The Washington critic., 1886-12-27
CITY NEWS PARAGRAPHS,


Register Clagett remembered the EN-.
ployes of his office on Christmas Day with
q substantial present to each.
Captain w. w. Moore, the venerable
ard respected father of Major William G..
Moore, was buried on Christmas afternoon
in the Congressional Cemetery.
Father Whalen left for Baltimore to
day to assume the duties Of private secretary
to Cardinal Gibbons. lie will be succeeded
at ST. Patrick's by Father Magec.
Marshal Wilson, last Saturday, pre-.
septtd his first deputy, Mr.. Philips, with a
handsome cane, and each OF the employees
of the Office with twelvc-pound turkey.
--Major Moore reports that Kempston &
Lewis, wood and coal dealers at Fifth and
q streets, have donated one ton OF coal
through the Police Department for the
poor.
--Messrs Elijah i. w. Viers, John L.
Bestor and Thomas McColrlck as trustees
Of the Rockland Club have filed certificate
OF incorporation with the Recorder. The
object is mutual Improvement.
DIR. o. NJ. Muncaster will deliver this
evening the final lecture OF the free course
of this year at tho Y. NJ Z. A. rooms, 400
New York avenue, entitled "Tho Eject OF
Various Diseases on the Throat and Ear"
Abraham Kaufman, dry goods mer-
Giant, doing business at 1911 aud 1913
Eley yeuth street southeast, has made an as.
s'gnn ent to Simon Wolf for the benefit OF
his creditors. The Indebtedness is paced
at $4,000
The Register has received the will Of
the late Ernst Julius Leesnitzer for probate
and record. The deceased bequeaths his en-
tire estate to his wife during her life, aud
at her death the residue is to be equally di'
vided between the children.
AT the last regular meeting of the Unity
Club. held at Mr.. II. B. Moulton's residence
on Ninth street, Hon. lTorato King read u
Miss Carrie Kidwell sang and played
"When the Heart is Young and "Nlghtln-
gale Till"
"A fight occurred In Joseph Taylor's eat.
ing house, at 32S Il street southwest, on
Christmas afternoon Robert Rhone shot
Lucius Burnett I'm the face and William
Payne through the right leg All the par
ties connected with thu Fight were colorod.
Rhone escaped.
"A blacksmith shop was burned down at
the Champlain avenue shaft Saturday after.
noon. The damage was $3.50. About two
hours later Sergeant Slattery turned In an
alarm for fire in the store of Peterson &
Co., near the new reservoir. The store and
contents were burned. Damage, $l,400.
Christmas day,while q couple of drivers
of oyster wagons were racing on Rhode
Island avenue, near Fourteenth street, a
shaft pin came out, and, one of the horses
taking fright, went trotting through Attor-
| ney-General Garland's paling fence, carry
| ing panel or two half way across the ave-
| nue..
William Roach and John Qlill had an
| alteration about o'clock Saturday after
noon at First and ii streets north haest
| Quill drew q knife and cut Roach across the
was removed to his home, No. 61 Dcfrees
street, where his wounds were dressed.
Quill escaped.
| Sunday following Immediately after
Christmas, the Christmas music was re-
peated yesterday in most Of the churches
of this city and the decorations remained
in position. Sunday-School Christmas cele.
brations, and festivals will be held duriug
the present week with carol services and
other appropriate exercises.
| "A certificate of the incorporation of the
Law Reporter Company has been filed with
the Recorder. The capital stock is 5000
| W. I. Mattingly, Henry L. Davis, Franklin
II. Mackey, w. A. Gordon, Andrew G.
Hradley, job Barnard, Hugh T. TaggGrt
Henry NJ. Baker and James IL. Savlle.
There was large attendance at tn,
dancing soiree given by Professor f. NJ
Proctor Oh Christmas night. All went home
at ll;30, well pleased with their evening,
enjoyment. A pleasing feature of the even
ing was the appearance OF Santa Claus
who, In neat little speech, presented Pro
fessor Proctor with handsome gift from
his pupils.
-OGlcer Digeins, while patrolling hi:
beat about ] O'clock this morning. saw
colored burglar enter the fruit store OF Mr.
Cato, on +, near Fourteenth street. IL,
gave chase, and after firing three shots al
the negro 10 the yard, succeeded in catcl,
ing him. He gave his name as Samuel
johnson, and Judge Smell today held him
for the action of the grand jury.