National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-04-09
MINOR LOCAL EVENTS.
The Smaller Happenings Of a Day in and
About the CITY.

James Payne. a milk dealer, WIS fined $50
yesterday In the police court for fast driving
Louis Pierce of South Washington mas been
arrested by the police for keeping gambling |
table
John spriggs was sentenced to six months in |
jail In the police court yesterday for stealing |
set OF harness from j. ID. CrOlssaut.
Mr.. VIM Maysc, the banker, was yesterday |
accepted as n tnlcsman to an vacancy In the |
panel of petit Jurors for the criminal court
Tho members of the Womnn's National Press
Association Will meet at the pnrlors of Mrs.
Ruth C. Denson, Ij7 street, this evening.
The wind storm yesterday afternoon blew
down large shed ut tho brick yard of Mr..
Chllds, in the northeastern section Of the city
Elias Chase, colorcd, was Yesterday sen.
tcnccd In the police court to jail for two
months for making an assault on Laura Turner.
Chicken thieves entered the back yard Of
Mrs, Coleman, 1913 street southeast, yester.
day morning and carried oil sixteen valuable
hens.
MIR. J. NJ. Fowler has again called attention
to the necessity OF having fagmOn ut Ben
nings, and to the condition of the crossing Just
beyond.
st. Josephs school gave very interesting
entertainment last evening in the school build:
| ing adjoining tho church, which was well
| attended.
Mr. John A. Milburn has been elected treas.
urcr Of the National College Of Pharmacy, this
| being the seventh time he has been elected to
| that O1iCe.
DEALERS, attention when YOU need brooms
or whlsks 90 direct to the National Broom and
| Whisk Manufacturing Company, No. GIL d
street northwest.
! Eugo, a 3.year.old horse belonging to Davis &
/ Hall, fell ut the Ivy City race course while
| being galloped over the track, and subse.
| quently was shot
James p. Nash, q saloon keeper at the cor
| ner OF Fourteenth and l. streets northwest, was
fined so In the police court yesterday for sell.
ing whisky on Sunday.
The following liquor licenses were granted
| yesterday: John Murray 2ll2 Ninth street.
| W. II. Rose, Harrison street, uniontown, and
John #. White, 63l Il street.
William E, Carr, well.known young man
In East Washington, and member Of the
Continentals, died at his residence, B2l Penn
sylvania avenue east, shortly after IL o clock
| Tuesday night.
The marriage of Mr.. Thomas f. America
and Miss Carrie N. fcersinger was solemnized
last evening Mt $50 O'Clock at the parsonage OF
the First NJ p. Church, corner of Firth street
and Virginia avenue southeast.
A horse attached to a wagon ran away yes.
terday morning when near the corner OF
Prospect avenue and Thirty.third street. The
wagon was demolished, aud Samuel Norris,
the driver, received slight injuries.
w. W. Durand, the advance agent for "the
great Forepatgh show" which opens here on
Wednesday, the ed instant Is in the city. He
has absolutely nothing TO say about the sh ow.
''She speaks for herself this time, boys"
The appeal of Capt Albert Grant in the suit
against him by the Phmnix Mutual Life In
surance Company was before the supreme
court yesterday when a motion to require
him to give new supersedeas bond was sub
mitted by counsel.
Judge James granted a temporary injunction
yesterday against the collection of a claim fol
$500 by Mary j. NeaZa and others until the
rights of j. c. Starkweather and John Hood,
the attorneys who obtained its allowance aud
claim fees were adiudicated.