The times., 1897-08-26
Che - Gitueal
City Brevities.

George Forneyer will have to answer
&, a charge OF trespass in the police court
this morning.
Marx wood. charged with assault upon
Manfred Gregory, was fined $40 iii police
court Yesterday.
4 leaky hylrant at the corner of Thirty
fourth and + streets has been reported 10
the " ater daparUm eat-
Mai Moore yesterday appointed Jere-
1niah Mccarthy private OF class on the
police force, vice BlaD dfOrd, deceased
Mrs Rosa Duffy was fined So yester-
cay for profanity and acquitted on
charge of keeping a disorderly house.
william sims, colored. and Frank Cross,
white, fought yesterday over small
matter and were arrested 10y Sergt. Jones,
The police have complain ed of a
number Of dangerous holes in Benning
road, heiween Fifteenth street east ana
Beaning-
Mary J Heating was yeSterda Z sued by
John ] and Thomas p Heating, TO con-
firni contract for sale of part OF lot 8,
square 3l9
Fer iEtoxication and disorderly con
duct, Charles Harris, an old soldier. had
20 'bunl " in the Eighth precinct station
house last nighs.
william Ward has been appointed an ad-
ditional private on the police force for a
period OF three years for duty at Florida
avenue and brentwood road
John Summers, d hUckster, for violating
police regulations 10y throwing garbage
IN the street WIS compelled To spend the
night at No. s police station,
The pumps at Twelfth and n, Twelfth
and Massachusetts avenue, Eleventh and NJ
streets northwest and corner OF Water and
NJ streets southwest are out of order.
Julius Williams, coIored newsboy,
was placed behind the bars at the Eighth
precinct station last night for stealing
81 from II. L. King. of No. 322 Spruce
street.
Henry Smith, oolored, aged thlr teen, who
was in the legal custody Of the Board "f
Chudreus Guardians, was arrested yes
teTday as fugitive and turned over TO
Agent PaTkmln.
The case against John Street, charged
with breaking his wife's jaw at his
home, corner Of Eleventh and L streets,
was yesterday continued in the police
court uutH today
Henry Ceaser, the plumber charged with
assault upon Mary Warren, a fourteen
year-old colored girl, was acquitted by
Judge Scott yesterday, as no evidence Of
any sOcf ac,ion could be adduced-
Constable r. II Vincent of Eladensburg,
has arrested a young man giving his name
as Frank j. Euler, on suspicion OF stealing
a bicycle which he had in his poss ession
and which he was endea voring TO sell for
$50
Receiver Schoepf, Of the Belt Railroad.
was yesterday authorized by decree OF
Judge Bradley 10 rent the old stable Of
the company, corner Third and streets
southwest, To K. ID. Flynn, OF any other
satisfactory party.
Grafton ApPeby, a clerk at A. F.
Acker's pharmacy, got mixed with
landau while riding his wheel on Penn
sylvania avenue yesterday. The young
man escaped with slight injuries while
the bicycle was wrecked.
"A pavement of vitrified block is being
laid in trent Of the District building, re-
placing the cObbleston ones which were
formerly there The idea of the Com
nlissioners in ordering the change was 20
avoid the noise made by passing vehicles
Harry A Ray, small colored boy,
was eo:nsrEted TO the Reform School
yesterday by Judge Scott. The boys
father testified that he was absolutely
incorrig gible, and begged the court To
put him IN EoIne institution where he
would he safe from temptation.
+. p. May q Co. have been requested
10y the Commissioners 10 furnish them with
d complete set ~ weights and measures
for the use Of the District sealer. The
Commissioners, in their letter, say, how
ever, that they do not bind themselves
To pay for the goods unless Con gress makes
en- appropriation for the purpose.