National Republican., 1886-08-30
THEi SMALL THINGS OF A DAY.
Minor Occurrences In and About the
City Briefly Put.


CITY Briefly Put.
Tooth filling made painless by the use Of
cocaine by $. Il. Mason, dentist 2l3 Four.and-
a-half street northwest.
The police report nearly 1000 corner street
lamps without street signs upon them.
Harriet Beddo. by her will filed with the reg.
isler, leaves her property to her relatives.
Mr.. Jno. A. Bresnahan, q wel-known brick.
layer, died last Saturday after long illness.
A coal-oil lamp exploded Saturday night in
0l3 ID street northwest. No damage was done.
Thos Merryman, charged with embezzling
$3.50 from Beale Bros, has been held for the
grand jury.
Philip Stanton, colored, who assaulted car
driver Clark, was held for the grand Jury Satur.
day by Judge Harper
Kangaroo skin shoes for gentlemen, button
lace, and congress; the most eomt0rtable shoe
made. Mrs. VIM H. Rich. III Market space.
Dr. Downs NJ. Woodward has been appointed
resident student OF the Washington Asylum,
vice Dr. Danforth, resigned.
The commissioners have again asked the At.
torney General for an opinion respecting the
control Of wharf property on the river front.
VIM. T. Dlgney, Saturday night broke his
carriage by running into washout on Nlr.
ginia avenue near South Capitol street SOUTH
west.
The. bullet has been extracted from the
shoulder Of Clark, the car driver who was shot
by colored rough, and his condition is Inn
proving.
The cases against James b. Graves, for as
saulting Annie Mccarthy, aud destroying pri-
vate property, were dismissed in the police
court Saturday
Mcssrs. Beckwith & Quaokenbush, contract
ors for building the aqueduct, deny that
Maurice b. Flynn, OF New York, Is interested
in their contract.
Cream Of Anderson Sour Mash Whisky
b0ttled In Anderson county, KY, a. per bottle
Chas, kraemer, f3I eth st. n. W., sole agent for
District Of Columbia.
The commissioners have been invited by the
| mayor of Philadelphia to send n representative
there TO attend the proposed police convention,
| to be held there october Z.
Mary StiCkney, colorcd, while asleep yester-
| day morning, accidentally fell from the sec cjnd
| story window OF 2ls Scaton alley northwest and
severely injured her head and body.
Edward Williams, coored, fell from a swing
IN Alexandria last Friday night distance Of
eighteen feet striking against fence, aud II
is thought his injuries will prove fatal.
Charles openaeimer, nged IL years, Saturday
afternoon fell through the ioists of u new build
ing on Pennsylvania avenue, near Fourteenth
street, and was severely injured about the hOad.
The Lutheran congregation of Maryland,
Virginia, Pennsylvania, and the District of Co.
lumbia Will hold reunion at Pen Mar Sept. s.
II Is expected that 10000 people will be present
Ben. Lawson, colored, who shot Emma Nc.
Donald and beat Waterman Whitmore and
then shot himself has been sent to the hos:
pitnl for treatment, and the case was continued
in police court Saturday.
The commissioners are looking for an opinion
from the first comptroller of the treasury re-.
speCting the proper amount allowable as at
| tOrney's or solicitors fees in cases when judg-
| ments have been obtained against the District.
Brother Benedict Of the Christian Brothers,
has been transferred from the College of st.
| Johns Institute, this city, exchanging places
| with Brother Eliphus, who comes to the col.
| lege. Brother Edmunds Is reappointed teacher
Of the first class in Immaculate Conception
| school.