National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-12-25
MINOR LOCAL EVENTS.
The smaller Happenings Of DaJ In and
About the Clty.


Tho Smaller Happenings OF a Day In and
About the City.
XMAS banners, &c, toys Gould. 42l, 9th st
The sewer at the corner Of Firth and streets
has sunk In, leaving dangerous hole.
Il. c. Manning, of this Sity, has received
patent for tooth Tor excavating buckets
Mr.. Hall Colgate was yesterday sworn as
grand juror, in place OF George q. colgate, OK
cuscd.
The number Of DRINKS and disorderlies Mt
the fifth precinct police station last night was
something unusual
yard, drew his half month'spay yesterday and
was so unfortunate as to lose 1t.
An exhibition was given Tuesday evening at
the Wnyland seminary the students reading
papers upon various interesting subjects
James Lewis, a colored boy, narrowly es.
| capped drowning yesterday by breaking through
the ice on a pond near the Washington asylum
A pos,ofice department messenger was. yes;
collecting funds TO purchase Christmas tur-
| key for his-mothor.in-law.
Eleven destitute families, whom the recent
| cold spell caused much suffering for want OF
| fuel, were relieved during the past lew days
| by the Associated Charities
Ed. Buckley wa. charged in the police court
/
| the Baltimore and Potomac railroad company,
| and the case was continued
James A. Clarke, of 305 Second street, slipped
IN front of his residence yesterday, and in
catching at q railing tho end of a. picket passed
through his hand, making an ugly wound.
The ladies of Capitol Hill who nre interested
| in the free industrial school for the training OF
colorcd girls will meet tomorrow afternoon, at
2 O'Clock, at the residence of Mrs. Gist, NO. III
| A street southeast
The annual Christmas festival for the chill
dren of the Industrial Home school will BIO
held at the home on Friday, Dec. 70. at
O'Clock p. m. The friends OF the institution
are invited TO be present
Alfred Thomas and Samuel willis engaged
| in rough and tumble fight at the corner OF ID
and Fifteenth streets yesterday, They were
| both drunk, and Willis had one of his fingers
badly bitten and an eye blackened.
The jackson Democratic association has de-
cided to hold a mass meeting at Masonic TEN
pie on Jan. s, to be followed by banquet at the
National hotel, In honor of the battle of New
i Orleans. Other democratic organizationswere
invited
Cur RATS sALr.-Eiseman Bros, corner
Seventh and L.
Washington line, met with an accident on
Monday evening while going to Baltimore
Several portions of her machinery broke while
she was of Thomas point, and the steamer put
will remain until the necessary repairs are
made.
At the Cottage market, No SIS Fourteenth
street northwest, bon vivants can secure the
most toothsome mutton ever seen In this city
from genuine Oxford down sheep. Besides
there are always TO be found at this market
game OF every description, the finest poultry
and all the requisites for first-class dinner.
The employees of tho capitol were made
happy yesterday, by being furnished with I
Mr.. George he Shields, proprietor of the hous,
restaurant. All tho employees of both hous,
and senate, without distinction of politics o.
race, participated and enjoyed the good things
both solid and fluid, which were bountifull,
provided.
Miss Mary De Mowbray, a clerk in the inter
nal revenue bureau, when leaving the treasur,
building yesterday about noon, was knocked
down by passing sleigh while she was cross
ing Fifteenth street. She was carried bacl
into the treasury and medical attendanc,
called when IL was found that she had fortu
nately escaped with no injuries beyond few
severe bruises.
! About twenty little pupils of the Pensoart
Free kindergarten, at No. 02i q street north
west, under the direction Of Mrs. Louise Pol
lock, were made happy yesterday afternoon b,
. the distribution Of Christmas gifts among then
from large tree Handsomely ornamented anC
laden with candy, dolls, and toys Under tn,
lead Of their teacher, Miss Maud Stilson, anC
with Miss Peterson at the organ, the children
entertained their visitors with several songs
plays and Rotations. The teachers were ais
: remembered with presents
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