National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-02
THE BREvITY BASKET.
Filled with Brief Mention OF Many
Minor Events of Yesterday.

Minor Events OF Yesterday.
Championship game at Capitol park. 400,
seventy-hvo members of the chain gang
nre employed cleaning sewers throughout
the city.
Six white boys were fined 81 each in
tho police court yesterday for trespassing
in the county.
W. II Dolan was sont to the workhouse
for sixty days yesterday for selling whisky
without license.
A. b. Webb was yesterday restored to
practice in the interior department by
Acting Secretary Joslyn.
Citizens have complained that the
sewer ut tho corner of Third aud ID streets
southeast ia stopped up.
William sEgan was fined 500 in the
police court yesterday for improper con-
duct in Washington circle.
There were 103 permits for new build
ings issued during July, and LAG permits
for repairs were granted.
Ten fancy chickens, valued at $40,
were stolen from tho stable of Allison
Nailor on ThprslayllightD ne. -
Peter Smith, an old -oolorsd4man,s paid
| ~ III bHt DpilCt I1hSIutlsO Itat-
cning to shoot George Washington.
The condition Of South Carolina avenue.
from Thirteenth to Fifteenth streets
southeast, is complained of by citizens.
Great Game to-day Athletic park.
Perry Carson's flag was put up again
yesterday. having been repaired. 1t
bears the portraits Of Blaine and Logan.
Joseph Taylor was held for the grand
jury by Judge Mills yesterday for assault
with intent to kill William Butler at the
o street market.
George II. Stoddard has reported that
o gold watch, valued at $685. was stolen
from his house, No. 4l3 q street north
west, on Thursday night.
The charge of assault and battery with
! intont to kill preferred against Officer
Slack by Nathan Sprague was dismissed
in the police court yesterday.
Henry s. Davis has filed petition in
tho orphans court for the probating of the
will of the late Catherine Davis and tho
issuing of letters testamentary.
William G. Mason yesterday filed q
petition IN the orphans court praying
that letters Of administration be issued tc
him on the estate of Lucinda Williams
NJ w., s., It,. -
n oar , Wy a, oe".ud a., uop,er y.
Ioonhs ~, ~ a,;o 49, w rs; nooo IN
;nJocert aSn p Tho $1,000 oaso 10y WV" oan
tinued until next Wednesday.
Toh, u;,,o, ,,, e,os s,o
nil, y1nn Wueon was hneu @io py ouuge
ms ti,s LAY lor oe'as uIsoIaeriy IN
ou9 Vi vho o'y parks, ana ouuge Mills
.his la .r0 pa .nlSi w. Aope 1iear Vi
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Sesoo . .1. Vito wlie haSinG peon
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.i w snins 'nily uays hot'ce'
'hey ha'o ueeiueu 10 Se'''o uo"h mere
Tho derrick that killed the son of Mr..
II. l.. Nelson by falling upon him while
nolsIins gas mains, Is III the same unsaie
oonu'. W. ~" ns Inon Ms 20 g9lns useu
he"I 'ho s"s "ofAS VA Ne" hampshire
avenue
Matthew Davis, the whisky informer
who disappeared some time ago, leaving
his family in destitute circumstances
was hnou % III tne ponce court yesterday
tof iaiiins " appoar do "i'hess III son'
VI 'he oases'
The petition of Kate II. Olmstead ask
ing that her mother, administrators of the
estate of Ii. NJ. Hutchinson, be required
to give additional bond. has been dis.
missed in the orphans court OF the re.
quest of the petitioner.
A white woman named Jane Moriarty
was charged in the police court with pro,
family yesterday, but Ed Devlin, the
complainant. refused to prosecute The
woman had been locked up all night
Judge Mills characterized tho arrest a.
an outrage.
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