National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-12-18
MINOR LOCAL EVENTS.
The Smaller happenings Of = Day in and
About tho City.

Tho Smaller Happenings OF Day In and
About tho City.
XMAS banners, Doc, toys Gould, 42i, 9th st.
McCauley's hail, Capitol hill has arleady,
been engaged for quarters for company oil
100 men for the Inauguration.
great many contributions have already
been received by the designated persons Tor
the East Washington Christmas club.
George W. Raglan was sentenced tosixty days
James Fish In the Smithsonian grounds Tues
day morning
Dudley Williams was held in $500 by Judge
Smell for the grand Jury yesterday for house
breaking In entering the house OF Charlotte
Clark, near Bennings.
The will of tho late VIM. f. Moran was re-
ceiyed by the register yesterday i9r pro9,ai,e
to his wife and children.
The family Of John Neidfclt, aged 90 resid.
Ing ut No. 6i2 X street northeast, are appre.
henslve that harm has come to him, as he has
been absent from home for several days.
A burglar robbed tho house of r, L. Burk-
ages, living near Badcnsbqrg, yesterday morn
| ing OF gold watch valued ut SlO. MIR. Burk-
ages was awakened and pursued the burglar
some distance.
white boy living at No. 1916 Gay street,
! Georgetown. was run over by car on the
1 Washington and Georgetown railway yester
! uNN nltCTtlOOlt anu MS AlbhN ANb Nho biOhVh
near the ankle.
About G O'Clock last night an alarm of fire
was turned In from box 2lS for fire in house
| No. 1, Fitzmorris alley, at Ninth and boundary
| streets, caused by defective Hue. The dam.
age WIS slight
Detective Raff yesterday arrested a colored
| man named Wesley Harris for stealing some
money from the till of Julius Juenemnn, a
| saloon Keeper at the corner OF Sixth and
Louisiana avenue.
DR.. Mcwhorter, an aged man, fell in 1T on
| f street between Ninth and Tenth streets,
yesterday afternoon. He was conveyed, TO
| the Emergency hospital aud then removed TO
his home at the American house.
WE shall move our immonso stock of cloth.
| ing by the prices VIC shall place oil them the
balance of this season. Eiseman Bros, corner
| 9Th and Il.
orrick Dunbar, a sculptor, residing on Sec
/ ond street, between and ID streets southeast
| was arrested yesterday by Officer Clements, OF
the eighth precinct station house. on charge
| of assault and battery on u colored girl named
| Mary Neal.
postal guide, with a map in colors, is the
| latest production by Postmaster Conger. IL
| gives the arrival and departure Of mails OF
| adjacent states, location of collection boxes,
route of every letter carrier with the name OF
the carrier aud other valuable information.
At Mr.. G. A. whittakers store. No. llo5
| Pennsylvania avenue, is tobc found remark.
ably attractive collection of the most beautiful
| and valuable publications of the best Alncri-
| can and foreign houses, and his store is we'll
worth u visit by every one in search of choice
| books, beautiful albums, cards, library goods,
&C., all of u variety not to be found outside OF
, n iirst-claSs book establishment.
At the regular meeting of Protection Couu-
Gil, No Cos A. l.. of H., held last night the
following named officers were elected Com
mandgr, II. Michaolis vice commander, X.
b Boyle orator, George \. Nicholson past
commander, George l.. Wheeler secretary,
7. 7. IIinkle collector, James l.. Heiner
treasurer, George l.. Wheeler chaplain, A, NJ.
Wheeock guide, Robert johnson warden,
A. Lepper gentry, G. krieg.
Mount Vernon lodge No. 2li2, Knights OF
Honor, have elected tn following officers for
the year 1885: Dictator, Henry K. Cahill; vice
dictator, Richard II. Holland assistant die.
tator, Joseph II. &. Hollins; reporter, Vim. =.
Allan; financial reporter George A. Green;
treasurer, George W. Mckee; guide, James II
Dony: chaplain, Thomas A. r. Keech; guard
grand lodge, James H. Dony; alternate, Geo
A. Green.
The st. Patricks Total Abstinence society
will hold n very important meeting at its hall
Cos Eleventh street northwest, on sunday ev
ening next, TO which the public is invited
DR.. p. J. Murphy, of Columbia hospital, will
deliver lecture, the subject being Temper
ance from a Medical Standpoint" The presi
dent. Mr.. Francis McNerhuny, and other
speakers will also be present. The Choral
union will conduct the entertainment, and IN
excellent programme has been arranged fol-
the event.
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