The evening times., 1897-01-15
City Brevities

Mr.. Wallace Murdoch, OF Maple avenue,
has been appointed notary public IN
Anacostia.
The slippery roadways today resulted
in many horses failing, some of them being
painfully injured
The water main on G street, between
Twenty-siXth and Twenty-seyenth streets
northwest, Is leaking.
Senator Daniel will respond to the toast,
johnnie Reb' at the Alexandria banquet
on Gen. Lees birthday.
Lieut.. Teeple reports that the new pump
at seventh aud M streets northwest which
has been supplying the neighborhUod with
sparkling spring water, is out of order.
The jury commission will meet next
Monday at the City Hail to fill the Juiy
box, which has been nearly depleted By
the drawings for the January term of
court.
Three applicants for admission to the
ranks OF the medical profession were be
fore the examining board yesterday, at the
rooms of the law school of Georgetown
University.
Fire was discovered this morning by Po-
hcemen Bryan and Gibson in the house OF
Martha Brewer, No. Z Vermont court. The
patrolmen eXtinguiShedt the flames after SO
damage had resulted.
men near Jackson City last night, Abe
Green, a young negro with lengthy po-
lice record here, was badly cut on his
right arm with knife.
The excise board will soon complete its
Investigations into tie alleged violations
OF the liquor law upon the part Of the ap-
phCants for license, there remaining less
than fifty cases TO be settled.
Nettie Banks. a colored child. had its
hands badly burned by tumbling into the
hot debris OF one OF the houses destroyed
during the cOnflagratiun yesterday after
noon on Twenty-SiXth street, Georgetown.
The Frost habeas corpus case has finally
been set for trial Tuesday morning at 10
O'Clock before Judge Cole. At that time
evidence viii bc taken involving the rus-
tody aud control of little Goldie Marie
Frost.
Tie West Virginia Republican Association.
In celebration of the recent success Of the
q. q. p. in that State, viii entertain their
State officers elect and other distinguished
folks at a banquet, to toe given next Wednes-
day evening at the Hotel Wellington
Representative Johnson. OF California.
is o "dg chief" of the Improved order OF
Red Men, He was expected with other
visitors, TO the Chesapeake Tribe at An
pspols last night, but was unable to be
present on account ofthe Indictment weather.
Golden COmmaRdery, OF the order of the
Golden Cross, has Just installed its officers
for the ensuing term, and celebrated the
occasion at its han, on Pennsylvania ave
nue.. Wednesday evening by dispensing good
cheer in banquet The commandery has
q large membership.
Frequent caucusSes Of the friends re-
Epectively, of the two opposing candidates
fer department commander of the q. a.
r. are the order of the day and night at
This juncture, and there is a good deal of
practical politics, so TO speak, in the cam
paign. The election Will occur February
IL,
In her appeal yesterday against the en-
lorcement of the Sunday order against the
newsboys, Mrs. Bell Brown stated tiiat her
principal business as a newsletter is i'm
Sunday papers, and that her profits from
HAT source exceeded what she gained from
Iales on any secular day by as much as 500
per cent.
Frederick, alias Herbert, Smith, who
was yesterday convicted of obtaining mon
ey under false pretenses from certain naval
officials, was remanded for sentence, pend
inc a motion for a new trial which will
likely be made by Mr. TTuitt, his counsel
The punishment for the offense is not
less than one year or more than five years
N the penitentiary.