The evening times., 1896-07-14
City Brevities

All the Officers Of the Ninth precinct who
| have been sick or on leave, have returned to
! their posts.
The torpedo boat Cushing in dock a the
navy yard, is expected To leave tomorrow
for New York.
Charles L. johnson, an authority on
| jurisprudence in Nashville. Tenn, is stop
ping at the National Hotel.
There have been but two arrests in the
Second precinct during the past two days,
| and one OF these was plain drunk.
Senator Stewart of Nevada returned from
the Chicago convention last night, and held Il
| conference with some OF the silver leaders
| OF the District.
A fire occurred in a Ninth street laundry
| the other day and many Christian En-
| deavorers will have Ia leave for home
minus their linen.
The Junior Equal Suffrage Club will hold
its annual moonlight excursion TO Marshall
Hall on Friday evening. The club will then
disband for the season.
Manager N. IL. Bowman. Of the Atlantic
! and Pacific Tea Company, is slowly recover
| Ing from his sudden Illness Of last week.
| He Is not yet out Of bed.
Mrs. Maud ]. McHenry fell from
| PennsylvanIa avenue cable car at Seventh
| street and Penns yivania avenue this morn
| ing and dislocated her wrist.
The police at Il northwest rolloe station
found the other morning that some wag had
| decorated the door with placard lear
ing tue words welcome C. E."
Early morning baths at the Washington
| beach are very much enjoyed by number
| OF Washington ladies, who make tri- weekly
| piunges as early as O'Clock a. IN.
Anna Brooks. colored. fifty years Of age,
fell down Hight of stairs at her hoIne, No.
| 4 Nashs flats, Pierce street northwest,
| early yesterday morning and broke a:r leg.
Charlotte Washington, the victim OF her
| brothers attempt ut murder, is still n "A
| critical condition at Frecdnian's Hospital.
She displays no sigu Of Improvement.
During the stay of the Christian En-
deavorers here Capitol Detective Joseph
| j. Sinnott drove at least fifty suspiouus
persons from the Zig white building ON tie
| hill.
Policeman Hebrew reported at the Ninth
| precinct station yesterday, that Il deep
hole exists III the carriagcway, at the IN
| tersection of Twelfth and East Capitol
| streets.
A Pennsylvania lady was overcome by
| the heatlast night at the c. f. headquarters
and tainted. She was cared for by ply
sician present and refused to be taken 10
| the hospital
precinct station last evening that Clicks
| alley northwest is in 1ilthy condition as
the result OF pile or dust being left by
| the 'swecperS.
DOurkeeper Glenn, of the House of Rer-
| resentatives. fractured an ankle lone while
| on fishing trip in northern Pennsylvania
| a few ays ago and is now laid up at his
home in Cuba. n. Y.
Richard Hill, u six ycar-old colored boy,
was picked up on the street by the police
OF the Sixth precinct last night and carried
TO the station, where he was held Till his
parents could he located.
A young lady delegate from the far
West. to the c. <. convention, is reported
as having cUlleCte no less than one hundred
and lIfty-three State and union badges as
souvenirs of Washington 90
Plans are already being formed TO Sc
cure favorable action next winter upon the
measure pending AT The last session OF Con-
gress TO establish the contract system On
public construction in The District.
The iydrant at the corner OF Chanplain
and Superior streets northwest is not in
good working order. The police have
given notification of the Inconvenience IL
has caused many residents in that locality.
Mr.. Alonzu X. Fowler, for many years IN
the livery business in Washing ION, died
yesterda y ut Hyattsville, where be had been
Il coal dealer for several years past. He
leaves II widow and three children.
Lieut. Col. John j. Rodgers. Second Artil-
lery, L. s. A, has been appointed by the
War Department to formulate Il system Of
regulations and tactics. based on the re-
port of the board of sea-oolst artillery
fire
Thomas Barnes, ,colored twenty 1.-TWO years
of age, was lodged in the Georgetown police
son. colored, with criminally 0ssaulting
her The arrest was made by Policeman
CoDlor.
The detectives who came here from other
cities 10 assist the kjcal officers during the
Christian Endeayor convention departed
for their huIres last night. Inspector Hol
linberger was greatly pleased with their
work.
Judge Kimban will take a months va
cation in Il few days. The first two weeks
of his absence Judge Miller will hold the
two Courts. Judge Scott will then sit in
Judge Kimbalrs court until the latter re-
turns.
The local. story In The Sunday Times
entitled 1.-The Man with the Monkey has
been the subject OF a good deal of favorable
comment. II WAS written by Francis c.
Long. who is weil-known in Washington
literary circles.
The electric cars on the Metropolitan Iinc
occasionally indulge in u burst OF speeti On
East Capitol street that would do credit
TO n racer. II time tie lost else where along
the route it is made up between the Capitol
and Lincoln Park.
Capt. Thomas ] Spencer, editor of the
American Counterfeit Dctcctor, yesterday
gave the Illinois Christian Endeavur dele
gates II lot of souvenir fans. Capt. Spencer
was formerly professor of military tactics
in the Illinois Normal College.
There was Il difference OF $40, ,0CO he
tween the highest and lowest bids sub.
mitted by contractor for the work of re-
constructing the WaIlach School building,
evidencing that experts will disagree as to
details. even in huiklng operations.
Coroner Hammett today gave oertifi-
ctae OF Death from natural causes in the
ease of Mrs. Nary j. Kelly, eighty years
OF age, who died suddenly in bed at her
home. No. 1119 New Jersey avenue north
west, rs stated in The Morning Times.
Shortly after / o'clock this morning,
horse attached to the buggy of Mr.. H. X.
Bliss, of No. 35 B street northwest, ran
away at the corner of Thirteenth and @
STREETS northwest, and collided with an iron
fence. which brought the runaway to a
sudden stop: damage, slight.
A homng pigeon belonging to IL. L.Lewis
OF No. 1114 Maryland avenue southwest,
was liberated by Capt Tull July 10 at
$50 o'clock in a rainstorm at Ports
mouth, Va, 200 miles away. The rain
continued until 1920 O'Clock, and tile
bird reached home at l:45 o'clock, cover
ing the distance in five hours and fifteen
minutes. Average speed, Ills yards per
minute.
Marriage Licenses.