Evening star., 1897-01-19
CON ENSED LOCALS

This morning between 1 and 2 o'clock
Policemen Scramlin and Bauer found the
dead body of an infant in the Capitol
grounds. near 1st and B streets southwest.
The body was sent to the fourth precinct
station for the coroner's action.
The finding of the side door of Louis
Brandts saloon open about ! 80 o'clock this
morning by Policemen Lynch and Creagh
reminded them of what they have so often
heard of the custom in years gone by But
there was not the bartender there with the
glass of beer. The door had been left open
because of carelessness and was secured
before 1t had been found by a burglar.
An alarm of fire was turned in last night
from box 35 because of fire in the laundry
of A T. Connolly, No. 1149 nth street
northwest. The flames soon spread to the
premises of Mrs. Martha Dyett. No. ISL,
and caused a loss of about 500 to the latter
house. Mr.. Connolly's loss amounted to
about 500. What caused the fire is not
known.
The reports Of Food Inspectors Mothers
mead and Cavanaugh for last week show
the condemnation of 235 pounds of beef.
IoS pounds of mutton, 20 pounds of veal,
10 pounds Of pork. IA chickens. 10 turkeys,
geese, 13 birds and 1S rabbits. Amonp
the fruits and vegetables condemned were
nine bushels of tomatoes, SO the reports
show. One hundred punches of celery
were also condemned.
Poundmaster Einstein impounded thirty
two dogs last week Before the close of the
week nine of them had been killed and one
sold Saturday there were twenty-five of
of catching dogs the poundmen removed
twenty-three lots of bedding and clothing
in contagious disease cases.
Last weeks arrivals at the river front in
cluded 4.I5I bushels of fish, 40 carp, ) bass
and 1880 bushels of oysters There were
no concentrations made by Inspector Har-
ris.
II
and ". r. c.. No IL, have unanimously in
dorsed Mrs. Rosamond B. Meachem as a
candidate for department president.
James W. Hunter was fined $40 by Judge
kimball today in the Police Court for
maintaining a filthy slaughter house near
dairy on the FoXhall road.
The annual session of District Lodge, No
B. /. O. G. T., will he held tomorrow even
ing at Stahlman's Hall. 1910 N street. An
election of officers will be held and other
important business transacted.
I'VE are not having quite so many dodgers
now as We had this time last winter" re-
marked Captain Cutler. superintendent of
the municipal lodging house. to Star re-
porter this morning. THE decrease. /
think, is because so many tramps fear ar
rest and term in the worEhouse." Be
tween forty and fifty dodgers are being
cared for each night
The w. c. T. U. will have an interesting
meeting at their headquarters, $40 F street.
tomorrow at . o'clock. Mrs. NJ D. Ellis
of New Jersey, national superintendent of
legislation and enforcement of law. will
address the meeting, and other superin
tendentS Will report. Lunch will be served
at noon by the ladies of Georgetown Union.
The sewer at the mouth of the alley on
the north side of F street southwest be-
tween Sd and AZ streets is obStructed. Com
plant of the nuisance was made to the
sewer department today by the police.
\ dangerous hole ia rear of No. 52 Mas
sachusetts avenue was reported by l.ieuten-
ant Kelly today, while Lieutenant Hefner
reported a dangerous hole in the sidewalk
at 1St and F streets northeast. On Sd
street southwest near the corner of F street
there is also a dangerous hole. This was
reported by Lieutenant Vernon.
]. c. Lightcalf. who lives at 1924 H street
northeast. fell from his bicycle near I'd and
n streets last night and fractured his left
arm. When DIR. j. +. Bliss had attended
him he was taken to his home i'll the patrol
wagon.
There was a slight fire in Hugo Zieman's
saloon, corner of 10th and F streets, last
night about 10 o'clock. The fire depart
ment was called out by an alarm turned in
from box 131, but there was not much for
the firemen to do. The loss amounted to
annl,t