National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-06-02
MINOR LOCAL EVENTS.


The Smaller Happenings Of a nay in and |
About the CITY.
The Coggswcil fountain was started running |
Saturday.
Merlin y. Bethel was yesterday admitted to
the District bar.
John o. Gucthlor and Philip stoibling were
yesterday granted liquor licenses
A meeting ofthe Oak Hill cemetery mana
gers was held last evening ut which all the Of
hcors were reelected
o. y. Muncaster complains Of the insecure
condition Of the bridge across the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal at Thirtythird street.
The commissioners yesterday received the
official police returns of the census. The re-
port shows 2O3ij9 population for the District.
Edward j. Lynch, No. 23oThird street south.
west, has called attention to the condition Of
the sidewalk between and G streets south.
west.
Record was made yesterday OF tho incorpor.
| alton Of the WyaudOt Club, OF Georgetown, ID.
| G. Its object is social and literary improve.
| mcnt.
| In the police court yesterday the cascs Of
! George BriFcoc aud Nike Green charged with
| assaulting. an officer, were sent to the grand
! jury; bondsa|o0. Hs..I
| The National Fair Association last satur.
! day through william Dickson, paid TO the
| District about 5000 for taxes due on their
! property uptO 1852.
Mlalvy Benton, colored, while at work yes
| terday morning In GilbcrLs quarry above the
| Aqueduct bridge, had his right foot badly
crushed by large stone falling on II.
Mcssrs pistorio & Proctor have sold their
! interest in the dancing park on the seventh
street road, above the boundary, to Harry A.
/ Brown, who Will conduct 1t In the future.
! handsome badge monogram has been pre-
! scntcd 10 Lieut. Edgar, commanding the
! Union Veteran Corps, Old Guard, by Capt.
Thomson, Of the stan, In behalf of the corps.
4 pigeon shooting match, in Uniontown, be.
| tween ]. II. Jordan, OF Richmond, Ind, and
! William White, Of this city, for q gun worth
| goo, resulted In score 40 to IL in favor of
Jordan.
Maj. Dye requests that all persons leaving
! their houses vacant for the summer should no
| liiy either the lieutenant Of the precinct or
himself SO us to have the officers pay special
attention TO them.
A little son of Nr. Bradford, residing at tho
| corner Of W and boundary streets. was badly
| bitten on the leg by dog yesterday morning.
cinct, Killed the dog.
A plain gold ring, which is now on cIhib-
tion in Mr. Blackford's window, 3l25 NJ street
northwest will be voted to the most popular
Good Templar in the District by Independent
Lodge, No. IA, /. o. G.. 4.
Charles II. Ball, a timer, formerly OF Nor.
folk, Va, was fined SO or two months in
jail yesterday In the police court for commit
ting an indecent assault on l5.year-old
colorcd girl, named Henrietta Thomas, on last
Saturday,
Mount Tabcr Church Sunday school cele.
brated its anniversary Sunday. The school
numbers 10 officers, IL teachers, and AZ
scholars. There are l96 books in the library
Receipts for the year were Sl6LS0 expendi
lures 1912
Michael DAILY John Tracy, and Edward
Manning were In the police court yesterday
morning charged with assaulting MIR. Louis
Hness, the butcher late Saturday night on
the Seventh street road. The Judge gave them
six months zach.
The fountain in Georgetown donated by. the
! Humane society Ia as dry as stick. some re-.
pairs were made week or so ago, but were Of
such pcrtlinctory character that they lasted
only about two days. 1t is supposed nm eel or
some other kind OF fish stops the flow.
Inspector Entwisles report shows that for
the month of May permits were granted for
the following: New buildings, OBS; repairs
Drawings, II; lincal feet OF vault, 80; park
ratings, So total, 61S; amounting to Ssij. The
increase over the same month Of last year
is 2ji permits.
Daniel J. Burns, Waterman at the pension
! were locked up in the same cell saturday
night at the iihh precinct station house for bo.
ing drunk. During the night Burns assaulted
Burdett, by striking him in the face aud
humping his head against tho wall Iester-
day morning In the police court Burns was
fined $40 or fifteen days in jail.