Evening star., 1897-04-13
CONDENSED LOCALS

evening, at Stohlman's Hail. 3o1O N street
northwest. Delegates will be present from
Perseverance,. Rescue. Goodwill. Star OF
Hope. Independent. Silver Star and Little
Falls lodges. District degree will be con-
ferred and other important business trans
acted.
Willis Magruder was badly hurt while
riding bicycle down Bunker Hill, near
Brookland road, Sunday afternoon. Several
riders were scorching along the road when
Magruder's wheel collapsed. and rider and
| wheel fell in heap, several others falling
in endeavorins to get out Of the way.
Messrs. Angelo Ghiselr and ]. George
Flamini were presented with handsome
gold medals by the Italian Benevolent So
| ciety at its regular monthly meeting last
night. for the efficient manner in which
they managed the annual ball given a short
time ago by the organization. The pre-
sentation speech was made by Mr. F. San
felipo, president of the society.
The Belt Railroad Company. which was
represented by Superintendent Todd, was
| fined s. and costs by Judge kimball for
working horse that unfit The case
| was prosee uted by Humane Officer Rab-
| btt.
William, NJ. Biggs was fined SO for dis
| orderly conduct by Judge Kimball.
dangerous hole in the pavement in
front of 127 Indiana avenue northwest
was called to the attention Of the street
department by the police today.
! The police today reported to the water
| department that the hydrants corner of
| 11th and L street southeast and corner of
21st and K streets northwest are leaking.
The hydrant in front of 114O 21st street is
| in bad condition.
| Yesterday and last night the police made
| sixty-eight arrests, one dozen of the VIC
tins being locked up for drunkenness.
Last night about 7:3O o'clock Andrew
| Lyles and John Crumpton. young colored
men, engaged in fight near 18th and d
1 I0fr f0 OF nd xryto how nrn
| separated Lyles had to be taken to the
| Washington Asylum Hospital for treat
ment. He had received a painful stab in
| the left breast, evidently inflicted with a
| small pocket knife. The police arrived up
l on the scene after Crumpton had fed.
Lieut.. McCathran reported to police
headquarters this morning that there is
an open well on lot near 18th and D
/ streets southeast. The uncovered well he
| reports is dangerous.
| conduct, was fined s. by Judge kimball to-
day, and in default went down for fifteen
| days.
Marie Moore, who, it was alleged, kept
| an unlicensed bar at No. 1913 Missouri ave-
| nue, plead not guilty and prayed jury
trial today. She was released on bail, to
appear when wanted.
| The front door of ]. P. Connellys grocery
| store, No. 500 Sd street southwest. was
found open this morning by Policemen
Schraeder and Hanover. There had been
| no robbery committediin the store.
Eddie Laurence, five years DID, was lost
| en- the street yesterday afternoon. He was
| found by an officer in the second precinct
| and wss restored to his parents, who live
| at No. 421 L street northwest.
Kosta I.arska today forfeited s. in Judge
| Kimbalrs court for not having license as
| produce dealer.
If you want anything. try an ad. in The
| STIR IF aDvhndv has what wi
| Ill get an answer.
| The police of South Washington are get
| ting rusty in the matter of rescuing people
| from prospective graves in the disease
breeding place known as the James Creek
canal That no one has fallen in the canal
| for. some days is not due to improvements
| made by the authorities, for the sluggish
| stream of filth is as open as ever and peo-
| pie living near it expect to suffer as much
| during the coming summer they have in
| years past 1t is likely that renewed eff
fort will be made to have Congress remedy
the evil.
| There arrived at the river front last week
| /, ,292, 600 herring 10 237 shad. 547S punches
| els of oysters. Marine products condemned
| were 800 crabs and $50 punches of fish.
| The food inspectors of the health de-
| partment last week condemned 1,as5
| pounds Of beef, $40 pounds of mutton 191
/ pounds of veal, 602 pounds of pork, Al
| pounds of bacon, 116 pounds of sausage, s
| chickens, Sfs quarts of strawberries, 613
! heads of lettuce, 125 cabbages and 4G
| bushels of miscellaneous fruits and vege-
| tables.
| moved 379 ton of garbage and collected 16S
| dead animals.
Poundmaster Einstein captured 81 ami
| mails last week and killed "a of them Six
| were redeemed and 1 was sold.
| Alfred Chunn, who was released from ar
rest on the charge of drunkenness about a
| month ago by Judge kimoall on condition
| that he would report to him each Monday
| for six weeks in a sober condition, yester-
| day fell by the wayside. Chunn called to
| see the judge, as he had promised to do
| but, it is alleged, intoxicated, and today he
| went down for ninety days in refault of
$500 real estate security. BY direction of
Judge Kimball, Clerk Harper sent letter
TO the superintendent of the workhouse in
| forming him that Mr.. Chunn needed hes
pital treatment.
James Burley and David Smith are under
| arrest In the first precinct on suspicion of
being the men who assa uted and robbed
lsadore Ffren, the Texan. in the White Lot
! Saturday night. Precinct Detective Sutton
! arrested them. Mr.. Efran saw the prison
| ers, nut could not identify Them.
| This morning about $50 o'clock an alarm
! OF IRE was sounded from box IT, for fire in
the house of George w. Nairn, No. 16 L
street northeast. The explosion of a easo-
! line stove caused the fire, which resulted in
about $50 damage.
| Emory F. johnson, a resident of Langley
| Va, pleaded guilty of assault!ng and sirik,
ing Lawrence Britt, and with being drunk
en- the public street. He was fined s. by
Judge Kimball for the assault, and released
on bis personal bonds and promise not to
| drink any more on the other charge
Walter Williams, who pleaded guilty of
stealing buggy saddle, valued at $40 from
| the Mount Vernon stables, was sent TO iail
l hv Ind oIon
| die was recovered by Detective Barnes.
| The annual reunion of the members Of the
Sth Battalion, District of Columbia Voun-
| teers. was held last night. with thirty-eight
members present. Speeches were made l,y
6resioent Reese and Messrs. Christian
| Dieterick. Joseph ,Angerman and ID. Genau'