The morning times., 1897-03-09
City BrevitIes

Thirty-fifth street, extended, is being re-
paved and new curhs are being laid as far
as the Tenleytown road.
Eight cases OF sudden death were in
vestigated by Coroner Hammett yesterday,
four of which were Infants
The case of Monroe Burrell, charged
with houSebTeakine, was mol pressed yester
day before Chief Justice Bingham.
There is somewhat OF a Iise in the river
as result Of the recent heavy rains, but
it is still several inches below that of two
weeks age.
Tbeice tthe skating rink is being cut and
taken up very much after the mode en-
ployed by ice Gatherers on Northern lakes
and rivers
Mr. Frederick w Barnaclo, secretary to
the superintendent of charities, has re-
signed He will remain in the city for
the present.
Richard Ross, colored, charged with
housebreal;inG, was acquitted yesterday
by jury before Chief Justice Bingham, in
criminal court No. /.
William T Newton brought suit for d-
vorCe against his Wife, Olivia W. Newton
yesterday. The papers in the case We're
withheld from publication.
Night Station-keeper Sellers and Police
man Rinck, Of the patrol service of the
Fourth precinct, are off duty and confined
TO their homes on account Of Illness
Coroner Hammctt yesterday gave GER
tificate OF accidental drowning in the case
OF John HuEho, the colored man, whose
body was found floating in the canal near
Many OF the inauguration visitors have
taken theorportunityt to pect picturesque
Cabin John's Bridge, and every car going
that way has been crowded during tie past
week
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company is nu!nberingits poles. The COM
pany has abandoned the proposition 10
number its wires, that being found inn
practicable.
Agent Cruffut. Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, says the volume OF regular passen-
ger tTave! during five days Of inaugura-
ton week was equal to that of any similar
period in the history OF the road.
Mr. Charles ". Edmonston, Of No. 3165
street, has been advised by the Com
miSsioneTs Of the intention OF extending
T street eastward to Valley street, and
S street eastward to Irving place.
Major Moore, chief of police, is putting
the finishing touches to the instructions
to the police with reference to the taking
Of the police census OF the city The
work will be begun at an early date.
George Davis, fifteen-year-0ldg graduate
Of some pickpocket sch ool, rho might easily
have been the original of Dickens "artful
dodger," was in Judge KimbaIl's court yes
terday, charged with vagrancy, and was
sent down for four months.
Policeman Heller captured Hugh Adams,
eleven years old, and George Lee, aged
thirteen, who escaped several days ago
from the Washington City Orphan Asylum
Yesterday the boys were turned over TO
the management OF that institution.
William II. Bell, a grocer, No. 2O1s
Fourteenth street, made an assignment yes
terday TO Perciva1 NJ. Brown. The liza
bilities aggregate S2,05416. The assets
| include the stock and fixtures of the grocery
store, and lots 147 to $50, inclusive,
square 500.
The Commissioners have advised Mr.
Harry Wyckoff, OF No. 1161 First street
| northwest, that that street Is on the
schedule for paving, but that an expendi-
ture of $500 in the northwest section
| OF the city Will be required before reach
| ing First street.
William Scott coloreG, residing at No
| 2609 Rings court northwest, and Charles
| Riggs, colored, of No. 2l9 E street north
| east, were treated at the Emergency Hos
| pital Sunday for stab wounds received in
8ffrays, one in the northeast and the other
! in northwest Washington.
Henry Robinson. coiored, of No 1923
| l. street northwest, suffered from a fit
! of epilepsy in ice" Thomas saloon at
| Jackson City, about 8 o'clock last night,
and died while teing taken TO the Emer-
gency hospital in n farm wagon. Robin
| son had been drinking and was sitting
| behind the stove in a stupor and suddenly
| fell over unconscious.
Special officer ]. W. Loving, of the South
| ern Railway had a narrow escape in the
/ yards of the company tonight. He was
| passing through the yard when he met
| three tramps. He ordered them off the
| company's property, and they not COM
| plying with the order, he placed them
| under arrest. After a hard fight two
| of them, named Curling and Clemont, were
! arrested, but the other escaped.