National Republican., 1884-10-06
THE BREvITY BASKET.
Filled With Brief Mention Of Many Minor
Events OF Yesterday.


John Cantwcl, who ass aulted a sick police
mau for pgriorming his duty, was fined $50 by
judge smell Saturday.
The was a large audience of Indinnians at
ImmSs hail Saturday evening to bear the
very excellent address delivered by Hon.
jeremiah Wilson.
A pool Of property owners along the line OF
the baltimore and Potomac railroad in South.
east Washington has been formed to sue the
road Tor damages
Peter Finncgnn, who with his wife, tried to
swindle IN Omaha firm through the mails, was
sent to the grand jury by Judge Smell Saturday
IN default Of 500 bull.
Julia Robinson. whose skull was fractured
by Joseph Wallace, still being In II preCurous
in the police court Saturday.
The district commissioners have been re-
quustcd by adjoining properly owners to take
charge OF u road leading from Graut road 70
J. W. Smiths place and opened tor general
traffic,
Martin Kenehan, doorkccpcr Of the white
house under Jackson aud Taylor, died Satur-
day night Ills funeral will take place at
$3.50 this afternoon from 1905 New Hampshire
avenue.
Tho amount realized from the grand ball
given by Prois. pistorlO unq Proctor, Army
hall dancing academy, lnst Monday was S226,
! which will he turned OvCrtO Mrs Fowler, for
whose benefit the ball was given.
Next Wednesday week has been fixed by the
| civil service commissioners for an examine
| tiOn in this city for general department SER
vice. only bial residents of other places
| than the district will be examined.
Charles Gcssrord to tho use of wimsatt &
! GhiGr, has filed Il mechanics lien against
! JuIcs L. Mason and william A. Stewart on
| lots ~ and Jj squares 800, for Si9l for material
| furnished In the construction Of buildings on
| tic same,
or 4
| now resident in the district met at the Ebbitt
/ house ON saturday evening and organized the
| Rhode Island state association. MuJ. o. i.
| q. CLARK was elected president, W. W.
| Clapp secretary, and ID. stevens treasurer
A Round Table club" composed of leading
colorcd citizens was organized at the residence
| Of Mr.. Block last week with ]. :. Brown, pre-
sident; !. Henry Lewis secretary, and llamil-
ton hurley, treasurer. Among the members
urc J. Il. Boston, X. II. Ford Chas. Beule, 5. a.
w. Slmms, J. L. Mason, and others.
In the equity cause ofNebraska Davis againt
| Fred. w. Jones the cause of action Is to ret
aside a decd of trust held by the latter for the
benefit Of Davis and his stgpinuthcr. Mr.
Jones disayOwS all interest IN the matter says
he mover has been asked to reCunvey the prop
crty, and that he has always been willing TO
carry ont t4D conditions Of the trust.
According to the report orFlrc hief Cronin
there were eighteen fire during the month of
september, with an estimated loss Of Sli 9Ij, of
| which about Sj,.@j was insured. There were
| iorty-livc fires during the trsl quarter of the
| present fiscal year with Il loss Of 81 ,ySl, OF
| which ll,i2O was insured, against thirty-thrcc
! fires, u loss Of SlT14o and an Insurance OfSl2,-
| lGS for the corresponding quarter of lsS3, and
against thriy-siS iires, loss Of fSlj, SO and an
| insurance OF Sll,iJJ for the corresponding
/ quarter oflSs2
Christian Rupert has filed a bill in equity
! praying that William Price and thirty-onc
! others he cniOined from prosecuting suits or
! filing liens against two houses on G., between
| Twenty. gud Twenty-third streets north
! west RUPERT contracted with Price to build
/ the houses, and after some of the work was
| done the contract was thown up. Rupert
! claims 10 have paid the contractor, and seeks
| TO have the other defendant, who furnished
| the material, cnioincd from coming on the
| property or suing him for their pay.