National Republican., 1885-02-06
MINOR LOCAL EVENTS.
Tho Smaller Happenings OF Day In and
About the city.

About the City.
white male infant was left on the steps of
St AIMS infant asylum yesterday morning.
The Maturity Accident and Death Relief AS
sociatiou has filed certificate Of its incorpOra-
tion with the recorder.
Mr. Nicholas Ball aud wife, proprietor Of
the ocean View Hotel, Block Island, is spend
ing few days at the Ebbtt.
The United States coast survey steamer q.
s. Blake will leave the navy yard for Norfolk
this morning at 1850 o'clock.
The funeral Of Mrs. Eliza Knox took place
from st. DominlCs Church yesterday, and the
intermcnt was made vt Mount Oliyet ccmc-
tory.
Sparkling Water Division, Sons Of Temper.
nnCe Of Capitol lGill, last night gave II we'll
Hall.
f. q. Cowio was held in 500 for trial by
Judge Smell yesterday for obtaining money
under false pretenses, by means OF worthless
check.
Peter Burrell coorcd man, was released
on his personal bonds by Judge Smell ycstcr.
day for disturbing the services Of the FINN
Baptist Church.
party of Washington gentlemen lcft An.
| napols on wednesday to hunt 'oxes IN that
vicinity. Thelncct took place at SCOTS meet,
In Anne Arundel county.
Workmcn yesterday eNhumed n skeleton
| between Ihrty.third and Thirty.fourth Streets
aud the health officer was notified.
Carbon Its Compounds and Uses" is the
subject of au interesting lecture to be delivered
| by J. X. Rogers, VI. d., ut the Friends lecture
rooms, No. 1911 street, this evening
A. W. wngmau, Of the Keystone House, has
| reported that nu OyorcOat valued ut Slj has
! been stolen from his room. A suit OF clothes
valued ut S3j has been stolen from William
! Payne
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place from the residence Of his son, III Thlr.
tcCnth street southwest, yesterday. The re-
mains were taken to Prince George county for
intermUnt.
Tho Palmonl Comedy Company last night
rendered the drama of "a Party o the Name
o DObsOn" with good effect ut odd Fellows
Hail. Navy Yard. New scenery was put into
the hall for the occasion.
Matthew Green, colored man, who at.
| tempted to escape from the substntion at
Uniontown on Wednesday aud assaulted one
of the officers, was sentenced to three months
In jail by Judge Smell yesterday.
The Capitol Gun Club are entertaining the
Worcester lMasS) and Exeter iN. H. Gun
Clubs, who are going to the tournament ut
New orleans. \ match will take place at the
stone farm between the clubs to-day.
Mr.. John CruikhOnk, "a attorney for John
FrannCr yesterday hlCd II petition for divorce
from his wife, Emma Frtwncr, charging her
with dcscrtIom anduOw living IN open Gdul-
terry with Adam johnson, at No. JJj Thirteenth
street.
David weatherby, jr., has sold, under the
Will of the late \. D.. Jcssup, the property at
the corner of Thirteenth and T. streets to
J.. l.. johnson for $1,000 He has also sold to
Charles JacObsOn for $1,000, the property ad.
joining the first site.
The committee of the Bookbindcrs' Union
yesterday presented Mrs Roberts, widow of
the deceased foreman of the government
I a handsomely pnurDsspl
copy of the resolutions adopted by the union
on the death of her husband.
4 bedstcad in the house Of Mr.. Dietz, living
on Virginia avenue, between Filh and sixth
by some nCighbOrs while Mr.. Dcit2s family
were at the theater last night The fire was
extinguishcd without turning in an alarm.
The entertainment to be given at McCaulcy's
Hall for the benefit Of the Tenth subdivision of
Associated Charities this evening will consist
in part of two plays, in both OF which Mrs.
| Lieut.. Peters viii take the leading role This
fact should ill the house, as she is always eX.
ccllcnt
The death in Baltimore is announced of Miss
Belle Wheeler, daughter OF Rev. j. II. Wheeler,
formerly OF Waugh Chapel, but now OF Balu.
more. Miss Wheeler has been for some time
teacher in the public schools of the third dis
trict, III this city. She will be buried ut Glen
wood cemetery to-day.
A prominent plumber in letter to the COM
missiOncrs has complained of the method of
awarding contracts Tor repairs for schools and
city buildings The complainant says that
the contracts are given ont without bidding.
The plumber asks thut this class OF work be
given out on competition to the lowest bidder.
The sunday School Gospel Temperance So.
Cioty and Young People i Christian Association
of the Fourth Street NJ. L. Church gave
sDCiable and concert In the lecture room of the
church last evening, which was largely at
tended, principally by young people The
programme, conducted by Mr. T. Is. Stahl,
included songs, duets, ,quarettes, readings, and
rccitatlOns.
\ pleasant birthday party was given last
night to Mr. W.. Il. Hartley at his residence 7lj
| Eighth street southeast. The evening was
| spent in dancing piano and vocal duets, and
! solos Among those in attendance were noticed
Misses l.. Cook, Lolic Botelcr. Annie Bcckart,
Mrs. Cook, Misses Marion and Annie Hartley,
John Deilahay, aud d. W. lIarbin.
Washington Council, No. "a, Catholic Be.
! ncvolcnt Uuion, elected the following officers:
! President, John I. Green; vice president j.
! lh!bert Dyer; chancellor, james Fullerton;
Griffith treasurer, Daniel shananan: orator,
! Francis McNerhany; chaplain, Rev. Jacob
! walter: MARSHAL, Joseph &. Wildman; guard,
| J.. o. Callaghan trustees, Philip J. Mcllenry,
John &. smith, ana q, \. Il. AlCNeir
Tho charge Of forcible entry and dotainer
against j. n. Humphrics Il CulOrCd caterer
was dismissed In the police court yesterday
! Mr.. SyphCr, counsel for lIumphries stated
! that while the defendant was before this court
last Tuesday his goods were thrown out on the
sidewalk, and that by means of a key he re-
gained HdmittanCe through the back door. lie
then read the contract, which said that the
| rent was to be paid by his serving the land
lady, Mrs mary j, Alliger and her two sons
| with meals. Mrs. Mary j. Allger testified
that the defendant had violated the contract.
THE fellow who, by mistake, sent his auburn.
haired sweetheart instead of II bottle of DIR.