National Republican., 1884-01-21
TIE BREv1TY BASKET.
FILLED with Brler Mention Of Many Minor
Evenfs OF YestersIay.

Filled with Brlef Mention Of Many Minor
Events OF Yesterday.
The application of T.. S. Hall for liquor
license has been approved.
The last will Of Michael Graney was filed
for probate on Saturday. He leaves all his
property to his wife.
The testimony in tho Strong case against
tho district, for work done on sewers, viii be
all in to-day, and the commission will begin
reading tho record since Dec. 20, when they
will make the award
A horse pulling cart belonging to stephen
Branson slipped on the steep road above
Rock creek Saturday and fell over into the
crock. Tho horse had leg broken aud was
thereafter shot. Tho boy who drove had
narrow escape.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders
of tho Washington brick machine company
Saturday, Andrew Wylie William +. Mat
tingly. Nathaniel Wilson, John +. Olmstead,
and Theodore l.. Holbrook were unanimously
reelected directors,
Mr.. w. o. Raomo ON Saturday called the
attention of Commissioner West 10 the clause
in tho present liquor law which limits the
distance of liquor saloons TO 400 feet from
school buildings, Gen. West promised TO
append the clause to the new bill.
DR.. w. A. Leonard, of st. Johns church,
delivered an address before the students of
tho Columbian university Friday afternoon
Mt the Preparatory school building. on III
street. between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets, ON the topic, Esprit du Corps"
About 11:3O o'clock Saturday night fire WAS
discovered in the fancy store corner of Tenth
street and New York avenue northwest. Tho
fire department responded promptly, and the
flames were eXtinguished. Tho fire was
caused by the explosion Of coal oil lamp.
Damage estimated at 5000.
! The Rivals, new social club, composed of
| some of the vol known young lad es and
! gentlemen of Washington, was recently or
! ganiZcd with Mr.. Charles Stevens, president ;
! Miss Clara Carr, vice president; Nr. Ed.
/ Demar, secretary Mrs. James King, treas
urer, and John Glcchman, usher.
Frank Butler, Simpson Randall, and Will
lam Wallace were held in 500 bonds on Sat
urday for threatening witness. The men,
| is is alleged, threatened to kill Martha Dor
sey, the woman who Charles Murphy at
tempted to outrage. They also threatened to
kill Mary Bailey, and she had them arrested
Representatives of the following fire in
surauco companies of the distriat The Frank
lin, Columbia, Potomac OF Georgetown, and
Firemen's met Saturday at the office of A. s.
Pratt Il Son, and decided not to enter into
any agreement with the members of the
board of underwriters regarding rates OF in
surance in the district.
The officers elect for the ensuing year o!
the American Colonization society are Hon.
John II. B. Latrobe, president; Hon, WIN
Coppinger secretary and treasurer DIR. Har
vey Lindsey, LII. D., Hon. Peter Parker
Judge Charles c. Mott, Reginald Fendall
esq.,, Rev. Thomas c. Addison, D. D., Rev
Byron Sunderland, ID. d., and Judge Alexan
der b. Hagner, executive committee.
The Brush-Swan Electric Light company
organized Saturday evening by the election
of tho following board of directors: A. A
Hayes, Simon Brentano, Charles Payson, Still
son Hutchins w. H. Slack, w. f. Mattingly
and Hallet Klbourn. Mr.. Hayes and Mr.
Nlattingly were appointed committee Il
draft a set of by laws, to report to meeting
to bo held on the second of February, u
which time the executive officers will b.
chosen.