The evening times., 1896-11-30
City Brevities

John b. Bland has been licensedas q steam
engineer OF the third class.
one additional pupil OF the Peabody School
has developeda case OF diphtheria.
Dr. ]. e. Meredith. of this city, has
| opened an office at Manassas, va.
J. s. Williams United states marshal for
Texas, is guest at the Metropolitan.
MIR. Ralph Peyton, at one time a resident
here, is visiting relatives ON Capitoi mn
Fenton Du Val. of Annapolis, is visiting
friends at No. 1435 street Northwest
Street lamps and tree boxes are now IN
course OF erection on Kentucky avenue
| southeast
T. r. Andrews director of the Corcoran
| Art School, has returned from Visit To Co
lumbus, o.
Mr. A r. Childs. who used crutches for
| several weeks, the result OF an INJURY, has
| entirely recovered.
Representative J. W. Doolittie, of Wash
Ington. arrived in the city last night, anu Is
stopping al Wizards.
hut one arrest was made in the Fourth
precinct during the twenty-four hours enc
| Ing yesterday evening.
Religious services were held yesterda
afternoon At NO. u station house, ana NOS.
| and d engine houses.
The Society or Andrew and Phillip VIII
| meet this evening in the study room oi
| the FIRST Congregational Church.
DR.. Rogers, Of this city, will give g-
| ben Hur' recital and Illustrated lecture
at Rockville. Md, tomorrow night.
The ladies OF McAn Auxiliary will hold
| a business meeting this evening IN new
| YORK Avenue presbyterian Church.
Bishop satterlee will preach at st. An
dreW's Church this evening IN Observance
OF the birthday of the patron saint
4 Rev. II. Z. Robinson has taken permanent
| residence In Alexandria. and has entered
| the real estate and insurance business there.
| The funeral Of j. II. Eldridge ok place
| from the family residence, No; I'd seconu
| street southeast at O'Clock this after
noon.
| r. l.. Cardoza, jr., has been appointed
| principal of Wilson School, on Meriuian
| Hill He is also in charge or the night
school.
AIR. Samuel 8. Sentenne, who has been
visiting relatives in New York Tor the
past month, bas returned to his duties IN the
Capitol.
| Mr. Perry Allen. of the State Depart
| ment, has been i'll for some time in his
apartments In the Cairo lie Is slowly con-
| valescinS.
A free permit was issued today to the
| Butler Zouaves. colored military, or
| ganization, to hold fair on Pennsyivahla
avenue northwest.
Mrs. Janet Richards spoke yesterday
morning in the Sunday schC oil loom Of Gun
| ton Memorial Church VI on Current Events
and French History
Tramps will receive scant mercy from
| Judge Kmball this winter, as ihe INTENDS
sending them to the workhouse when caught
| begging on the street.
| Rev. Father Gross. of st. Paul's Church,
has been dangerously i'll since his return
| from westminster. Nd. He is now reported
| to be slowly improving.
A concert will be given on December l6
| at Llnthicum Hail. the proceeds To De ap-
| piled toward paying for the new organ OF
| the Holy TRINITY Cnurcn-
william T.. Smith is added. by order OF
tie Commissioners. to the list OF additional
privates on the police force, for duty at the
| coal yards OF j. Maury Dove.
Mrs. Agnes Grayson, forty-three years OF
| age, Eel on the slippery sidewalk AT SIKH
| street and Maine avenue southwest this art
| ernoon and was painfully injured
"HIeroglyphics. Syllabaries and Alpha
| BETS will be the subject of w. } Hoff-
mans lecture at the Catholic University
Thursday Afternoon, at 4:3O o clock.
Caroline johnson, coIored, charged with
assaulting Policeman William A. Reith.
demanded jury trial in Judge Niiler's
court today, and the case went over.
DR.. Irving Rose, OF this city, the expert
on insanity, was called upon for an anaiyt-
ical description OF keptomania for use in
the celebrated Castle case in London.
An overheated stove caused a blaze be
fore da ylirht this morning in house No
S26 Z street northwest No. engine eX-
tinguished the flames. Damage about $50.
The sovereign officers and deputies of the
Sons OF Jonadab Will pay an official visit
To Empire Council. No. 4, at Odd Fellows
Han, Navy Yard, on Wednesday night next.
The funcral OF Arthur u hcIT, son Ol
Hon. John b. Kerr, who died on Friday.
was held yesterday afternoon from ST.
Paul's Episcopal Church, On Pennsylvania
avenue.
supt. Powell, of the public schools, viii
address the meeting of the Bethel Literary
ana Historical Association tomorrow even
Ing. at the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian
Church.
The free lecture course Mt the Carroll In
stitule will be opened ON Thursday evening
by Hon. A. r. Spofford, Librarian of Con
gress. His subject will be Poetry and
Prose-
Hon. W. A. Young. the newl y-elected
member or Congress from the Second Vir-
glnIa district. ana 5. =. Nottingham of the
Norfolk Landmark arrived In the city
this morning.
washington, on the Maryland side of the
Potomac few miles below this city, has
been awarded by the War Department to
l.. w. Shepard.
Library at Albany. and Baker of Columbia
College Library. have written the joint com
mittee of Congress that they will be here to-
morrow for hearing.
T. w Courtney, assistant electrician of
the Mount Vernon and Washington Rail
road, has resigned, 10 accept position as
general superintenhent OF an electric
railway in Frederick. Nd.
The students of Howard University have
commenced the publication OF college
paper IL has been christened The Jour
nal, and the editors are MeSsrS. s. IL. Lark,
Lee, Becknam aud Gillian.
The students of the volunteer movement
which was organized short tine ago in
the Fifth Congregational Church will
meet tonight for the purT ose OF devfsinE
future plans for their work.
Dr. Some A. Nordhorr-Jung, the German
female physician, will begin a series OF
free lectures this week In various parts of
the city under the ausDices OF the Civic
Center The lecture is for ladies.
.,l,t-, N Z bat lay
week caused decrease in the number of
calls for lodging and meals at the municipal
hosiery. lne total or the registiIes was
the previous week.
Electa Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star, will hold a special meeting tonight at
Masonic Hall in Anacosta- Special work of
the order is announced by Secretary King
As the business to be transacted.
Work WAS begun on the construction of a
sewer out Harrison street. in AnacOstia.
The construction was commenced near the
Fillmore street sewer and Will continue
to the Minnesota avenue junction.
william Pleasant, the colored highway
man, arrested in Anacostia, and tried some
time ago for highway robbery, will be
brought to trial again tomorrow, the jury
having failed to agree in the first case.
s. W. Curriden, secretary of the Boys
Reform School, has announced the sus-
pension, until further notice, OF any visit
ing at the school. This action is taken on
account of the prevalency of diphtheria.
horse attached to a light wagon, be-
longing to h. Xander. ran away on street
southwest Saturday night and injured HIM
self quite severely by colliding with a
horse and cart The w agon was uninjured.
Lieut.. Vernon reports a telegraph pole at
Second street and Virginia avenue south
west broken off at the ground and hanging
by the wires above. 1t sways in the wind
and is a menace TO pedestrians and teams
After a long Illness Stationkeeper NJ. J.
Corbv, of the Third police precinct, die ed at
I. oil lic nrr,in af hi.