National Republican., 1885-05-14
MINOR LOCAL EVENTS.
The smaller Happenings OF paJ in and
AbOut the CITY.

The Smaller Happenings OF Day in and
About the City.
Representative Rankin suffered a severe
hcmorrhagc while in the Postolhce Depart
ment yesterday.
George r. Tompkins fire alarm and tele-
phone operator, has resigned his position, to
take effect June next.
The total mortality for the week ending OH
the 9TH instant was so. OF this number 90
were white aud rs Col0rcd.
The application Of II. z. Farnham, student,
for admis sion to the bar was yesterday re.
fcrred to the examining committee.
Joseph Il. .Lavety, white, 80 years old, has
been arrested by Detective Block lor stealing
gold watch from James A. Bennett
At meeting ofthc Prospect Hill Cemetery
Association at German Hall last evening new
| constitution and bylaws were adopted
w. l., Cleveland has entered claim for siO,.
| 900 damages caused by his son falling down
MI open and unprotected area in West Wash
! ingtOn.
| License Agent Dunnivan has sworn out
about tiity warrants against butchers and but
| ter dealers doing business In the markets us
| produce dealers without licenses
The Lady of the Lake was towed to the navy
| yard Yesterday under charge. OF Capt. Kirby,
| OF the John w. Thompson She will receive
slight repairs to her machinery, which will
take several days.
William J. Rhees.has requested that enough
! drain tile be furnished to make a drain for
Cedar street, as the property owners are now
grading and repairing that street, running
north from Spring street.
The commissioners in a note to Attorney
Riddle, state that the delays in trying the
| cases against the produce dealers in market
! obstruCt the conduct of business and they ask
that al early hearing be had.
The commissioners have ordered the closing
/ OF so much OF the alley ways In square 496, as
| petitoned for by the owners, but no new alley
! Is substituted, Ms they do NOS think that there
Is any public necessity for the same
| Yesterday tho application for liquor license
| OF Christian More, ut the corner of street and
| massachusetts avenue, was disapprovcd, and
! the following approved Edmund Adler,
| Guindon 4 McGill, Richard Abraham, and s..
| J. Newman.
| Annie Brodus. small colorcd girl, was In
| the police court yesterday for committing an
| unproyoked assault upon white girl named
Lillian Lane and also on the girls mother,
| Margaret Lane. She was fined $40 or thirty
| days in each case
| A small colored boy named Moses Smith was
| arraigned In the police court yesterday on a
| charge OF stealing Il revolver, valued at Sl3,
| from Henry sharp ia South Washington. lie
was sent to jail for one month
The Newboys' Aid Society has decided to
| give another entertainment for the newsboyh
and bootblacks. TO be held in the National
Rifles Hrmoty, Friday evening next from to
9ocock Mr. Murray has been engaged to
exhibit some stereopticon views
The chief Of police has received telegram
| from the authorities at Romney, Va, to hold
jeremiah Hayes, arrested here for horse steal
ing. The two horses Hayes had in his pos.
session were stolen. Romney has suffered
from horse thieves for three or four years.
Charles King, OF Alexandria, Va, has by hi.
attorney, Judge w. WillUughby, filed a bill in
equity against William J. Acker and others
trustees, under the will OF Nicholas Acker
praying that a tax deed standing against part
of lot 4, square 80, be deCreed invalid, and
the defendants without title to or interest in
the properly.
The Washington Telephone Company hai
elected the following gentlemen as n boaro Vt
directors: Hon. Van H. Manning Hon. Casey
Young, Gen. Bradley T. johnson, T. j. Henke,
j L. Morrison, Dr. T.. X. Goldsborough, X. A.
Hooe, lloratio Browning, VIM r. Bicdeler, and
Thomas II. Gardner Thomas II. Gardner
was elected secretary and Horatio Browning
treasurer. zen. johnson is president of the
company This company proposes TO cstab
lish exchanges in this city and Baltimore
| soon.
WHOM the gods love die young" says BY.
ron but why die when you can cure the cold
or cough. which neglected means death? Dr
| Bulls Cough syrup mayn't bo in favor with
the gods, for IL keeps thousands from their