National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-09-25
THE BREvITY BASKET.
Filled with Brief Mention of Many Minor
Events Of Yesterday.


stcarns will umpire to-day.
T.TJonkins has been appointcdan additional
| private on the police force.
A fire alarm box Is wanted nj the corner of
! North Capitol and = streets northwest
David Massey was fined s. in the police court
| yesterday for assaultlng Henry Bosgett on
| Aug %,
DIR. ID. w, Prentice tool, the oath of Office as
| commissioner Of pharmacy for this district on
Tuesday
Michael Doyle, 17year.old. boy, was
| sentenced TO two months in jail by Judge smell
yesterday for stealing n set of harness from
]. 2. guile.
Some time Tuesday night n black horse was
| stolen from the yard OF Petit ~ Dripps's foun-
| dry ut the corner Of Fourteenth and streets
northwest
| A citizen hns complained Of the practice of
| dumping refuse matter on Maryland avenue,
| between Thirteenth and I Thirteenth
| streets southwest,
Henry Nash and william Davis, committed
| to jail to await the action Of the grand jury,
| were yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of
$500 by Judge Wylie.
Kate Hardy, colored woman was knocked
| down and slightly injured, at the corner of
\ Thirteenth street aud Pennsylvania avenue,
! yesterday by u wagon.
The Chnrge of threats preferred by Agent
Key, Of tho =. L, c. A., against Samuel Lloyd
| was called in the police court yesterday and
| postponed until oct 3.
Mcssrs. Fit2hugh and -parnielle, of the dis.
| trCt assessors Office, have been promoted to
SLIGO class, and W. 7. Griffin has been up
pointed at $500 per annum.
A special examination for type writers will
be held 1t the rooms of the civil service com
| mission on Tuesday, Sept. so. Applications
VIII be received till Saturday, Sept, "a.
For threatening to have Margaret Fit hian's
! hearts blood and to make her shed tears of
| blood. Rugglcs w. Clapp was held in 500
| bonds to keep the peace by Judge Smell yester-
! day.
In the police court yesterday Bud Ford and
| Woresly Anderson, the two COlorcd boys who
| were arrested for assaulting little white girl
named Daisy Brown, were fined $40 each. An
| appeal was noted.
Tom Hurst went to wnh.sng's laundry on
the Avenue Saturday night after his washing
ana because Wah would not let him have his
| clothes on credit he broke the windows with
| bricks. Mah sworn out II warrant, and Hurst
was fined $40 in the police court yesterday.
Justice Wylic sitting in chambers yesterday
granted the motion TO qunsh the writ of GER
| tiorart In the case of Richard J. Marshall vs.
James :. Graham, the first trying to gain, and
the other retain IposscsSiOnlof the Central hotel
ana an appeal was taken TO the general term.
Herman H. Miller gave bail for bis appear
| ancc in the police court yesterday TO answer
inc charge Oi cnDelZllng sI ron Is. j. Ben
rcnd " Sou, SIS seventh street northwest. Mil
| Ter was employed by the firm rs bOokkccper
and took the money intending, he says, to re-
turn it, but neglecting to make any entry
Of 1t.
! Charles Green, colored bootblack, was
| charged in the police court yesterday with
nssaulting MIR. Samuel Heinlinc. Mr.. Hcinline
| testified against Green once and Green met
| him on Scyenth street on Sept. ., when Green
| assaulted Mr.. Heinline, striking him with n
brick Green was sentenced to eleven months
| and twenty mine days in jail.
To ORDER Pants Sc. EIsENAN BRos,, cor. 9TH
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