National Republican., 1883-05-12
THE BREv1TY BASKET.
FiIlsd with Brief Mention OF Many Minor
Events OF Yesterday.

The fire alarm from box 3s yesterday morn
ing was caused by slight fire in q frame
house on Twentieth street between i and X
A large stand was erected yesterday on the
pavement of Pennsylvania avenue, in front Of
the white house, to be used at the coming re-
union Of the Army Of the Potomac.
Investors, and others interested, should not
fail to attend the sale of lots adjoining tho
eastern market at 8 o'clock this afternoon.
There is no more desirable property east Of
the capitol.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stone, wealthy pbilan-
thrOpist, has donated n large lot near Nine
teenth and X streets, and $4,000 for the
erection Of proper building and its support
rs retreat for homeless widows of the
Protestant Episcopal church.
Mr.. Richard Crutt, an old and respected
citizen, is lying very i'll at his residence on
Eleventh street. He has been in bad health
for some time, and about two weeks ago he
fell down stairway, breaking his arm and
receiving other injuries. At his advanced
age aud his feeble condition IL is feared that
he cannot rally from his illness.
DIR. VIM. s. Barnes, who for over twenty
five years has been q practicing dentist on
Capitol hill, died suddenly about midnight
Thursday. His death was sudden, he having
been in apparent good health only few hours
btiOIos bIs DUTHcS WAS u ntJlNo VI NiBlhldt
and was in the Goth year of his age. He
leaves widow and several grown clhldren.
Tho Union Relief association has elected
the following officers; President, james w.
Butcher; vice president, Charles r. Murray (;
secretary, Charles II. Shorter treasurer, AL
bert Parker; and David B. Bowser, Henry
w. Freeman, Alfred d. Coleman, Wiley f.
White Benjamin Coleman, Isaac Robinson,
John Henson, aud William Sewell, directors.
The Serial Building association has elected
the following officers for the ensuing year
President, Robert q. Campbell; vice presi-
dent, ID. q. Dixon; secretary and treasurer
John A. Prescott; directors, J. w. st. Clair,
John Cook, J. ID. Terrill, Henry G. Daley,
NJ p. Callan, o. s. Firmin, and Thomas
Broderick. The report of the secretary showed
the associ alton to be in prosperous condition.
Mr.. L. J. Whipplc, the wel-known barytone
of this city, has been engaged by The choral
society of Little Rock, Ark, to sing the barry
tone solos at the May festival of that society,
which will take place on the twenty-ninth,
thirtieth, and thirty-iirst instants. In addition
TO u series Of concerts at which q number of
leading western people will appear, the soci-
ETY. will give Sullivans "Prodigal Son and
Gade's Earl Kings Daughter" the bass parts
of both of which lie right In the most effective
part of Mr.. Whipple's voice.
DIR. Byington, of Charleston, w. Va, ac-
companied by a lady, had quite u narrow
escape from serious accident Thursday
evening The doctor was returning from q
drive to the soldiers home, and was just
| turning into Fourteenth street. when the
horse, very spirited animal, became fright
ened, and suddenly shying upset the buggy,
landing its occupants upon the ground. or.
| tunately the doctor and his companion es
capped without injury, but the carriage sus.
tanned few slight breakages.