National Republican., 1883-09-07
THE BREvITY BASKET.
Filled with Brief Mention OF Many Minor
Events OF Yesterday.

Events OF Yesterday.
A large forco of painters are at work paint
ing tho exterior and interior of Willards
hotel
Some persons stole horse valued at $50
from Patrick Stewart, Of Prince Georges
county, Wednesday night.
A thief entered the house of Mr.. Geiger,
No. 1916 o street, Wednesday night, and stole
$125 in money and gold watch.
A large excursion party from Lynchburg
and vicinity visited this city yesterday, and
viewed the many points Of interest.
The Hecht and Goldberg war came up
again in the police court yesterday and Hecht
was required to furnish 5000 to keep the
peace.
William Conners, who was some time ago
committed to await tho action of the grand
jury on the charge of housebreaking, was to-
day released on S500ba
Several cows that were being driven up
Tenth street yesterday noon, becoming frao-
tious created considerable excitement for
time, but were finally induced to proceed
quietly.
A warrant was sworn out yesterday in the
police court against Mcssrs Price and William
Little for keeping pool table in violation of
the gambling law. This Is the first case un-
der the law.
The pressure on the government printing
Office cOmpcls the operation of the press room
day and night and portions Of the document
room and bindery from twelve to fifteen
hour day.
At the twcnty-fourth monthly meeting of
the Union Cooperative building association
$4,000 were sold at an average premium at 81
per cent and n number of additional shares
were subscribed.
Miss Johanna Poggensse, daughter of Mr..
G. POggensee, and Mr.. Paul Bachschmid were
married Wednesdayeveninga at the homo of the
brides father, New Jersey avenue southeast.
Mr.. Karl acted as groomsman and Miss
Emma Poggonsee as bridesmaid.
A we'll known physician was recently
robbed of all his wearing apparel even the
suit he had taken off on retiring, so that in
tho morning he was Obliged to send to his
tailors for clothing before he could make his
appearance at the breakfast table.
About o'clock yesterday afternoon COL
ored boy threw brick and struck another
colored boy on the head, inflicting q serious
cut, from which tho blood flowed freely. The
wounded boy went oil to have his head
dressed, and the other boy ran away.
4 tThe bakers have organized Boss Bakers
society and elected j. w. miller president,
and Adam Koehler secretary. 1t is decided
TO use the stamp " X. L." on each loaf of
bread and to employ none but union hands.
No action has been taken as to the future
price to be charged for bread.
Among the bidders whose proposals were
received at the government printing office for
illustrating the next annual report OF the
commissioner of agriculture Mr.. Norris Peters,
of this city, was the lowest bidder on the
third item, consisting of one lithOgraph. His
was $500 Three hundred and one thousand
good copies of the prints are required.
A building permit was issued yesterday to
the Washington Casino association to con-
struct foundation to their new theater and
hotel to be located on Connecticut avenue,
between X and l. streets northwest. This is
a preliminary permit, and enables the pro-
prietors to commence the work before the
plans for the supcrstructure are fully adopted
and made out.
Four homing pigeons owned in Bridgeport,
Conn.,, were received by Lieut.. Dunwoody at
the signal office yesterday from that city, and
will be liberated by him this morning about
6 o'clock provided the weather is favorable.
The distance to be traversed Is 255 miles in
an air line. These are the same pigeons
that made the journey from Havre de Grace
to Bridgeport last Saturday.