National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-08
THE BREvITY BASKET.
Filled With Brief Mention Of Many Minor
Events of Yesterday,

Lewis Ice, employed at the Champlain ave.
nue. water SHAFT was injured by falling from
the bucket on Wednesday.
a live female infant was found in the park
~ Indiana avenue and Second street by Mrs.
Lowry on Wednesday night.
The Florida republican association hold a
meeting this evening at the Philadelphia
house on Pennsylvania avenue.
A gold medal stolen from Miss Lizzie Fay.
man, of CTS G. street northwest five years ago,
was recovered by Detective Cox yesterday.
Mrs L. S. Tast, IN cxcursionist from York,
Pa, reported yesterday that she had lost her
satchel containing Sl3 and railway ticket.
Tho United States Electric Light company
have asked permission to erect light at the
corner OF Tenth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue..
The police are looking for Morris, alias
Massey Roach, who assaulted officer Skidmore
IN Swampoodle last Saturday with James
Grady. Grady was arrested.
Chas. G. Taylor who was recently acquitted
OF forging the name of Mr. Il. ID. Eoston, by
whom he was employed, was arrested yestcr-
DAY for forging Mr.. Easton's name to check
for SOS.
=, Edwin l.. Scott was held in $500 bonds for
the grand Jury by Judge Mills yesterday for
cmbezZling n promissory note for $50 from Il.
4. Dyson. Dyson drew the note and Scott took
II and sold it,
Major Utclrs command, Union Veteran
corps, leave on Saturday evGningby the George
l.cary for the soldiers home at Hampton.
They will be received by Thomas +. Mcaghcr,
Post No. ., q. A. X.
The signal service authorities have offered
$50 reward for the capture of Private W. w.
Hill, who escaped from the guard house on
tuesday, where he was confined for forging
the name of Mr.. j. q. Lambie.
A number of prominent marksmen went out
to Bennng's yesterday, whore they pnrtici-
In a ftNNsf, s.tNI Is,1la
John Wagner made the best score, Mr.. Win
sat- second, and Mr.. Mills third.
Vim. II. Collcy wns charged In the police
court yesterday with the larceny of 81 worth
OF stamps from Capt. Mitchell, of the stamp
| division of the treasury department and the
case was continued until Monday.
/ Much complaint has been made of the con.
! dition of the streets on the line of the old
| canal from l. to y streets southeast Large
ponds OF stagnant water ill the streets, and
the health OF the people is endangered
a gold watch and chain valued at 500, was
stolen the other day from the room Of j;
trankall, Of New Orleans, at the National
hotel. William Newton and John wormley
were arrested and held for the robbery.
The contract awarded to Mcssrs. L. V. Culver
~ Co., in connection with the fats improve
ment, only, involves an expenditure of some
| $4,000 of the 100000 available. The other
contracts will be given out in u week or two.
James T. Collins was charged with selling
| liquor on sunday in the police court yesterday,
and Mr.. Cahill, his attorney, took occasion to
attack the, character of the policeman who
preferred the charge. Judge Mills defended
the policeman and fined Collins SO.
The agricultural department has called the
attention of the district commissioners to the
act Of congress establishing n bureau of ami.
NAL industry for the detection of diseases
among cattle, and requesting them TO have
the COW yards in the district examined to
discover the condition and health of the cows,
In the matter of the estate of the late Susan
J.. W. st. Clair there has been filed with the
register of wills the receipts of Ida Stone for
$1,000, Mary \. Robinson for 500, and Mary i.
Onuan for $500, bcqucathed to them by the
tcstatrix and paid by Mr.. Jay Stone, admins.
traitor of the estate.
The sale by II. A. Webb, trustee, in the
equity case Of Mary Bryant against Erasmus
keyes and others, of sub lots A, b, and G., OF
original lot No. q, square l72, TO Allen c. Clark
Tor $500 cash has been confirmed by Justice
llagner, unless cause to the contrary be shown
ON or before September next.
An East Washington restaurateur yesterday
received notification from one of the banks
that note drawn by him was due. The mer.
| chant pronounced the note to be n forgery
and wa, about to have the man who presented
1t arrested when IL was discovered that the
note was drawn by another man of the same
lluule.
The son Of EIr John p Wright, a pension
attorney rt th'S city, states, in relation to Il
publication Ol It system Of swindling reported
to have been practlred in Nic!tsburg, that the
parties there have evidently obtained some Of
his letter h,als and are using them fraudu
lcntly. No snch case us that mentioned ap
pears upon his files
At n meeting of the John Wesley lyceum
held at the cl'uch ON Connecticut avenue last
evening qlirnaiHNmitcr ut pcgSons were pres
cnt. AsclceilUHtn rislLhSab y Mr.. George A.
Mason wus given wirl yDpd effect. The paper
ofthc evening was rthh b. Mr. y. Henry Lewis
subject, Tie Responsibility Of Young Men
1t was discussed by Rev. l.. $. Cowles, Logal
johnson, and others. selections in music
were rendered by Mr.. j. IL. Lewis and Mr.. anC
Miss Ingram.
Building permits have been issued to Johr
J. Calvert, to erect two story dwelling on II
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets
TO cost s2,sOO Mrs, Ellen Tourney, erect tw,
story dwelling d, between Second and Thirt
streets southwest, Sl,ljO; james X. Narrower
erect two story store and dwelling, -Four
teenth between V and w streets, y, 800; c
, Dey repair frame, so Delaware avenue, 500
Thomas Taylor, repair frame, 5l7 Third stree
southwest, sl25: John Jacobs erect stable
alley, between X and L. Third and Four.and
a-halG streets southwest, 800; Virginia Smith
erect small dwelling Tenth, between an,
L streets, 500; ID. b. Gron erect two two stor
and cellar dwellings X between Twenty-lrs
ind Twenty-sccOnd streets, $1,000, a. A. Nc
lRchlcn, erect two story and cellar dwelling
corner Ontario and Popular avenues, 5000
Mary a. Perkins, erect two story dwelling
| Nichols avenue $3.50; l.. kuebel erect a tw,
story and cellar dwelling, T. between SeCon
and Third streets northeast, IL 900.
"ArDERSEY DAIRY WAooSS"-Frcsh A