National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-12
THE BREyITY BASKET.
Filled With Brief Mention OF Many Minor
Events OF Yesterday.

b. +. Klopfer has been appointed an add.
tional private on the police force for one year
James Turner is locked up ut the fifth pre-
cinot station charged by Mr.. +. II. Finley with
HOUSEKEEPING.
II Is probable that the contracts for construct.
ing new sewers will be awarded on the return
ofMai Lydecker.
Louisa Schroeder has qualified as guardian
OF tho orphans of Franz Dierkoph and bonded
In tho sum Of $3.50.
The contracts for supplying two new FIRE
engines were not awarded yesterday, but VIII
be some time this week.
ID. T. Heap has pctitonod for water main
on Rhode Island avenue, between Sixteenth
and seventeenth streets northwest.
Mr.. George Jacobs yesterday qualified rs the
administrator of the estate of Rosiua G. HUM
by filing bond In the sum of $4,000.
Foster Henshaw, who owns house No. 2O5
Virginia avenue southeast has dissented from
the report of the building inspector that the
house Is out of order.
Citizens have complained of tho noise made
by the engine located on y street. between
First and Second street, which generates cleo
tricity for the capitol.
Michael Doyle, seventeon.ycar.old boy,
was sentenced TO thirty days in jail by Judge
Mills yesterday morning for stealing ePair OF
reins from horse
The will of the late Sarah Clark was admitted
to probate and record yesterday ana letters
testamentary issued to Abraham Clark on filing
bond in the sum fSlOO
Mrs. Chloe Ashby, colored. said to be TIC
years of agc died on New Jersey avenue yes.
terday. She claimed to have been at one time
| cook for Gen. Washington.
young man named George Taylor was held
in $500 for the grand jury by Judge Mills yes.
terday for forging the name of Mr. L. ID. Eas.
ton to check for sos, which he obtained
James A. Gambrll was fined IS in the police
court yesterday for failing TO appear and prose-
cute three boy who he had arrested for tres.
pass. The case against the boys was dis.
missed.
Early yesterday morning a thief attempted
to get into the house Of Mrs Eliza Quill, cor
ncr of Third and q streets, by cutting the
window shutters but was frightened oil by
that lady.
The lecture by Rev. d. Osborne that was to
have taken place at lIamline church last even.
ing has been postponed until tonight, on ac-
count OF the inability OF Mr.. Osborne to reach
the city in time.
Frederick Douglass, IT., was arrested on
warrant sworn out by Mr.. Moss yesterday af
ternoon, charging him with assaulting Mrs
Moss III connection with the fence war. Mr..
Douglass was taken before the police court
and gave bonds for his appearance.
The coroner and physicians who made the
'eet,P's WI uphs VI W.T. uiuSS
Of the steamer Wyandottc, who died suddenly
last week. deny that he died from natural
causes and rciterate the statement that he died
from norcotic poisoning, according to the
burial certificate.
The following marriage licenses have been
issued: Elias Lanes and Mary Johnson, Ben
Spriggs, of this city, aud Catherine West, OF
uniontown, j. c.: Amos q. Raines and Sarah
e. Snellings both of Stafford county Va; John
T. Love and Ida NJ. MclIenry, Peter Hendley
ma I hnth Of tpnY nd
Va; L. J. Joyner, of Richmond, Ark and
Anna l.. Drrick, of this city; Washington Jack
son and Annie johnson, James Beard and
Mary A. Bouzc, both of Alexandria, Va.