The evening times., 1897-03-16
City Brevities

Sixth street, on the hill from Louisiana
avenue to E street, has been extensively
repaired.
The senior sodality. b. V. NJ, Of st.
Aloysius' Church, III meet at : 80 o'clock
this evening.
The quarterly examination of apprentice
boys at the navy yard will be held some
time this week
Work has been resumed on the F street
branch OF the Ea>by's Point and + street
intercepting se'~er
The ladies' of Potomac Corps Of the
w. L, {. win give an enteltanmenr at
q. A. L. Han tonight.
More than twenty aliens have made ap-
phcation for citizenship in the District
the last month. The numl er is unusually
large
Mr.. c. l.. Huntington. the rsi!ncaG mag
nate ieft Washington yestclday on the
So.rheIn railways fast man, en- louie to
California.
There VIII be n n Getting Cf tie southeast
lHanca ,f the Central Un!on Mission at
N.nth and X streets SCUthe2St, oomnenc-
ing al Sc c'clcck
Hon : r. Ranon. apc; tcr OF tie West
Virginia house CT Ct.oc,J u, is in tie city.
q guest of his h!otler. Nj. J. I. H2ncn.
in Northeast Washington.
The sewer ia TIont Of No. 1912 street
northwest. was reported today by the First
precinct police to be stopped up and emit
ting foul odors and gases.
Major Charles F. Powell, late Dist ricJ
engineer Con missioner, win remove with
his family to l'itssbuI on tie SOth instant,
hIS leave expiring on ttat cate
Lieut.. GeSsford reported to police head
quarters today that the attention Of
health officer is required in the alley an
rear OF No 13S r street northeast.
oliccman Fred STANCE found the door
of Dillon's market house, corner OF First
and II streets northwest open at 1:15
O'Clock this morning; nothing missing
Tomorrow, St Patrick's Day, Rev. tohn
7 Murphy, Of Putsburg, viii lecture
in Gonzaga College Han, at { O'Clock m.
on Daniel O'Connell and Emancipation"
Mfr. W. J. Blandford, private Secretary
TO Attorney General Nick emma, mas entered
upon the discharge Of his duties. Mr..
Blandrord was formerly a newspaper nan,
and is popular with ''the boys"
Hon. c S Ncttles, a prominent member
of the South Carolina bar, is at the Shore
ham. Mr.. Netues is laying his cable for
trip &c Honolulu as the representative
Of this government at that city
Thomas ]. Scott. fifteen years OF 6ge.
who resides in South Washington, was ar
rested last evening by Policeman Marshall
on the charge eofincorriEbility, prefeTredby
= ID
The congregation Of Ryland n. f Church
viii give a reception 10 useir pastor, Rev.
f. NJ. Hartsock, ID. n. on his return 10
them for the fifth year this evening, in
the lecture room Of tie church. Friends
Bre invited.
Tie regular monthly sociane and dance
of the Young Peoples Society Of the Peo-
ple's Church, given last evening at TYPO
graphical Temple, was a very enjoyable
affair. There was large attendance
and refreshments Were served.
Capt Lawson ID. Melton, of Columbia,
s c, who took an active part in the last
campaign on the Republican side in the
Palmetto State is in the city. Capt
Melton is looking after the position Of
district attorney for his State.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Vaughn Class Club was held last evening
in the parlors of Cavalry Baptist Church,
corner of Eighth and II streets northwest.
Important business pertainingto the League
OF BAPTIST Young Mems Glasses was trans
acted and encouraging reports were re-
cr.ved from various committees.
The Milton NJ Holland and Loren NJ.
Saunders Republican Club OF the Fourteenth
district, held a largely-attended meeting
last night at No. 633 street northwest.
at which Milton NJ Holland and LOrin NJ
Saunders were unanimously indorsed re-
spectively as recorder of deeds and Com
missioner of the District.
A mass meeting of the South Washington
division OF the emancipation celebration,
was held at Sama ritan Temple, street, be
tween Second and Third streets southwest,
and the following officers were elected.
Messrs. Lewis Willis, president; ElEie Hoff-
man, secretary, and Arthur. Rednlan. chief
marshal, JamesW Hunter, rightaid: Walker
Glchrist, left aid, and W T. Granslin, chief
OF staff.
The horse attached 70 coupe belonging
10 Mrs. Robert Hinckley, of No. 1910
Massachusetts, avenue, dashed off yes
tcrslay afternoon while its bride was being
changed and galleped down to Seventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue, whore it
fell across the tracks Cars were approach