National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-26
THE BREvITY BASKET.
FILLED With Brief Mention OF rany Minor
Events OF Yesterday.

Events OF YESTERDAY.
The D. C,'s and streets will play this aiter-
noon at 1880 at Capitol PARK.
Clark Foor was fined so in the police court
yesterday for fast driving.
A half barrel Of beer was stolen from 1Ieu.
rich's brewery wagon yesterday.
John Frey was fined s. in the police court
yesterday for stealing 20 cents worth Of ice.
Alice Washington failcd to buy tag for her
dog, and Judge Mills yesterday ordered it to be
Killed.
Augustus Roodcr Of No 80 Eleventh street
southeast, has reported that SIS was stolen from
his house Aug. y.
Sandy Henderson was fined sil yesterday by
Judge Mills for assaulting his wife last June.
Mrs Sandy said that she deserved 1t.
Mr.. T.. g.. Wheeler whose junk warehouse
was damaged by fire yesterday morning, states
that there was no insurance on his place.
Two sheds in rear of Nos. 1912 and 1914
Ninth street were burned ut II o'clock yester-
day morning. The damage was about 500.
The police have been notified to look out for
Eugene Murray, white, and Henry Jefferson,
cclored, who escaped from the Alexandria
jail yesterday.
The fire at Wheclcr's junk warehouse yester.
day morning was discovered by Special officer
John A. Mitchell, who turned In the alarm
from box No IL.
w. H. jenkins has been notified to suspend
work on new building being erected by him
on Finh street, between c and ID, for violating
the building law.
pair ofgold sleeve buttons, valued at SIS,
were stolen from the room of Mr.. Gilbert My.
ers, ON J. street, between Thirteenth aud Four
tecnth, last Friday.
Nice Bruno, colored man, struck Clarence
DObhins with brick few days ago, and he
gnntnnnn1 tY % hatsg "a,
Jail by Judge Mills yesterday.
Moses Furong fell from street car on Penn.
syivania avenue, near Eighteenth street, on
sunday night, and fractured his hip bone. He
was attended be DR.. Reyburn.
An old soldier named Peter Till was robbed
OF a pocketbook containing draft for $500 and
small amount of money on Saturday. The
day.
Eight months is the time that Andrew Hen.
ming will spend In jail for stealing carpenters
ana plaSterers tools from II new building on
New Jersey avenue, between b and c streets,
last week
. Thieves attempted to enter the house of Mr.
ihomas Walker, No. lil5 w street, and Mar
low wood yard, corner of Virginia and Della
ware avenue, yesterday morning, but were
frightened oil ut each place.
Detective Edelin, yesterday recovered the
flowers stolen from the grave of the late
George Juenemann II few days ago. The flow.
ers were In the possession of Mrs. c. Straus, O
HORST, and the case will be investigated.
Two little colored girls, aged about years
were charged by Oihccr Cole in the police
court yesterday with assaulting each other
Inc prosecuting attorney declined to entertain
the charge and the children were set free.
Agent Key, of the s. p C. A., had joseph
johnson arrested for fast driving last SATURDAY,
and an, ne alleged that Johnson assaulted him
The latter was fined S. In the police court yes
terday Tor assault, and Judgment was sus
pended.
The case of Lena Moss, colored, charged
with the larceny of 800 in money and dia
mond stud from w. T.. Shailcr, was called fol
trial in the police court yesterday, and at tn,
request OF the government was set for hearinl
next Thursday.
Henry Robinson, colored vender Of stur
geon, wGstined 50 in the police court yesterday
| worth OF alleged sturgeon from him, and wher
she accused lin of selling her whitleather ht
knocked her down.
William II. Craig (white) and John E. Coope
| lcolored) were arrested by Officer Byrnes nnt
Special officer jana last night and charged
win an ARRAY The men were fighting ut IN,
corner OF Pennsylvania avenue and Tenth
street while the procession was passing.
A depraved white woman, named Mar,
Nichols, stole a horse aud wagon from Samuc
freas on Saturday night because, rs she said
aiterwnrd, she was tired Ofthis city and wanted
to 30 to Albany. In Ne tci,.'.C court ,-.~terday
she was held Il 800 for the grand jury.
! Tue Cleveland and Hendricks club ofthe sew
enth district held meeting last evening u
their new rooms, corner Fourteenth and
| streets northwest, and after the transaction o
| some routine business adjourned to meet agail
next Monday night. Three new names wcr
| added to the roll of members.