National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-27
THE BREvITY BASKET.
FILLED with Brief Mention OF Many Minor

Henh OF leS,rflar.
Mr. Augustus Faul, who was engineer on the
Washington agueduct some years ago, died in
Baltimore on Monday.
The police court will be held in the old
quarters to-day tho repairs to the building
having been completed.
Thieves stole piano cover and other articles
from the house Of Joseph Cook, No. ITO Fourth
street northeast, Monday night.
Arrangements have been completed for con-
Meeting the Cogswell fountain with u spring,
and 1t will soon be in running order.
gold watch, chain, and locket valued at
500, was stolen from Mrs Kate Bradengeyer,
of No. ~ Jackson alley, few days ago.
For itealing pair of spectaolos from Mrs.
Anna Hillman, John Brown was sentenced TO
thirty days in jail by Judge Mills yesterday,
a trunk belonging to W. H. Young Of M
Thirteenth street, was broken open and robbed
Of a watch aud some jewclry Monday night.
Rev. 4. A. White, of Frederick Md. was
robbed OF his pOcketboOk, containing $3.50,
while looking At the parade ON Monday night.
Mrs. Belle Lucas, of this city, was quietly
married to Mr.. George III. Bardwell, Il promi-
nent railway Official, in Boston last saturday.
Charles G. Langley yesterday sworo out a
warrant against Harry Williams, charging him
with striking him in the mouth with IL pistol
The citizens of Mount Pleasant have pro.
tested against the matchmaking of only half
OF Park street, and ask that 1t be all macadam.
lied
The residence OF Mrs Mary Bannister cor.
ner of Twelfth and streets southeast, was en-.
tered and robbed Of some wearing apparel
Monday night.
John Young, an alleged police court cappcr,
was charged by Alice Boon yesterday with
trying to get her TO hire u certain attorney.
He will be tried Thursday.
The Seaside Base Ball club of South Wash.
ington defeated the Maryland Avenue Juniors
of the same place yesterday by u score of II to
III, with an innings to spare.
Mr., W. r. Pitt, an old gentleman was
knocked down by a colored man at the corner
of Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue
on Monday night while defending a lady.
Frank Long was arrested by detectives Mat.
tingly and Edelin, for stealing family Bible
valued at Sl2 belonging 70, Jennings Hood.
livered at Hoods house.
The work on the river front under the new
contracts Will soon be commenced. The new
cont ractors are bringing material for the work
mere every day, and the dredging will begin
as soon as the iron dredges are built.
Many complaints have been made that the
electric lights on Pennsylvania avenue are too
brilliant and glaring. The attention of the
commissioners has been called to the defect,
and the company 10 making eff IT'S to remedy
II and fill all requirements.
John Ridgely, farmer living near Ellicott
City, Md. is locked up there for robblng the
farmers of Howard, Prince George, aud Mont
gomcry counties. Ridgely has been stealing
from the farmers for the past two years. and
his barn was stocked with stolen articles
The case of John Mccullough, driver of a
milk wagon, which ran through a crowd Mt
the corner of Seventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue Monday night during the procession,
was called in the police court yesterday, and
ut the request of the prosecuting attorney was
continued for a week.