The times., 1898-02-02
City Brevities.

The alley i'm square 12S2 is TO be paved,
AT cost OF 1854.
John a. SwindeIs, Of this city, was yes
teruay granted an original pension.
The charge against Thomas Cranes of
false pretenses was nolle prossed yesterday.
Twenty second street, between and
Decatur streets, is to have d six Inch water
main.
T. c. Coolidge. employed at the District
bulding. has resigned. William Moten sue
cecds him.
James Lindsey was convicted OF larceny
from the petson yesterday in Justice Bing-
hams court.
Cordelis Leftwich was granted alimony
Yesterday, pending the trial of her divorce
case against sidney Leftwich.
Judge j. L. Pancoast, candidate for
one o. the oklahoma ladgesnips, has re-
turned to Washington with bride.
Miss Sarah Willard Howe has issued
cards for i juvenile dancing soiree, to
bc held al RrooRland HAN, Brookland, on
Friday, February 4.
~ MIS. Mary Davis, of No. 94o Florica
{ apenne northwest, All stolen from her
hsuse, on Moncay morning. about Sl1
and an umbrella from a hail.
Airs. Goldie May Darden yesterday was
granted divorce from Frederick NJ.
narden, by ledge Cox, on the grounds of
cruelty. vagrancy, and habitual drunken
ncss.
The Commissioners Yesterday sent 10 he
Senate District Committee their approval
Of an amendment TO the District appTo
priation bin, Offered 10y Senator Elkins,' pro
yidng that the work OF street cleaning be
done by hand.
The police were yesterday requested
10 look out FOR a valuable horse which
was stolen Srom the farm of Frank Pladen,
at AHnadale, Fairfax county, Va. 1t is
supposed that the thief brought the ami
Iaai to Washington.
Judge 4. H. Botes, OF Perry. Okla,
VINO is a candidate for one OF the Judge
snfps, is in Was hington locking after
his interest 1t is runlored at the De-
partment of The Interior that he will he
appointed registrar OF the land office
at Perry.
The commissioners, on the opinion Of
ihe District attorney, have refused TO issue
a permit FOR the electric lighting Of ST.
Bomnic-S Church. A connection with the
seventh street conduit would be required
snd there is no way to make this con-
Deetfon legally.
James WISE, coIored, was put on trial
in the police court yesterday charged
Z with .-propOtinS policy Precinct De-
tective Wa-son testified 10 arresting
Wise with policy book on his person.
This evidence was corrOborated by James
Whtlpw. rhe case was not finished.
Edward NJ. Dawson, chief clerk of the
department of the Interior, has ordered
that the following named attorneys lie not
hereafter admitted TO practice before the
department or any OF its bureaHs; Rensselaer,
G. Howard. Jersey City. n. j.; A. c. Wood
ruff, Oakland City, Ind, and W. Ii. Fender,
Washington y. C.
Edward tiite. colored. OF No. $40 Oak
street northwest, a public school building
Janitor, called on two friends in a house
IN an alley. between Sixth and Madison
and n and VI streets northwest, ON Mon
day night, and claims that when he |
lelt the place he found that his salary OF |
500, which was paid to him on Mon |
Gay, was missing.
cornelius \. Berkeley, of No. 241s Eff |
teenth street northwest, lost his Jimmy !
bicycle IN a peculiar manner on Monday |
night. Mr. Berkeley fell fram his wheel
at Thirteenth street and Massachusetts
avenue northwest, and was rendered un-
conscious He was taken TO the Emergency
Hospital and and someone took charge of
the bicycle. bGt failed to return it to him,
Col. L. L. Bridges, Of Guthrie, Okla,
was yesterday reinstated as assistant at
'orney gen erai in the General Land Of
iice, through the assistance of Assistant
Secretary of the Interior Webster Davis.
Col Bridges held this position under
the adninistra ton OF President Har-
rison' He is an old friend OF Assistant
Secretary Davis. having been for many
years, prominent lawyer in sedala
Mo-