National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-12-26
MINOR LOCAL EVENTS.


The Smaller Happenings Of bay In and
About the City.
William Anderson was arrested yesterday
for selling liquor on Sunday.
Edward Buckley was arrested yesterday for
petit larceny and placed In the first police
station
Stephen Taylor and Eugene Carroll were
landed In the sixth police station yesterday Tor
lighting.
Joseph Carter was locked up yesterday at
the second police station for carrying concealed
weapons.
The Washington Cadets gave garden party
attended
High street, West Washington, was given
over to hundreds of coasters yesterday atter.
noon and evening.
Barkeepers say that apple toddy has re-
placed Tom and Jerry as Christmas tipple.
Eggnog holds It's own.
Alice Adams, for petit larceny, and John
Bleakinton, for assault and battery, are held
ut the llfth police station.
Michael Iutman and Eliza Harvey were ar.
rested yesterday for petit larceny and locked
up at the seventh precinct station.
Patrick Flynn, of the secretary's Office treas
ury department, was promoted to a clerkship
ofthe third class on the I'D instant.
At the Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor,
at Third and II northeast, an excellent and
| abundant Christmas dinner was served.
James Il. Lindsey and Frank Scott were ar
rested Inst night for being drunk and disor-
derby and taken to the fifth police station.
George Coopcr aud william Myers, two coll
orcd men, were locked up at the Twelfth
street police station yesterday for lighting in
the Division.
| Joseph Wilmer is held ut the Twelfth street
police station fol. destroying private property
by breaking TO pieCosa music box in the house
OF Nine. Tennio Garrett.
Alice Mason and Buclah Iylcs two colored
| womcn were locked up at the fifth police sta
ton last night for engaging In mn ARRAY. Both
OF the women were slightly cut
ouadrille party for the benefit Of the
Nurses Training school and the Garfield hos
pital will be given in the pnrlors of the Spence.
rian Business college this evening
\ colorcd boy was knocked senselcss by n
coasting party at the corner of Thirteenth and
boundary last evening. lie was taken to the
Chi.dren's hospital, and soon recovered.
While all the thcaters and places OF amuse.
ment did good bllsinesS--bOth at matinee and
night periormanccs-ycstcr the attendance
was not near 50 large rs i'll former years.
| Louisa Evans, lO.year.old colorcd girl, was
severely SCalded Yesterday morning ut her
| home, No. lllj Twentieth street, by having q
kettle OF boiling water upset upon her.
Thousands of skaters enjoyed few hours
sport yesterday afternoon upon BGbcOck lake.
| near the Washington monument, while the
| drives of the white house lot were alive with
the merry jingle of numerous sleighbells.
The second lecture OF the series being given
by Mr. George KEENAN, will be given at the
| congregational church Tonight. The subject
| is ''Winterlng on the Steppes of Siberia" one
of the most entertaining in the lecturers list
| Julius Haas, finc-looking German, was ar.
rested yesterday by Detective. Mattingly. for
| passing u check for So on Mr.. Simon Wolf
| which proved TO be fraudulent. H. is said to
bc wanted In several cities for similar crooked
| transactions.