National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-02-18
MINOR LOCAL EVENTS.
Tho smaller Happenings OF Day in and
About the City.

rue smaller happenings OF bg IN anu
About the City.
A coat ami vest valued at $50 was stolen
from the delivery wagon Of Robinson, Parker
x Co. on Monday
For stealing $40 from William F. Miller
Samuel Shedd was sentenced to two months
in Jail by Judge Smell yesterday.
The secretary of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal Company states that the canal will be
ready for navigation by March 10.
Richard Hall, an escaped member Of the
Alexandria cham gang, was captured by De-
tectiye Edelin,, and sent back yesterday.
The skaters on the Eastern branch were
numerous yesterday afternoon. The channel
IS still frozen over from tho arsenal to the
navy yard.
A young man recently obtained quite a snug
sum by representing to patent attorneys that
he was out OF work and had been referred to
them by Chief Clerk Duryea. OF the patent
Office.
Justice Hagner, in the orphans court, yes
terday appointed Mr. Reginald Fendall ad-
| ministratOr OF the estate of Garrett Dayids OF
Baltimore, Md, upon filing bond in the sum
| OF $1,000,
Justice Hagner yesterday in the equity
| court granted Gustavus A. Kuhn divorce rom
| the bonds of matrlmony with Mary Kuhn on
| the ground Of committing adultery with DR..
/ Ernest Shafhrt
I JhtNlNt MllleTs Ol inc Dulleu SUITES bupltllt
! court Will this evening nj 7:l5 o'clock deliver
| his first lecture on constitutional law to the
| members of the law department Of the Ma
| tional University
Ann V. Clark, by a bill in equity against
4 Henry Holman and others, prnys the appoint.
mont Of trustee TO make sale OF lots g. and
| 3, in square west Of square 695, and distribu
| ton Of the proceeds.
II is expected that the Prince George (Md. J
/ Fox Hunting Club, recently organized In thi;
city, will have their first meet on Friday. The
/ kennel will be Mt Bowie, and the ElkridgC
Club will probably join the party.
Tom Carter n white haired colored man
was charged In the police court yesterday with
assauting his wife, aged about y. The old
man said his wife had tried to get rid of him,
and Judge Smell took his personal bonds.
James Lewis colorcd, who yesterday in tho
criminal court pleaded guilty to the charge Of
HOUSEKEEPING IN the day, was sentenced the
reform school for three years II having been
asccrtalned that he was under IL years OF age
The tugboat VIM +. Bell, OF Georgetown
was destroyed by fire at the mouth of the Pc
tomac last Thursday. The boat had gone
down from Baltimore to secure tow, and
having secured one, was waiting for daylight
when she was burned.
Marcus ]. Wright by bill in equity against
+. II. Cummins, Henry d. Cooke, A. q. Camp
bell, and Horace $. Cummings, asks that tile
defendants be restrained from collecting two
deed of trust and that the same be delivered
up and Cancelled.
Articles Of incorporation were filed yester-
day in the name of the United States Publish.
ing Company for the purpose of publishing
newspapers, books, pamphlets, and to do jot
and other printing, lithographng, engraving
&c. Mark NJ Pomeroy, Alexander Hunter
and John A. Herycy are named as the incor
! DOrators.
The following officers of the German Capitol
Hill Building Association have been elected
Edward Kubel president: Stephen llellmuth
vice president; Charles Berner secretary
Frederick w. Rest, treasurer. The following
names constitute the board of directors 10
seph Howard T.. J. Sacks. Ernst Esclhorst
Leopold Moellcr, Conrad Kiefer, Anthony Is
Haske, Henry Caspari, and Thomas Lott.
The will of the late Mary Donnelly was re
celved by the register yesterday for probate
and record. The testatriX leaves her persona
estate to be divided equally between he
daughter aud SON To the former she alst
gives houses Nos. 1883 1885, and 1887 Ceda
street. aud to the son No. 1889 on the same
street Mr. Eli McIntire was named as ex