The evening times., 1896-06-06
City Brevities

pean trip this su nj mer, willspen some time
in study at oxford and Cambridge. He
will then go tn the great school OF inter-
| national law at Paris, where NJ. Jules
Simon. at the age of scventy-five years, is
| the leading figure. Later he will go tn
Leipsic for a short stay to hear Prof.
| Gneist on philosophy.
Painters are touching up the lines of the
| Nationa! Museum building, making 1t look
\ bright and new for the summer.
| About twenty-five trees in the White
House grounds were badly broken-by the
| recent storms. A noble ash that had the
whole top torn away was removed yester-
| day from the plat beside the driveway
| next the Treasury.
Children's day in the Congregational
churches has been set for June Ia.
Washington conference of the Congrega-
| tional Church will be held at HerndOn, Va,
| on the 3th instant. 1t is expected that a
| large delegation will attend from this city.
Mr.. F. L. Siddons, the lawyer, has re-
| moved with his family to falis Lhurcn
! for the summer.
DR.. Luccock, of the Metropolitan Pres
| byterian Church, has returned from the
| meeting OF the General Assembly of that
| denomination.
Judge Cole will probably hear mere of
the oleomargarine cases, beginning next
Monday.
One week from today the new marriage
| law in the District will go into effect.
| After that IL will be possible 10 be married
| by justice Of the Eeaoe- Nothing but an
ecclcs;:caI marriage has ever before teen
L zad tvn rri.. l.,yx- for
the District.
The grass on the lawns Of the Monument
| Grounds and adjoining lots has been rer-
mitted to reach "A height of Il foot or more
| in many places.
Portions Of the ground floor OF tie city.
hall have been treated to a new Goat If
paint.
Three out of every five suits for divorce
| filed no wadays are ordered to be locked in
| the safe. In many cases the only charge
made is sthat of desc rtion andlittietestmcny
Is needed TO establish the fact. In some in
stances even the decree fails to tell why
the divorce was granted.
Rev. Alex. Bielaski. pastor OF the Union
NJ E. Church, will speak this evening from
the gospel wagon at Market space aud after
ward in the auditorium OF the Ceutrf:
| Union Mission.
Miss E. Fanny Barker. who was pain
fully injured in a runa way accident sew
eral days ago, is rapidly recovering at her
home, No SIG Ninth street.
| The Commissioners ire expected to havs
a force OF bicycle COPS at the teginnin.
OF the new fiscal year. AT least five of the
added policemen will be mounted on wheels.
A certificate of death from natural causes
was furnished today by Coroner Han!mctt
in the case OF George Washington, an aged
| Colored man who died suddenly at his hoine.
No. 2lo3 street north west, yesterday
afternoon.
Rev DR.. Charles s stakcly has returned
from Holiins Institute. near Roam oke,
Va, where lie delivered the commence
ment oration before the graduating class
of that institution.
ANDY" Gleeson one of the delegates
to the Republican national convention
at St Louis. Will leave Cor the great
gathering on the 11th instant in order to
he on the ground two or three days in ad-
vance.
One effect of the order shortly to be is
sued by the Commissioners to regulate
be the discontinuance OF the practice Of
coasting down the Capitol Hill carriage
way.
The assistant assessors are at work in
yestigatiug the appeals OF citizens for a re
adjustment OF values OF real estate.
Phillip S. Aelcsinger of Berlin, Ger
many, is at the Norrnandie
The Christian Endeavor % nrnitters are
busy as beavers every night now. Their
outgoing mail last night numbered 300
letters.
The fund for the Kreglo family has been
increased by subscription of $40. 40 from
the Washington Lecture Association
Rev. Thomas Chalmers Easton, D. D., Of
. ! this city, will deliver the bacaiaureate
sermon to the Students OF the gricultural
College on sunday afternoon, June f. DR..
Eastou is a favoTite among the boys Of
| this institution. He has addressed them on
previous occasions.
Children's Day exercises will be held nj
| the Tenleytown NJ. E. Church tomorrow
evening. preceded by "A sermon to the Young
: people by the pastor at the usual hour for
| morning service.
Single-taxers have arranged to hold an
| open air meeting tomorrow afternoon near
| the south side OF PENNSYLVANIA avenue and
, | Ninth street. The meeting will be a,l-
, | dressed by number of local single tax
| orators.
e Samuel Johnson. colored, eigilty-seven
years of age, was found lying on the side
| walk writhing with cramps at the corner
Of Pennsylvania avenue and Twcnty-fiftl,
street last evening. He was removed to his
home. No. 2S21 Dumbarton avenue George.
: town. in the Third precinct patrol wagon.
Police Lieut.. McCatfran called the Dis
trict pump DOCTORS attention this morning
4 to the fact that the pump on Eleventh
street, between B and c streets south.
east, and another at the corner of Fourth
street and North Carolina avenue south
east. are broken, AMI the residents of those
: localities are complaining that their flow
of cool and sparkling spring water has beer
cut off.
' A local fire alarm last night called No
0 8 engine to a small blaze in houses Nos
= 421 aud 423 Fifth street southeast. oc
cnpied respectively by AiilIie Hyde aud
+ Thomas W Boyd. Cause, everheated cool
. stove. Damage, about SO: insured.
Patrolmen Thomas Hurley. William ]
Qunlan. c. H Evans and E. j. Scranin
r recently tried for neglect of duty. have
J. been required to pay & fine of So each. upon
o the findings of the police trial board.
The Commissioners have ordered a
s water main TO be laid in Eight eepth street
: between A and B streets. and in street
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