National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-18
TIE BREVITY BASKET.
Filled With Brief Mention OF Many Minor
Events OF Yesterday.

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Events OF Yesterday.
Dorsey White was fined s. in the police
court yesterday for beating his wife Maria.
Lewis Auerbach, of 623 Pennsylvania
avenue, reports that Derby hat was stolen
from his place Saturday.
William Norris, of AIS Maryland avenue,
| reports that no had an overcoat stolen from
the National theater Saturday night.
Judgment was given in tho court of claims
yesterday in favor of George L. Deering for
Si0i against the District of Columbia.
At the last meeting of st. Patrick's Tom
peranco society Mr.. Waters presided. Adj
dresses were made by Mr.. Francis MoNer-
haney, and Mes3rs. Saxton and Wall. Master
Skivington gave recitation.
A colored cart driver named Horny Lomax
was committed for one mouth in default of
$40 for cruelty beating horse in Judiciary
square while the cart was loaded with bricks
just to SOC him jump. lie used big whip.
The application of Mr.. William +. Henry
for appointment as special policeman, ac-
companied by the Endorsements of number
of prominent business men of Capitol Hill,
was approved by the commissioners yester-
day.
John J. Ally was on trial in the criminal
court yesterday for violating section $50 re.
Frederick Oechlse. Two cases growing out
Of the same charge are against Ally. The case
is still on trial.
petition from Mr.. ID. A. Brooks, IT., presi-
dent of the town council Of Caseysvillc, Ky,
has been received by the commissioners ask.
ing for aid from citizens of Washington in
consequence of the floods in that town aud
the suffering caused from residences being
washed away.and means of support destroyed.
Tho Washington monument commission
have recently given permission to the Brush
swan Electric Light company to place ten
electric lights on tho top of the monument
for period of two weeks. 1t is stipulated
that the lights are to be removed by the first
OF April. The exhibition will commence
probably on Saturday night.
William Noe superintendent of the water
works extension, gave $500 bail yesterday for
his appearance at court on tho twenty-ffth
instant. Thomas 1reton, tho foreman, has
not yet offered bail. These cases grew out of
o warrant for manslaughter sworn to by Mrs.
Lavnia Brown, wife of Thomas Brown,
colored, lately killed in the shaft of the |
tunnel.
Garfield Memorial hospital the following |
medical staff was elected: Consulting sur
geons; Drs. John Frederick May and Nathan
5. Lincoln; consulting physicians, Drs. A. Y. |
7. Garnett, W. w. Johnston, and j. Taber
Johnson; attending surgeon, DIR. j. Ford |
Thompson; attending physicians, Drs j. w.
n. Lovejoy and c. Il. Hagner; oculist and |
lurist, DIR. Swan NJ. Burnett; house physician,
DR.. Henry NJ. Cults.
AT the meeting yesterday Of the directors
Of the night lodging house it was reported |
that up to May 10, 1888, when the house closed
for the year, the bene6ciaries of the organ
ization amounted to 30,09s, and from Dec. 80,
when the house was again opened until the |
close Of January, 1881, 6i2, and for the month
Of February, as, making a grand total of
5l,15S, being an average of $500 persons cared |
for during each year; and that over $4,000 |
meals had been supplied-all without charge
committee consisting of Messrs. MCGUIRE
Lemon, Fitch, and Fisher was appointed to
arrange for an entertainment at an early day.