National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-10-28
THE BREyITY BASKET.
Filled With Brief Mention OF Many Minor
Events OF Yesterday.

Tho changes made in the engineer depart.
ment VIII take effect Nov. / and continue until
July ], 1885.
Muster and inspection of the troops stationed
az a.. washington barracks will take place next
Friday morning.
John Behn, by bill In guilty against Isaac
Gutenberg and others, seeks to enforce me-
chanics lien on sub. lot %, square AS,
AT the Union Bethel Historic and Literary
association this evening the subject for discus.
sion is Practical Mechanism" to be opened
by Mr.. ID. I. Williamson.
Mr.. Samuel w. Burdette, of Missouri John
c. Penny, Of New York, and J. II. White.
more Of Michigan, were yesterday admitted
TO the bar of this district.
The Second Artillery band will hereafter
give concerts every afternoon from to ! y. IN.
weather permitting, on the sward fronting
the main guard house at Washington barracks
Detectives Cox and Carter yesterday ar.
rested Felix q. Anderson, u Colored driver Of
one Of Wards dairy wagons, on complaint of
Mr. Ward, who charges Anderson with cmbez
cling small amount Of money which he had
collected.
A farmer named Nichols living near MARI
boro,, said yesterday that thieves were com.
hitting deprcdatiOns in that section, and that
great deal OF poultry ana produce had been
stolen The thieves are said to be small coll
ored boys.
Three boys named Samuel Donaldson, ChRs.
Linden, and John Wilson were fined S. or
thirty days each in the police court yesterday
for stealing whip from J. H. Bachelor. They
were given thirty days additional In default of
restitution.
The work Of laying the stones of the second
course Of the pyramidal cap of the Washing.
ton monument was resumed yesterday, as was
planned by Col. Casey last week. This will be
one OF the courses pierced with slots TO enable
persons ascending the shaft to look out.
Postmaster Conger has been allowed two OK
ira letter carriers from Nov. 1, and two of the
substitutes will be promoted to the regular
roll on that date, making a force of seventy
one. Mr.. Congcr applied for and expected 10
be allowed more than this small addition to
his force.
While people wero leaning against the rail-
Ing around the building at the corner of Seventh
and ID streets last night it suddenly gave way,
ana precipitatcd several persons into the area
way. No one was injured, beyond few bruises,
but great excitement prevailed for "A time, and
1t was rumored that man had been killed.
The Jefferson Democratic club met last night
nj Moore's hall Thirty-ive voters were fur
nished with TRANSPORTATION to Cincinnati for
the coming election, three to Toledo and
eight to GAINESVILLE, Ohio. A Congratulatory
address was received from the Jefferson club
OF York; Pa, for the, work done here. The
club ordered preparations made to receive the
election returns next Tuesday night at 1870
pennsylvania avenue.
Frank Gallagher, indicted on Dec Q, 1881,
with Robert orr for the murder of Stephen
Iyrell, was brought in yesterday by Chris
TOPPER Dixon, one OF his sureties, and deliy-
cred up to the marshal Subsequently John
Fegan, the other bOndsman, offered to 10 bail
for the full amount, 5000, but there being no
judge TO take the bond Dixon agreed to per.
init his bond to stand until to day, when the
change will be made.
The annual repairs and renovation at the
white house and the surrounding grounds I'M
der the direction of Col. Rockwell superin.
tendent of public buildings and grounds, Is
rapidly nearing completion. Outside the rail.
ings aud gateways have been painted, and new
lamps placed over the entrances. There are
no changes in the rooms of the private portion
of the mansion, and all that is being done is to
renew paint where 1t is worn and sandpaper.
ing and rubbing doors and stairways.
Frank Cant, a oolored man who follows the
races was held in $500 bail by Judge Smell
yesterday for stealing S225 from the coal yard
Oi ). L. Agnew 4 Co., corner of Delaware ave.
nue. and First street. Cant was seen hanging
around the yard ut the time ofthe robbery, and
was seen to run from 1t shortly after the money
was stolen. Detectives Cox and Carter arrested
Cant at the race track, and Mr. Charles Myers,
who was in charge of the yard swore out
warrant charging him with the robbery.