The evening times., 1897-01-18
City Brevities

Capt. kathburn. editor OF the MaTloh,
la. Register, is a que st at the National.
The revival meeting atCampbel A NJ f.
Church will be continued every night tins
week
Hon. ID. L. Murphy, commissioner Of
pensions is away on short trlp 70 AT
lantic City.
Mr George W Silsby, the banker and
broker, has returned from flying busi-
ness trip to New York.
Amanda Smith, the colored evangelist,
is doing religious work at the branches or
the Central Union Mission.
MI Eugene c. Mason, of 211 Ninth street
southwest. has been confined to his house
by sickness for over week.
John s. Runnels and George B. PeUtit,
representatives of the Pullman Palace
Car Company, are registered at the Shore
ham.
Representative Huling returned from his
home at Charleston, W. Va, this morning,
10 be on hand for District business in the
House today.
Tire bicycle club, in anticipation Of fair
weather, are rousing from their lethargy
and planning extensive runs in the ADA
cent counties.
The cwers emptying into Rock Creek are
filling that sluggish stream with refuse
tie rece mt thaw.
Detective Sergeant Perry, vino has been
quite III for some time past has So Tar re-
covered that he was able 10 visit head
quarters this forenoon.
The Moody Chcir, having paid $50 for
the electric lighting plant used in the
Mission Gospel wagon, IL has been named
The Moody Choir Battery
Or. E B. Rankin. son of President Rankin,
OF Howard University. died at West New
Brighton, Staten Island, last week. He was
q graduate OF Columbian University.
Tie lecture on civil service that was to
have been delivered yesterday by Mr.. r.
W. Thompson, n,ofIndianapolis, Of at the Second
Baptist Church, has been postponed to Jan
uary 81.
Postmaster General Wilson has announced
mis- intention TO locate in New York at the
expiration OF his term Of office, and has
offered his home in Charlestown, W. Va,
for sale.
An important meeting of the board OF di-
rectorS OF the Central Union Mission will
he held at s:15 O'Clock tomorrow after
noon, in the board room at the Mission
building.
The Vaughn Glass Club viii hold their
regular monthly meeting this evening in
tie Sunda y-sChool house OF Calvary Bap-
tist Church, corner of Eighth and II streets
northwest
Continental Chapter, D. A. R., will meet
at the Elsmere, 40S New York avenue
at O'Clock this evening. Mrs. Belva
Lockwood will deliver an address on
Arbitration"
Ninth street northwest, bet ween Q street
and Florida avenue, is in a state Of up
heaval owing to certain repairs on the
sewer main paraIlellng the Metropolitan
Railroad tracks.
Lieut.. Kelley reported today a danger
Gus sewer trap in alley adjoining No 22O
q street northwest, and the sewer trap
off m alley in rear of No. 400 New Jersey
avenue northwest.
Bessie e. Howard, a little girl, who re-
sides on q street northeast, was painfully
Injured by failing into an excavation while
crossing the old Capitol Baseball Park, on
North Capitol street.
Eli Horne. the young tailor who declared
himself insane, ana demanded that thepolice
lock him up for safekeeping, has been sent
10 the Washington Asylum Hospital, to bt
treated for a nervous disorder and insomnia.
The annual session OF District Lodge, No.
g, l. O. q T., viii be held on Wednesday
evening next at Stohlman's Hail. 32l0 \
street northwest. The election OF Officers
end other important business will be trans
acted.
The Elkins Club, OF Wheeling, with it
drum and bugle corps, an organization
named in honor of the Junior Senator from
West Virginia is among the political club
for which place is asked in the Inaugural
parade.
During the twenty-four hours ending al
O'Clock this morning the police made
twenty-three arrests, fourteen cOlored and
nine whites, six of the number being fe
males. Three OF the prisoners were charged
with "plaln drunk
A bill to Increase to S35 per month tn
pension allowed TO the widow OF Malo
Comfy, has passed both houses of Con
gress. The deceased officer was killed il
1894 by premature explosion at the gun
testing station at Indian Head.
Charles Feldman. of Hagcrstown, wa
assistant secretary at the poultry shoy
last week. He kept the entries OF tn
awards in first-rate style, and informa
ton in regard TO prize winners was easil.
obtained. Mr.. Feldman went home yes
terday.
The State Department makes known al
offer by German millers OF $3.50 prize 70
the best method OF destroying TIL nealmoth