National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-17
TIE RREYIrY BASKET.
Filled with BRIEF Mention OF Many h1ino
Events OF Yesterday.

Events OF Yesterday.
DIR. J. +. Hartigan's horse ran away Satur-
day afternoon and smashed up" his buggy
A FIRE in frame house on d street, near
New Jersey avenue, on Saturday, did So
damage.
The new organ for the Vermont Avenue
Christian church will be placed in position
this week.
Robert Hutchins and Lewis H. Dade have
been summoned as talcsman to fill the vacan-
cies on the criminal court jury.
A colored man named Abraham Clark, was
fined $50 in the police court Saturday for
carrying pair of brass "knucSles."
Calvin Nash has filed bill against Henry
Douglass, praying the sale OF lot 13 square
1U3 and an equitable distribution of tho pro-
ceeds.
Mrs. Sarah \. Spencer of this city, has been
appointed to take charge of the section of
Practical lessons in the English language "
at the sixth business educators convention,
TO be held in Rochester, N. " July 10 to II,
1884. hy the executive committee of the Bush
ness Educators association of America.
On Saturday afternoon Dorsey White whilo
drunk went to his home on Rhode Island
avenue. near Eleventh street, and struck his
wife, Mary, over the head with bucket, in
hiCtng q wound fully four inches in length
DIR. Winters rendered medical aid TO the in
jured woman, and Officer Halloran arrested
the husband.
Mr.. Chas. L. White, for the National Base
Ball club, has taken out permit to erect
grand stand ut the southwest corner G street
and New jersey avenue, where the club has
leased the square formerly occupied by the
Washington and Georgetown railroad car
houses stables, &c. The size of the stand
will be 1886 by 2i.6.
The cases against John Kelly for backing
policy and VIM. J. o'Neal for managing u
policy concern were concluded in the police
court Saturday. The court sentenced ONeal
to six months in Jail and to pay fine of $780,
and Kelley to six months in Jail An appeal
was noted in each case, ana tho bonds were
fixed at 81 900 each.
The case against Willard Hahn, the small
white boy charged with stealing watch
from the pocket of Pliny Russell, was called
up in the police court Saturday. After q
number of witness testified the court said
that If boys want to maintain their good
characters they will have to keep away from
liquor saloons Hahn was fined $50 or sixty
days.
On Saturday the coroner caused to be dis
inferred the body of the little daughter of A.
w. Clements, buried in the cemetery beyond
Sixteenth street, for the purpose of investi-
gazing the charges preferred by relative OF
the father that the child died from poisoning.
Dr. Hartigan held the autopsy, aud after
most thorough search came to the conclusion
that death was from natural causes.
Building permits were issued on Saturday
to Lucy Il. Collier, erect a two-story DIV Cling,
q, between Fifth street and New Jersey
avenue northwest, $1,000. r. NJ Steel, erect
private stable, southwest corner Eleventh
and T streets northwest, $500. A. j. Bache,
repair brick 1923 Nineteenth street north
west, $275. o. d. Collins, erect two work
shops, Eighteenth street, between q street
and Pennsylvania avenue, $500. Charles +.
White, erect a stand for the National Base
Ball club, southwest corner q street and New
Jersey avenue northwest, $1,i00. Stewart j.
Gass, erect two-story dwelling, Scott avenue,
near Seventh street road, $780,