National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-09-08
THE BREVITY BASKET.


| Filled with Brief Mention OF Many Minor
Events OF Yesterday.
National Vs. Pittsburg, Capitol park, 4:3O to.
| day.
Tho police made 119 arrests during the
twenty-iour hours ending at Va. III. yesterday.
John w, Mitchell, coored, was arrested on
| saturday for stealing bolt Of cloth from J. II.
smoot ~ Sons store In Georgetown.
Lieut. Arnold has recovered set Of harness
| stolen from George L. TAFT, living on Ben
ning's road, in Prince George county, Md.
William @. II. Thorn was thrown from his
| wagon and slightly injured by his horse rum
| ming away on the ACqueduct bridge Saturday
Eliza Thomas sworc out warrant Saturday
| against Lena Fabbs for stealing pocketbook
containing $3.50 from her at recent camp
meeting.
The mattress factory of stumph & Bro, O37
seventh street was moi destroyed by the fire on
Friday night as reported; 1t was only the store
room that was burned.
An excursion will be given on the steamer
W. W. CoFcoran for the benefit of the llomeo.
pathic hospital tomorrow evening, the boat
leaving her wharf at 1880 p. IN.
Peter Leo was fined sl5 and sentenced 10
thirty days in jail by Judge Mills Saturday for
assaulting William Taylor at recent meeting
Of inc Good samaritansat the Virginia Avenue
church.
w. Leo and Mary L. Warren, both of Mont
gomery G2IaSs,, NH and Thomas Cheese, Of
az e.eerlV irg, Va, and f,SnUy A. Lewis, OF Md;
Uesex county, Va.
Late Saturday night thief gained an en-
trance into the house of Mrs. Thyson, No. 40 |
street, and attempted to steal some silverwarc.
He was discovered by n servant but threw
some -four in her eyes and made his escape.
Mary Williams, young white woman who
WIS FpCeutlN caught in bnNylV hptIgp raid
was fined so In the police court Saturday for
assaultng her husband. The testimony
showed that she has led bad life for II year
past, while her husband has been working
hard.
The will of the late Dr. Grafton Tyler was
last Saturday admitted to probate and record
by consent Of next of kin, and letters tesla
iGcntary ordered to issue to Mr.. Charles Mat.
!htwS, of Georgetown, ID. c., upon giving bond
III the sum of 900.
man named Thomas H. Davis went into
house on & street at au early hour yesterday
morning and quarrcled with the prOpretress
Ohlccr kenney went to arrest him, when Davis
fired OF his pistol three times, and then ran
away. He was arrested and locked up.
James Sullivan cut William O'Brien with n
razor during an alteration at the corner of
New Jersey avenue and Is streets southeast
Saturday night, infictng painful wound in
the left arm. DIR. johnson was called in and
dressed the wound sullivan is still at large.
Two well.dressed young men went into
Walter IL. Williams IL Co.'s store, corner of
Tenth street aud Pennsylvania avenue, Satur-
day and made Il small purchase, in payment
for which they rendered a 500 bill, and by dis.
tracing the clerk attention made of with $40.
Policeman George A. Williams, aged 40 of
the seventh precinct station, has been missing
since Wednesday last. He was appointed in
June last, and was married last February. The
cause of his departure is said to be that he has
two wives living, the first of which has re.
| Gently truned up.
Mr.. ]. Temple Brown, of the National
museum has returned from successful col
Letting tour among the Pennsylvania coal
fields at POttsville and Towanda. The process
OF mining coal aud the implements used will
form features of the museum exhibit at the
New Orleans exposition.
Some excitement was caused on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, near Twelfth street. late Satur-
day night, by man said to be Detective Wren,
OF Richmond, accusing two other men with
whom he was riding OF attempting TO steal his
money. The two men were charged with pro-
family, and were compelled to leave collateral.
DIR. ]. Webb Rogers and his daughter, Miss
May, were painfully injured Saturday by being
thrown out of a carriage. DR.. Rogers was
knocked insensible and Miss May sustained II
few scratches and cuts. They were taken to n
neighboring drug store and later removed to
their home, 3l5 Four-and.a.half street north
west.