National Republican., 1883-10-02
THE BREv1rY BASKET.
Filled with Brief Mention OF Many Minor
Events OF Yesterday.

Filled With Brief Mention OF Many minor
Events OF Yesterday.
Frank B. Sullivan has been arrested for
housebrcaking aud the case set for hearing on
Thursday.
There is OF tho intersection of New York
avenue and Third and NJ streets northwest n
mud hole of such dimensions that those driving
teams are compelled to cross the sidewalk.
Tho funeral of Mr.. Percy Hall, son Of Mr..
George /. Hail. who died suddenly on Satur-
day night, took place from the residence of
his parents in South Washington, yesterday
afternoon and was largely attended.
The body of Floyd Adams, n colored sea-
man on the United States tug Speedwell, who
was drowned at the navy yard Sunday night,
was recovered yesterday and removed to the
navy yard. The coroner was notified.
The Alexandria Gazette says that in the
past two months its circulation has increased
more than during any similar period of the
eighty four years of its existence, and that il
now has larger circulation than ut any time
| since the war.
According to the signal service summary at
| this station for last month, the average tenn
pcrature in September was 65.lo, just Do
| lower than tho same month last year. 1t was
the coolest September since 1873, when tho
| average was 61.40.
Brotherhood of Carpenters Local union,
No. l, will hold a public meeting in knights
of Pythias hall, corner of half
street and Pennsylvania avonue, tomorrow
night and to which all members of the craft
arc cordially invited.
Mr.. John I. Riordan yesterday afternoon
| took out u warrant at he police court charg-
ing Alexander Shorter with embezzling one
barrel of apples, one barrel of yams, twelve
| barrels of Irish potatoes, and two boxes of to-
matoes, on the 9th of last month.
John Sullivan, young white man, called
at police headquarters yesterday, and said he
was searching for his sister, Mary, whom he
placed in st. Vinoont's orphan asylum seven
teen years ago. When last heard of she had
left the asylum twelve years ago.
The rule upon Andrew Jackson to show
cause why he should not be punished for
contempt of Judge Smells order against So
Letting business for attorneys was signed
Yesterday, issued, and served on Jackson.
The rule is returnable on Thursday, Oct. A.
The sergeant at arms of the senate has
awarded to Thomas Il. Cross, of this city, the
contract for supplying fuel for the senate as
| follows: Six hundred tons of coal, at $500 u
! tom fifty cords of pine wood, at S5.O1 q
cord and forty cords of hickory wood, at
| S1.0l cord.
The races at Brightwood Driving park will
open this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The follow
ing well known horses arc entered for the
trotting purse $50: w. VI. Collins Coupon,
J. H. Snaps Blue Dick, r. Draney's K. b.
Hayes. c. +. Willctt's Lady Belle, and E..
Burgdorf's Louie B.
William w. Gould, of 1929 Pennsylvani in
avenue, who has been before the courts seve-
eral times for selling Louisiana lottery tick
cts, was again arrested yesterday by Detee-
tives Raft and Block on the charge of selling
| lottery tickets He was taken to the police
court and gave $500 bail for his appearance
for trial.
Union Bethel Historic and Literary associ-
alton commences its regular weekly session
this evening Prof G.. w. Cook, of Howard
university, will review the exercises of the
past year. and Mr.. Richardson, of the 1dUOcdte,
will suggest course for the present. The
music will be under the direction of Prof. j.
T. Layton.
James II. Morgan was charged in the police
court yesterday with wasting Potomac water,
allowing it to run into tank which he used
| for propagating minnows for the uso of fish
ormen for bait The case involved a new
| point as to the right of u person who pays
water tax to use water 1or such n purpose il
connection with his business, and q continu,
ance was granted until to-day to summon
some of the water inspectors.