The evening times., 1897-03-13
City Brevities

Bainff d. K. Darr, of Judge Miller's court,
| is on the sick list
| Judge Miller is much better than he was
the early part OF the week.
Mr.. L. S. Drown and family OF Newport
News. Va, are visiting among friends in
| this city.
Policeman Michael Flynn is reported to
be somewhat worse. lie is Il victim of acute
! rheumatism.
Aaron Kenny was sentenced to thirty
| days in Jail today in Judge Kitnball's court
for indecent exposure.
The new president OF the Columbian Uni
versity Athletic Association is John W.
| Wright, of the law school.
Fresh shad and strawberries are becom-
ing more plentiful, and will not longer be
accounted luxuries in a very few days.
A large arc light has been placed at the
| back entrance of the Central Union Mis-
sion to help light the homeless TO shelter.
A bad leak in the water main in fTont
| OF No. 410 l. street northwest was reported
to headquarters today by Lieut.. OF Police
Teeple.
Temporary Home for Destitue workmen
win bc given Tuesday evening at Carroll
Institute.
Another dead infant was foun in the
Eighth precinct yesterday. IL was picked
up at Second street and Florida avenue
northwest,
Judge Cox yesterday presided over the
orphans court, in the absence OF Justice
Hagner. who is confined TO his house on ac-
count OF Illness.
Rev. W. w. FanArsdale, pastor OF the
Fifteenth Street NJ. F. Church. but TO be
transferred to Hagerstown, is visiting
friends in Baltimore.
The stand erected in front Of the Han
cock statue is one of the last to be torn
down, but il will have disappeared -some
time this afternoon.
Albert Stewart and Herbert Whitney,
for disorderly assembly yesterday. were
today sentenced by Judge Kimball 10 sixty
days in the workhouse.
Rev. w. W. Curry will deliver an ilus
trated sermon in Interpretation OF the
parable of Dives and Lazarus at the Church
of Our Father tomorrow evening.
Mr. c. NJ Henley, of this ity, Is one of
five incorporators of new coal and coke
company just organized at Piedmont, W
Va, with capital stock OF S100, 900.
James T. Levy secured a building per-
init today to erect three two-story dwell
ingsat Nos. 1851 1868 ana 1856 Thirteenth
street extended. The proposed cost is
Sc 900.
The axle of cart driven by John Tolli-
yer, colored, broke in twain last evening
mt North Capitol and n streets. Tolliver
was tUmbled to the roadway and painfully
injured.
I lie Society for Philosophical Inquiry OF
the Columbian University Will hold a meet
ing next Tuesday at which Mr.. Ward will
read a paper on Philosophy OF Modern
socialistic Agitations.
The number of violations OF police reg
ulations with reference to bicycle, speed,
lighting, etc. is increasing rapidly, as eyf-
denced by the large number of fines paid
therefor in police court.
Librarian Spofford appeared before the
grand jury yesterday, to testify in the case
Of the two young men who are charged
with stealing Washington diary and other
valuable papers from the Congressional
Library.
The street-cIeaners have thus far failed
to get in their work on the dirty pave
ments in front of many of the inaugural
stands. The collection of waste paper,
peanut shells and lunch boxes remaining
after the stands were torn down is gigantic
A Government team from Fort Myer,
driven by Oliver Hines. ran away yester-
day afternoon on F street, between Ninth
and Tenth streets, and collided with a
citizens carriage, standing near the curb
The vehicle was badly damaged, but no
one was injured.
George Brooks, fifteen years old, was to-
day sentenced by Judge Miller to fifteen
days in Jail for breaking into the shoe shop
of w. II. Carter, No. 1104 Eighth street
southeast, and stealing pair of shoes, val
ued at 80 cents.
Rev. William p. Brett, of Georgetown
University, will deliver the Lenten sermon
at st. Aloysius' Church at the / O'Clock
service tomorrow. His text: ''This is the
will of God, Your Sanctification" At
vespers Rev. John Scully, of Philadelphia,
viii preach about "Penance''
The mixed lot Of furniture belonging to
the evicted tenants on c, between Four
and-a-h half and Sixth streets, still half OBJ
structs the sidewalk and causes the won
dering amusement of the passers-by on ac-
count OF the conglomeration OF peculiar
things contained in such small space.
The police continue TO make an unusually
large number of arrests. The average
has been from fifty-five TO sixty pIison-
ers day, but during the twenty four hours
ending at nine O'Clock this morning eighty
one persons were taken into custody for
offenses ranging from plain drunk to herse
stealing.
President Mcfiugh, Of the local Fedora. |
tion OF Labor, left last night on an official |
tour OF Northern New York, New England |
States and Canadian branches OF the Jour |
neymen Stonecutters' Association OF North |
America, of which he is general secretary |
and treasurer. He will be absent from the |
city three, or. possibly, four weeks.
Much of the shrubbery in the public PARKS
is in bloom.