at Metzerott Music Hail. large class will
| be sent out and an interesting program has
been prepared.
DR.. Kober, the eminent authority on
| typhoid fever, said yesterday that the
| prevalence of the rainy weathe was one
| point in favor of immunity from that dis
SNhSC tLbtS SSooSh.
Secretary Herbert has directed Admiral
| Bunce, commanding the North Atlantic
| squadron, TO cooperate with the rand Army
| of the Republic in the ceremonies incident
| to Decoration Day
| Judge Kimball yesterday fined William
| Schlosser, grocer, So for violating the
| police regulations III crossing a street on
| bicycle at greater rate OF speed than
eight miles an hour.
| Observation-Disclosures cceiv ed Yesterday
| for redemption amounted to 1896, 1886.
| The receipts from internal revenue were
| $7o3,934; irony customs, $5s0,774 and
| miscellaneous, S6l, 346.
| Charles Childs. of the Chlds Brick Com
| paDy, Twelfth street extended northeast.
| was arrested yesterday afternoon by Po-
| liceman Hartley of the Second precinct on
| the charge Of cruelty to animals.
| The annual May concert of the Central
| High School will take place this evening at
| Central High School Hail. This concert is
| for the purpose OF raising money To supply
| minor matters not covered in the appropria-
| ton.
There will be a meeting at O'Clock
! tonight at No. 1107 Fourth street north
| west of colored people who intend to go
| into organization for the purpose of erect
| ing monument to perpetuate the memory
| of Ernest Green.
Rev. DR.. S. NJ. Newman, pastor of Con-
| gregational Church, called attention to
| the careless or vicious habit of school
| children and Others making dumping
| ground OF the beautiful grassy terrace on
| the west side OF the church.
De Witt c. Smith has been appointed an
| al y-.tn tI1,t hu rnl,o
| for duty In connection with his position
| as patrol driver. John ChriSnore was
also appointed au additional private for
duty on the steamer John Sylvester.
The lecture of Gen. Howard on Warfare
| of the Future at Metzerott Hall tonight
will be treat for those interested in
| questions that must sooner or later be
| of great public moment. Gen Howard
| speaks from the standpoint of arbitration
Among the attorneys admitted yester
day to practice in the Supreme Court of
the United States was Ellen Spencer Mus
! sey, widow of the late Gen. r. D Mussey
| TO Ohio, and associated with him before
bis death in his practice in the District
| of Columbia
First Lieut., Albert L. Russell, Seventh
| Cavalry, aud Second Lieut.. Charles q Ly-
man, Second Cavalry, have been placed on
| the retired list Of tie Army OH account OF
| disability incident to the service, the former
| with the rank Of captain, ana tie latter
| with that Of first lieutenant.
Mrs. Robert Scott OF No. 1913 Third
| street northwest was cleaning house yes.
| terday and spread her parlor carpet out
| upon a vacant lot. S he enga ged two col
ored men to whip il. Instead of doing so
| they carried it away. and the police have