National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-01-01
MINOR LOCAL EVENTS.


The Smaller Happenings Of DaJ In and
About the City.
SWALLOW tail coats. Eiseman Bros, eth f. |
Tho services Of the pump doctor are badly |
needed ut Firth and streets southeast.
Patrick Cox, F. +. Cassidy, and Robert Win
klc were yesterday granted liquor Licenses.
The district commissioners Office was closed
yesterday at noon and will be closed to-day.
There were $50 marriage licenses issued by
the clerk OF the court Tor the month oil De-
Cembcr.
Judge wylic was yesterday presented with
the silver pitcher voted to him at tho recent
fair held by the Carroll institute.
Some unknown person fred bullet through
the window OF Mr. W. c. sanders's house No.
III East capitol street, yesterday afternoon.
william Stephenson and Louis Taylor, two
COlorcd men, wcrc sentenced to six months in
Jail by Judge Smell for stealing u bell from the
Grace A. NJ i. church, near Jennings.
Sumner S. Kirk died yesterday morning at
| the home OF his iather.in-law, Judge William
| son, Ii5 X street. His funeral sermon viii be
| preached there on Friday, at 2 p. m, by Rov
| DR.. Sunderland
Annie Jackson, Rev. J. NJ. Hawley, OF 1G
! Third street northeast Mrs, NJ -. Bradou, of
! liOj II street, aud 4. Massermch, OF III a
| street northeast, have reported robberos OF
! clothing TO the police, nggrcguting In value
| $500
! Mr. Sebastian f. Obold and Miss Annie Nor
! row were married yesterday afternoon ut five
/ o'clock at 81. Peters church, Capitol Hill.
| Rev. Father DonOhue oticiated, ana only the
! relatives and intimate friends Of the contract
! ing parties were present.
| Thomas O'Ncll and George Miller, the two
| men who had rough.and.tumblc fight In
| Fast Washington on Christmas eve ana IN
/ which ARRAY Miller bud his fingers 80 badly
! bitten, were arrested yesterday and locked up
| at the eighth police station.
Mary T. Dykes starts with the new year
| single woman, she yesterday having been di-
vorccd by Justice Cos from the bonds Of matri
! mOny with Francis Dykes The petition was
| prepared by Mr.. A. X. Browne, as her solicitor,
and charged desertion for the past eleven
years.
PRINCE ALERT suits for New Years calling.
Eisenan Bros, 9Th and II.
In the 500 900 fire in the Academy Of Music
building at Minneapolis on Christmas day the
office OF Frank II. Warden, youngest son
OF Mr.. W. w. Warden of this city was
damaged by the flood OF water thrown into
the building by the hremen, while the Their
momctOr registered 2io below zero.
A dispatch from Chicago yesterday stated that
| William Woodsldc, the champion biCycliSt of
Ireland, has challenged John 5. Prince, fWash-
ington, tho onc.milo champion of the world, to
ride five races mt the following distances: Ten,
fifteen, twenty twenty-five, and fiity miles for
$500 side and the title OF champion of
America
A horse attached to one OF Hayenner's
bakery wagons dashed down Capitol Hill yes.
tcrday afternoon and made things lively in
that neighbOrhood for a little while. The
driver jumped out, and thereby probably saved
his life. The horse was stopped ut the foot of
the hill without further damage than few
scratches ON his legs.
Police headquarters has issued a statement
showing the number of robberes committed
by professional thieves during the past four
years TO be rs follows: For the year ending
Nov. -, 1880 33l cases, aggregating $1,000
Nov. 30, 1851, 52l cases, $4,000; Nov. 3d. l1o2,
$50, S2DUOO; Nov. 30, 1888, 2O3, $4,000 Npv.
30 last, s. cases. $500.
II will be gratifying to the friends Of ~,
Joseph BorrOws 10 learn that the doctor "A
steadily improving in health; that his mind Is
as active and clear as II was twenty years ago,
and that there are good grounds for the hope
that he will be able In the early spring to cN-
press personally to his friends his thanks for
the many kindncsses that have been layished
upon him during his long Illness
, Hard tack and black coffee will be freely d. :.
pensed to the Grand Army of the Republic ind
all cx-soldierS who may favor Miss R.nsom
with call to-day ut her studio, OF r street
northwest, from to 10 p. IN. M,SSs Ransom
will be assisted in receiving her friends by a
bevy of cx-army nurses and ( Their ladies' To-
gcthcr with several gentleyen prominent In
army circles. camp FIR: will add TO the
general festivities.