National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-12-16
MINOR LOCAL EVENTS.


About the City.
HOLIDAY presents at the Turkish Bazaar, 100 3
T street. Rugs, embroidered towels, ottar of
roses, Jewelry. and various eastern articles.
George Callaghan, guardian of the minor
children of Bernard O'Flaunigan, has filed
petition in equity TO sell tho properly of the
minors.
Record was made yesterday of an assign.
ment by w. G. scribner, proprietor Of tho L
Street Bicycle school, to @, A. Walter for the
benefit of his creditors
Vinceuso Leone, an Italian lahorer was held
for the grand jury In $500 by Judge Smell yes
terday Tor attempting to shoot John Hawkins
a colOred man, at the Schuetgen park.
The funeral of the late Commander Samuel
Dana Greene. U. S. N, who died last Thursday
night at the Portsmouth navy yard, viii take
place this afternoon at his old home ut Bris.
toll, X. l.
Fannie Lane, by her petition fled in equity,
seeks divorce from her husband, Auglstin s.
Lane. She also obtained nom Justice Cox an
| order restraining Mr.. Lane from interfering
with her custody Of their child, Jesse Lane,
! until the further order of the court.
VIM. II. Wilson and Daniel NJ. Goodacre,
formerly in the navy department, wero placed
| on trial In the criminal court yesterday under
| I'm indictment charging them with the larceny
| OF n number of charts from the photographic
| bureauOf that departnI, ut. The hearing was
| not concluded when the court adjourned for
the day.
The Buckner silver dollar bill was again dis
cussed by the house committee on coinage &c.
| yesterday, Mr. Hardy proposing an amend.
ment making the period OF suspension of coin
| ngc eighteen months instead of three years.
| 10 enable chairman Bland to be present the
| consideration was postponed to Jau. 7.
| From the severe rain Sunday night yester.
| day several sewers caved In. That nj the cor
ner OF Fourth and streets lcil an opening
! OF about twelve or fourteen feet, and about
/ two feet deep. On G. street. between Sixth and
| seventh strcctSisouthcast, and between Nfnssa.
| chuselts avenue and u street, aud seventh and
| tghth streets northeast, the caving iii has
| lcfl dangerous holes.
EVERY garment in our stock marked DOWN.
| Eiseman Bros, corner 9TH and T.
little futter of transient excitement was
| created yesterday among people. passing the
New York avenue corner Of the treasury, at
| noticing the American flag floating ensign
| hotel extention. Inquiry disclosed the fact
that tho inversion of the flag was not on &C
count of any distress below, but was due to
| the ignorance of the servant who had hoistod
it.
Kit Carson post No. ., G. A. r., held Dec.
| 10. 1881, has elected the following officers
| Post commander Marcus s. Hopkins; senior
| vice commander, Robert II. Marion; Junior
| vice commander, q. II. Cooper; quartermas-
chaplain, John Williams; officer of the day,
Wm. II. Fuss; officer of the guard L. II. Curry.
Delegates TO department encampment, j.
| Dickinson, l.. b. Cutler, J. II. jerks, NJ. Y.
| Casey, Il. q. Hoffman, John Cameron, y. a.
| Butts John Middleton, f. W. Mitchell, II. W.
| jackson, W. W. Macy, j. p. Palmer, ID. ONeil,
w. H. Webster, and b. +. Rboles