National Republican., 1884-10-17
THE BREvITY BASKET.
Filled with Brief Mention Of Many Minor
Events of Yesterday.

W. w. Gould forfeited 500 collateral in the
police court yesterday for selling lo''ery
tickets.
Mr.. Henry Larmnn has resigned his office
district water inspector and Taper Whlch nc
has held for many years.
The fifth grand ball of the Private Social
club will be given ht Abnefs music hail on
Thursday evening, Now o.
Murray's illustrated lecture and an art enter
tainment will be given by Meade post, q. \.
r. to be followed by complimentary hop NJ
Grand Army hail this evening
Miss Jessie Houghton, by Messrs. Bradley
and Duval, yesterday filed u suit in repleyln
against r. II. Guy to recover her poll parrot,
which Guy was charged with stealing
Justice Cox made an order yesterday IN the
case Of Emily Roys against Chase Roys direct
ing the register Of wills to pay TO Mrs koys
sG32i the balance of the fund in his hands
Mr.. Fillmore Beall, as attorney for Dennis
McMerney, has filed bill in equity against
Sarah T. Cross for decree resting III the com
plainant the title to part of lot !, square 5Sl'
Cant. George NJ Wheeler, of the engineer
corps, u. S. A., has begun the erection of an
Clelant residence at the southwest corner of
sixteenth and streets. 1t will cost $4,000.
Erastus Green, colored man, was fin ed $40
In the police court yesterday for stealing
horse and carriage from q. W. schmidt winch
were intrusted to his charge for few minutes.
The washington uNlSlOl, y. w. N VI is'
will give grand levce at Abners this evening,
on which occasion a uniform will be awarded
the Pythian having the largest number OF
votes.
Mr.. J. II. Johnston, formerly mayor of Dan
vile, Va, and at present tobacco mAnuiac-
turer in that city, who has been visiting in
Washington ior several days, will leave for his
home to-day.
In the police court yesterday Helen Walker,
a cOlored woman, was charged with stealing II
gold watch and chain. valued ut SljJ, from
Mrs Harriet Fay, Of AL e street. but on account
OF the latter's illness the case was continued.
Laura O. Freeman, the seamstress charged
with stealing goods from Mrs. LOrindn Latham,
who had employed her was acquitted yester-
day in the police court. Mrs Latham step
sou testified that he had given her the goods
Mr.. William A. Cook, as attorney for several
farmers who own unlicensed dogs, appealed
yesterday from the Judgments gwen against
them In the police court. He Will test the va
lidity of the dog tax law, probably tomorrow,
i'll the criminal court.
Mrs. Ella Todd of sos NJ street northwest
was wheeling baby carriage containing her
child and black satchel with VA IN II, ON
Seventh street yesterday AFTERNOON, and wheh
near l. street thief grabbed the satchel and
contents and made of with It,
Mr.. John Fiske's new course of thirteen lee
lures upon the "Story OF the American ReVolu-
ton" which were delivered last year IN
Boston, st. Louis and elsewhere, Will be given
In this city this winter in the Congregational
church, two each week, beginning Wednesday,
Jan. IA.
The concert to be given by the st. Cecilia
Quartette, under the direction oil Proi. BIS
choh, at the Congregational church next Mon
day evening, will include war songs. ballad,
and classic music. The quartette won an en-
viable reputation last year, and received moth
ing but praise from their audiences and from
the press for excellent performances.
The tract of land known as "Trinidad,"
comprising some $50 acres, which lies just be.
yond boundary, in the northeastern section of
the district between the Bladensburg pike and
Kendall Green, has been sold to the Washing
ton Brick Machine company for about SlOO,OOO.
This tract was donated several years ago by
Mr.. w. Corcoran to the Columbian uni
yersity, and the sale was made by the latter.
FAIL Tor CoATs are becoming q necessity