The times., 1898-01-27
Robinson & Cherry Co..
18th and f Sis. N. W.
City Brevities.

Eannah c. Church, of Washington, was
yesterday granted reissue of an original
widows pension.
Nothing has yet been heard of Ernest
Beck, the German baker, who inysteriously
disappeared nearly two weeks ago.
A reporthas beenreceved al the Navy De-
partment stating that Lieut.. Young, of the
Alert, is i'll at Acapulco, Mexico.
Secretary sherman receiveda call yester-
day from bon. C. X. Breckenridge, of Arkan-
sas, foruIerly American minister TO Russia.
A large plate glass window in the front of
Mr. HeitnlUler's store, No. 1918 + street
northwest, was broken yesterday by the
wind.
The forniallease OF the Columbia Theater
To Messrs. Luckett and Dwyer for ten years
at rental of 81 2.oo0a year was recorded
yesterday.
Mr. John r. Mclean yesterday ira nsferred
10 Mary Mclean Ludlow for 100000, his
former residence, on Lafayette Square, lot
22, square l67.
Charles Warren Keefer, of Chambers
burg, Pa, has returned TO his home after
d visit to his cousin, E. G. Seibert, OF the
Civil Service Commission.
The suit by Bernard j Mcmahon against
ID. w. .Longhran for damagesincuredin in fall
ing in the cellar OF Mr.. Longhrau was settled
yesterday ont OF court FOR 500.
John Ganley, jr., was sentenced to Jail
by Judge Kimball yesterday for term
of thirty days, for abusing his father, and
sixty days for assaulting Mr. Hirsch, a
rooIner i'm his fat hers house.
Dr. Allan n. Weiss, of the office of the
recorder OF deeds, yesterday resigned his
~ position DIR. Weiss is "A colored man, from
Recorder Cheatham's State, and was ap-
pointed To his place only few months go
by him.
A pan OF hot ashes thrown carelessly
in woUdshed in the rear OF No. 3 II street
northeast caused slight fire yesterday.
The blaze was eNunguished 10y Policeman
narrower without the assistance OF the de-
partIuent.
Abraham Fitzhugh, colored, accidentally
shot himself in the left shoulder while out
cunning near Warenton yesterday. He
was placed on train nd brought to this
city and sent TO Freedman's Hospital for
treatment.
horse attached to the tool-wagon OF
the United states Electric Lighting Com
pauy ran aeay on Fourteenth street, near
Florida avenue, yesterday afternoon and
collded with a car OF the Capital Trac-
tion Company.
horse attached to delivery wagon
10y Dennis Connor ran away on Florida
avenue yesterday afternoon, and when
crossing Fourteenth street coIlided with
horse car, badly damaging the vehicle No
one was injured.
Policeman G, A. Scbrader, after a lively
chase on Monday during the snowstorm,
arrested William Davis whom he caught
in the act of stealing cable wheel from
the Metropolitan Railroads power house In
South Washington Judge Scottsent Davis
to jail for thirty days.
A couri-martial VIII he organized in the
latter part of February for the trial OF
Civil Engineer A. G. Menocal, L. S. N, now
htheNicar aqua Ca nal Company. Charges
and specificsttonsin regard to Mr.. Menocals
conduct the work of constructing drydock
No. B at the Brooklyn navy yard are being
prepared.
Charles Mitchell and Charles Diamond
Were charged yesterday In the police
Their p0olrooms on Tenth street. south
of Pennsylvania avenue. They demanded
jury trial. The defendant We're repre-
scented by MIR. Donald Darlington. The
complaining witness is Policeman Hern-
don.
There is 4 lively contest between C1eve-
land, Erie and Buffalo To be designated as
the horue station OF the new revenue cutter
ona ndago- The opanda go gets it's name. as
did the Algonquin, from the new rule to use
Indian nomenclature for the cutter service
Capt. Shoemaker, chief of the revenue cut
Ter service. viii not settle the point until
the new vessel is ready to be launched
The case against Frank HARDWOOD. who
was held on Monday in $500 bond for
his appearance before the grand Jury ON
a charge of larceny, was noIle pressed YES
terday by District Attorney Davis At
torney Horace Ford appealed to MIR. Davis
in behalf of the prisoner and, on the recon-
mendstion Of the prosecuting witness. Mr..
Griffin Halstead, to whom the stolen prop
erJy had already been returned. the case
was dismissed.