National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-31
THE pREYITY BASKET.
Filled With Brief Mention OF Many Mlnoi
Events Of Yesterday.

The probate court will meet next Saturday,
at IL o'clock, instead Of Friday.
Citizens want sewer put on street, be.
tween Ninth and Tenth streets southwest.
a mad dog was killed in the cellar of Stan.
difords drug store, corner Ninth and streets,
yesterday afternoon.
Col. Rockwell intends to remove the high
railing from the Thirteenth street reservation
ittho appropriation holds out
The citizens Of X street, between Second and
Third streets northeast, have pettioned the
commissioners for more street lamps.
A small IRE in Il lumber pile at the corner
TwCnty-ninth and streets caused an alarm
OF FIRE at 7ld o'clock yesterday morning.
A delegation Of plumbers yesterday com.
planned TO the commissioners of the formality
required In securing permits to tap sewers.
4 black leather sntchel containing $40 in
cash and clothing worth Sill 70 was stolen from
jacob G. Curry, who was riding IN n Belt line
car, Tuesday.
set of photographs showing the Washing
ton monument In various stages OF completion
including the finished shaft, has been made
Tor exhibition as the New orleans exposition.
Bidswcrc opened in the commissioners office
yesterday for furnishing three new fire en-
gincs TO the diStriCS. There were four bidders,
and the bids were referred TO Chief Cronin for
report.
The commissioners are examining into the
legal rights of the street railway companies as
to their occupancy of certain streets, II being
claimed that they are using some streets with
out authority.
Louis Starr. Benedict Kassena, aud Henry
Fry, three hardooking citizens of the tramp
variety who claimed to earn q living rs street
singers, were yesterday sent down for ninety
days for vagrancy.
The oldest inmate Of St. Elzabeth's insane
asylum, John Howe, who had been there
twenty'sevcn years, died on Monday night.
lie was member of Harmony lodge, |. o. o. F.,
and father of Police Officer Howe.
The Inland and Scaboard steamship com.
pany having agreed to havcall of its painting,
&c., done in this city by union men, the boy
colt put upon the Mosclcy, Lake, and Thomp.
son by the labor union, has been ruiSed.
Zen Crowley. the young white man who was
50 sOundly thrashcd a few weeks ago by Mr.
Parker, the pension office clerk for blackmail.
ing tricks was before Judge Smell yesterday
Tor being vagrant and an idle and suspicious
person, and hncd So or ninety days at the
Workhouse,
Charles w. Atchison, a clean shaved white
man, about 40 years OF age intended to go to
the hospital yesterday, he told Judge Smell,
but started day too late, as he was run in
tuesday night as an idle vagrant, and went to
the farm to wait until the frost has dalntily
touched the leaves In autumn.
William Garner, who keeps q store Mt the
corner of seventh and l. streets, was charged
yesterday with GSsaulting youngster named
sault was committed by n showcase on the
counter, but Judge smell didn't scom to take
stock in the story. Assessment S..
Philip and Kate Herman had difference of
opinion the other night which led to both mp
pearing yesterday before Judge Smell for using
real naughty language 80 loud that they could
not only be heard outside the house, but half
way down the street. The Judge declared
dividend of SO IN favor of the COURTS from
each.
A 9-year.old boy named IIosmer was before
the police court yesterday for having n revolver
on the Fourth Of July. Judge Smell thought
that as the danger was now over, personal
bonds would be sufficient, and the boys eyes
grew big as tcncupS when Capt. Prince ratified
OH the form of bond to appear daily until the
case is settled.
The clerk of the court has received from the
clerk Of the United States court at New Or.
leans, La, II communication acknowledging
me receipt OF copy OF the proceedings OF the
criminal court here in the case of George
Taylor, in which his bondSmail, Mr. William
j. Moses was released as surety, and Mr.. Tay-
Tor, at the suggestion of the department of
Justice, discharged on his personal recogni.
zanCe.
John J., Kcath keeps n place d No. l7l7 X
street and holds II hotel license. Yesterday he
was arraigncd for selling beer on sunday. The
evidence was to the effect that the beer was
bought and paid for saturday night, but kept
IN kcath's ice box until Sunday evening The
defense claimed the right of II hotel keeper to
sell liquor to guests of the house on Sunday.
Judge smell doubted the right, but indefinitely
postponed the case.
| Charles Williams, who shot his friend Steve
| Taylor the night of July -, In the alley be.
| tween and J. and Sixth and Seventh streets,
was sont Y the grand Jury yesterday under
| bonds for $500, The evidence showed that
| Williams had a, fight with n drunken man,
whose friend intcrfcrcd: and Williams fired at
u rut.lnr hp hnI ,,,,t
| of his house to see the fight, in the abdomen,
| INJECTING Il trting wound.
Sarah Forrest is a very rude young woman.
| according to the testimony against her before
| Judge smell yesterday She not only threat.
| cncd to kick all dc Stutin' outer" another
| duSky damsel, but bcltcd her over the nose
knocked her down and walked on her, and
| accompanied the operation by series of pro.
| innc remarks. Sarah was put under bonds
only as there were peculiar circumstances in
the case that moved the judge to mild mercy,
=, John Bradykamp, market gardener from
police court yesterday with keeping vicious
dog tlut bit young William Hurdle In the leg
a week ago The dog was tied by short rope
to Il wagon and the hoy went too near him II
was shown that the dog did not belong TO
| BradyCnmp, but had followed his wagon to
the street market that morning, and Mrs
Bmdycamp tied il TO take back TO Prince
| George A fine OF SO was imposed, which
will be RENTED if the dog is inyeighed into
the district and killed.
Tho following district bidders have been
! awarded contracts for furnishing supplies TO
the government insane asylum Meals J. 4.
Narnell " Sons; groceries, j. G.. ErgOod Il Co,
W. Il. Brown, Browning Il Middleton, g. G.
COrnwell & Son, ~ II. Shea, Barbour & Ham.
ilton, and W. NJ. Gait * Co.; drugs, StOtt &
Cromwell; crOckery, NJ. ". Bcvcridge H. Hol-
ward ~ Lothrop, c. ". Thorn Auerback 4
Bro, :. l.. Hcmpstunc, and lan>burgh Il Bro.
hardware. L. II Schneider d son, Robert
Boyd, H. G. Wheeler, Thomas Somerville &