National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-03
MINOR LOCAL EVENTS.
The Smaller Happenings OF Day
mud Abont the CITY.

Inspector Entwislc recommends laying terra
Gotta pipe and constructing cess pools for sur
face drainage ut the AnacOstia school building.
John Wilson, was arrested about I o'clock
yesterday afternoon I " insulting ladies ut the
corner Of Ninth street aud Pennsylvania ave.
niue.
Treasurer T. II. Mcclure, OF the Children's
Hospital, has submitted his report for the year
to TIC commissioners The receipts were SlO,-
"l265; disbursements the same.
Austin stephens dropped dead about 2
O'Clock Yesterday nftcruoon ut the loot of
IMtntyiourth street. This gave rise to rumors
that two men had lost their lives In tho river.
The trial ofthc old soldier, Patrick Naughton,
indicted for tic murder Of another old soldier
named Edward Alexander alias Ice. NJ the
soldiers Home, has been set for the 10th in.
slant.
Justice Hagner yesterday granted Lillian 4.
Altman, nee Co.'S, divorce from Francis !. ALI
man, with permission to resume her maiden
name. The ground OF complaint was inii1Cl.
ity md dCserion.
The Columbia Democratic Club will receive
returns from the election at the Metropolitan
Hotel tonight and they have invited members
ofthe Cabinet now In the city aud all promi.
ncnt officials to be present.
Patrick Dannaher has been arrested on the
complaint OF Mrs, Bridget Fitzgerald, who says
that somebody robbed her hen roOst and LEFT
Il hat which she says belongs to Danna-
her. Dannaher denies that II Is his hat
Mary Coleman convicted of grand arceny,
was before the criminal court yesterday. she
had child two years old with her AMI WAS
about to become n mother. The court released
her on her personal bonds that har friends
might take care of her
The Anthropologlcal Society will meet to.
night ut the Columbian University, holding an
open session to hear n paper on Basket.
Making Among the Lower Races by Prof o.
i. Mason, and one on THE Use Of Textiles in
the Decoration of Pottery:" by W. II. Holmes.
Detective McDevitt has arrested j. II. Rogers
for rObbing the residence of Mr.. George Col
vert of Prince George county, Md, of over
Sl,OCO worth of jewelry, &c. Some of the
property was recovered nj StauntOn, Va, where
The arrest was made. The prisoner was taken
yesterday to Prince George county.
The following requests have been received
To lay sewer corner Ninth and S Streets to
repair pavement In front of AL | street. The
following requests have been approved TO lay
n sewer on Finh street, between and Il
streets, southeast; to lay asphalt block pave
| ment in front of $50 Pennsylvania avenue.
James Riley was fined S. in the police court
| yesterday for disordorly conduct In the Thea
Ter Comique. Special officer McKenney said
| that the boy assaulted him and he struck the
boy. Previous 10 the arrest he drank with
Riley and other boys. Judge Smell said that
the officer destroyed his moral influence by
drinking with the boys whom he had to con.
troll.
Mr.; 7. ?. Boushee, of the pension office, on
oct. 10 lost his only boy child OF dDhtherln,
and on last Saturday, the 3lst of October lost
his remaining child-a little girl of years old -
OF nephritis. Their remains were deposited
temporarily in u vault In the Congressional
Cemetery. As soon us his wife Is able to bear
the fatigue of a journey they propose to take
the remains of the lost ones to their home in
North Carolina for interment.