National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-08-19

The smaller Happenings of Day IL
aud About the CITY.

aud About the CITY.
Mr.. James Howard who so ably assisted
officer shehan, intends applying for position
Oh the police force.
Adds II. Brown has toad rod to the suo;am,
court fthis District his resignation lSH United
states commissioner,
Ernie r Roy, The bright I?.yeaT;old son Of
MI theodore L. Ray. on Capitol lNi. Is lying
very low with typhoid fever.
VIM. g. Bochman an employee Of I'll. Abncr,
was arrested yesterday by Detective RlN OH n
charge of cmbczzlcment of sl5
The equity cause of John II. Kcicham vs..
James W, Patterson, to quiet title to lot u,
square DO has been discontinued.
The commissioners have been petltiOned by
residents ortho nnh precinct to rccommission
Special officer Benjamin f. klolicr.
Mss smith, the principal of the normal
school, presents her resignation, to accept the
position Of principal of the Brooklyn normal
school
Judge Mills Yesterday fined T.. II. Wilson $50
'or sixty days in Jail for beating his vito Ellen,
the peace.
John OBrcn, grocer corner Of Champlan
avenue and Boundary street, was iinod sl)j
yesterday for keeping un unlicensed bar. An
appeal was noted
W. Jelrics has applied to the commiss oncrs
for Reinstatement on the police fOrcd. Tho
matter has been referred to Mai. Dye to report
back the facts in the case
There arc over 100 names registered Mt the
franklin building for membership of the pro-
posed night school, besides a number on the
register at the sumner building.
John Lyons, a plumber, was charged in tho
police court yesterday with stealing II gold
watch from Reuben II. Wade. The case was
held for the grand Jury; bonds, 500.
Messrs. Judd & Detweiler will in a day Or so
receive from Collector Cook for publication the
list of property delinquents for taxes. 1t will
be published in the usual book form.
Henry Il. Miles has been granted leave of
absence from tho oath to 18th instant. Mr.
Richards will perform the duties of superin.
tcndcnt OF the fire alarm during Mr.. Miless
absence.
During the latter part Of this week the
United States steamer Dale will take the place
OF the WyandOtte as the receiving ship ut the
nary yard. The WyandOtte will tlfon be taken
Norfolk.
John Hartman, go CrGtlot street, St. Louis
Mo-, desires Information OF The commissioners
| in relation to the father OF Marie and Lizzie
| lloCkcm who, they think, died at the National
Soldiers Home, this city.
Pat Mcdonald while on n spree, struck his
| old aunt, Bridget Mcdonald, with stone and
aiterward stoned her house. Judge Mills yes.
| tcrduy fined Put s2j or sixty days In iail for
| his bad conduct. An appeal was noted.
John II, Nanscriver was arrested yesterday
| afternoon by officer Jones, on complaint of
| asked him to change a fifty cent piece, and on
| giving him two quarters Nanscrver ran on
| with them without handing over the fifty cent
| piece.
| W. &. Taliaferro was charged in the police
| court yesterday with using threats and prOfhnc
| words toward Mrs. Virginia Douglass The
| parties are colored The trouble grew out OF
| Mrs. Douglnss's boy being on Il fence which
| separates the two yards. The case was dis.
| missed
The third quarterly session of tho Grand
Lodge OF Good Tcmplurs will be held this
| evening In Washington Hall, corner of Third
| street and Pennsylvania avenue east, opening
at o'clock. Several important measures will
| be considered, aud II Is expected that the a.
tendance viii be very large.
A notice has been posted in the East Wash.
| ington branch poStOilice, suggesting that
| parents desiring 10 have their mail delivered
| to their children should leave notice or order
TO that effect in the Office. In the evening the
| East Washington postOilice swarnis with Chi.
dren OF various ages, calling for letters, and
the notice Is the outcome of complaints of the
praticc Of giving letters IN their care