The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-29
City Brevities

President II A. Griswold, Of the Ana
| cuSud Railway, VIII return saturday from
business trip 10 New York
The Senate yesterday passed the hill
giving the widow OF the late Gen Dan Nc
Cauley pension OF $50 a month
The case of Binigan shanabaugh. col
Ored, charged with vagrancy, was this
morning dismissed by J Judge KimbaIl.
I new telephone directory for Washing
ton and Baltimore will be issued by the
| Chesapeake Company within two weeks.
Edward Richardson, charged with dis
orderly conduct in Freeman's alley, was
sent down 10y Judge Kimball this morning
for fifteen days
Mr.. II. A. Linger, OF Anacostia, is very
/ III AT MS home on Harrison street, where
! he has been confined for a week with a
! severe attack OF grip.
The case Of William Bowie, hackdriyer.
charged with lettering on Fifteenth street
! northwest, was nol-prossed in Judge KIM
balls court this morning
The charge OF aftray against william
| Cannon. a Saloon-keeper; Edward Hagan.
his bartender. and Ellis johnson. colorcd'
was continued in the police court today
The Mems Band, a Christian working
organization, viii hold meeting at g. 80
clock tomorrow evening, in the Central
Onion Mission building, on Louisiana avenue
Thieves entered the fowl house OF Ber-
nard Ryan, on Benning road, before day
light this morning and stole sixteen chick
ems. An entry was made by forcing off the
paddock
Lieut.. Swindell reports dangerous place
in the sidewalk in front OF No 324s Pros
pect avenue. q georgetown, which is liable to
cause an accident, especially when covered
by snow.
The Potomac flats furnish a supply Of
nrewood for great many poor families
The driftwood accumulated there is being
carried away by those who are unable to
purchase supply.
The Commissioners today recommended
that certain chang be made i'm the Senate
bill 10 regulate cemeteries, so as to make
1t conform to House bill 9099 on the same
subject, which the board approves
The daily number Of warrants for ar
rests reached the high-water mark this
morning, in the neighborhood of 90 havin
been issued by Warrant Clerk Ruff before
noon. The majority were for violations OF
the snow law
Judge Miller has dismissed the charge
OF assault preferred against Robert Grimes
and William Grimes, ST., by Lyles T.
Beach, who alleged that they maltreated
him, and then tore up magistrates war
rant he had sworn out for their arrest
Commodore Sutton, the District harbor-
master, is likely to have his hopes realized
touching the Improvement of harbor facili-
ties, the House Committee having included
In the appropriation bill the item for the
repair Of the blackburn, and also for the
purchase OF a new ice and fire boat
Carlton Hughes, of the Postoffice Depart
rnent, viii deliver lecture this evening at
$50 O'Clock before the Business high
School, at the school building on First
street northwest. between B and C streets.
His theme Will be The History of the Post
office Department and the Postal Sery-
ice ="
John Z. Veneer, a weIl-dressed barber
was charged before Judge Kimball today
with immoral conduct in the new Con
gressional Library building yesterday after
noon. He was arrested by Special Officer
Reynolds. Veneer pleaded sickness, but il
was shown that he had been drinking, and
fine of $40 was imposed.
A well -dressed, unknown man fell heavily
on the icy sidewalk on Fifth street, at
Judiciary Square. last evening. and cut a
deep cash on the back of his head A citi-
zen reported the accident to Detective Clerk
German, at police headquarters, but before
the ambulance could be called the injured
man had been removed by friends.