National Republican., 1886-01-04
THE SMALL THINGS or A DAY.


city Briefly Put.
Oliyln Kncady by a hill filed In equity, peli.
tiOns for divorce itOm Charles kncdly.
The clerk of the court issued 2l7 marriage
licenses during the month Of December.
Two blankets and whip worth 81 -, w,rc
stolen ON the lst instant nom Eiwird Wins
lows carriage.
Capt. c. j. Queen. OF the commissary gen.
erals Office, died New Years day OF rheuui.
tism of the heart.
The calendar for the JANUARY term Of the
equity court, which commences tomorrow
contains iiitytvc cases
Representatives r. W. Dunham aud wife, Of
Chicago, and W, X. Cox, OF North Carolina
have returned to the city.
An SS black carriage whip, gold mounted
stood In the socket OF H. s. Ilnights carriage
New Years night, but was gone IN the morn
ing,
John Wilson left three S. bills In his room Mt
the corner of T. street and Virginia avenue
southwest, Saturday afternoon lie saw them
no more.
Miss Mary J. iIasack, col Eleventh street.
put so in money in her bureau drawer for safe
keeping. Il is now in the safe keeping Of
some one else.
Wallace Barnes, Of 1899 Smith street. has had
n brown cashmere OvCtcOat aud green dag.
onal vest which he valued at SlO.jl, stolen
nom his house.
William L. wyvill, aged 90, has been mr..
rested by Detective EdClin on complaint of
Marshal Jacob Frey, of Baltimore, who charges
Wyvill with forgery.
There IRE thirteen police officers on the sick
list. officer John llimklc, who has been i'll
for several days past with Inflammation of the
bowels, is now ON fair way Of recovery.
John Culligan, Thursday night, stepped into
Marinclliss barroom, on PENNSYLVANIA ave
nue., 10 get something. on stopping out lie
found that his silver watch and chain, worth
cli, had been taken.
Elias G. caldwell has entered suit against
the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company
TO recover $1,000 damages to his property on
Mary land uyCnuC, between Twelfth and Thir.
tCCnth streets southwest.
\ defective iluc caused II $500 fire in housc
on Eighth street, near Grant avenue, at $3.50
Yesterday morning. BoS us brought out the
fire department, which quickly saved the house
from total destruction. Isaac Copeland Occu.
pied the house.
Mrs Rose Kcllctt of los Sixth street, finds
now that II trunk though locked, will not
keep out thieves \ gold watch and chain,
worth SEQ, aud pair of gold bracelets, worth
$40, have mystcriously disappeared from her
trunk since The 2lst Of December.
Hugo Garine, living on the Bladcnsburg
road was thrown from wagon Saturday at.
| ternOOn at the corner of Twentieth aud NJ
| streets He was found to be badly cut about
the head and also injured internally. The in.
| jurCd man was sent to Freedman Hospital.
James l.. O'Donnell one of the proprietors
| OF the Enterprise Tea Company, East Washing.
| ton, died saturday morning Mt his residence
| on Capitol Hill of Brights disease of the kid.
ncys. The funeral takes place this afternoon
| from the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church,
| Fourth street east.
| William Palmer was given two months IN
| ail saturday by Judge Smell and placed under
| $500 bonds for Hssaultug and threatening his
| aged and infrm mother. She refused to give
| him more money to get whisky, whereupOn he
| picked up a kettle of hot water and attempted
| TO strike her with 1t.
very interesting and humorous lecture Is
| TO be given tonight Ht the Metropolitan Church
| by the Rev. DR.. Miller, the eminent divine OF
! Philadelphia, under the auspices of the Witt
more Club, commencing at 1850 o'clock. Pre-
viOus TO the lecture Prof widows will repeat
| by request, his New Years performance on the
chimes commencing at O'Clock.