National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-17
THE BREvITY BASKET.
Filled With Brief Mention of Many Minor
Events Of Yesterday.

fllieu win BrleI Mention OF MANY MINOR
Events OF Yesterday.
William Jones, colored, was held in $500 bond
by Judge Smell yesterday for HOUSEKEEPING.
J. L. Rawlin, the resident student at the
washington asylum has resigned his POSITION
Citizens have asked the commissioners to re-
lieve the home for poor widows from taxation
Mrs Fannie Codcro, of the sixth auditors
onice, has been promoted to the examining
division.
The John Wesley a. NJ +. church has asked
the commi ssionurs to exempt lot s, square 49,
| from taxes nom 1862 to 1873.
The register yesterday received the will Of
the late Henry Martin for probate and record
The testator leaves his estate to his children.
| Harrison Warner reports being robbed of
| silver watch and chnin while in Fitzmorris's
! saloon, corner Of Ninth and Boundary, on
| Tuesday evening
| Work on the new twelve.room school build.
| ing on street, between Twelfth aud lhir-
tecnth streets northwest, will be begun Aug. l.
| The plans are now being prepared
| Timothy Quill was fined 81 in the police
court yesterday for cursing officer Proctor in
| charge ofpolico headquarters, who had taken
him In while drunk and exposed to the rain.
| A hand satchel containing 50 was snntched
| from the hand of Mrs. c. z, Campbell, of the
Gushing house on g street, while She was
taking Il car ut Fourteenth and streets Tues
| dry night.
A permit has been granted by the commits
sioners to the Blaine and Logan club of South
washington To- erect q stan ana nag at the cor
street southwest.
For stealing n silver watch and chain from
Harrison Warner, n coored countryman, Al
bert Foster was held for the grand jury by
Judge Smell yesterday He was also fined $50
for carrying razor.
The collateral security (s5 each) left by
Mcssrs. Nathaniel Carusi and Buchanan Bcalo
for their appearance to answer for their ARRAY
of Tuesday, was forfeited in the police court
yesterday, neither making their appearance.
Mr. J. Harry Rogers, who was injured abou
the eyes by the explosion of mercury with
mentioned in yesterdays REPUBLICAN,, was
greatly improved yesterday, and the physicians
Ininkrhat they can save his sight.
the Columbia Turn vcrein and Its guests
numbering about 500 people, gave an excur-
sion TO Monte Cristo yesterday on the Jane
stituted the days programme, and the excur
sionists returned about 10 o'clock well pleased
with the trip.
A horse attached to wng on and driven by
Mr.. Entwistlc took fright at the corner OF
Eleventh street and Pennsylvania avenue
about $50 O'clocl; last evening and run into
buggy In which We're seated n young lady and
gentleman. The wagon was overturned and
the driver shaken up, but no further damage
done.
Abill for over 500 Twas presented in the police.
court yesterday by Mr.. J. g. Bigelow in behalf
of John H. De2enger and Eustnce O'Brlcn, who
who were summoned on March is to testify in
a case against L. y. Cross for policy playing.
Judge Smell directed ntiidnvltS to be filed show
ing the service and actual attendance of the
witness.
The hearing in the Moses-Taylor case at
Alexandria, which was to have taken place
yesterday, has been postponed to Monday,
owing TO the illness of George Taylor. II Is
understood that no response has been received
by, Judge Meade to his kilograms TO New
Orleans regarding the record which Taylor
claims to have ordered.
The Waterman at the Smithsonian institri.
lion turned In an alarm from the box on that
building, No. i2l, at 7:l5 o'clock last evening,
the corner OF Tenth street and Virginia avenue,
but when the fire department arrived they
found that the smoke was caused by some one
smoking out u bee hive.
The fountain at the western end of the
avenue bridge in Georgetown was running
yesterday afternoon for the first time in two
years, The REPUBLICAN has urged all along
that 1t be put In running order, and the cit
iZcns Of Georgetown are very much pleased at
the result The fountain is one Of the few
ornaments in Georgetown, and tends to adorn
the streets.
At meeting of the congregation Of All
Souls church Rev. Rush r, Shipper, the pas.
tor justice Miller, of the supreme court, and
Judge Richardson, Of the court of claims, were
elc etcd to the National Unitarian convention
10 be held at Saratoga Sept. -. DIR. j. T..
Mason and s. X, Bond were elected alternates.
The church will be closed until the third Sun
day in September.
The following .ol5cers Of the grand encamp-
mcn. 1.O. q. r., have been elected L. c.
Grumley, g. r.. George A. Green, G. II. p; j.
4. Shackcliord 6. :. W; Oliver Duiour, G.. J.
w; Joseph Burroughs, G. s.; Thomas w. Fow-
Ter q. T. John T. Given, grand representative
to the sovercin grand lodge of the United
states, sent In his resignation, which, by unaI-
imous consent, was set aside.
At a meeting Of the clerks of the general
land office held last evening resolutions were
passed thanking the president, the commits
siOncrs of the general land office, and the sec
rotary the interior for recognizing the true
spirit of civil service reform in appointing Mr..
Luther Harrison, late chief clerk of the office,
to the position of assistant commissioner. The
resolutions speak in the highest terms of Mr..
Harrison's worth.