The evening times., 1897-01-16
City Brevities

sergt. Anthony Shilling is acting lieu
| tenant of the First precinct during Lieut.
| Amlss Illness.
A dead infant was found at North Capt.
tol and o streets, yesterday The corpse
was inferred in potter's field today.
| Tie police ambulances conveyed ten scE
| and INDECENT persons, who had secured per
mits from Sanitary Officer Frank, to the
hospitals yesterday.
Lieut.. Gessford reported to headquar
| ters today that there is dangerous hole
on Brightw cod avenue, in front OF the old
| Metropolitan railroa stables.
Only one arrest was made by the George
town police during the twenty-four hours
| ending at O'Clock this morniIg-BuT
| Dorsey, charged with plain drunk.
william Taylor will languish In Jail
| during the next four months. He was
sent down by Judge Miller today for steal
| ing two pairs OF rubber boots, valued at
| $3.50, from William Spicer.
Mr.. H. b Moulton, who was seriously in
| jured by being thrown from his carriag ge
several weeks ago, has SO far improved that
he viii be able TO be out and about in Il
few days.
The Commissioners are now ready to
submit TO Congress their report on the
crossings, and il will go To the committees
early next week.
An old-fashioned experience meeting, in
charge OF a company OF Central Union Mis-
sion workers, with converts to testify,
Will be held tomorrow evening a t the Yer
mont Avenue Christian Church.
Judge Miller sent John Clark to Jail for
two months today because he stole a pair
of pants. john is stranger here, his
home being in Alabama. Hunger, he said,
caused him TO commit the crime
Some OF the explosives advertised by
the competing companies for the fireworks
contract on the inaugural occasion are
billed for flight Of one mile upward, and
the effects are said to be finer than ever
before witnessed.
The board OF directors of the German
Orphan Asylum desires The Times to pub
Hcly express their thanks to the friends
OF the institution who SO kindly made do
nations Of cash or goods for the Christmas
celebration at the asylum.
John u. Stewart, a colored chemist,
gave an unlicensed parlor entertainment
last night at his home in North Wash
ington. he was therefore arrested 10y
Policeman +. NJ. Howard, and required 10.
leave So at the L street station.
The ChrStadelphianS meet every Sunday
in tine church on Eighth street, between F
and u streets northeast. The Smda y-schoul
meets at 2 O'Clock p. m, and the services
are held at $3.50 p- III. Christadelpnian
League meets in church al 7:30 p. III.
Messrs. n. A. Robbins and Percy S Fos-
ter, well-kuown Christian workers, have
rendered their designations as members
of the Central Union Mission board of di-
rectOrs. The vacancies will probably be
filled at the next meeting of the board, on
Tuesday afternoon.
Rev ]. l. Hartsock, assistant pastor of
the Metropolitan Temple, New York city,
Will address the Central Union Mission meet
ing this evening OH the great reform move
ment in the metropolis. He is the son OF
Rev. Dr. Hartsock, pastor Of Ryland NJ.
E. Church, this city.
Directors of the Georgetown and Ten
leytown Railroad Company have been
elected as follows: o. 7. Crosby, Charles
A. Lieb, George +. Emmons, w. S. Terry,
j. II. Miller, II. II. Earle, j. B Davidson,
II. D. Merrick and James B. Lackey. The
directors organized by electing .. L. Cros-
by, president; Charles A. Lieb, vice presi-
dent, and w. S. Terry, secretary and treas
urer-
A German who claims he has wealthy
relatives in the old country, called at po-
lice headquarters in distress last evening.
He had just left a city hospital, where he
was under treatment for several weeks.
Being without penny, he wanted the pO-
lice to cable to ns relatives In Germany for
a remittance. detective Clerk German di-
rected the unfortunate man to the German
minister.
The Sons and Dau ghters of North Caro-
lima viii hold their regular meeting this
evening, when an attra ctive program will
be observed. The meeting will be held
at the hall of the Confederate Veterans.
The pastor OF the lexington p Presbyterian
Church has arranged to deliver a series of
six sermons on the character and work
Of William Carey, Father Damien, David
Livingstone, Bishop Patterson, Thomas
Coke and David bTanerd, whom he desig-
mates as master missionaries.