National Republican., 1886-10-04
THE SMALL THINGS OF A DAY
Minor Occurrences In and About the
CITY DrtaaV Put.

Minor Occurrences In and About the
CITY Briefly Put.
Tooth filling mado painless by the use o
cocnine by s. T. Mason, dentist. 2is Four.and-
a-hali street northwest.
The latest novelty--The Mikado straw slip.
| per S2and s2bOp per pair Ladies' straight goat,
hsnd !ewcd s.; pebble goat, hand sewed, s. so.
Mrs. VIM. II. Rich. III Market Space.
During September sj39673s was collected by
| Collector Cook.
| academy has commenced with an attendance
| of go students.
Harold Landvoight, iyear old boy. died
| Saturday night Lom burns received Friday by
his clothes catching fire.
The various Catholic churches Of the Dis
! trict OF Columbia have raised nearly 81 O0D for
| the Charleston Catholic churches.
The following have been elected officers o
| the 7. NJ. HeHly branch, L. N L.: James Lusky,
| T. +. Lee, Daniel Shannahan, jr., and l.. Man
| gan.
Ollie p. Ellis, alias "The Duchess Of Cali
f0rnia,' was released Saturday by Judge Smell.
she was charged with being a Suspicious char
acter.
horse attached TO n buggy driven by 7. T..
France ran away Saturday afternoon on +
street Mr. France was thrown out and slightly
Francis Madison, charging that undue in
luence was exerted over the testator prior to
his making II.
James Barnace, colored, aged % years, was
arrested yesterday morning by officer Roach
for stealing q horse and buggy belonging to
samuel Brickly.
Messrs William NJ. Gait & Co. have been
awarded the contract for furnishing forage for
the horses at the government printing Office
for the ensuihg year.
Mayor smoot, OF Alexandria, on Saturday
dismissed the warrant against Sextus Wright
| for cutting VIM. Epes during an alteration,
but the accused was fined s5 for the assault.
Miss Oracle Huntington's diamond ring, lost
| at Mount Vernon during the recent MusOns
| visit there, has been found and returned to the
owner by Mr.. Frank Fowler, an omplOye OF the
place.
day was for the partial burning of Springman's
feed store, Eleventh and q streets Damage 10
stock $500, and to building. $3.50. Supposed to
be The work OF an incendiary.
An old white man named Nicholas Keefo was
found in helpless condition Saturday after
noon in Rothwelrs stone yard, near Ninth and
East Capitol streets. He was removed TO the
Washington Asylum In the police ambulance.
Mrs. Frances NJ. Humphreys of Alexandria,
was on Saturday granted divorce from h IT
husband, William Humphreys, on the groun1
OF cruelty and desertlon by her husband. She
was allowed the custody OF her three children.
Justice James granted two divorces last Sat-
urday-oue to Maggie J. Smoot, from Samuel
U. HmOOt, on the ground OF cruelty aud de-
sertion, and the other to Mary i. Minis,
from George W. MINIS, on the complaint OF
desertion.
In the circuit court of Alexandria county on
Saturday Judge Keeth refused the petition of
J. y. Manyett Tor divorce from his wife, Dolly
A. Manyttt, on the ground of adultery. The
| ground for the refusal was that the charge was
not sustained by the evidence.
William Robinson the coored man who was
| terribly assaulted Friday night, was reported
somewhat better yesterday by Dr. Shadd, OF
| the Freedmans Hospital. Sheese the German
| member Of the workhouse gang, was at deaths
| door yesterday. There is but little hope for
him.
| The Dental Ipfrmary of National University
has reopened for the ensuing year. aud IS
destined TO do good work. II Is managed
similarly as like Institutions in Baltimore,
fhlladelphia, and New York aud ofords op-
portuniiy TO those not able to pay dental fees to
get work done at low prices.
Your attention is called to the following
| excellent lines Of Mems, Ladies', and Call.
dren's All-Solid Leather Shoes:
Ladies Warranted Kid and Pebble Goat
shoes, tox toe or common sense style, only
Ladies' Fine Curacao Kid aud Straight Goat
| Shoes, French heel and box toe or low heel
and broad toe, at 50; sold elsewhere at SO.
Misses Excellent Quality School Shoes, with
heels or spring heels, at 81; worth sl.25.
Children's Servlceable Pebble Button Shoes,
| spring heels, sizes 8 TO II, at 75c.
| soc.
Youths School Shoes, button or lace, all solid
n leather, at 81.
Boys Dress Button Shoes stylish and dura-
] bic, at 81. .25; worth sl.T5.
Mems splendid quality button, laas.f,r Con.
| gress, pointed toe and tip or plain broad Toe nj
Sl.50; worth s2. ..-'s 'NN 'Oo' nv
o. Mems Fine Fine Calf Shoes, all styles, at $3.50
a r. Men ,talf Boots, warranted, S2.5
1 Mems Kip Boots, all solid, 81
THE STAR SHOE HOUSE,
/ M T1G 9Th strnnt hot a aud