National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-09-28
} HE SMALL THINGS OF A DAY.
Minor Occurrences In and About the
City Briefly Put.


Tooth filling made painless by the use Of
cocaine by s. 4. Mason, dentist. 2is Bour.and-
a'half street northwest.
Ladies' handmade Dugoln Button only 81 80;
ladies' find Pebble Goat, worked button holes,
81 Mrs. VIM. II. Rich III Market space.
The new District of Columbia assessment
will probably reach SIPS 100000.
%. Witter Dumas, alleged colored swindlcr,
Will be tried in the police court Thursday.
Charles Branson, colored, was given thirteen
months in jail yesterday by Judge Smell fora
number Of larceny cases.
George II. Hooper has applied for divorce
from his wife, Annie l.. Hooper, nee Langhofn,
charging her with inhdelity
The divorce suit brought by Isaiah w. Rdg-
ely against Sarah G. Ridgely has been dis.
missed by direction OF the complainant.
The habens corpus case of James Hil came
up for hearing yesterday before Justice Cox,
but was not concluded and will be resumed TO.
day.
Knights of Labor committee intend TO
have a talk with Secretary Whitney in refer
ence to the discharge Of workmen at the navy
yard.
a number OF wholesale flour merchants have
addressed a letter TO the commissioners asking
for the appointment OF q new board OF four
commissioners.
Mr.. Norval b. Shirley. who died ut Provl.
dcncc Hospital of injuries received Saturday
by being run over by n train of cars was buried
at Alexandria yesterday.
The commissioners regret that they have no
control over the Aquedpct bridge. The only
thing they FAY that can be done is to lay the
matter before the grand jury.
Richard II. Henderson, the 10 year old son
OF VIM. Henderson, living in Mt. Pleasant,
was Killed yesterday by his horse throwing
him and kicking him In the head.
The case Of Ford King against the Citizens
Equitable Building Association of Georgetown,
on exceptions TO the auditors report was
taken up In the equity court yesterday and the
hearing will be continued to-day.
Andrew White, colored, of the chain gang,
and who Is now awaiting trial for hitting a fell
low memter, GOttleb Cheese, In the head with
a brick, said that he did the act In sCf-defunsc,
as Cheese attacked him with a scythe.
Lawyer J. Parker Jordan for $3.50 as fee
both COlorcd addressed to the police, asking
that the wOmen's arrest be put or till Monday
Judge Smell rcprimanded Jordan yesterday.
Assistant Register Ross A. Fish, in n.letter to
the assessor Of the District of Columbia, states
that he called on the chief of the warrant
room, United States treasury, who said that IL
the estimates were in By Oct 10 they would be
on time,
The commissioners request the District au.
ditor to furnish them with a list of all wharves
on the Potomac river front which are leased
from the District Or other parties showing the
name of the lessee and amount of rental and
term of each lease.
The commissioners on yesterday granted per.
mission to John a. Gray, representing the
Colored Masonic Industrial Exhibition to cou.
duct All eating house for the sale of eatables,
&c, for two weeks from Sept. 20, but the per-
mission dots not include the sale OF liquors,
wines, or beer.