National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-09-19
THE BREvITY BASKET.
Filled With Brief Mention OF Many Minor
Events of Yesterday.


Fall ovcrcoats at A. Saks & Co.
Sam Dckorson, young colorcd man was
fined $50 in the police court yesterday for car
rying revolver.
A black cashmere dress, worth $40, was
stolen from the saloon Of Lucas MilOvich, No.
700 ID street, Wednesday evening
A gentleman's gold watch and chain, worth
5000, were stolen from Mrs. Nellie Houchens,
No. 457 street northwest, Wednesday even
ing.
William Frazier. newsboy, was fined 81 yes.
terday by Judge Smell for throwing brick ut
Special officer Harding, of the Star oilice, VINO
reproycd him for misconduct.
The commissioners, on the recommends.
ton of the chief of police, have allotted SO
from the policemen's fund to the widow and
children Of officer Fowler, who was murdered
by Langster
The supervising principal Of the eighth
school division complains of the way IN wnlon
work Is being done on the Anthony BOWEN
school building and ofth condition in which
the workmon leave the rooms.
The appraisers have returned to the orphans
court an inventory of the personal estate OF
the late Sarah y. McAllister. In tho list are
5000 shares of the capital stock of the Pitts
burg and Lake superior Insurance company,
oft the nominal value Of 100000.
John T. Ridgcly, the young farmer in How.
ard county, Md, whose barn was recently
found filled with harness. sleghs, buggcs, Sc,
was acquitted of larceny last week NJ Ellicott
city. ON the ground of insanity (kleptOmnnia),
and is to be sent by his friendsto an asylum.
The congregation of the Church of the Tab
crnEclc decided by vote of 10 to II, at meet
ing held last Wednesday night, to accept the
resignation Of the pastor, Rev. DEW W. Hicks.
The late pastor will spend his winters In Flor
place.
Children's suits at A. Soks & Co. II
The dam at the mouth of Rock >creek was
opened yesterday morning by Inc canal ail-
thOritiCs to Hush the creek ,4ed, which was
found to be in very filthy condition. Capt.
f Y. Greene, United states army, proposes TO
utilize the dam at Lyons mills TO flush the
Mr.. Pierce Shoemaker has informed the
commissioners that there are several large
holes In the flooring of the bridge at his mill,
rendering 1t dangerous: that the Plney branch
bridge Is in n dangerous condition, and that
that there is a dangerous place in the hill road
just below Foxs gate.
.. A burglar got into the house of Mr. John
WORKMAN, at Sixth and X streets southeast
about O'Clock yesterday morning, and was
tDCklCd by Mrs WORKMAN, who received
number of severe scratches in the encounter.
The burglar escaped without any plunder, but
Mrs. WORKMAN reused the neighborhood.
The West End Blaine and Logan club will
teenth street northwest, this evening at s
O'clock. Republicans Of the district are cor
daily invited. Addresses will be delivered by
Hon. f. b. Conger, Col. VIM. Murrcll, and
others.
The district commissioners yesterday nd
dressed another letter TO the treasury relating
to the interest ON the contractors retained
fund. They claim that the law referred to by
the comptroller applies only to property sold,
and demand that half the fund be credited
"A fpig
action.
William p. Letchworth, president ofthe clcv.
cnth national conference of charities and COR
rectlons, Albany, y. N.,wrote TO the President to
appoint delegates from this district to attend
The conference which will be held in st. Louis
Oct. ~. The President turned the letter over
to the district commissioners, who say they
can only certify to the character of any persons
who choose to go as delegates, paying their
own expenses.