The times., 1897-09-01
Che - - dimes
City Brevities.

Commissioner Black viii return to his
duties today.
six hundred bushels of oysters arrived
at the river front last week.
Poundn.aster EinsUeln impounded ls2
dogs and Killed 1872 last week.
The transfer shed at the corner of Ninth
and streets is being enlarged.
The water department has been request
ed to repair the hydrant near Eleventh
ard streets southeast
Mrs. Ida NJ johnson, wife of George II.
johnson, former Washingtonian, died at
Reatrice, Neb., on the 10th inst.
The improvements Oh Keller Memorial
echurch, cpraer Ninth aud Maryland avenue,
are rapidly nearing completion.
An asphalt pavement has been laid on
tie nyrth side OF Massachusetts, avenue
between Fourth and Fifth streets.
The work OF improving the north side
OF NJ street, between ThirJy-first and Thlr-
ty-secoud streets, has been commenced
The Federal Labor Union, a mixed
organization OF skilled tradesmen, viii
meet tonight at No. 62S Louisiana avenue.
The District water stop box near New
Jersey avenue and street projects above
the sidewalk, and is complained of as dan
ge-ous-
Roger Mills, the conductor OF the Glen
Echo Railroad who was injured by falling
from his car Sunday evening, is reported
as somewhat better.
The slipping of the cable from the wheels
on which it runs, near the Peace Monument,
caused travel 70 be suspended about an
hour yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Arthur Keep, OF this city, VIII ad-
dress a labor mass meeting at Ocean
Grove on Sunday, September 5. and an
other at Richmond on Labor Day.
s. s. Raish, W hen arraigned III the police
court yesterday, charged with assaulting
Mise Estelle B. Sherwood, his former type
writer, asked aud will be given trial by
jury.
Mr.. Samuel A Bailey, who lives at No.
1853 South Capitol street, was taken sud
denly i'll yesterday morning and was re-
moved to tie Emergency Hospital for treat
Inent.
Eighty-three thousand watermelons ar
rived at the Washington fruit wharf last
week Other receipts reported by In
spector Harris were 1902 boxes of fish
and 81 800 crabs.
The pumps at Eleventh and F streets
northwest, Florida avenue and Eighth
street northwest, and Pennsylvania avenue
ana Third street southeast were yesterday
reported out of repair.
Moses Bland deckhand on the steamer
Arrowsulith, had a pistol, which he was
displaying in such deTnonstrative manner
at one OF the wharves that he was ar
restec anc sent to prison FOR three months
William Newman, colored, who is en-
ployeo as "a ooachman for Judge Benty,
at No. 11I6 Ninth street northwest, was
a charge OF practicng medicine without
q license.
Peter Johnson, the colored man who was
arrested and charged with stealing a loi
Of wearing apparel from David Upperman
at william j. Zeh's coal yard, was yes
terday he'll IN $500 for the action oi
the grand jury.
George Earle was yesterday appointed
transitInan In the office OF the Districl
surveyor, at S2.25 a day, vice Thoma.
McFadden, TO take effect october 1 and
Edward TalcOtt, chairman, at $2.25 a
day, vice Richard j. Saffell.
George Robinson, colored, arrested by
sergt. NcNeely, early Sunday morning :
charged with stealing a quantity Of brio
a-brac from house No. 400 Massachusetts
avenue. owned by Mrs. Cole, was yester
day held Tor the grand jury under $1,000
bonds.