National Republican., 1883-04-09
THE BREvITY BASKET.
Fnled with Brief Mention OF Many Minor
ENenfa Of Yesterday.

Events OF Yesterday.
The police made sixty-one arrests during
the twenty-four hours ending at a. III. yes
terday.
Thieves entered house No s07 Fifth street
northwest Saturday and stole IS in cash and
two rings valued at S1I.
The master painters have decided TO accede
TO the demands Of the journeymen house
painters for an increase in wages
The alarm on Saturday night from box 731
was for fire at the residence of William Davis,
906 Twenty.seventh street. The fire was ex-
tinguished with but little damage.
Officer Ofiutt was the policeman who ar
rested the thief that entered the store of Mr.
Lutz last week, he being notified that there
was a thief in the premises by the private
watChman.
Col. G. b. Corse chastised man named
William A. Thompson for insulting two
ladies' Both mon were arrested and left 50
collateral for their appearance at the police
court to-day.
Duncanson Bros. have sold, for Miller and
Dale trustees, the two small brick houses on
Third street, near NJ northeast in square 1iS,
for 1850 oach one to j. j. Murphy and the
other to John Alworth.
A horse attached to coupe ran away from
the Seventh street wharf yesterday and
knocked Mr.. Daniel Belts down, severely
injuring him Mr.. Belts was taken to DIR.
Hammetts office, and then removed to his
home.
While Mrs. Fairfax was in the act Of step
ping off street car at Eighteenth and Penn
sylvania avenue Saturday, she was knocked
down by passing vehicle and slightly in
jured. She was conveyed to her home, No.
202i G. street northwest.
]. Y. Kempt telegraph pole eroctor got
an idea that he owned Eighth street wharf,
and, procuring n number of axes and saw,
proceeded to cut IL down. He was arrested
on the charge of destroying private property.
He is supposed to be insane.
Saturday night man named Albert Scott
was thrown from his cart in Montgomery
county, Md, and had one of his shoulders
dislocated. He was removed to his home in
Tcnnallytown and "A physician summoned,
who gave the necessary medical attention.
The visitations of the Grand lodge, /. o. o.
f., for this week are as follows: This evening,
Deacon lodge, No. 49, tomorrow evening,
Golden Rule lodge, No. 81; Thursday even
ing, Columbia lodge, No. 10; Friday evening,
Eastern lodge, No all in the Central hall.
Saturday the bids for the terra Gotta sheath
ing for the new pension Office were opened by
Gen. Meigs. There are required 60,200 feet
of this sheathing. There were fifteen bids,
ranging from l-10 to 2ll cents for IL inch
| tile, and from 10 to 81 cents for 81 inch tile.
| The award will be made in few days.
Daniel Nelson, aged 10, was arrested by
Sergt. Boyle last night as a fugitive from his
parents in Baltimore. On his person were
! found some cigarette stumps and two dime
novels. one entitled dynamite Dam" and
the other " FatfoOt Fred" The young hero
was locked up, and will be sent home to-day.
The concert for the benefit of Christ church.
Georgetown, promises to be one of excellence.
! The programme embraces two solos by Mrs
| Nellie McCurtec, solos from Messrs Frank
! Pearson and L. j. Whipple, two male quar-
tettes, Il trio for flute. French horn, aud piano
| by Messrs. Schutter Adams, and Jocks, vio-
lin solo by Mr.. c. w. Curtis, and piano solo
by Mr.. Fred Lillebrdge.
Quite a delegation will leave this evening
on the 5:45 train via the Baltimore and Ohio
railway to participate in the banquet of the
| Union Veterans of Maryland ut the Eutaw
house, in celebration of the anniversary of
the surrender of Lee at Appomattox. Among
the guests from here will be Gen. Sherman,
Secretary of War Lincoln, Com. Walker Sena-
tor Hawley, and Col. Dudley, commissioner of
| pensions.
George Albert Mason, the Englishman who
has just served II term in the Albany peniten-
tary for counterfeiting, is in Washington.
He has gained notoriety by allegations that
| he proposes to sue the government for false
imprisonment. He and his friends claim that
| no lS Une Nlctlul OI u conspiracy DUNG u
British subject it is claimed that any claim
for damages on his part would come through
the British minister, The latter knows moth
ing of the affair.
The philharmonic society has issued an in
vitaton to all the old members of the society,
chorus and church choir singers, to cooperate
with the societyat the unveilingor the Henry
statue and the final sepulture of John
Howard Payne The lecture room of the
Foundry NJ. L. church has been selected for
rehearsas, which will take place every Tues
day evening. The first rehearsal will occur
tomorrow evening at 7:45 o'clock. The COM
mittee of arrangements comprises Prof. Wild
dows and Messrs. Frank Wilson and NJ.
Koehling.
THE haggard carc-worn look of the Nervous
Sufferer disappears as he regains power and