National Republican., 1885-09-26
MINOR LOCAL EVENTS.
The Smaller Happenings of Day in
and About the CITY.


and About the City.
+. j. Rcdway has protested against the
extension of alley in square 2S6 and assess
ment as heretofore made.
Patrick Dowd, Twelfth and streets, re-
ports stolen from q water closet Of new
building a silver watch; value $40.
The court in general term closed the term
yesterday without giving decision in the
| Strong case. The October term will begin
on the 9th proximo.
Judge Smell yesterday sent Sophia John
son, n 12-yearold colored girl, to one month
in jail for stealing a mug filed with pennies
from n Seventh street store.
William A. Freeman Lodge No. 2O99,
| G.. U. q, Of q. f., hGs elected James w.
Reed as chaplain, William Peel treasurer
| and w. d. Montague secretary.
William Langley and Harry T.. Gambler
| were In the police court Yesterday charged
with passing $50 counterfeit note. They
were held for the action of the grand jury.
Detective RafT yesterday arrested Samuel
| Smith, ColOred boy aged IL years, for steal
ing buffalo robe, large album, and a
picture, all valued at S25, from Mrs Mary
L. Levy, Of Missouri avenue.
VIM. n. Dalton and Wm. A. FcnwlclS
were yesterday accepted to fill existing va
canciCs in the grand jury. Justice MacAr-
thur excused I. A. Garner, and directed q
talcsman be brought in to fill his place.
Allen Scott, the 10-year-old son of Spe.
cial officer John Il. Scott, at the Baltimore
and Potomac depot, accidentally ran a nail in
his foot several drys ago. Lockjaw has set
in, and the unfortunate boy is thought To
be dying.
The spiritunlists open at G.. A. r. Hall
Seventh and l. streets, tomorrow, with Mr.
Anthony Higgins, an eX-Catholic, as their
speaker. lie has a wide reputation as an
exponent Of the new "Dispensation, and
in his evening lecture he will tell how hC
was converted.
The court in general term, as had been
foreshadowed In The REPUBLICAN yester
of a second circuit court on the third Mon
day in October, and division of the calendar
between the two courts, one to take the ode
and the othe: the even numbers.
Mr.. William Barnett Browne, who died al
his home, corner Sixth and Il streets south
west, Thursday, aged "a, was clerk In thu
State Department. He was secretary of thu
South Washington Endowment Association
and for many years secretary of st. Dom
inic's Holy Name Society. The funeral viii
take place this morning.
| Mrs. Anne Burgess, wife OF James Bur
CESS, Of Forcstville, Md, on Wednesday
to facilitate the kindlng of fire pouret
coal oil on It from can, which immedatel,
exploded, throwing the burning fluid al
over her. She ran out Of the house crying
for help, and when found she was PROSTATE
upon the ground literally roasted alive
and writhing in the greatest agony. DIR
Torrey, of Uniontown, was promptly called
but could afford no relief whatever. Sh,
died after twelve hours of the most terrible
suffering. She would shortly have become
a mother.
The Wittmore Club gave an entertain
ment before large audience in the lectur,
room Of the Metropolitan Methodist Churcl
last evening. II Itconsisted of tableaux mod
eled after the most pleasing of the Roger
statuary, interspersed with songs and reel
tatiOns, and followed by au hour of socia
enjoyment. The songs and recitations By
Misses Fowler, Gray, Ellis, Townsend
Blanford, lawson, and Newton were an In
teresting feature OF the evening, while th
tabcauX gave evidence of not only patien
and intelligent labor, but artistic merit il
their production. The entertainment wa
the first of a series to be given by the club
The only manufacturing clothors and tailor
OF Washington are Elseman Bros, cor. 9TH an