National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-04-30
THE BREvITY BASKET.
FILLED with Brief Mention OF Many nIino
Events OF Yesterday.

Filled with Brief Mention OF Many Minor
Events of Yesterday.
II is reported that the artillery ct the
Washington arsenal will take up their
summer encampment, this season at Colonial
Beach, on the Lower Potomac, instead Of at
Gaithersburg, Md.
While two gentlemen were driving on Ex-
ecutive avenue yesterday their horse ran
away and one of the gentlemen was thrown
out and seriously injured. The carriage was
considerably damaged.
Chas. +. Jones was charged in tho police
court yesterday with making brutal assault
on his wife. The woman was badly bruised
and her face was much dscolored. Jones was
sentenced to sixty days in Jail.
]. H. Reeves, the missing colored messenger
Of the land office, has written from Pittsburg
to tho chief clerk of the land Office resigning
his position He said he went away because
he thought they wanted him to go.
A small colored infant, about month old,
was found in Georgetown Monday night, and
tho mother, Susie Smallwood, was charged
with desorting it in the police court yester-
day. The case was not prosecuted.
While out riding yesterday afternoon Mr..
Charles Dismer, who keeps q restaurant on X
street, between Seventh and Eighth streets
northwest, was thrown from his buggy and
sustained bad cut over his right eye.
Black bass fishing at the Great falls Is at
its height, and large number of this gamey
fish is being caught. A gentleman who went
up on Monday brought back forty-two fine
ones, some of them weighing as much as eight
pounds.
$. A. Peugh has suggested squares olO and
Oil as suitable sites for public school build
ing. The citizens Of East Washington have
been pettioning the commissioners to erect a
school building in that section, and these
sites are centrally located.
The members of the Knights of Labor, who
| Investigated the case of the alleged Italian
pauper laborers that arrived here several
days ago, have reported that the parties only
remained in Washington forty-oight hours
and then continued southwark.
Industrious thieves entered st. Patrick's
church, which is in course of erection, yester-
day and got away with about $50 worth Of
carpenters tools. The matter was reported
to police headquarters by Mr.. j. e. Briefly,
superintendent of construction.
Joseph Alcom, seeks tho sale of lot II,
Wright and Cox's subdivision of Pleasant
Plains, to satisfy claim of his for 81 100, and
with that view yesterday filed bill in
equity against John Alcom and others,
praying decree of the court to that effect.
The large statuary design Of Commerce,
Manufacture, and Marine" over the main
east entrance of the capital, is receiving q
coat of white paint at the hands of force of
painters. Tho dust of many years had given
the design dirt.colored gray appearance.
Thomas Cumberland and others, by an
amicable bill in equity against Riley Cum
berland and others, all minors, prays q de-
cree of the court for the sale of lot aud
part of lot 3, square %. and the proceeds be
divided among the parties according to their
respective rights.
The district commissioners have APP
proved the applications for liquor licenses of
James Rutherford No. 906 D street north
west, and Timothy Cannon, corner of Seven
teenth street and Massachusetts avenue
northwest. and disapproved that of Mr.. Berg
holz, No. 1887 Seventh street northwest.