National Republican., 1883-06-18
TIE BREv1rY BASKET.
Filled With Brief Mention OF Many Minor
Events OF Yesterday.

Events OF Yesterday.
Tho police made nfty.two arrests during
the twenty-four hours ending at a. m. yes.
terday.
movement is on foot by the Episcopal
churches of Washington to establish an asy-
lum for infant waits.
An excursion party from Franklin county,
"a, numbering somo two hundred, was doing
the city on Saturday.
John Cohn was on Saturday arrested on
suspicion of having stolen some clothing
from l4li Pennsylvania avenue.
James Dubant, white boy, is locked up at
police headquarters for stealing a yelocipede
from merchant in Georgetown.
Algie White, tho colored coachman arrested
on suspicion of having sot fire to tho stable
OF ID. w. Middleton, jr., has been released.
A colored servant at No. 1909 Sixth street
northwest was severely burned on Saturday
night by her clothes catching fire while
attempting to light the gas
Rev. Mr.. Pond, formerly of tho diocese Of
Albany, N. Y, has been engaged, and is now
acting rs assistant to tho rector Of st. Paups
Episcopal church of this city.
Mr.. A. G. Richards was accepted by Judge
Smell Saturday rs bondsman for John NJ.
Rogers, who was fined 5000 somo days ago for
promoting lottery" and noted au appeal.
Judge Smell and Prosecuting Attorney
Moore had little tilt Saturday, in which the
former used some vigorous language, and
threatened to fine the attorney unless he was
more careful in the future.
The case of George Barton, colored, for
grand larceny from A. guest at the National
Hotel, was called in the police court Satur-
day, and indefinitely continued as the grand
jury is investigating the case.
Tho National Rifles cadets, very popular
company of youths, will give select even.
ing excursion on the tenth of July to Mar
shall Hall, for which they have engaged the
w. w. Corcoran. There will be music by the
United States marine band, and the cadets
arc expecting fine results.
William Andrew Freeman lodge No 5000,
G.. U. o. of o. f., has elected the following
officers Benjamin c. Whiting, p. N. +. and
delegate to the district lodge Joseph Morri-
son, n. f.; Theodore Williams, p. n. g.;
Samuel Watson n. g.; w. A. Steward, V. e..
W. ID. Montague, secretary.
II street northeast is being torn up be-
tween North Capital and First streets north
east, preparatory to being paved in concrete
The north side will be concreted to the
Boundary, Tho south side will only be
paved 10 the Baltimore and Ohio railway
tracks at First street northeast.
Daniel Murphy, a carpenter about 4S
years Of age, was on Saturday precipitated
from scatiold upon which he was working
at the new pension Office and fell about four
teen feet to the ground, crushing his hip and
sustaining other injuries. He was conveyed
to his home, No. 72S New Jersey avenue, in
the police ambulance.
In the notice of the graduation exercises at
the Academy of the Visitation in Saturdays
REPUBLICAN the statement that "a class of
ladies received instructions in painting from
the sisters" " was perhaps calculated to mis-
lead. Miss s. w. Kelley has for the past
three years been teacher of all the art classes
in that institution and is certainly entitled to
tho credit of the excellent performances of
her pupils.
Hon George B. Loriug, treasurer, and M.
Trimble, corresponding secretary OF the Gar
field National Masonic Memorial association,
acknowledge the receipt of the following ad-
ditional contributions: Oliver lodge, No. 81,
Alexandria, La, $40; Everett lodge, No. 524,
Pennsylvania, 50; John +. Lotzia, Virginia,
81; Rio Grande lodge, No. 81, Texas, $40;
Arthur S. Wolf, c. II. Smith, and A. Pedes-
sen, of Paris, France, 81 each William NJ.
Rees, Pittsburg Pa, 81.