National Republican., 1883-09-29
THE BREvITY BASKET.
Filled with Brief Mention OF Many MIN
Events OF Yesterday.


"The Rich Man and Lazarus" will be the
subject of tho discourse at tho Universalist
church tomorrow morning.
The many friends of DR.. Rankin will well
come him back to his palpit Sabbath morn
ing. DIR. BischoT has arranged music specially
for tho occasion.
Detective Carter has recovered gold medal
presented to William II. Freeman by Col.
Perry Carson, and which was stolen from
Freeman on Wednesday.
A new social organization was Incorporated
yesterday under the name of " Eureka club"
NIessrs. f. Il. Williams, Mark ii. Maher, and
L. j. llarbaugh are named as the trustees for
ensuing year.
Mr.. John Cook, about 20 years old, residing
at No. or Tenth street, was stricken with
paralysis yesterday and fell down stairs,
breaking his collar bone and sustaining other
injuries He now lies in critical condition.
There will be special exercises at the Gal
braith Chapel Sabbath school, Rev. j. S. Mul-
| ligan PASTOR on tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
| o'clock, which will bo addressed by Profs.
Il. T. Grooner II. p. Montgomery, James
Dean, w. l.. Montgomery, and j. w. Crom-
| well.
! John Leary was robbed on Pennsylvania
avenue OH May 20 of n watch aud chain. gold
| pin and amethyst ring. Detective Carter re-
| u
sequent, and yesterday tho pin and ring were
incloscd to him by some unknown and anony-
nous correspondent.
The fall bass fishing has actively commenced
and numerous votaries of the rod and reel
| visit the upper Potomac every day. Messrs,
! ID. j. O'Conner, Daniel Lecch, Henry Bennett
and S. G. Cromwell fshed from Point of
Rocks down to the mouth Of the Monocacy.
| The catch aggregated eighty-three fine bass,
| Nyh oh cbnt tLat hn fab fr al
A number of license cases were disposed of
| by Judge Smell yesterday; Adamson Pendel
forfeited $50 for keeping his bar open on Sun
day in Georgetown; Bernard Newmyer was
| allowed time to produce his license as an eat
| ing house keeper; Frank McKnew produced
his license for the sale of liquor by retail,
and case against him was dismissed
The St. Michaels Beneficial association
has elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: Henry Caspar president; !;
Thomas Lotz vice president; Conrad Kiefor,
secretary; Charles Berner vice secretary
Stephen Helmuth, treasurer; f. N. Rest.
William Huhn aud George Lesh for finance
committees; Paul Hellmuth, ensign Henry
Bahlmann, sergeant at arms.
Mr. S. c. Benjamin, special agent of the
pension Office, yesterday, presented to Col.
Hollingsworth, superintendent of Mount
Vernon, the male iawn which he brought
from the Indian Territory with him last sum-
mer mention of which was made in The Re-
PUBLICAN at the time Col. Hollingsworth has
a female fawn and it will now have suitable
mate. The animals will be allowed to roam
at will about the estate.
EAThe quarterly sale of condemned material
at the city postolice will take place next
Monday. The Washington postoilice is de-
pository where such material is sent from
different parts Of the country. Letters have
been sent out to dealers inviting proposals
for the purchase ofthe following material 25,-
600 pounds of jute sacks, 1000 pounds of
leather pouches, $500 cotton canvas pouches,
1000 pounds of iron label cases and q quantity
of waste paper, twine, &c.