National Republican., 1885-07-14
MINOR LOCAL EVENTS.
The Smaller Happenings of n Day in
and About the City.

anu AUOut Oit1s
A water main will be laid on First street,
rom Canal to ID street southwest,
Aoker & Co. have been awarded the contract
for furnishing the District with bluestone.
DR.. Charles f. Goodcll has made application
for an appointment as physician to the poor.
Samuel Hunt aud Robert Allen wore fined
50 cnch in police court yesterday for trespass-
ing In the Armory square.
Patrick Cooney was put under his personal
bonds yesterday by Judge Smell not to again
threaten his wife Ellens life.
A valuable grey mare was stolen Saturday
night of the farm of William Dinger, near oak
Grove, Prince George county, Md.
Hon. A. G. Riddle, attorney to the District
commissioners, has asked for n leave Of ab.
sencc during the month of August
The young mems Bible class Of the Christian
Church have chartered the Lady of the Lake
for an excursion to indian Head Friday.
DR.. George Ice has rendered his resignation
as Homeopathic physioi9n To- the poor, and
Or. Edgar Janney has applied for appointment
The building inspector has notified the agent
of ll02 and 1l0i Sixth street southwest that the
walls are buged, and will have TO come down
in five days.
William Stewart, colored broker was fined
$40 yesterday for slapping the face of n colored
woman named Mary A. Carey in his ofico
Saturday afternoon.
Ella Jones, colored, living on + street, near
FOur-and a-half, was severely scalded yostcr.
dag afternoon from her knees down by the
upsetting.of wash boiler.
real live whistling and singing snake,
caught along the line of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad In West Virginia, has Just arrived at
the Smithsonian Institute.
Mai Dye recommends that the necessary
steps be taken TO nbato the nuisance caused by
stngnant pool of water just cast of square 635,
B street, near First southwest.
in.law Of DIR. Prcsbary, of this city, with his
wife and two daughtersand four other persons,
were drowned Sunday in Mlnnetonka lake.
Julla b. Tenney has sued the District to re.
cover $1,000 damages for injuries done her
property on Stoddard street. Georgetown ID.
O., by undermining the walls to lay a sewer.
william Arendcs, $50 Eighth street southeast,
reports that during the night Of the 10th In
slant his stable was broken open and bridle
bnckstrap, and breeching, valued ut s., was
stolen.
Yesterday afternoon the police raided an al
legged policy shop at 10s Four.and-a-half street.
and arrested Frank Thompson, who, at the
time of the raid, was found looking over the
days writing.
John II. whiteford, confectioner, 62s Penn.
sylvania avenue, yesterday assigned his stock
to Oscar N. Bryant, with the following prefer
ences Miss Rebecca Hyatt s270, for rent: o.
NJ. Bryant, $50; w. Curtis, sl7
Officer o'Neill brought into the police court
yesterday morning q pretty little 6-year-old
child named Grace Estelle Burk. lie stated
that he took her out of house on Maryland
avenue. The child was sent to st. Vlncents
Orphan Asylum.
By q bill filed in equity yesterday by Edwin
Droop against Mrs. Henrietta @. MetZeTott and
others he seeks to secure u settlement of the
partnership accounts of w. G. Metzerott 4 Co..
ofwhich firm he was member, and his share
in the profits of certain real estate, of which the
firm were joint owners.
The following students were admitted to the
bar Of the District yesterday upon the recon-
mendaton of the examining committee :
Messrs X. II. Reed II. S. Berlin, w. G Hooker
A. N. Garfield, A. p. Albert, Alfred B. Lind
John IL. Adrians, Henry l.. Harold, Thomas
@. steward, ErTett p. York, Thomas Walker
4. W. Sargent, J. w. Pierce H. L. Reynolds
jr., +. De L. Smith, and John T. Downs.