National Republican., 1884-09-13
THE BREvITY BASKET.
Filled with Brief Mention OF Many
Minor Events OF Yesterday.

Minor Events OF Yesterday.
Championship game to-day at 4:9o.
The board of police surgeons will here
after meet regularly at 2:30 o'clock on tho
second Wednesday of each month.
A bangle bracelet valued at $5, was
stolen from the bureau drawer of Annio
Brannan, 1888 Fourteenth street, last
week.
George Ball. driver for the Great Falls
| Ice company, has boon held for the grand
| jury in bonds of 5000 for EN- bezzling 500
Of the company's money.
A ruby and pearl ring, valued at $1S,
the property Of Miss George Tennyson,
was stolen Thursday from wash room at
tho government printing office.
A colored boy stole u light-bay horse,
old rockaway wagon, two cushions, and q
rubber covor, valued at 500, from in
front Of Il new building at No. 425 First
street.
Judge Mills yesterday fined James
Freeman, n hack driver, IS for running
his hack against the wagon of John w.
| Reed, whereby the latter was thrown Off
aud injured.
Judge Mills yesterday sentenced Ida
Martin, a 17-yoar.old Colored girl. to sixty
days in Jail for stealing watch, chain,
and jersey from Mary Il. Taylor, Of 13l
street northwest.
Rev. ]. Ii. Hector, prominent oolored
divine, and past commander of q. A. Il.
post at York, Pa delivered an Interest,"
ing lecture before Meade post, g. A. r.,
ut Grand Army hsll last night.
Daniel NJ. Goodacre and William II.
Wilson, held to the grand jury for steal
ing charts from the navy department.
gave bail yesterday, each in the sum Of
$1,000 Each ono signing the others
bond.
William B. Bowie entered suit gester-
day against Frank Hume to recover sea-
75OSl on promissory note given by Hall
& Hume on Feb. 1, 1877, to A. II. Pick
erell, and indorsed to tho plaintiff. There
has been paid on the noto $4,000.
Mr.. Charles A. Mots and V. r. Hay
man, of Washington, won double
sculling race of one mile and turn below
Shepherds wharf, Thursday evening,
from Messrs Dennson and Reed, of Bos-
ton. the prize being handsome silver
medal.
Judge Mills yesterday sentenced Frank
Thompson, a carpenter, to six months in
Jail for pounding William Flemming,
another carpenter, on tho head with
brick. John Monohan, who was with
Thompson at the time the assault was
made, turned states evidence.
Mr.. Reginald Fcndall, administrator of
the estate of Gilbert NJ. Wight, deceased,
yesterday returned list of debts due the
estate, classified as follows: Good,
$2,s0902 doubtful, $11, ,075.61; desperate,
S36, 1892. Total, S50,627.S5. OF all the
above accounts and notes it is supposed
that about 81, 500 can be collected.
Albert Batchern, a young white man,
was yesterday held for the grand jury in
500 bond for obtaining % cents from
Edward Judson, colorod, under false pre-
tense. The money was weeks dues to
tho United States Beneficial society,
which had been consolidated with tho
Mutual Aid society. Batchern did not
the money over to the latter society.
James Sullivan, young man living at
the corner of Second and L streets, was
yesterday held to the grand jury in
$1,000 bonds by Judge Mills for assault
| with intent to kill William O'Brien, q
boilermaker. After quarrel between
the two men, in tho house of sick
woman. last Saturday night, Sullivan
met u Brien outside ana cut his arm and
breast with a razor.
Maj. Lydecker reports that the work on
the water works dam at Great falls was
continued during August with about tho
same force as in July. :, He expects to
nearly finish tho masonty in the main
channel this month. The total length of
the tunnel excavated is 3,6lS feet, leaving
1709S feet to drill. Work on the new
reservoir has been going on rapidly and
satisfactorily.
The annual report of the district lum.
Der inspector shows that during the year
there have been inspected 13, 273, $50 feet
of yellow pine, 70.372 feet of white pine,
473,095 feet of cypress 215,211 feet of
poplar, 4,927 feet of Eastwood, $500 feet
of black walnut, 24,390 feet of cherry,
1O3500 feet Of ash, 1l0,s25 feet of oak,
l,2O6 feet of mahogany, and 10, 416 feet of
gum. Total, 14,335.092.