National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-25
THE BREvITY BASKET.
Filled With Brief Mention OF Many Minor
Events of Yesterday.

washingtons VS.. Baltimorcs today, d:3O.
Julia Daniel, white girl, was $50 by Judge
Smell yesterday for stealing watch from i. T..
StrcamCr.
William King was fined $40 in the police
court yesterday for writing advertisements on
the sidewalks.
Judge snoll did not approve of the granting
oiwitncss fees to three applicants who claimed
that nearly 500 was due them.
The custom of keeping United states stamps
OF all denominations for sale at their face
value to collectors has been discontinued.
A new top bod of asphaltum is being laid on
Fourteenth street, from q street to New York
avenue. The eastern side was completed yes.
terday.
Craig & jackson, of No $40 NJ street north.
west, have reported that Si7 was extracted from
their safe, which was left open, on "Wednesday
morning
A.gold lockct and pair Of bracelets, valued
nj Sl2, were stolen from the hOuscOi ,. w,
Mycr, of No. 032 Seventh street northwest, on
Tuesday.
Great game to-day, Athletic Park. $3.50,
John Aikcns II colored man, reported ycstcr-
day that William Robertson had robbed hin
OF S36 aud II suit of clothes In baltimore on
| SATURDAY last. or DE as 80.
NJ. L. Frank, Baltimore. Md; II. NJ, Collester
| Gardner, Mass: James ;. Gibbes, Chnrlestqn,
- VI AbltI lAbBtIst llllibhobuAbi hssf uiG
the st. james.
The building inspector has made tip his bill
OF estimates for repairs to school houses; the
total amount being Sll,lSLS7, or 5000 in
excess of last year. ~
Julin Robinson was sentenced to six months
IN Jail by judge Smell yesterday for stealing
clothes from Aer acquaintance whom she was
III the haGls Of visiting
CharlS Carter was fined So by Judge Smell
ycs;pFdhy for being disurderly. He laid the
blame On his mother-in.law, who had, he said,
| persuaded his wife To leave him.
James Keck was fined S. in the police court
yesterday for whipping, u little boy named
Frank Hugh, Judge smell telling him that the
mother could do the spanking.
4, A. Lambert yesterday submitted to the
commissioners n tracing of the line of the
southern Maryland railroad to show what
portion is completed In the district.
a fire in she'd In the rear of 100 Louisiana
avenue northwest Yesterday about noon was
cNtinguished by cX-Dctcctive McDovitt and
Mr.. Carroll, of the fire department. Damage
nominal.
Susie jenkins aud Thomas Thompson were
lined = each In the police court yesterday for
an aflfay, growing out of n slanderOuS mes
sage which Thompson Is alleged to have cir
Culnted about the woman.
Hon. W. +. Crawford Maine; T.. NJ Hopes,
Wilmington, Del; X. Ii. Mallulicu, Baltimore,
Md; VIM. \. McKcllip Maryland; Hon. W.
II. Robcy, Boston, Mass, aud Mrs. Patton,
Virginia, are ut the Ebbltt
Suit was entered yesterday by J. 7. Scott Il
Co, against ThomHs u. Dwyer on IL Judgment
| for $3.50 obtained In the corporation court Of
| Alexandria, Va, July ~, 1881, and an attach.
mcnt was issued upon security being given by
the plaintifl.
The commissioners have appointed James
Hutchinson, Joseph Ryan, L. +. GrammOn,
md Ipln lloyd additional trINntna with TIM
Baltimore and Ohio Railway company, at the
| request of Master of Transportation Clements :,
Of that road.
The lctter'Carricrs are arranging for grand
entertainment ut Athletic park on Aug Is
There will be bicycle foot, whcClbarrOw sack
and combination races, and other sports, in
Guiding Il competitive drill of the cadet corps
ofthe district.
hack cOlldcd with buggy containing
| George o. Miller and A. u. Suit, Mt the corner
OF Seventh street and Pennsylvania avenue ut
SO'clOck last night, throwing Mr.. Miller out
and smashing the buggy. Mr.. Miller was pain.
iully injured about the face, and Mr.. Suit was
badly shaken up. The buggy was demolished.
Workmen are engaged in mounting n set of
| bus relies In terra Gotta in the panels along
the front of the new Columbian college build
Ing, ut the corner of Fifteenth and II streets
The panels represent Physics. Natural PhiloSo.
ply Mathematics, Geography, and Letters.
a duplicate OF tins set In marble, will be set
III the Wills INSIDE the Dulldlng.
A handsome crayon portrait of Mr.. Elmer,
late second assistant postmaster general has
been placed In the room of his successor, Gen.
Lyman. The portrait was purchased by Mr.
Elmcr's late as,ociates, Messrs. Hatton, Lyman,
! liazen, Freeman and Thompson. Mr.. Elmer
| was rcgis-sied observation-disclosures man in the
| government service.
| Mrs. Imogene Robinson Morrill's weekly
reception was well attended on Wednesday
evening by lovers of art. Among the guests
was the young actor, jay Writ kaily, who Is
| well known In the literary circles of this and
other cities The exercises of the evening
consisted of readings, vocal and instrumental
| music, and II brief sketch of the historical
| paintings by Mrs. Morrill,.
mickey" Walsh, John o. Kelscr, Fred
erick Josephs, and James Murphy, four young
white men, We're put on trial in the police
court yesterday for robbing the store of o.
| WixOm on the morning of July IS. james
| Spraight, one of the band, who turned state $
| evidence, testified to the robbery, and u de-
tective testified that ,losephs confessed that
| the gang committed the robbery. The cuse
was sent to the grand Jury, with bonds fixed
At 5000, except for Murphy ana Spraight.
/ The, same band Is wanted in Maryland for
stealing watch.