National Republican., 1884-04-07
THE BREvrrY BASKET.
Filled with Brief Mention OF Many Mlno
Events OF Yesterday.

Mr. Lynch has appealed from tho decision
Of Judge Smell rendered in tho case of Brooke
mackall.
The coroner held forty inquests during tho
month of March, thirteen white and twenty
seven colored.
In the police court Saturday afternoon Mr..
John Lynch was required to give $500 bonds
to keep tho peace toward MIR. Brooke Mac
kali.
The case of George NJ. Myers, charged with
an assault on Mr.. Moore, was dismissed in the
police court Saturday for want of prosecu-
tion.
The two cases of receiving stolen property
against Charles Il. Finder aud James A.
McDevitt will be called for trial in the crimi-
nal court to-day.
The commissioners have revised the house
bill ito amend the laws relating to land
titles in tho District of Columbia by adj
ding four sections.
The commissioners have recommended
| that tho assessor fix fair amount for the
rental of the dock at the foot of Third street
southeast TO Joseph Miller.
The case of Carpenter VS.. the Washington
and Georgetown Railroad company, the last
| of Justice MacArthur's cases, will be called
for trial to-day in the court in general term.
The case OF Calvin Davis, colored. charged
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harness in the police court Saturday, was
sent to the grand jury. Bonds, $500 in each
case.
Tho commissioners have notified citizens
that the repair fund will not justify making
repairs on Il street, between Eighth and
Ninth streets northwest, ut the present
time.
Capt. Green has reported "that It is no
business of the district to drain private lots" F"
in reply to complaint of citizen of the
pond of water on square 720, between aud
Chicago streets.
The report of Gen. Meigs of the progress at
the new pension office for the month OF March
has been made. 1t shows that during that
month 7s,S27 bricks were laid, and S276,2il
have been expended.
Dr. w. w. Godding superintendent of the
government asylum for the insane, has made
his report for March, which shows that fif-
teen patients were admitted and twelve in
mates were discharged in that period.
Lieut. Arnold, of the fourth precinct, has
reported at police headquarters the loss of u
valuable cluster diamond earring, the prop
erty of the wife of the Portuguese minister,
which is worth several hundred dollars.
The Tacony Library and Literary associa.
tion, to promote the mental improvement of
the young has filed certificate of incorpora-
ton with the recorder. The trustees are
Mrs. NJ. Louise Thomas and Rev. Caroline A.
Soule, of Philadelphia, Pa; w. w. Dean,
James w. Webb, and Warren G. Stone, Of
this city.
On Saturday Mr. George T. Hilton was bo-
fore Judge Smell, charged by Messrs. Wynn
koop Il MCIlhinney, commission merchants,
on Louisiana avenue, with obtaining butter
from them under false pretenses. Mr.. Hill
ton stated that he ordered ten tubs of butter
from tho firm that they sent him nine and
are endeavoring to make him pay for ten.
He was released on bail.
The Carroll Institute Boat club elected on
Saturday evening the following officers:
President, Thomas Ii. Byrne; vice presi-
dent, Thomas w. Dalton; recording
secretary, John c, Weidman; corresponding
secretary, Charles L. Gallant; treasurer, G. l.
Patton; captain, L. b. Clarkson: first lieuten- :
ant, John L. Hogan; second lieutenant, p. f..
Happ. 1t was decided not to purchase the
gig at present and the club will not train for
the race. Fifteen new members were elected
during the year.
Mr.. Cook, counsel for Thomas H. Hoover,
who was convicted some time ago of obtain
ing money under false pretenses, filed an
additional reason for a new trial Saturday.
This reason is that defendant was at the time
of the commission of the crime of unsound
mind, and as consequence he was ire
sponsible for his wrongful acts, and for q long
time before and since has been in the same
mental condition. certificate of Dr. II. H.
Barker that he regards Hoover as mono
maniac, who should be in an asylum. was also
filed, with one of DR.. &. A. Ball that he never
considered Hoover mentally sound.
Saturday afternoon in tho criminal court,
, Judge Wylie, the hearing in the case of A. b.
Webb, indicted for violating section $3.50,
revived statutes, by using the mails in the
furtherance of scheme to defraud a pen
sioner was resumed. The hearing is on dc.
} murrer and Messrs. Jere Wilson and Il. G.
Ingersoll and Bush for the defendant, and
District Attorney Worthington and Mr. Tag.
c CART for the government. AT the conclusion
of the arguments the court said he was pre-
pared to decide all the points raised except as
y to the statutes in regard to the remarriage oi
the widow claimant He would look further
= into the subject and decide the question to,
day.