National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-03-15
THE SMALL THINGS OF A DAY.
Minor Occurrences In and About the
City Briefly Put


Tooth filling made painless by the use of
cocaine by $. 4. Mason, dentist, 2l3 Four.and.
ahalf street northwest
Just received large line Of boys and youths
shoes, IN button and lace, at Windsor 4 Co.'S,
No. 1923 New York avenue.
Charles Ludngton has been arrested by
Detective Cox for selling lottery tickets.
a black silk skirt has been stolen from tho
house OF Mrs. VIM. Richards 1927 Rhode Is.
land avenuc.
There arc fourteen old soldiers in the aims
house, thirty.iour in the workhouse, and
eleven In tic wOrkhousc hospital.
ST. Vinccnts orphan Asylum Of this city,
has received legacy Of s2JO from the estate OF
the late Nicholas Phclan, Of Baltimore.
The Capital Bicycle Club on Saturday pur.
ChnsCd lot - by 100 feet on Fifteenth street,
between ID and L streets on which to erect
club house.
Or, Thos Z. McAr1!e will give q free mcdl-
cal lecture at the Young Mems Christian AssO.
citation, 400 New York avenue, this eveningat
So'clock entitled surgical Emergencies"
James l.. Collins, while at work In the press
room of the Post building yesterday morning,
had the middle finger Of his right hand caught
in the machinery and badly mashed. DR..
Taylor of the Emergency Hospital, dressed the
wound.
&. G. Hubbard and Prof. L. NJ. Gallaudet,
who have been rendered positions on the
school board. held an extended interview
with the commissioners. Saturday on school
matters. They have not las yet accepted the
positions.
Edward Davis, driver in the employ of
Nicholas White u Co., collected SIG Saturday
for the firm and LEFT for Hagcrstown, Md, with
the money the same day, Detective Cox ar.
rested the man at llagerstOwn and brought him
| back yesterday.
Neal Finn, who was killed by the cars In
Philadelphia was a brother Of John Finn of
The War nSEaTtnsn ana had resided resi-, IL t6is
who regretted his sudden and unloOkCd.for
death.
decree issued by Justice Cox on Saturday
directed Louisa I.Osckam, widow and admin
istratriX of the late Char es l.oseknm, to accept
the offer of Charles Wagner for the purchase
OF the contents OF the restaurant OH i street.
belonging to the estate. The ;amount offered
was S3,OSEjj.
The st. Patrick's Temperance Society met
last night at Carroll Institute Hall and was
largely attended: The programme was very
entertaining, embracing piano solos, by Prof
Carrier and Miss Oracle Mcnchi, Rotations by
Messrs. f. c. Ilosmcr and Chas. Milligan. It
was announced that the annual election Of of
hccrs Will take place next Sunday evening.
Aftcr Il very short illness in this city, Oracle
G.. sawyer, the youngest daughter of Repre-.
sentative John &. sawyer, of Albion, y. died
| on the 18th instant. The remains were carried
| to Albion by her parents, where they arrived
on the 18th instant. Many hearts here and
those at the Swallowed home will remember
them with sincere sympathy, as they tendcry
lay their treasure in the lonely cemetery Of
her native city.
a large and enthusiastic meeting Of the
South Washington Early Closing ASSOCIATION
was held yesterday afternoon mt No. sol Four
nnd.a.half street southwest. II was decided to
issue an appeal TO the public not TO do any
shopping in the stores of South Washington
after Z. m; also 10 request the ministers OF
South Washington TO advise their Congrcgu-
tons OF this action. A vote Of thanks was ten.
dered TO Mr.. Adler for the use of his store for
the meetings of the association,