National Republican., 1883-08-24
THE RREY1rY nAsKEr.
Filled with Brief Mention OF Many Mino
Events OF Yesterday.


Events OF Yesterday.
Officer White found q dead colored infant
on Woodley road, in the county.
John Spedden has been arrested by Police
man 81 Lewis for stealing hor'e, buggy,
and harness from John West in October last,
and committed TO await a hearing next week.
Yesterday morning boy by the namo OF
McCrackon was violently thrown from
spirited horse at the corner of Eleventh ana
X streets. He was quite seriously hurt aud
the horse severely cut on the hip
The base ball game between the one-armed
and one-legged Mines which was to have been
played yesterday afternoon at Athletic park,
but which was postponed on account OF the
rain will take place tomorrow afternoon.
Early yesterday morning tho residence of
u. Cullinanc sos Sixth street southwest, was
entered by thieves climbing in the back
window. They had packed up lot of cloth
ing and other articles, when they were fright
ened Off
On the tenth instant w. Brooks was ar
rested as AN insane man and he was examined
by the physicians who declined to certify to
his insanity and he was sent to the poorhouse.
He has since shown signs Of insanity and was
sent to the asylum yesterday.
A Prince George county farmer named
evening, stated that during the prevalence of
a severe thunder storm in his section yestor-
day n number of trees were struck by light
ming and several domestic animals killed.
A now paper to be known as tho First CAL
is about to be started by Mr.. Richard Diete-
rich, secretary of the Soldiers Temperance
union. 1t will be devoted to the interests of
the soldier and temperance. MIR. Dietericb
is now in the city from his camp at Gathers
h,,-. For ln HraI iagiI al hn
paper.
Last night about 8 o'clock half grown boy
was followed by large crowd of men and
boys screaming "Stop thief" The supposed
rogue was collared by an unknown gente-
man and reporter of The REPUBLICAN.
The youngster said ho had not stole, neither
had no murdered any one-not even woke up
policeman. He was therefore released by
his tender hearted captors.
Mr.. William Webster met with terrible
accident while riding ON horseback at First
and + streets yesterday In turning the cor
ner the horse trpped and fell heavily upon
its rider, breaking two of the gentlemnn's
ribs crushing his hip and dislocating his knee
cap. The police ambulance arrived promptly,
and the wounded man was conveyed to Pro-
vidcnce hospital.
On Wednesday as Chas A. Krause, resd-
ing at 1923 New York avenue, was entering
street car No. 81, Metropolitan railway, on
Connecticut avenue, between NJ and N streets,
he was struck and felled to the ground by an
unknown colored man who escaped. Krause
was severely cut on the head, and his wound
was dressed at Hansons drug store, corner of
l. and Connecticut avenue.
Yesterday forenoon fire took place on L
street, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
northwest, which destroyed three frame
buildings, owned and occupied by Thomas,
Eliza, and George Bryant, colorcd, and their
families Another frame building on the OPP
posite side of the street, occupied by Mrs.
Pleasant Carly took fire, but the flames were
speedily extinguished. The total damage was
about $500. No insurance.