National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-04-06
MINOR LOCAL EVENTS.
The Smaller Happenings Of Day In al
About the CITY.


Daniel Douglass was arrested on Saturday
night by officer Holmes for the larceny Of
goods from A. u TyssOwski.
The rumor that Mai. Thomas r, Morgan had
been offered the marshnlship Of the District is
pronounced to BIZ groundless.
A slight Ere occurred yesterday afternoon
In house 2I2l street, occupied by Mr.. A. II.
Clements, caused by defective iluc. Damage
slight
Thomas II. stewart, adraughlsmau, has been
arrested by Detective Carter on complaint Of
John NJ. Harmon, who charges him with the
larceny of gun.
The commissioners say that Four.and.a-half
street, from Louisiana avenue to G street, can
not be- improved as there is not sufficient mp.
preparation for II.
William H. Jones, 23i Tenth street south
cast reports that sometime after midnight
| Friday his woodshcd WIS forced aud six hens
and rooster were stolen.
Edward N. Dctcrm1n was arrested satur-
| day night for dlsordnrly conduct at the
| Theatre Comique and for knocking down the
\ special officer NJ that place.
The Peabody and Irouuois, amateur base
ball Mines will play their first game of the sea-
| son Tuc'day afternoon ut O'Clock on the Lin.
coin Park base BAH grounds.
SCrgt, Amss has arrested Amelia Morris, u
colored servant aged 80 years for the theft
| from the residence of Mr.. Charles physOn, 1859
X street, Thursday OF $50 In money.
Marshall Tyler, Edward Sectors, aud Charles
| Page, all Coorcd, were arrested saturday night
| by the police for rObbing William Lamond OF
n sum OF money and articles OF jewclry.
James Smith, contractor, and Henry H.
! Birmingham, n clerk engaged In fight in
| West Washington saturday night over some
business matters, ana 1t resulted in the arrest
| OF both.
Mr. Howard NJ. Johnson died Mt his home on
Saturday evening Of pneumonia, amer an Ill
ness uf only five days Mr.. johnson was II
member of several clubs, including the Ana
lostan Boat club.
A large number Of the members of the
Schuctkvn Nercin spent yesterday afternoon at
their park where concert was given, Prof.
DOncl's fill orchestra and the Aurora Quar-.
tetto participating.
Tho children ut the German orphan Asylum
were presented yesterday with Easter eggs,
fruit, cakes, and other eatablcs by some of the
members OF the Ladies' Aid Society connected
with the institution
The Washington Cycle Club yesterday par.
ticipatcd In It's first club run OF the season.
eighteen or nineteen making the run to Cabin
! Johns Bridge, and part of the number con
tinuing the journey To Great Falls.
James Van Bremen, an engineer on Satur.
l. day night was found very drunk aud bleeding
severely from II cut in his neck. IIis wound
was dressed ut the Emergency hospital. 1t T.
! supposed that he fell and cut himself
, The comm issioners have ordered the arres
here without u license. This IL done not 81
} much in the interest OF revenue but to protec
e til resident business men uid merchants whC
pay heavy tax against outside competition.
The Corcoran gallery gold medal, valued n
, $50, has been awarded by II jury of New lOrl
, artists to Miss Helen Augusta Hartwell, of thi
|, | city for the greatest improvement in drawing
made during the year. Miss Hartwell is tn
/, daughter of Judge Hartwell, of Massachusetts
Officer Cottcr discovered coored man
an carly hour yesterday morning standing IL
front of the gas inspectors office, on Thirty
second street On the officers approach tn
y man fled. The Office door was found open ant
!. several boxes of candles were ready to be car
4 ried oil.
r. The Washington Cooperative Building As
ISOLATION has elected the following officers 10
D the ensuing year: President, +. w Juenenal
vice president, A, Rumy secretary, 5. ToGpfer
treasurer, l.. Kissner; directors, John Finders
y A. Levy, \. Eccard, A. Knabe, Il. Gasch. W
Buehltr, J. Brazerol, II. q. Reichenbach, an,
L. Niehaus.
DR.. T. s Verdi will lecture this evening q
O'Clock IN the purlors of the Young Men
Christian Association, New York avenue Of
The circulation OF the blood and respira
ton This lecture IL the last in the Goun
v Mems Christian Association course of FIRE
y medical talks toyou.lg men only.