National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-08-21
>nNon LOCAL EVENTS.
The smai'cr Happenings OF n nay in
aud Ahnut the CITY.


The improvement Of Sixtcchth dslct cN-
ttnd,d hus bc"l pctiiioncd for.
The alarm Of fro from box 40 n'ciD,S
lat iight WIS for y fire IN " hcdrl IN of hIj'o
No CO Fourth street occupied by Emml LtIe.
Tic damage was slight
The nugcr used to bore for spa water on
Louisiana aycnuc, between Ninth aud Tontl
sirtc cts. struck log at depth of thlr.y.OnG
feet, aud new site has been selected.
The health officer Inns detailed inspectors To
prt vent tie location Of vaults on any Of tbs
high sCCtiIns OF the suburbs. Talks d0nC vita
II view ofsccurng tho residents pure water.
The Georgetown Gaslight Company have pre-.
iCntCd u biIl 10 the commissioners iOr damages
sustained to their mathis by the cavilg in Ola
excavation on Stoddard and Congress streets.
In the divorce suit of Mary q. Smoot agtinst
Benjamin :. EmOot the latlor has been ord tred
10 make his appearance before the next rnle
dny or the case will be proceeded with rs In
case of default.
susan Butler has reported the loss Of gold
watch, worth S25, IN the Center Market. a
Colt revolver and n leather satCh i wIra stolen
from the wagon Of Mrs. Jane Beverly, Of
Branchvillc, Saturday night.
The body Of man was found last Monday
morning on the track Of the Richmond, Fred
cricksbuTR and Potomac railroad q fCw milcl
south of Quantco. It was Identified Us that of
former emrloye of the road
II. r. Madison of New Orleans, La. reported
Eceltluis tnut u"niplu illSi WI "a St',' WIS
stolen from him. Detectives Black ani Cox
arrested James X. simmS aud recovered the
ring, finding 1t In his pocket.
Mai. Dye has issued au order to the police
calling attention to the ftct that care should
be exercised In carrying their pistols, and adj
vising that the hammer be kept on an empty
chamber 10 prevent accidents
Jones Gallagher and james Gray were sent
to Jail yesterday for thrce months for assault
with attempt to kill each other. Gray had an
aN and Gallagher razor. Both were in hos.
pi,nl attire and gave amusing accounts of the
battle.
At meeting OF the local preachers of the
NJ. 4. Church held last Wednesday evening ut
tho house of Rev. j. Il. Wright, 1897 Tenth
| street northwest, Rev. Samuel kraemor was
| elected president, the Rev. j. x. Wright secrc-
| tary and treasurer and Rev. w. w. Buck, cor
| responding secretary.
Mcssrs. Edwards & Barnard as solicitors for
| John NJ. Young, filed creditors bill In equity
| against Ardamlis q. Marks and others, heirs al
law OF Samuel a. h. Marks, for All account
longed to the deceased necessary to pay his In.
debtcdness against the estate.
The funeral of the late Mrs. George H. Plant
wife of Capt Plant took place yesterday morn
ing from St. Patrick's Church, aud the remain,
| were taken to the Congressional Cemetery fol
| interment. The pallbcarcrs were William D.
| Webb, Thomas u. Entwisle, 8. ID. Cnstlcman
W. H. Goods, p. Byrnes, and A. q. Hall.
Mr.. Thomas S. Taylor has requested the com
| missonCrs to include In the estimate for street
| Improvements a continuation of the concrete
pavement on Tenth street, above u northwest
| a request has also been made by Mr. Charles
White to have Sixth, Fourth, G, and l. street,
| cast, inClosing Stanton Place, paved with as
| phalt pavement.