National Republican., 1884-05-12
THE BREv1TY BASKET.
Filled with Brief Mention OF Many Minor
Events of Yesterday.

Filled vi,h Brief Mention OF Many Minor
Events Of Yesterday.
The commissioners have issued a bar room
license to J. Frank johnson.
Frederick Woyrick WAS fined $2j on Sat-
urday for selling liquor Oh Sunday.
Charles White. 4. NJ. Clapp. w. l. Cowing,
T. +. Fuller, Charles $. Bradley, q. w. Gray,
and Il. Cammack, the old board of directors
OF the Belt Line railway, were reelected ON
Saturday at II meeting Of the stockholders.
II was reported about the wharves ye5ter-
day that a New York ferry company intend
starting an opposition Terry line between
Washington and Alexandria in few days.
Also. that one OF the steamers is now Ell route
from New York.
Martin Perry last Saturday made applica-
tiUn 10 the equity court for divorce from the
bonds Of matrimony with Mary Perry. They
were married in Georgetown, d. G., May l6,
1876, and he charges that in January, 1852,
she williuily deserted him.
IN accident occurred Saturday morning on
Fifteenth street, nour $, in which n horse at
tachcd to Il wagon, driven by Henry Garhold,
rrn tho shaft of the vehicle into the side of
mule belonging to George Creycling. The
mule died IN few minutes.
Frank Ward secured permit on Saturday
to build large dairy building on ID street,
between ninth and Tenth streets, The
building will be 1cj feet deep and 35l feet
trout. and is to cost $4,000. The worl, of
removing tho old building will begin to-day.
Tho motion for n now trial in the case of
Edward Dickson alias Chicken" Dickson,
convicted of entering the stable Of Martin
Adler and stealing sixteen chickens was
ovcrruled by Justice Macarthur last Saturday,
aud ho was sentenced TO the Albany poniten-
tary for eighteen months.
On Saturday night about seventy-fve coll
ored men, representing various states, made
call ON Register Bruce, of tho treasury. Mr..
NJ. 81. Holland introduced state senator Ste
vens, of Virginia, and Mr.. Stevens presented
the others. Speeches were made by Mess1s.
Lyons, of Georgia. Atwood OF Ohio; Graham,
Of Virginia, Bruce and others
Tho Crescent Social club of East Washing
ton has elected the following officers: g. NJ.
Otterback, president; W. j. Palmer, vico
president; S. q. Nottingham, secretary; +. L.
SiDlcy, treasurer, and w. S. Marks, sergeant
alarms. The club will give several moon
light dances on tho wave during tho heated
torn.
An old colored woman with a troop of
children was conveyed to the steamer Sue
yesterday afternoon in the police ambulance,
and furnished transportation to Coan river,
whore her husband is employed seine haul
ing. They were found in shanty ON the
suburbs OF the city in a thoroughly destitute
condition, the woman being sick besides.
Colored citizens of the gulf states, now
resident in Washington. will meet at the
Asbury Nj. f.. church this evening to express
their appreciation of the broad, national
ground takon by the managers of the Worlds
Cotton Centennial exposition, to be held at
New Orleans next year, in making no dis
ttnction between white and colorcd citizens,
either as exhibitors or competitors for pre-
miums. Rev. A. n. Green, Rev. A. L. Al
berLs, Of Louisiana, and others will speak.