National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-01
THE BREvrTY BASKET.
Filled with Brief Mention OF Many Minor
Events of Yesterday.

Filled with Brief Mention OF Many Minor
Events of Yesterday.
The marriage record shows that 172 licenses
were issued for the month OF April.
The senate yesterday passed bill to vacatc
an alley in square 1884, of this city.
VIM. whitmore was fined $40 in the police
court yesterday for cruelty beating horse.
Mrs. Mary f. Bowman, of Ill X street, has
| reported that 800 in money was stolen from
her parlor on Tuesday.
Esther Postley yesterday entered suit
against Susan r. Cruit, claiming $500 dam
ages for illegally seizing and holding her
furniture, under an alleged claim of failure
to pay rent
The commissioners have appointed Station
Keeper Charles Maginnis to DO first class
private on the police force, James Van Flint
to be station keeper, and Daniel Johnson to
be messenger.
Mr.. W. B. johnson, for the past five years
clerk in the Washington office Of the
Atlantic Coast line, will tomorrow become
| the baggage agent of the Baltimore and Ohio
Express company. .'
Edward Edgerby, who was arrested for
assault and battery, has been identified by
| Lieut. Guy as the man who escaped from the
Buffalo penitentiary, whore he was serving
term of three years for housebreaking in
this city.
Patrick Flaherty, the drunken man, whose
roarinRs attracted so much attention at the
fifth precinct station day or so ago, was in
| the police court yesterday. While in one OF
the cells he had an attack of mania y potu,
and was sent to the hospital.
Robert Holmes, acolorod man, charged with
keeping a gambling house, was in the police
court for the second time yesterday. The
testimony showed that he allowed boys to
play pool for money. lie was fined $50 and
sentenced to twenty-four hours in Jail.
Mr.. Morrill's joint resolution providing for
the proper celebration of the completion of
the Washington monument was yesterday
passed by the senate. An amendment was
added empowering the president pro TEN. of
the senate and speaker of the house to appoint
the committee on arrangements.
The following officers were elected at the
last regular meeting Of Hiawatha lodge OF
Good Templars: w. C. T., William A. Hinger-
ford; p. W. c. r., T. X. Holtzinger; w. V. T.,
Miss Cheeseman; w. r. s., w. f. Holland; w.
F. s., William Emmett W. T., Miss l.. Baird;
w. G., A. S. Dent; guard, Walter Rynex; SEN
tinel, Walter Fearing; marshal, Harry w.
Smith.
Mr.. J. Amber Smith. as solicitor for
Amelia O'Neill, yesterday directed the dis
missal of the bill for divorce brought for her
against her alleged husband, Charles w.
O'Neill. She claimed that she WAS married to
the defendant at time when it was shown
4 that Mr. ONeilPs FIRST wife was living. He
denied the fact of the marriage and charged
that it was an attempt at blackmsil.
Rosa P. Steele Vincent, complainant in a
divorce suit against Charles Vincent, and who
has decreed adivorce from which the husband
appealed, has filed an answer to q rule to
show cause why she should not be adiudgod
in contempt ofcourt by not obeying its decree.
She denies that there is pending any such
decree as stated in the application, but de-
clares that the decree rendered in the equity
court was appealed from to the general term
before its subsequent amendment, and the
decree as amended has never been appealed.
! The decree originally required that Mrs.
Vincent should permit the children to visit
this city four months in each year for the
purpose of seeing their father, and she says
that she has always obeyed the decree in this
| respect.