National Republican., 1883-11-05
THE BREv1rY BASKET.
Filled with Brief Mention OF Many Minor
Events OF Yesterday.

Events OF Yesterday.
The charge against Levi l.. Tate, clerk OF
the railway mail service of soliciting politi-
cal assessments from James Gleason, was dis
missed, as was also that against l.. nj. Terrell
for assaulting Gleason in ejeoting him from
his office.
Edward Green and Eldridge Scott became
involved in row about woman IN the
division Saturday night, and Scott fired two
shots at Green but did not nit him. Both
men were arrested by Officers Bailey and
Thompson.
D. J. Scholter, the oleomargarine agent,
whose arrest for being an unlicensed COM
mercial agent was mentioned in The REPUB-
CAN, forfeited S75 collateral in the police
court Saturday. An attachment was issued,
but he had left the city.
An effort will be made at the next session
of congress to have a series ofstatuary figures
placed in the triangular mitch over the east
house of representatives front to correspond
with those on the senate side. Tho house
niche has always been vacant.
The officers of the Grand lodge l. o. o. f.
will make the following vsitatons this
week This evening, Beacon lodge No. 10;
tomorrow evening, Naomi (R d. lodge No.
/ Thursday evening, Oriental lodge No. 10 !;
Friday evening, Mechanics lodge No. Is.
A relief association has been formed among
the employees of the bureau Of engraving and
printing, with the following officers: Mrs.
Jennie d. Reilly, president; Miss Florida s.
Pattcn, secretary, and Miss A. M. Hayes,
treasurer The dues are ten cents month.
The Bijou Opera company of this city, COM
prising Mrs. Nellie NlCCartee Mrs. j. Il. True,
Mr.. j, o. Pugh, Mr.. ). n. Keen, Mr. VIM. II.
Daniel Mr.. John z. Sousa musical director :
Mr.. Ham Adams, business manager, will
leave this city Thursday for Richmond, where
they will produce Penelope" aud Box and
Cox" in the evening of the same day.
The second annual meeting of the Asso-
tiatcd Charities of the District of Columbia,
will be held in Foundry NJ. T.. church, Four
tcenth and q streets, tomorrow evening at
1880 o'clock. Rev. William A. Bartlett will
deliver the annual address and Mrs. Nellie
l.. McCartee will render choice sacred music.
An interesting programme will be found in
anothercolumn.
The Travel club has already had one
meeting this season at which cX-Gov. Bout
well gave an interesting account of his ex-
perience in the Yellowstone Park region, and
blr. Charles Deane narrated incidents of his
European trip. At its meeting this evening,
similar narrations may b. expected and then
the club will enter upon its winter topic,
Spain" with Prof. L. $. Burgess as its guide.
The funeral of Mrs. Harriet Williamson
took place yesterday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
from her late residence, No. 1908 Eleventh
street, and was largely attended, many old
residents being present. Rev. Joseph L.
Kelly ohiciatcd. The pallbcarers were Messrs.
d. $. Williamson, w Il. Clayton, J. N. Will
hanson, NJ. Richardson, Joseph b. William
son, and j. Read, who were the grandsOns Of
the deceased The interment took place at
Congressional cemetery.
The following is the list of visitations by
the officers of the Grand lodge L. A. A. NJ.
for this week: This evening, Pentalpha
lodge No 23 and B. b. French No. 15; no ad-
dress, but music by select choir and read
ings by L. b. Hay aud John Tweedale. To-
morrow evening, National lodge No. 12; ,ad-
dress by |. l.. johnson, p. G. NJ. Wednes-
day, Columbia lodge No. 3; address by John
X. Thompson p. NJ. Thursday evening,
George e. Whiting; address by Rev. John $.
Lindsay, rector Of ST. Johns church, George