The times., 1897-08-24
Che - Uifstes
City Brevities.

Can't Aust in and Lleuts- Kelly ana j Mss
of the police department, have Jeff The
city on their vacations.
Mr.. JohL A koOns, who has becn at
Oakland, Md, for some time, has entirely
recovered from his recent Illness
Poundn4asser EInste!n captured 24S dogs
last week, OF which was redeemed and
hoId. The rest were killed.
The excursion that was TO have been
given Prof. ] b. Caldwell yesterday was
postponed on account OF the rain.
The body Of an Infant which was found
near Fourteenth and @ streets Saturday,
has teen buried in Potters' Field.
Policeman A. w. Parham, of the Third
precinct. upon request Of Inspector Mat
tingly has been given temporary detail
in the detective office.
Capt. Tom Brown, OF the Washington
baseball team, who had his wheel stolen
last Saturday night from in front of the
Post building, has notified the police OF his
loss
Frank Dodson, Frank West, Bessie Nolden
and Fannie Smith, coiored, and all resi-
dents % Washington, Were fined $50 each
by Justice Sellers Of Rosslyn for unlawful
ooaabitatiun.
Itfs supposed that Thomas w. Lloyd who
was arrested on the charge of taking
number OF books From the law library Of
the Capitol. has taken about fifty additional
volumes which have just been missed.
The long-continued effort 10 convert
Willow Tree alley into a street viii prOo-
ali- come TO naught, as the engineer de-
partment has found upon measurement
that the thoroughfare was too narrow.
Frank Yermillion, Inspector Of fire es-
capes. recommended to tie Commissioners
that several Improvements be made in the
fire escape Of the United States mail bag
repair shop, No. 479 c street northwest.
The jevvelry stolen from the house OF
Edward Carroll, No. z07 Tenth street
southeast, has been recovered. 1t was
found under the porch OF neighboring
residence. Tie burglar has not yet been
epprehelded.
John Wells, who has been wanted for
breaking into Tie office Of A. II. Stevenson,
a Seventh street coal merchant, SUR en-
dered himself TO the police yesterd ay.
Bail was fixed At 81 900 pending the sunl-
moning OF witnesses.
The water registrar reports that OF
the houses in the District which have
water meters 3,619 are at present with
out occupants. OF this number 3,130 are
in Tie cty proper, $50 in the county and
159 IN Georgetown.
The Commissioners have returned to the
board CT school trustees their estimate
for new buildings for the next fiscal
year, with the request hat the estimates
f..rfF. ffrn- tn,
instead OF all together
A suit in equity was filed yesterday
10y william Warner against Maria Louise
Brown and others, praying that they be
required to deed to him sublot 20, square
al, decided by George MattingIy to the
oomplainaut's mother, and at her death
10 the complainant.
Jessie Mccoy, once beautiful and re-
ceiyed in good society, but long since
ruined by drink and evil associations,
was yesterday fined $50 for contempt,
the result Of foul language used in the
courtroom, and sentenced to six months
IN jail for vagrancy.
j. W. Allen and George e. Hebbard, two
local wheelmen, lost their bicycle IIuaps,
wheels, and repair tools on Sunday while
at Rockville. The articles Were found in
the possession OF Ray and Ernest Hilton
two Rockville hoys. Allen and Hebbard
intend TO prosecute the case.
n. T. Haller, the well-known architect
had narrow escape from serious injury
yesterday morning while attempting to
board a euOpolitan line car at Fifth and
i streets. Mr.. Haller caught the wrong
post and fell heavily ON the concrete. He
was lady shaken up and received two
bruises on his face.
Chris. Xanders White Brandy for pre-.
serving fruit, So gallon. 909 Seventh
street northwest.