The evening times., 1896-10-15
City Brevities

| Judge John Wilson. of st. Paul, Minn.,
Is guest at the Arlington.
Chevaiier Caesar Augustus Barraton:, oil
| New York. is visiting this city.
The Newsboys' Home. at Third and
streets northwest. has new gymnasium.
Count GalarZa and Seuor Antonio Benitez
| OF the spa is!i iesation. nave returned from
| Lenox. Mass.
Asphalt paving is being laid on Fourth
| street, between B and Pennsylvania ave
nue., south heast.
Major Clinton, OF the War Department has
| returned from his summer home at yatts-
| vile 10 his house on + street.
/ II. Carroll Downs, of the District su-
preme court, has returned from trip 10
Marlboro, Prince George county, Md.
| j. Il. Leonard has commenced the cree
! tion of Il large livery stable and hostclry on
Fillmore street, near Harrison, A naCoStia.
| a bicycle, the properly of IL. b. Coblentz,
was stolen last evening from in front
| OF his residence, No. 467 Florida avenuuc
northW est.
| For the first time since hc storm workrnen
| were busy yesterday ON Nineteenth street.
| above Seventeenth. removing limbs of
wrecked trees.
Services IN connection with the eighth
anniversary OF Mount Zion A NJ. +. Church.
| Georgetown will be continued tonight by
| historical exercises.
| The open space at the intersection of
| Connecticut avenue and street north
| west, III front oil tac Church Of The Cow
| enaut, is being made IA park.
Now that the new brick public school
| at Congress hcigntS is III use al Las been
| decided 10 hold a manual training school In
| the Old frame building adjoining.
The contract for constructing sewer
| in Canal street southeast, between II
| street and the AEaoostia river, has been
| awarded by the ummissioners 10 James
! McCantiiish, who was the lowest hidtief
Grading on Yale street, east of Four
teeuJll, iiis reached Sherman avenue, So nat
The way will soon he open into that section.
| both from the Boundary and from Four
| teenth.
| The District Commissioners have ordered
| that l30 feel Of 1Our-lnCn wafer man lie
| laid in the alleys III the southwestern PAN
of square o16, the estimated cost OF which
| is 1887.
The Commissioners have rcScindcd their
| order of several weeks ago for the setting
| OF a uew curb Oh Massachusetts avenue. be-
| tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets
| northwest.
The anchors to hold the Mckinley and
! Hobart banner, to be suspended tonight at
| Harrison and Monre streets, in Anactstia,
| were erected yesterday, and the ropes
| stretched this morning.
Joseph ii Hurley las been appointed as
blacksmith. 10 be stationed II AaNa .oe
| agency. New Mexico. His salary will he
$500 per annuin aud extras. He lert for
his post this morning.
One hundred and forty one applications
| for retail liquor licenses were on file with
| the excise board atnoon to-day This iS four
| teen less than were registered at the close
of business October ., 1895.
Hon. Daniel RaIEey, OF the Penns yiyania
legislature. Will a,inrcsS the East Washing
| iun hepuuiican Cub tonight al its hall. at
| The National Capital Bank. at Third and
| PENNSYLVANIA avenue northeast.
John Collins, a printer. living at Fourth
| and IL streets north west. had his tight
hand Caught IN a press yesterday. badly
| laceratInr the thumb. The wound was
| dressed at the Emergency Hospital
Little River. which flows between Ana
| losttn Island aud the virginia shore op-
| pUsite Georgetown. is virtually solid ground
| since the settling of the sediment brought
| down the river by the recent high water.
L demand jury trial" WIS Philip
Lapghorn's plea when arraigued before
Judge Miller today. charged with stealing
a watch valued at Slo from Maria Mar
Tin lie was committed 10 Jail. bonds o,aug
| fixed mt 5000.
There will he n Mckinley and Hobart
meeting tonight AT Congress Heights. Hon
Sidney Mudd, candidate for Congress. will
speak. The meeting will tie in the interest OF
| voters of oNon Hill district which adj Joins
Congress Heights. s
Alexander n. Hart of johnston Pa,
reported To inspector Hollinberger today
that his overcoat was lost or stolen at the
a. To- Hn
cts of the garment was MIR. Hart's return
ticket to Johnstown.
Mr.. Thomas Harvey, of the Court Cal
endar, which yesterday suspended pubiCa-
ton, mas contracted To FURNISH the court
ne ws TO the Real Estate and Court Record,
to which was transferred the subscription
list of the Calendar.
Policeman Hartley. of the Second pre-
cinct reports that the sidewalk on l. street,
| bet weeu North Capitol and First streets
north west. is in a dangerous condition,
caused by number of trees being up
rooted during the recent storm.
Rosie NJ. West, of Parkersburg, ". Va,
addresses a letter to the county clerk"
| OF Washington, which finally came to the
hands of A ssessor Triiuble. in which inquiry
was made for persons named Nelson, the
object being to find o Son OF that name.
While nnisg cartridges for shotgun
last night Frank A Martin, OF No. GO7 Sixth
street. had his right hand badly burned.
| a spark from the cigarette he was smoking
fell into the gunpowder, causing il to eS-
plode. His injuries were dressed at the
Emergency Hospital.
Ruber, CANT, colored, who is sCparat ed
from his wife. visited her yesterday at her
huIue Oh FLORIDA avenue. aud demanded his
clothing Because she refused to give him
the garments CANT horsewhipped her.
Judge Miller This morning sent tine prisoner
to Jail for thirty days. in default Of $40.
The time furreitures against the con-
tractor for the construction OF the Green
leaf and Payne school buildings have been
waived by the Commissioners, except for
the amount of the expense incurred by the
District for the pay of inspectors. by reason
Of the delay in completing The structures.
The force of attaches in Chief Clerk Rich
ard Sylyester's office al police beadquar
ters is considerably weakened by the
absence Of Stenographcr j. A. Kemp, who
is attending the Frederick fair; Mr.. Harry
GessIord, who is on leave, while Col
william e. Moore the chief, is rusticating
on Bolivar Heights
The Commissioners have advised the North
Capilol and lexington Citizens Associa-
that, pending decision as to the award OF
contract for the erection OF new electric
Iainps, no action can be taken relative to
The request for the establishment OF street
| lights on Quincy sS'eet. between North Cap
itol and First streets.
The retiremento of Vice President Syming-
ton and several other officials from the
service of the EckiD gton and Soldiers Home
and Belt Line Railway Companies occurred
a month ago, Immediately succeeding the
appoiD tment of the receiver. 1t was an
economical move, the officials say, and
withou Significance.
The heads OF departments under the Dis
trict government were each supplied today