National Republican., 1884-10-07
THE BREvITY BAsK Ell.
Filled With Brief Mention Of Many Minor
EYenia of HcsierdaK.

The Union Bethel Historic and Literary asso-
citation meeting this evening is for members
only. The first public meeting is on the lAth
Instant.
james Temple was sent to Jail for sixty days
by Judge Smell yesterday for robblhB thc tlil
Of Elias Hammond, of the Center market, on
Saturday.
Some clothing and jcwelry, valued at s6l.5O,
were stolen from the house OF Mary Walker,
No los Four.and.a.half streets southwest yes.
tefdny morning.
JOS n. Dent, of 1895 Seventh street, fell from
the second.story window of his house Mt an
early hour yesterday morning and injured
himself severely.
Thomas Cogcins, countrymau, was sent to
jail for six months by Judge Smell yesterday
for stealing pics from the stand of John Young
at the Long bridge.
Mary Alice Johnson, by her solicitor, Mr..
Campbell Darlington, yesterday illcd petl-
tiOn for divorce from her husband, charging
him with desertion
Charles Rainey, who shot at colored waiter
named Ike Mason In Georgetown saturday
gave himsclfup yesterday and LETT 500 collat-
cral for his appearance
A carrier blrcon flew into the folding room
Of the government printing Office yesterday
with "fohn-Il3 Ellsworth street, Philadel-
phia, Pa, stamped on It's wing.
The October term of the equity court COM
mcnces to-day, and will be presided over by
Justice Cox The calandcr shows thirty mine
cases of which ten are for divorce.
The hearing OF the charge of conspiracy
brought by George Taylor against W. Il. Moses
J. \. McDeyitt, and Others will be heard by
Judge smell at o'clock this afternoon.
The National Academy of Fine Arts, corner
Of Eighteenth street and New York avenue,
win be open free Wednesday evenings AT S
O'Clock. Art students, parents, and all lovers
of art are inyited-by Mrs. lmogencc Robinson
Murrcll.
Mr., William a. Meloy, member of the dis.
trict bar has entered suit on the law side Of
the court against Gen. Albert Grant to recover
S5,2i9 for professional service rendered and
expenditures made at Grants request from
Nov %, 1872, to Nov. !, 1850.
The Butchers Benevolent association have
elected officers as follows Henry Kuhn, pros
idcnt Henry Schroth, vice president; John
Brauryi secretary; George Bessler, treasurer;
Karl Mueller, marshall Ch. PNuegcr, Fred
stenzing, and Frank Migand, executive com.
mittee.
c. b. Hemway, In letter to the commits.
sioners, asks that North Capitol street be I'M
proved, and says that there is not an unim-
proved street in the city that Is more COM
pactly built up or more generally used than
that street, and none have better claim for
Improvement
Justice James yesterday in the divorce suit
of Mary G. Mitchell against James Walter
Mitchell made an order continuing in force,
until the final hearing of the cause, the re-
straining order cniOining him from interfering
with his wife or the control of the three chill
dren now in her custody.
The commissioners have written letter to
Mrs Sarah a. spencer, informing her that if
the district delegates appointed to attend the
conferences of charity organizations to be held
at Louisville, KY, soon think proper to invite
the conference TO hold its next annual session
here they can do so in the name of the COM
mississioners.
Mr. William II. Barstow, guardian of Mat
thew Aiken, jr., has filed an answer TO the
petition of the United States for possession of
certain bonds which belonged to William d.
Aiken, deceased. Barstow claims that the
| bonds, as against everybody else but the
ncphcws of the deceased, should come to him
as guardian of Matthew. He suggests that the
decision be postponed until the equity case of
Aiken VS.. BarstOw is settled.