National Republican., 1884-10-14
THE BREvITY BASKET.


Citizens have petitoned the commissioners
for pavement in alley in square 800.
Collatorals amounting to s2D2 were forfeited
in the police court yesterday in district cases.
The residents Of N streets want the water
main on that street extended across Union
street.
Patk, J. Flynn, a laborcr at the sewer at the
new reservoir, had his leg broken by the sewer
caving in on Sunday night.
Mrs ]. s. Crawford. of l1Os Eleventh street.
has reported that an earring, valued at Sa, was
stolen from her house on sunday.
There were twenty eight dogs captured by
the poundmaster In Uniontown yesterday, and
fifty.threc dogs were killed at the pound.
The residents on seventh street, between the
Boundary and Pomeroy street, have protested
against the issuing of liquor license TO any
one ON that square.
The argument in the divorce suit OF Rosa p.
Steele Vincent against Charles Vincent closed
I'm the general term yesterday, and the case
was submitted to the court.
Louisa Riley, guardian of John W. Riley, by
bill i'll equity against John w. Riley and
others, prays decree of tho court giving her
permission TO sell the infants feal estate.
A grand organ and vocal concert will be
given Thursday evening, oct l6, at st, Patrick's 5
new church, corner of Tenth and q streets
northwest. Prot. william Waldeckor will be
director.
William Boarman, living at the corner of
Third street and Massachusetts, avenue shot
himself in the thigh at Lower Cedar Point
Md, while cunning on Friday last, inflicting
painful wounds
An attempt to set fire TO house No. 2l07 Ninth
street northwest was made on sunday night
Several planks were saturated with GOAL oil,
but the fire was discovered before any serious
damage was done.
The New York Republican association will
rpppiyn nt ifg M II this
evening dispatches from Ohio and West Ntr.
ginia, by arrangement with the Maine and
Illinois associations.
Justice James yesterday, In the equity court
dismissed the petition Of John II. Merriman for
divorce from Della Merrman. on the ground
that the testimony failed to support the charge
of desertion and adultery.
The Choral union will give its second select
soCiablc Mt st. JOseph's hall corner OF Fitth
and ii streets northwest, on Thursday evening.
| Elaborate preparations have been made Tor
the event, and the occasion promises TO be an
enjoyable one.
| The Bible class of Concordian Lutheran
church, Twentieth and q streets northwest, is
| busy arranging for n fair, to be held either
/ at the end of November or the beginning OF
| December The proceeds will so toward the
| building fund for the parsonage and chapel.
Mcssrs. Arnold & Landvogt, as solicitors for
! George l.. Arnold, have filed chanCery suit
! against Daniel ROthwell and others to set aside
an alleged fraudulent conveyance of part OF
lot 3, square 9i2, and subject the same to the
payment Of Judgment recovered at law.
William Dickson, of 22i Four.and.a-halt
street northwest, has made arrangements for
the purchase of drawback certificates, which
are receivable in payment for special and gen.
eral taxes due previous to 1852 Delinquent
taxpayers can save Il discount in the settlement
oftaxcs by calling upon him.
Union Bethel Historic and Literary associa.
tion opens the session of lSSi-'S5 in Bethel hall
at 1880 o'clock this evening. The president
| will review the work of the past year. After
ward discussion will be opened by Mr.. j. W.
Cromwell, of the AduOcdiS, on "The Negro'S
Chances in lSSl-'s5." This will relate to the
representation Of the colOrcd people in the
Worlds Fair at New orleans.
In the criminal court yesterday Mr.. A. X.
Browne appearing as attorney for James w
DOnohue, who was indicted in March, 1889, or
the charge of conspiracy, in giving bond on q
mail contract appealed to the court TO SCI
a day for trial, as he had been unable to gel
the district attorney TO do so. District AttOr
ney Worthington said he would try the case
on Nov. 10, and that day was set.
Zachariah Chaffec, trustee of the Spraguc
Manufacturing company Of Providence, r. l.,
has filed two bills in equity by his attorneys
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