National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-15
THE BnEvIrY BASKET.
FAILED wlth BRIEF Mention or Many
Minor Events OF Yesterday.

Minor AGNfnla o. AtAAoNNAFs
John Fcclay has been appointed an I'D
ditional private on the police force.
Tho resignation Of James Cramer as
fireman in engine company NO. has
boon accepted.
Mr.. A. $. Schmidt desires It stated that
his place on + street was not illuminated
Thursday night.
Col. A. +. Rockwell has requested that
w. j. Smith be appointed q special police
man for duty at the white house.
The grand jury yesterday indicted Felix
g. Anderson for embeZ1lomont, and Geo.
lIough for the murder OF VIM. McMahon,
a second indictment.
Eddie Grafton and Charles Ruggles,
two boys were severely burned last
Wednesday by tho explosion of guam
tity of powder in glass vessel, into
which some ono throw match.
Tho Chesapeake club yesterday filed
certificate of Incorporation with the re-
Corder The directors are Edward Dom
nelly, Harry Wilson. Howard p. Childs,
John Simmons, and John English.
The commissioners havo approved tho
application Of the Washington and George
town Railway company tO erect an avn
Ing for tho protection Of passengers
waiting for cars at the corner OF Seventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
w. b. Moses q Son, corner OF Eleventh
and + streets northwest, Rre not refusing
any reasonable offers for anything Ia
their entire establishment OF furniture,
carpets, upholstery goods, bedding, &c.
James Smith, tho colored man who was
F.f1 frs 4tf,fv uo0 mn
Maggie Mcdonald, as described in THE
REPUBLICAN d few days ago was held in
$1,000 for trial by Judge Smell yesterday.
The case will come up Wednesday.
William Il. Mchnor aud John Hickey
were held in $500 for trial IN the police
court yesterday for highway robbery. 1t
is charged that they robbed Horny Bell,
of Alexandria, OF SIS in the Smithsonian
grounds, and that thoy knocked William
Il. Tyler down with sandbag and
robbed him.
Detectives Ran' and Block yesterday
raided an undertaking establishment
kept by West 4 Green on Twelfth street,
between X and 5 streets, and arrested
Green and Richard Miner for writing
policy. All the paraphcrnalia of the
business was captured, aud tho prisoners
were locked up at tue second precinct.
The trial of Henson Stewart, charged
| with the murder last month, of George
| Fostor, homicide resulting from dis
| pute about cents, was expected TO begin
in the criminal court yesterday. but was
postponed until to-day, because of tho
absence of Edward Stewart one Of the
| witnesses, from court. An attachment
was iasued for him.
In reply to request made by William
Mclean Il Son, corner Of Thirteenth and
| b streets, to run siding from the main
tracks of the Baltimore and Potomac
railroad, on Maryland avenue, to the
yard of tho firm, the commissioners state
that they will approve the application If
the consent Of the property owners on
the route is obtained.
The commissioners have notified Hon.
Oden Bowie, president Of the Baltimore
and Pennsylvania Railway company. that
the tracks laid by the company on Four
tCCnth street, from the main line on Mary
| land avenue to the monument lot, arc no
longer needed. The permit allowing tho
occupation of the street has been revoked,
and tho company has been directed to re-
move the tracks in thirty days.
Mr.. James Brown, secretary of the six
teenth district democratic club, denies
that his club produced the collin referred
to in yesterdays account of tho demo-
cratic parade, as having been ordered out
OF the line by the committee, and says
that it was not placed in line with the
consent OF the club. The club is not
from South Washington, bat from the
northwest quarter of the city, with head.
quarters at No. 1l3 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest.
In reply.to the request of Mr.. G. II.
Holland, who asked that an additional
sewer be provided so that his premises
may be drained, tho commissioners state
that the only relief in his ease would b.
to build u large brick sewer up the
BlGdcnsburg road This would, they say
be an extension Of the sewerage system
into the county not yet authorized and
for which there is no available appropri.
ton. The basin adjoining Mr.. Holland:
property is simply an outlet 20 the
Boundary sewer for surface water coming
down the gutter Of the Biadensburg road
arranged to catch sand aud gravel.
Parents coming to Washington for the
, wintor will find very excellent school!
open for their patronage. Among thes,
we venture to pArtiCuariZe the Norwood
institute, one OF tho new institutions OF
the city, and ono which in tho words d
one of its earnest, though DISTINGUISHED
supporters, has gone at once to the front
This school Offers a liberal course oil
study, special advantages in modern Ian,
guages, great attention to younger pupils
and to those prepared a collegiate courst
in special branches. Tho Testimonials o
the school arc of the highest character
We feel fully justified in presenting it
claims to the public.
BOYS JERSEY SUITS, becoming and service
able--we have them in q variety OF shade,