National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-01
THE BREvITY BASKET.
FILLED with Brief Mention of Many Minor
Events of Yesterday.
washingtons vs.. Mctropolitans to-day.


Washingtons VS. Metropolitans to-day.
Hon. W w. Culbcrtson rested quietly all day
yesterday, and last night was reported rs in
Elir way for recovery.
John staym9n, a driver on the AnScostia
road was fined S. yesterday by Police Justice
Mills for driving a lame horse.
Frederick A. Fox. dcscrter from the marine
corps, was arrested yesterday 10y Officer Rhodes
while driving Fourteenth street car.
A gold watch and chain, valued Mt $3.50,
were stolen from the vest Of Mr. W. II. Apple.
ton IN the Potomac boat house Wednesday,
Mrs. Caroline Mason yesterday filed an appli
cation In the orphans court for letters of adj
mini.tratiOn e. I. u. on the estate of the late
William Williams.
The baltimore and Ohio Railroad company
has decided TO- commence the erection OF fences
along rnch side of its track In the city, with
automatic gates at the crossings
Nationals vs.. Ecystoncs, Capitol park, 1850.
Arthur Platter Il ,uu,l sized yellow boy, who
j. u boot black an ncwsboy IN the vicinity of
Wtlrrlta, WAS fined 80 or thirty days III jail
Yesterday FOR stealing a - bill which Judge
hoberly had given him TO have changed.
The performance at the Thcatcr Comiquc
was changed last night from The Field Of the
Cloth Of Gu.d' to The Mascot and the latter
opera will be given during the remainder Of
the week, Alice Oates appearing as Bcttina.
William WEIGH, held, with others, to await
the gct.'R Of the grand Jury on the charge of
! breaking Into the store Of q. X. WiXOm, was
yesterday In the criminal court admitted to
1aii 10 tic sum pt $1,000, Mrs Jane +. Walsh
becoming hia surety.
Mary hou1rity, a volublc white female Of
about 20 years, came mp from the workhouSr
.nS, Monday, and was sent back iornincty days
yesterday for Nagrancy AID -Idiug Uu uu-
chUStc life. She wanted to a;guc the matter,
but was sent down.
MIR Alexander Mcdonald, Of Boston, agent
for Dr.. rusySwCll the donor of the fountain
corner Of seventh street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, has written to the commissioners an.
/ thoulng Mr., Schaher, the plumber, to remedy
detects in the work.
The uuion Veteran corps, "Old Guard" TX.
Cr>ton to Fortress Monroe, Norfolk, Ocean
view, and the CapcS takes place tomorrow
evening. The steamer Lady of the Lake leaves
hcr wharf NJ =. III. aud gets back to Washing
ton nj . o'clock Monday morning
| Alice and Annie Butler and Parthenia Nor.
| ri,on were scycrally charged yesterday with
| Hilluy. II was Butler ". Morrison, with the
neighbors taking hand IN 1t. Justice Mills
charged q all around much to the disgust of
the l'utlcrs, who are mother and half grown
daughter.
/ The remains of william H. Cross, the first
/ member of the Greedy party to perish from the
/ cold, will be received here by Franklin lodge
| 80. . knights of PythiHs, of which he was II
.
body lie in state for twcnty.iour hours in the
/ lodge room.
Base ball game Capitol park to-day.
William Browne was yesterday fined S. for
| assault; Andrew Kelley s. for boistcrous cou.
duct: william smith, - for profanity Alcxan.
der Brooks, the same, for profanity; Oliver
Griffin, same same, and william Smith, col.
urcd, - for as'aulting his wife.
JAMES Laus n small boy not big enough to
. nf tbt tVit 1,n.g lit,f
was yesterday charged with stealing three
irpwcls from one of the new houses being con.
SlructCd on COrcOran street, near Thirteenth
only the arrcsting officer appeared against the
little fellow, and as the alleged stolen tool.
were not produced in court the case was dis,
missed.
Proposals for constructing 1850 linear feet
OF terra Gotta pipe sewers and II 800 feet o
prlck sewers were opened in the district com.
mlNsioncrS Office yesterday. This Is the work
authorized under the half million appropri,l.
ton passed by congress. The bids, which are
from contractors in the district, New York,
ihiitd",phia, Boston, Baltimore, and ohio,
are being scheduled.
There was II large audience ut John Wesley
rhGrch last rvcniuEu. the meeting Of the John
Wesley iNc"lm M Logan johnson, of Con.
necticut, read an auiv pLp"r "a Negro Emf.
g Er,i,H aWn tha' 'nhc,t Wa' further dis
Freeman Julu'> II. Lows, Rev. j. :. CDwlcs.
Othar,. Mi. Lula i,y. Miss Mabel Ingrnham,
and Prof. Thomas ingraham furnished the
music. -.
Mrs; Imogcn Rob.@>E Morrill, rcceiycd bel
friends AZ the A/Nrny OF Finc Arts on
Wednesday cyclhHg. u'd. rs usual the even
me was Very cnioyHL!" Ai.S Mamie Maurice
rendered some cN"Cri,.. piano solos, and Mis-
,|Dolic Leach and Nj. g. Nirt Kali cntcrtainc,
the guests with tn. c.Gnc and cmotiOma
readings. Mrs. Nor. .,ill have quite an cx
tended programme ln,a Wednesday evening
and invites all her fl. .d,.
Kcystoacs ". NHlio ,.>, Capitol park, 1880.
James Riley clailacl to nc sailor man, ant
also claimed 70 hc an old >hipmate with
young culurcd man named SimmS. lie tool
several doses of whisky 1T the expense of hi
ncw-found friend, and then, to vary the pro
cccdngs, hammered him about the nose IN,
mouth, drawing blood profuscly. Whe
S!mms had spit out several mouthfuls G
blood, teeth, and profanity, he grabbed
brick lying BY the door and struck Riley owe
the head. Each went down for thirty day,
falling the possession Of S..
John Simms a tall Colorcd youth, stole tw
bottles Of beer from one of Palmer's wagons
but Wa, caught by the driver, Spillman, and
fight occurred. Smms was charged with la
ccny, and also with fighting, and in tur
h charged Spillmnu with assault in cutting hin
!. with one of the bottles that was broker
slmms was fined 81 for the larceny, but in tn
alIuy cases the evidence showed that spill
ulnn proposed to hammer as well as arrest tn
thief, and the lattcr's jaw dropped when he "
So or siSty days in jail, while the COlOre
youth only added 81 to his fine.
AILlnLin Ianrl.-- L. M lna.