National Republican., 1884-06-10
THE BREVITY BASKET.
Filled with Brler Mention OF Many Mine
Events OF Yesterday.

Filled With Brlef Mention OF Many Minor
Events OF Yesterday.
Tho senate will on Thursday tako uD the
bill defining railway routes in the district,
Tho Arbitration league meets this evoninR
at 4l4 Sixth street northwest, residence oi
Hon. a. Ii. Pottibone.
Tho work Of grading for the Southern
Maryland railway between Brandywino and
Benning's station has been begun.
Tho English club and its invited guests,
numbering about fifty, enjoyed an excursion
to Great Falls yesterday by packet.
Tho case of Charles Collins, charged with
assaulting officer Rhodes, went over in tho
police court yesterday on $500 bail.
Some thief sole pockotbook containing
S52 from the pokct of w. II. Copcman of the
surgeon generals Office last Saturday.
The horse attached to the wagon Of Mr.. b.
F. King, of Brightwood, ran away Saturday
afternoon on Seventh street, near Rhode
Island avenue. Tho occupants, Mrs. King,
her mother four children and the driver,
were thrown out. Yhe children were danger
ously injured.
Revs. DR.. Butler of tho Lutheran, and DIR.
Power, of the Garfield Memorial churches,
called on tho commissioners yesterday in
regard to their recent decision against the
removal of the old Garfield Christian church.
Tho commissioners think that If removal
within tho fire limits of the city the building
should be bricked in.
A colored man named Charles II. Brown,
in the police court yesterday charged q
white bu.cher named Henry Smith with
keeping herd of dangerous dogs. Brown
told the court something about boing saved
from the fangs of tho brutes on one
occasion By providence aud ON umbrella"
and the charge against Smith was dis
missed.
Lewis Williams, the drivor Of dirt car on
the water works extension, on Howard uni
versity hill, accidentally caught his foot in
one of tho tramway track frogs yesterday
afternoon. Before he could release his foot
passing car ran over 1t, cutting the heel
entirely off. Ho was removed to Freed
mems hospital, and Dr. Shedd rendered
medical aid.
Mr.. Gus Theilkuhl left this city last night
for New York and Jerome park, whore he
will photograph all the great race horses as
they cross the home stretch in the fOrthcom-
ing races. lio is the inventor of an instru-
ment which will take accurate and clear
pictures ofthe flying steods in the two thou.
sandth part OF second. Tho instrument
cost several thousand dollars.
Maggie Thompson, buxom colored girl,
was sent to the workhouse for thirty days
yesterday. She went into one of the station
houses on Sunday and swore like trooper
because her lover was locked up. 81 cannot
live apart from him for one hour" she
shouted. The station keeper locked her up
in cell adjoining her lover, and the pair
billed aud cooed all night. They will spend
the next two weeks together on the farm.
At the centenary exercises to be given at
Israel Z. N. Z. church on Friday night tho
following gifted persons will take part: Prof.
j. T. Layton, Z. Newton, Rev. c. IL. Collins,
of ST. Louis, NO.. Prof. j. w. Crumwell, and
others. Tho main feature will be the paper
entitled "Methodism in America, and Its
Influence Upon the Coored Race" by Mr.. j.
W. Crumwoll. The centenary sermons will
be preached on Sunday at IL n. M, 3 p. NJ,
and s p. M, by Revs. Collins, and j. IL.
Turner. Tho public is invited.