National Republican., 1883-10-08
THE BnEv1rY BASKET.
Filled with Brief Mention OF Many Minor
Events Of YestertInY.


Events OF Yesterday.
The police made seventy nine arrests dur
ing the twenty-four hours ending at Z u. m.
yesterday.
The contract for plastoring ut the govern
mont insane asylum has been awarded to Mr.
John a. Smith, of East Washington.
Tho first company of tho Union Veteran
corps have arranged for u series of pleasant
entertainments at the National Rifles armory
this coming season.
The ladies of the Fifteenth street Presby,
terian church will give a literary and mus
ioal entertainment at the church tonight, in
which DIR. J. Frank White and Robert j.
Harlan will participate, and several tableaux
vivants will be presented.
Frederick and Frank II. Fridley, of No,
iO6! Ninth street, were arrested Saturday
morning by Detectives Raft and Block charged
with engaging in the lottery business. They
were takon to police headquarters and re-
leased on 800 collateral each
The debating club of the National Uni
versity Law school organized Saturday night
by clecting the following officers President,
Mr.. John $. Webb; vice president, Mr. Acker;
second vice president, Mr. Yorke secretary,
MIR. Phillips; treasurer Mr.. Moulton.
As Mr.. II. r. Donovan was driving down
NluSlGOnbn sITeBb ABOUT NOON ana
was turning into n street, his horse knocked
down All old man and ran over him, bruising
his head. The man, who was named Brown,
was taken to his home, on Twentieth street.
Arrangements are being made for reply
to the statements made in the lecture of
Monsiegnour Capel in this city by Rev. DIR.
Elliott, of Plymouth, England. The Rev. DIR.
Sunderland will preside, and tho most of the
evangelical clergy are expected to be present.
The Wcstoria club has rcorganized by tho
election of Richard Murphy as president;
Charles S. Wost vice president; Frank Dom,
secretary, and Frederick Cole treasurer. The
pleasant entertainments given by the club
last winter will be repeated during the
coming season.
The stone work on the new cathedral for
st. Patrick's church has been completed with
the exception of that which will go up into
the high tower. The roofing is now being
put in place, and as soon as covered sulli-
| GENTLY to keep out bad weather the interior
work will be commenced and pushed forward
all winter.
A gang Of half drunken colored men assem-
| bed near the brlckyards in Southeast Wash
ington late Saturday night, and terrorized
the neighborhood by their yells and profanity
Officers Parker aud Kennor appeared on the
scene, and arrested Daniel Gaines Joseph
Cant, and VIM. Virgins. The others escaped
in the darkness.
Mrs. Francis Willard, the president of the
National Woman's Christian Temperance
union, has written letter to Mrs. La Fetra
of this city, from Auburndsle, Mass, express
ing pleasure ut the success of the recent con-
vention. Miss Willard especially mentioned
the splendid reports of the convention pub
lished in THE REPUBLICAN.
The clerks in the surgeon generals office
presented handsome sword to Lieut.
Thomas Hynes, formerly lieutenant colonel
of volunteers, now Of Capt. Tappan's conf
mand first company Union Veteran corps,
Saturday night. Sorgt, John N. Mouder
made the presentation on behalf of his cleri-
cal associates, and Lieut.. Hynes responded in
| fitting terms.