National Republican., 1884-09-10
THE BREYITY BASKET.
Filled with Brief Mention or Many Minor
Events Of Yesterday.


Pittsburg VS. Nationals to-day, AGO sharp.
-, An excursion routes were crowded, owing to
the closing of the departments.
Patrick Pody was fined $40 by Judge Mills
yesterday for thrashing Edward COxton.
Tho Columbia Railroad company has de-
clared n somtannual dividend of g per cent.
Frank X Johnson Of 400 Pennsylvania ave.
nue., had watch valued at 500 stolen from
his room on Saturday.
There arc loud calls from South Washington
for more frequent street sweeping than
monthly as at present
John L. Ransom was robbed Of n lady's
watch, valued at $40, in Il saloon at the head
OF Seventh street Monday.
Mrs Mary L. Taylor, of ~ street, reports
the theft ofa quantity of childrens clothing
and Jewelry, valued Mt sl275.
James Sullivan was released on giving 81 900
bail in the police court yesterday for assault
ing William O'Brien with razor.
The Baltimore branch OF the womcn's
Foreign Methodist Missionary society will
hold It's annual meeting here in october.
Frederick Adams, the old colored man who
attempted to kill his brother David on Aug. %,
at Buzzard point, was sent to Jail for year by
Judge Mills yesterday.
Sixty seven Antwerp carrier pigeons were
received nj the signal Office yesterday TO be RI.
came from Kcyport and Meriden, Conn.
Great ball game, Capitol park, 400.
Three months in jni was awarded by Judge
Mills yesterday to William Gibson, white, for
indccently assaulting Mrs. Sally Perry ON
Maryland avenue southwest Monday night.
Mr.. W. H. Clagett has fled with the register
petition for letters of administration on the
estate Of Alexander Moshcr, and Justice James
has directed an order of publication TO issue.
A row between number of the Blaine
Cadets, a coored boys soldier company, and
the father OF one of them, resulted in Judge
Millh iniug several members of the Hawkins
fahily s. each for their part in it.
n Thomas o. Taylor, colored, was caught
secreted in the Keystone house. on Pennsyl
Nanin avenue, and when told to so turned
and fired an Intellectual shot at Isaac Edwards
the colored barkecper. He was sent TO jail for
one year by Judge Mills.
Henry Travis. colored laborer, was killed
yesterday morning by the fall of a bank into
an excavation in which he was at work ON the
corner of Seventh and Il streets northeast, lie
had the best medical attention, but died from
internal injuries. His leg was also broken.
James Brown, colored man, employed in
tearing down building AT the corner of Four.
teenth aud q streets northwest, fell from the
top of the building yesterday, and sustained
slight injuries. He was taken to his home
1870 Peter street northwest, where he was
given medical attention.
Elizabeth Mcdonald, yellow woman, ap-
peared at the first precinct station last night
with mouth about four times the size of the
most liberal allowance, and bleeding pro-
iusely. She said William Lancaster, a black
lover whom she had changed for a coffee
Colored man, had struck her for her fickleness
He escaped arrest last night
George House, clerk in furniture store on
New York avenue, between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets, was arres.ed yesterday for
assaulting Il coOred man. The colOrcd man
lives in an alley in the rear of the furniture
store, and had been marching in funeral
procession. He returned about O'Clock and
started to go home, when, for some trivial
cause, House assaulted him with u stick or
club. House left $50 collateral for his appear
ance.