National Republican., 1883-05-25
THE BREv1TY BASKET.
Filled with Brief Mention or Many Minor
Events OF Yesterday.


The granite approaches to the north front
Of the State department will be finished by
Aug. 1.
The order excluding guides from the white
house grounds was enforced yesterday for
the first time.
Gen. Raum was yesterday presented with
silver tea service by the officers and clerks
Of tho internal revenue bureau.
Mr.. L. J. Bernhard and Miss Grace Tippet
were married by the Rev. Samuel Saunders at
the Second Baptist church Wednesday night.
The Critics and Stars played a match gamo
on the old National grounds Wednesday,
which was won by the Stars. Score, 10 to 8.
A fruit vendor yesterday erected stand
on the sidewalk in front of the Treasury
department for the sale of peanuts and
fruit.
Nicodcmus King, colored, living on X, be.
tween Sixth and Seventh streets southwest,
was found dead in bed yesterday morning.
Cause, whisky. t.t Lad.
The annual Sunday school convention Of
tho African Methodist church, Zion connec.
tion, will be held in this city on the second
Tuesday in October.
| Mr.. Louis G. Close, n clerk in the third
auditors office, was stricken with paralysis
about IL o'clock yesterday while at his desk.
Hon. S. S. Cox has purchased No. Dupont
| circle, the building erected and occupied for
sometime by Mr.. Page, of the firm of Harvey
& Page, for 100000 He will occupy II next
| fall.
| Commodore Earl English and Commodore
| Theodore ID. Wilson. chief constructors Of tho
navy, Yesterday inspected the new steam
lanch which has just been built at the navy
yard
| IA new temperance association has been
| formed with headquarters at Temperance
hall, Ninth and II streets northeast, called
tho "Ctizens' Temperance association"
Gospel temperance meetings will be held
| there every Sunday evening. Tho officers are /:
+. A. Holden, president; J. w. Thompson,
vice president; G. II. Macauley. secretary;
Jay b. Smith, treasurer; Loring Chapel,
| chaplain. H
EThe alumni Of Wayland seminary held
| their annual meeting yesterday, which was
well attended. The history of the alumni
association was given by the Rev. W. B. john
sou. The poem was read by Miss Bertha A.
Piper, and short addresses were made by
members of the alumni. At night the Grafton
was delivered by Rev. William NJ. Alexander.
The students will hold a festival tonight at
the institution.
Yesterday morning about o'clock an inebri-
ated individual staggered into Harry Standi-
ford's drug store and said to John Harrison: :
"Itsh scoldasell."
"Yes," said John, rolling pill, its pretty
chilly"
Gimme (hic) cocktail"
John took little quinine and asafetida, ard
mixing them up with some reddish liquid,
handed the dose to the man. He grasped the
glass, raised it tremblingly to his lips and
swallowed the mixture. John waited for
him to roll his eyes and get scared, but he
only wiped his lips solemnly and said, as he
laid fifteen cents down on the soda water
counter: "Put little more bittersh (hic) an,
lesh lemon in nextime. Skihp (hic) gutter"
And he rolled outwards and probably home
wards. John has dose ready for him when
he comes again that will make him think he
was powder magazine and had swallowed
fuse.