National Republican., 1886-12-06
THE SMALL THINGS OF A DAY.
Minor Occurrences In and About the
Citv BrIeuv put


Minor Occurrences In and About the
City Briefly Put.
Tooth filling made painless by the use OF
cocaine by 8. Il. Mason, dentist. 2iS Four.and
a.half street northwest.
Ladies, we have the best line ofsl5O opera
slippers in the city; BoN-Toe and Common
Sense. Mrs. w. II. Rich III Market Space
The December term of the criminal court be.
gins to-day.
.. An inch Of ice on the river has suspended
the work Of dredging on the Potomac flats.
The grand and petit jurors Of the criminal
court were discharged last Saturday for the
term.
The commissioners say that thoy will con-
Hder the matter OF appointing chief OF police
this week.
Mfr Ward Lamon Is about 10 build a. hand.
some residence on Fourteenth street beyond
boundary at cost Of $4,000
Caspar Eglofr, small white boy slipped and
fell on the sidewalk on Eleventh street, near /
ioutheast, Saturday night and dislocated his
left ankle.
Jno, Minitor and Frank Williams, who pre-
yiously pleaded guilty OF house breaking, were
Saturday in the criminal court sentenced to
ten months in jail.
The Jury in the case of Jno. II Adrians and
Ludwell Glinwell, charged with conspiracy,
being unable 70 agree, were discharged by
JUSTICE MaCArlhur
Hugh Murphy has entered suit at law against
eX.Chief of Police Samuel II. Walker to recover
5000 damages, for false arrest and impris0n-
ment on the 9th OF August last.
The alarm from box 6l2, at 1852 O'Clock Sat.
urday afternoon, was for s25 fire in Sarah
Dorsey's house, il3 Second street northeast.
The fire was caused by defective iue.
Tx: NJ. Morton, of Alexandria, forwarde l
10 Richmond on Saturday another alidayit q
q nj TnWtin oil nF tl..g
IN the Cluverius case, had said before the trial
thatthe accused ought to be hung,
The correspondence between the Secretary
| ofthe Interior and the Medical Association hi
relation @ to the Issuing Of sick certificates will
tion viii Immediately reply to the letter of the
| Secretary just received.
| The commissioners on Saturday listened TO 4
| delegation Of citizens from East Washington
| who urged the extension of Pennsylvania av-
enue southeast g. ho Eastern Branch and
| for the construction Dfa bridge on the site oil
| the one burned hy the British. The com.
| missioncrs promised to do what they could in
| the matter
The material TO be used in constructing the
new library building has not yet been decided
upon, Many Inquiries have been sent Ia
| the committee on tho subject, but nothing will
| be done until proposals have been advertised
| for ana samples OF the materials have been re
| ceived and examined.
Henry Luper, an old man, was summarily
| put OIL of avenue car No. 10 by the conductor
| last Saturday night. The car was Just turning
| into Fifteenth street, and the act was wit
ncsst by number OF persons. As the old
man had not been guilty Of any improper con-
| duct, and was not intoxicated no reason could
be assigned for the action of the conductor.
THE TURKISH RUG AUcTIoS.-Duncanson
| Bros, corner of Ninth and d steeets, will close
| the sale ofthis large Importation to-day at II
| a. m. and p. M, when will be offered about
| N richly nmbrnt1nrpn par 1nru
| Turkish, Persian, and Cashmere carpets, ovei
100 silk and rare rugs OF various eastern handl-
| work, with choice collection of Damascus
| yellow silks, Bulgarian draperies Turkish
scaris, doyleys, and Tides. The auction is ad-
| vertised as a peremptory one and therefore
| great bargains may be expected.