National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-01-28
MINOR LOCAL EVENTS.
The Smaller Happenings OF Day in and
About the City.
SEATS for the Davenport Fedora season wi

SEATS for the Davenport Fedora season will
be sold tomorrow. Regular prices.
Robert Dent, colorcd man well known to
the police, was fined SO In the police court
yesterday for striking Susan Edwards In the
eye.
A certificate of the incorporation of the Con
vivial Club has been filed with the recorder.
Its object is soCiability and literary improve
ment,
Mr.. John A. Clarke. rs solicitor for Timothy
Brosnun, yesterday filed petition for divorce
from his wife, Penelope BrOsnan, charging her
with incorporate habits.
A little hand book. modelled after the
"Tommy Atkins's Account Of the British
army, has Just been issued to the enlisted men
ofthe United states army.
Isadorc Barrier was sentenced 10 the reform
school by Judge Smell yesterday for assuming
his sister and NJ the request of his mother,
who pronounced him bad boy.
Cornelius Groves, aged 9years residing at
No. 2Dd6 seventh street. was run over by n
bicycle ridden by William Martin on Ninth
street. near a. and Injured about the face and
head.
Rev. 6. W. Newman has written TO the trus.
/ tees Of the First Congregational Church here
accepting the pastOrate to which he was re-
/ Gently elected and stating that he VIII be
here to preach his first sermon on sunday,
| Feb. 10.
NtTBl Jhlnts - ilhllhAliit -
5. A., recently promoted from sergeant bat
terry A, Sd United states artillery, NJ Fort Mon
| roe, has been ordered to take station At inc
arsenal here,
A pleasant surprise party was given to Mr..
| Joseph Meyer, OF Frederick, Md, in honor OF
| his birthday by his lady and gentleman friends
of this city, ut Mr.. f. Rubenstcin's, GIG & street
northwest. Speeches were made by several
| prominent people
Fire was discovered in the roof Of the resi-
| dence of II. j. Meigs clerk OF the District
/ courts Mt No. .Dn New Jersey avenue, last even
/ ing. The flames were subdued without the
fire steamer going into service, with only about
$50 of damage done.
/ johnson Kelly, the young oyercoat thief,
] who was sentenced ON Monday by Judge
/ Smell to eighteen months in JILL without hnc'
I on three charges got six months more yester'
day for getting away with ]. j. Cameron's
coat at Meyers Hotel.
| The funeral Of Capt. C. L. Bart, late sexton
! for years of the Church Of the Immaculate
/ Conception, took place ut that church yester-
day morning, and the remains were buried vt
/ Mount OlvUt cemetery. lie was an officer oil
volunteers during tho war.
The New York democrats here organized n
state democratic association Monday night at
| Meyers hotel, and elected the following OIL
GERS John ii. Rogers, president; w. J. Steirsh-
field, vice presidents CharleSC. Lack9r, secre;
| tary: ]. J. Norris, corresponding and financial
secretary; T. T.. Keleher, treasurer; William
knowland, sergeant.at.arms.
At the annual meeting OF the South Washing.
| ton sunday school Union, which met at the
| Westminster Presbyterian church, the follow
| ing officers were elected for the ensuing year
I president, MIR. G. b. Pearson, of the Sixth
I street Presbyterian church; vice president,
| Mr. Winfield $. Olive, of the Firth Baptist
/ church secretary, Mr.. ID. c. Smithson, Of Cor
| such chapel treasurer, Mr.. a. Dcpue, of West
| minister Presbyterian church. There were Il
! large number of the officers and teachers oil
the different schools present.
| The general term was engaged yesterday in
/ hearing the appeal from the decree of Justice
! Cox In the case of John A. Hamilton and
Others against Richard II. Clarke, Messrs Ed
! wards X Barnard appearing for the complains
/ ant and Mr. Irving Williamson for the defend.
ant The court below decreed that X, H.
F. Clarke, as surviving executor of the will o.
John b. Boone. had authority to sell the rea
estate, constituting that the will gave him au
thOrity to sell and convey. At the close of The
argument the case was submitted.
COMMERCIAL TRAvELER.--A travelling agen
of the large drug house of II. X. " +. Is
Thurber " Co, New York, writes: A membc
of my family had an attack of rheumatism
which was cured by 81. Jacobs Oil, the grea