National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-15
THE BREv1TY BASKET.
Filled with Brief Mention Of Many Minor
Events OF YESTERDAY.

bNcnh OF ieSteruSs
Thomas Scott and james +. Byrne have been
appointed additional privates on the police
force force.
forty mile snil on the river tonight by the j.
W. Thompson.
Fannie w. Colin has instituted suit for d.
yorCc from John w. Coffin, charging him with
descrtiOn OH Dec %, 1880.
A Mr.. Larrabce of Baltimore, had his arm
broken by falling brick yesterday while
passing the Howard house, where roofers are
at work.
George Crevcliug and the superintendent of
the Belt line cars were fined s. each by Judge
smell yesterday for cruelty to horses under
their control.
The Columbia Turn vcrein will give an ex.
CurSiOn on the Jane Mosclcy to Monte Crtsto
| tBlakistun's island tomorrow Mt $40 o'clock
| u. M, returning at Top. M
Mai. Thomas p. Morgan has received notice
| from Capt. A. +. Iliuman, of the Norfolk navy
| yard, that the contract for the improvement OF
| Clubfoot and Harlowo rivers had been awarded
| tn him.
| Cornelius Canning, mn Alexandria carpenter,
| received serious internal injuries yesterday by
| falling from the second story to the basement
/ of u new house on Seventh street ana Louisiana
, avenue.
|. Another case of plouro-pncumonla has been
reported to the health officer. Dr. Rose, of
the agricultural department has been notified
10 examine the COW In which the disease is
said to exist.
The Authuricum Ventricosum at tho white
house conservatory, the only specimen of this
magnificent Brazilian plant in the United
States, i now bloSsOming and Will probably be
In full bloom to-dny.
Col. Perry II. Carson, the member of the M.
tional republican committee for the District Of
Columbia, goes to baltimore on Friday to par
ticipatc IN the grand republican mass meeting
10 be held there OH that day.
Mr.. H. II. Warner, on behalf of the property
owners on Massachusetts, avenue, between
Smith and Tenth streets, has sent n protest
| to the commissioners against the establish
meit OF an engine house there.
\ colorcd ex-policeman, named John Brown,
was arrested by officer Trimble for requesting
the latter to look after Iowa circle when
brown. who Is private Waterman there, left
y. Judge Smell promptly released him yester-
day.
Mrs. VI. NJ. Stephens reports that while she
was standing in the doorway of her house.
corner of Massachusetts avenue and Thirteenth
street, Sunday night She was assaulted and
robbed of II hand satchel by an unknown man,
who escaped.
An alarm of fire from box No. 1923 yesterday
afternoon was for fire In an clubhouse in the
rear of II dwelling on Liberty street, between
Ninth and Tenth streets southwest, owned by
VIM. Riley and occupied by John Bowie.
DNAndSC lrlllnB.
another Indictment was found yesterday
against Lake r. Jones. This time the grand
jury charges him with presenting a false
voucher against the navy department for mat
trcsses, covers and pillows, on Nov 10, 1882,
amounting to s2S6.2O.
At meeting of the Anacosta railway di-
rcctors yesterday, the following directors were
elected Tor the ensuing year: H. A. Griswold,
Edward Temple, president OF the Bank of
| Washington; K. u. Clark william Ii. West
Dr. y. Il. Chaplin, Joseph Zed Williams,
| Thomas L. Smithson.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders of
the National Union Insurance company, of
| Washington, yesterday afternoon, the follow
| ing were elected directors, viz: Samuel BacOn
! Frederick FILLING, VIM. Dixon, VIM. II. Emory,
/ Francis Miller, James ii. Watmough, Thomas
Francis, Henry U. Towlcs, and Chauncey Nc
| hecNer
A delegation of property owners from East
! Washington called OH the commissioners yes
| tcrday, and asked why a street southeast, be-
tween Third and Fourth streets had been
stricken from the list of streets to be improved
/ this year. The commissioners told them that
congress Ind not given them a sufficient
amount, and that they had TO cut down the
| original estimates.
District Attorney worthington and Theodore
| II. " Mcpherson, special assistant attorney
Tor the United States have hlcd u petition In
the probate court III the matter of the estate of
| VIM. ID. Aiken, praying that VIM. d. Barstow,
guardian Tor tie children, be cited to appear
and account particularly for Il box containing
| $1,000 In United states bonds found in u box
with the National safe Deposit company. The
| money Is claimed To belong TO the United
| states.
Building permits were issued yesterday to
Charles Martin, To repair frame, 1925 Ninth
street northwest; sllU. Anna j. :. e. Phillips
| repair brick, lOUS II street northwest; 81, $50
| IL. g. Jacobs, repair frame, northeast corner OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and u street southwest;
$500. j. q. Eastwood, erect two-story dwell
J; ". Wesley repair ftarie, street, between
sixth and Seventh streets northeast; $500
| Charles Mathews, repair brick, 3O29 y street,
| West Washington, $1,000.
| The Garfield hospital has received the fol-
| lowing contributions: Five hundred dollars
from Mr. Jacob II. Schif OF New York; $50
| from Mr.. II. l.. Crawford, OF this city; and u
Annie l.. Edwards, also of Washington. The
| GIT oil this lady is II newly-inycnted aud very
| valuable piece of hospital furniture. The
| friends of the hospital are beginning TO prac-
tically testfyto their interest in the institutio
| now that they have the assurance that the
| hospital is really in working order
|
| LINDA GILBERT PRAISES IT.-Linda Gilbert
| whose benevolent work for prison reform Is
| known everywhere, says: II find your most
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TO any head trouble arising from over-tasked
mental conditions, its effect on the nervous
system being specially good. regard 1t as n
| great boon to humanity, and, used with judg-
ment, will alleviate most of the suiferings that
nervous brain workers IRE subject to.
Respectfully, LISDA GILBERT"
NEW YORK, June !, 1884.
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