National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-09-02
THE BREvITY BASKET.
FILLED With Brlsr Mention OF Many minor
Eyents of YpsterLaV

FILLED With Brief Mention OF Many Minor
Events Of YESTERDAY.
National VS.. Kansas City, Capitol park, to.
day.
The veteran female vagrant, Agnes Wh.'e
died at the workhouse Saturday.
James Frawlcy was fined s. by Judge Mills
yesterday for working sorc.shoulderGd horse.
The expenses of the district assessor for the
year ending June 80 1856, are estimated at
Edward wccson was placed under 500 binds
70 keep the peace by Judge Mills yesterday for
threats to his wife.
william Davis was fined so by Judge Mills
yesterday IN each of two cases for assaultinS
his sisters in.law
Il. Il. Odum, the swimmir. expert, was
tnkcn with II hcmorrhage while opposite the
st. Marc yesterday
Business is rcvving. over 100 students en-.
tered the Spenccrnn business college for the
regular course yesterday.
A pensiou.oillcc clerk named Joseph War.
ncr, aged 70, fell and broke his leg ut the post
Office department yesterday
The commissioners have direct d the tax
collector to enforce the personal tax, OF which
large amount Is still unpaid.
There were ll3 new buildings erected during
August, and i3l old buildings were repaired.
Tie fees Of the building inspectors office were
$500.
The work of laying 1000 feet Of Pinch
sewer pipe and 1000 feet of 2i.inch pipe will
be begun BY Mr.. +. 7. Murphy, the contractor,
to-day.
L. NJ. IIccht, of OH street, has complained
of n nuisance on his premises and says lie will
hold the commissioners responsible for any
damage.
For sleeping in a wagon, where he was found
by officer Acton, Charles William, rOorcd,
was sent to the chain gang for three months
yesterday.
For carrying two Colts rcvoltors and acting
in dsOrderly manner J. r. Flgva, Il clerk
iu the war department, was fined SO in the
police court yesterday.
Mary Aglo, alias Dutch Mary was fined $50
for keeping bawdy house by Judge Mills
Yesterday. The reason her place was raldcd
was thai she refused to give information about
two runaway girls that were in her house.
Patrick a. Bricn. steward of the schooner
Hronard, Of Rockland, Me-, charged Capt.
Joseph Metcali of that vessel, with assaulting
him, but Judge Mills yesterday dismissed the
case
In the two cases of Bicrman. Heidelberg e
Co. against Moses +. Eiseman the clothicr, in
which Justice llagncr quashcd the motion to
attach aud fixed the penalty at $1,000, Justice
James on hearing yesterday granted the mo-
ton reducing the bond.
I-Nilu llEllSN' " tDloItu ulNll living III tDS y
alley, near seventh and u streets, was com
mittcl yesterday for cruelty TO his S.ycar.old
boy whom he had savagcly beaten with any
weapon that cnmc handy. The childs body
Is mass Of cuts and scars.
The representatives Of tho Baltimore and
Ohio railway yesterday laid before the COM
nlss.Oncrs u plan for fencing in all OF the
tracks of the company, from K street to the
depot, #!th gates ut every street crossing
The Plan Of fencing was approved, but that
for gates was held for further examination.
Mcssrs G. Maurice Smith and Daniel E.
Cahill, as solicitors for Virginia V. Marders
yesterday filed her petition for divorce from
her husband John q. Marders. The parties
were married in Alexandria, Va, on Oct. 81
1871, and subsequently came here to reside
She charges him with cruelty, drunkenness
and failure to support
In tho published account of the republican
meeting at Herndon, Va, held last Saturday,
Maj. "GrlmeS' appears to have said some
very good things. "Old Grimes" Is popularity
believed To have died many years ago. Ger.
tainly he was not at the lIcrndon meeting
IL was Mai. Trimblc of the interior depart
ment, who made the eloquent remarks at.
tributed TO the mythical Grimes.
a large number of people visited the Fifth
Colored Baptist church yesterday, where the
remains of the late pastor, Rev. John H.
Brooks, had been removed and lay in state
The funeral will take place this afternoon at
2o'clock. Rev. VIM. Gibbons, of Zion Baptist
church, will preach the sermon, and a large
attendance of the societies with which the de-
ceased was connected Is expected.