The evening times., 1896-11-09
City Brevities

Mr.. Henry Grau, director OF the Metro
poi,an English Grand Opera Company,
at the Riggs.
r. Harris, OF the firm of r. Harris & Co
returned to the city yesterday from a snor
trip to New York.
w w. Martin, a former Washingtonian
but now a resident OF London, Eng, is
guest at Wizards.
Engineer John Putland, OF the Smith son
ian. has returned TO the city after vist
| 10 Cincinnati, Ohio.
The talk of rapid transit for the A Anacostia
| and Potomac River street car line mas been
renewed since the election.
Garbage collections will be made in al
portions OF the District twice week from
this time until April 10, 1897.
About sixty men, an unusually large NUN
ber, were furnished with beds at the mu
nicipal free lodging house last night.
James Robinson. a member Of the Navy
Yard football eleven, was painfully i'll
jured during a practice game SATURDAY.
The annual meeting Of the Associated
Charities VIII be held i'll Calvary EaItis
Church at o'clock tomorrow evening.
The new cneIne-housc Being built for
| No. 2 company is now completed. and
| was inspected ny Cher parris yesterday
The debating society of Gcorgeto wn Law
| School have appointed Il committee TO ar
range for intercollegiate debating con-
tests.
Laura \. Pryor colored was arrested by
Sergt. Barry ana Patrolman Curry yester-
day for conducting a "speakeasy" in South
| Washington.
AIcxanacr Beach, colored, was fined So
lay Judge Miller today for jabbing pocket
| knife blade into the hand of Fred. Neale, a
| muIatto boy.
| First street north east, betw cen East
| Capitol and B streets, along the line OF the
| Metropolitan railway, is being resuriaced
| with asphalt
A brick thrown by an unknown person at
| North Capitol and l. streets about o'clock
last night struck Patrick Mahoney on the
head, nIiict,ng Il severe scalp wound.
| Fire destroyed the barn and outbuildings
| Of j Ohm Ross, on the Wheeler road near Ana
| costa last night The flames originated
| from the explosion OF a lamp in the barn.
| Judge w. Is. Fleming, OF Louisville, KY,
| who was recently dismissed from the Treas
| ury Department by Secretary Carlisle, is
| considering location here to practice law.
The funeral OF the late John Collins took
place at o'clock tfis morning from the
family residence, No. % street north
west Mass was said at st. Aloysius'
| Church.
W. &. johnson, of Harrison street. Ana
| costa, left this morning for Boston, Mass,
| where he expects to secure situation with
| "A Boston firm as travelling salesman in South
America.
| The executive committee of the District
| of Columbia Christian Endeavor Union viii
| hold ITS monthly meeting tonight at Calvary
Baptist Church. Only routine business will
he transacted.
| Campbell Darlington has returned from a
| weeks hunting trip In North Carolina He
| prunpiInCcS the gaming seisun excellent and
| says there is every indication game VIII be
| plentifui all winter.
Dangerous holes in the sidewalk werere-
| ported today 10y Police Lieut. Heffner in
| front OF No. % Fifth street northeast and
near the catch basin, corner OF Eighth and
ID streets northeast.
| Peace and good order prevailed in south
east Washington yesterday. The police Of
the Firm precinct did not make an arrest
during the Lwenty-foGr hours ending at 8
O'Clock this morning.
Rev. Granville s. Williams OF the Metro
| politan BAPTIST Church, will begin next
Sunday evening series of three sermons
on "Chariicter' They will be designed
especially for the young.
The Young Mems League of the E Street
| Baptist Church VIII meet at the residence of
George c. ShoIes, No. 131 A street north
east. tonight. Tie QUESTION OF junior
| league VIII he considcfeti.
There was a small bllze last evening In
the house of Mr. Ford. 40, 425 Third street
southwest. caused by q defective fluc.
No / engine company'tStibgushed the fire
| after SIS damage had desulted.
The secretary OF the excise board has
| placed 100 for liquor licenses
| IN the hands OF the POLICE for the usual IN
| vcstigation. Onethird ~ these have been
| returned, with a report upon each.
The detective office resembled a whole
| sale clothing establishment this morning.
Hundreds Of winter overcoats for the
patrulmen of the several precincts had been
| received and were piled high in the room.
1t is stated that thirty-three men on the
temporary roll have been discharged from
the tree and shrubbcry division OF the Ag-
TiCultural Department, the season having
arrived when they can no longer be profit
ably employed.
Charles May, colored, an employe Of a
bicycle store, came to the Emergency
Hospital this III orning with three lacerated
fingers. They had been ught betweenth
Spfocket wheel ANA the cham OF a bicycle
which he was cleaning.
Wilson Jones, a coiored man, living on
Howard avenue in HillSdale, fell from an
old rear porch at his residence yesterda aft
ernoon and broke his left arm, besides
badly injuringhiS back. He was attended b y
DIR. Mudd, UfAnacostia.
The revival mt the AnaCostia N. E. Church
Is continuing with much success. Meetings
are held every night except Saturday and
Rev. James McLaren, the pastor, expects
during the coming week to have the assist
incc If several Washington evangelists.
The East Washington Republican Club is
arranging for a jOllifiCation meeting to
I've held Thursday evening next at the hall in
the National Capital Bank, on Pennsyl-
wanna avenue southeast. The program will
include music and individual talks of ten
minutes each.
The case of Charles E. Barber for as
sault upOn Charles Woodbury. and Mr. Wood
bury's countercharge against Mr. Bar
ber for the same offense have been set
down for toIDorro W to be tried in Judge Mil
| ler's court. Both parties to the suit are we'll
Known patent attorneys.
The northeast is the only section of the
city which is without a Masonic lodge. To
morrow evening at 7:3O O'Clock there will
residents Of that locality, at the home of
John A. Meyer, No. SO Eighth street nortll-
east for the purpose of organizing chapter
OF Royal Arch Masons.
The electric plant at st. EliZabeth's
Asylum for the Insane is nearly completed
and Is expected to be in operation within a
week or two. 1t is proposed TO utilize the
| electric lights for display at the first an
nual entertainment to he held at the institu-
ton within a short time.
new sidewalk is being laid for nearly
| The whole Of the two blocks on the west
side of Fourteenth street, from u to w
streets. The walk is closed the whole
distance. New cement walks have been
laid for II third OF a block each way at the
corner of Ninth and K streets and Ninth
and streets.
Acting Lieut.. Keefe, of the Third police