The evening times., 1897-03-10
City Brevities

for Chicago, where he will remain severa
days.
Policeman Frank Baur, OF the FOURTH
| precinct, has been granted leave OF alb
sence.
John w. Thompson, president of the Ma.
tional Metropolitan Bank, is soon TO saf
for Japan.
Some Of the driveways of Rock Greek
| Cemetery have been treated TO new coat
ings of gravel.
F. Richold, Of New York, is visiting bis
parents, at their home, No. 427 Sixth
street southwest
Moses Smith was'sent down this morning
by Judge Miller for $50 days on the charge
OF carrying concealed weapons.
Prof" Edwin Smith, 1.-THE king of
the cakewalkers, was yesterday fined So
for profanity by Judge Kimbar.
Joseph Cooke, the venerable station.
keeper of No. &, is reported dangerously
III at his residence in North Washington.
Charles Bauscher, charged with permit
ting gaming table on his premises, was
before Judge Miller this morning. A jury
trial was demanded.
The river steamboats, laid up at their
wharves are nearly all undergoing ex tensiye
repairs, to prepare them for the traffic
during the approaching season.
The Catholic University viii have a
lecture tomorrow afternoon by Prof
Griffin, on Epoch Makers in Chemistry"
1t Will be 1lsutrated with stereopucon
views.
A ~ 1f rfo
PittsbUrg and vicinity visited the city yes-
terday. Mr.. Porter, a well-known mer-
chant in the Smoky City, headed the
group.
There win be a game of basket ball be-
tween team of the Corcoran Cadets and
the local team of the Washington Athletic
club, in the clubs han at O'Clock this
evening.
The outhouse OF Otto Krouse. on the
Bladensburg road, was entered last night
by thieves, and twelve fine chickens stolen.
The fowls were beheaded before being
taken away.
Grand Eminent Commander Thomas, at
the head Of a delegation from De Molay
COmmandery, Knights Templar, will on
Monday pay a visit to the Alexandra
Knights Templar.
Chief Clerk Tweedale denies the cor
rectness of a rumor that a census was taken
ofthe clerical force of the War Department.
toasCertainthe number who are above fifty
years OF age. He knows nothing of it.
The executive committee OF the senior
class at the National Law School is trying
TO secure Mr.. Bryan, the Democratic
candidate for President to deliver an
address at their graduation on June z,
next.
District inventors have received patents
as follows: F. G. Atkinson. for wheel for
vehicles; H. H. Wainwright. device for
securing protecting plates to concrete; w
II. Drayton, for attachment for sewing
machines.
A number OF letters have already been
sent TO the marshal's office addressed to
United States Marshal Hahn. Mr.. Hahn
is the ohioan who has been mentioned ss
the probable successor OF Col Wilson, tie
present marshal.
Prof Lester Ward, OF the National Mu-
scum, will read paper before the Phflo-
sophical Society at it's meeting Tuesday
next at Columbian Univers sy. His subject
cialistic Agitations.'
There are two vacancies on the police |
force, caused by the dismissal OF Private |
Laurenson, OF the Fifth. and the resig- |
nation OF Private G. W. Greer, of the |
Ninth precinct. They will be filled from |
the eligible list OF applicants.
Malinda jackson, mulatto woman, |
wearing wild West cowboys hat, was |
brought before Judge Kimball today by |
Policeman Frank Auldridge charged with |
creating a scene, tcussing and sw caring in !,
Freeman's alley last night She was |
fined So.
of the Washington and Lee University.
arrived at Lexington, Va, yesterday |
and paid his first visit to the
university since his election as its pres-
dent, He expects to remain in Lexington
several days.
At very large and enthusiastic meet
ing of the Sound Money League, held last
evening. at No. 1916 G street northwest,
resolutions were passed
Mr.. c. V. Gates, president of
the league, for the position of recorder OF
deeds for this District
A minister who had not yet qualified to
perform marriage ceremonies under the
new marriage law called on the clerk of
the courts yesterday. He said that he had
married several couples without register
Ing as required by the new ACT. He had
lust begun toread about the statute in the
newspapers.
Prof. Moore, chief of the United States
Weather Bureau, who lectured last even
ng at the Peabody Institute, Baltimore,
,ited as a curious fact, that according TO
record kept for a term of four years OF the
suicides throughout the United States. it
vas found that 1 200 persons destroyed
themselves in cold weather, whereas In the
warm months there were 600 suicides