National Republican., 1884-06-27
THE BREvITY BASKET.
FILLED With Brief Mention OF Many Minor
ENnnla of YraInrhnN.

Judge wylic yesterday discharged the Grim.
iuul court jury until Monday next.
The fountain NJ the western end Of the ave
nue. bridge, in Georgetown, Is ont Of repair.
The court in gcuernl term yesterday approved
the bond Of Joseph Forrest ~ notary public.
Michael Llstou was fined $40 in the police
court yesterday for selling liquor on Sunday.
II. B. Polknhom and Paul Bonavlres were
arrested yesterday for selling lottery tickets.
David Summer has reported that slOO was
stolen from his room In tho American house
on Wednesday night.
Asilver watch, valued ut So was stolen from
the house of Mr. Peter Miller on ID street, be
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets south
west, on Monday last
Invitations have been issued by Mr. Harry
Bowers, of the st. Marc hotel for q COmpli-
mcnlary excursion to Cedar Point, the
popular summer resort.
Mcssrs, Il. p. Smith and W, s. McPhecter, Of
New York, aud cx.GOv. william PinkDey
White of Maryland, were yesterday admitted
TO the bar of this district.
The district delegates to tho Chicago con.
vcntloq to be held In Chicago, June 8, VIII
leave here tomorrow week. tatiug about
100 local politicians with them.
John stewart was sentenced to three months
IN jail yesterday by Judge smell for stealing
two finger rings from j. B. Rodgers, of ND7
Ninth street, aud three months additional for
refusing to restore the property.
In TnE REPUBLICAN, Of Wednesday the name
OF Miss :. f. Sparks was accidentally omitted
from the published list Of nominations of pub
lie school teachers for the first division
The charge Of afrny against Peter Hill and
Abraham Fay was called IN the police court
yesterday, aud Fay wns the only one present
After hearing the evidence that Hill had as
saultod him, Fay was discharged.
Charles Richardson, n yagraut was sem
fenced TO three months in tho wOfthouse yes.
tcrday by Judge Sncll for giving the name Of
George Washington, which Judge SnOll said
should not go down on The black list
The bids for general supplies, including ice,
coal, furniture, &c, for The district govern.
ment .l VIII be awarded on the return OF Maj;
week. There are over sixty bidders,
Miss Hilbert living at 1897 Pennsylvania
avenue, reported to the police that there had
been stolen from bureau drawer, in her room
on the 10th instant II gold watch. one plain
gold ring, and one set with ruby and thirteen
small diamonds of a total value of sos.
Notwithstanding the bad condition Of tho
river the Potumacs had their Norfolk -Four"
out last night as usual, and gave them some
bard work, The Columbia eight also braved
| the heavy current, and was closely watched
by boating men nom each of the club houses.
The commissioners are preparing an answer
TO Senator Morgan's resolution calling for in.
formation about the district tinanccS One OF
the commissioners sHid yesterday that II
would take two clerks year to prepare tho
| statement called for as the work of ten years
will have to be ovcrhuuled.
George Cation and Joseph Robinson werc
| charged with asshulting some people In
| Georgetown yesterday in the police court.
| The evidence showed that tho boys would as
sault people with straw, upon which there
| was crcOSOtc. Judge Smell postponed the case
TO consider whether ho should send them to
| the reform school.
Rev. jacob a. Walter stated last night that
/ he expects to have 81. Putrick's congregation
! latest, WorkmGn are now engaged in placing
| III position the great stained glass windows
| aud the income from the church property Is
| sufficient to pny all bills as they became due
| Those who know of the opposition Father
! Walter has had TO struggleaguin will heartily
congratulate him on his success.
A building is needed In Washington in which
! TO have free kindergartcns carry on the trnin
ing school for nurses, and hold teachers
tional purposes Mrs. Louise Pollock, of the
National kindergarten, proposes that somt
man.. instead of. putting HIS money In banl
| which will fail, shall erect building with it
| und give up the first floor to these purposes
drawing rent for tho remainder.
4 certificate of the incorporation of the Wash
Y ington Cadet corps was filed with the recorder
yesterday, with Christian A. Fleetwood Arthur
Brooks John X. Brown, william II. Lee
Richard NJ Laws, Richard Y. Green, Alexander
o. Hayes, Shirley H. Williams. Frank Scott
and James II. Pcyton as iucorporators. The
object Is for literary and educational purposes
mutual Improvement, and perfection In mill
tary affairs.