The evening times., 1896-12-25
City Brevities

The excise board postponed all hearings
set for yesterday until Tuesday next.
The latest arrival at the navy yard is the
United States coast survey schooner Ma
toress, which is now tied up there.
The Salvation Army will give the news
boys il dinner OH Monday next at the head
quarters, No. $50 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest
Boys in the suburbs are building Christ
mas fires, and do not hesitate to tear away
loose boards from the sidewalk To make
fuel for them.
benjamin Vail, ir.. special depa rtment
| messenger for the House OF Representatives,
has gone To his old home at Aurora, Ind,
for the holidays.
The Commissioners will give a hearing
On Tuesday next to representatives of the
Anti-Saloon League. who VIII call to ad
| vocate the Morse hill.
The American Citizen will be the sub
| jeCt of Il lecture to bc delivered by Rev
| Father Stafford on the evening of January
Is, for the benefit OF st. Pauls Church.
The executive committee Of the inaugural
committee on illuminat ion and fire =
works Will hold meeting at the Glover
building tomorrow afternoon at s O'Clock.
John Miller, of No. 10 c street north
east, fell from his bicylce yesterday after
streets northeast and severely hurt his
knee.
\ recent bulletin from the Agricultural
Department shows that whereas 1900
tonSt t'r hemp fiber were once made in this
country, the total last year amounts To
only 5000 tons.
The crew OF the dispatch beat Dolphin.
now lying at the navy yard. have been
engaged i'll testing Il new and powerful
''at-sea" searchlight, which will he used
on the war vessels, If found to be salts
factory.
The sacred melodrama, Christ is Born :"
will be given by the boys Of st Aloysius'
School at GonZaga Hall, on the evenings
OF December 20 and 80. IL was written
hy Rev. Aloysius 7. Brosnan, S j, a former
pupil of the school.
The Fourth precinct police are iBvesti-
gating a free fight. which is said TO have
occurred In South Washington saloon
several nights ago. The report states that
revolvers and razorS were drawn and flour
ished during the melee.
Rev. Father KeatinG, S j., has been APP
pointed moderator of the Georgetown Uni
yerSity Dramatic Society. After the hell
days the members will probably commence
the rehearsal of one OF ShakeSpcarcs plays,
which will be endered early in SS7.
Several children conceived the idea yes
terday of celebrating Christmas Eve by
building bonfire in the house occupied by
Annie Myers. No. $40 Pomeroy street north
west. They accordingly started blaze
and before the fire department could eX-
tneuish it, the house was nearly destroyed.
Damage, SiO0.
Clara A. Rines, proprietor of the Hotel
ElsInere, has sued George F. Cochenower.
Of Hagerstown, Md, for hoard bill Of
81, ,506.S5, and put an attachment ON
the Cochenowcr marble quarries. at Eakles
Mills, Nd. An earlier hen upon the prop
erty, to secure So 2.s0o to Mr.. stilson
Hutciiins, is preferred claim.
National University students, at the be
ginning of the oliday season, three days
ago. made number OF presents to their
teachers. Among these were silver
handled silk umbrella to Mr.. Jackson II =.
Ralston, fl ON the Iost graduates; a Web
ster's dictionary, with stand, TO Mr. II c.
Claughton, from the seniors, ard a hand
some cut glass cigar case from the juniors
to Mr.. Eugene Carusi