National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-28
THE SMALL Things OF A DAY.
Minor Occurrences In and About the
CITY Briefly Pint.

Minor Occurrences In and About the
City Briefly Put.
Ladies' we have only a few pairs OF those
stylish Brown Goat EdisOnlTie5 left Mrs. W.
H. Rich, III Market Space.
Tooth filling made painless by the use OF
cocaine by $. I. Mason, dentist. 2l3 Fouraud-
a-half street northwest.
Nationals vs. Chicago to-day at 1850.
"HofIY TREE" 51S Ninth street. Room and
board. $50.
MARTINIQUE's limo fruit Juice, wholesale and
retail, Elphonzo Goungs Company.
Strawberry festival continued at All Souls
Church this evening. See advertisement
Robert Porter Brewing Company's celebrated
Vienna cabinet beer on draught at Charles o.
BrilIs, O31 ID street northwest.
Col, Corkhl!l has requested the commission.
ers TO remit the fines imposed upon BARRIERS
lately tried for keeping their shops open on
Sunday.
Richard A. Edmonston, bylhls will filed with
the register yesterday, and proven, leaves his
entire estate to his widow, and names his son
as executor.
Nothing new occurred yesterday in labor
circles. The mixed assembly, X of L., met Mt
OdCon Hall, -Four .and.a.halfStrget but nothing
was developed that was of public Importance.
Grace NJ. waddy complains that her husband,
Janes n. Waddy, deserted her more than two
bier Smith, has made application for divorce.
Thomas Colston, 16-year.old colored boy,
was arrested yesterday by Detectives Raft aud
Carter for exhibiting obscene pictures to the
school children at the Dennison building on
street near Thirteenth.
John WEIGH, Il timers apprentice, was yes.
tefdny held for the grand jury by Judge Sncll
The boy was guilty of embe2zling S. Of the
funds belonging TO his employer, John H.
Cook, l725 Pennsylvania avenue.
n,ig ~ u l., ii,
Mai, G. Richards, has entered suit against
the District to recover 5000. which he claims
TO be due him for pay ms y member of the police
force. He was one Of the officers dismissed
from the police force without trial.
Ambrose NJ Brown failed IN return with
eight picture frames or their value, $50, the
property of Charles NJ. Johnson his employer
Judge Smell heard the young man statement
that he had sold the frames aud Kept the
money. lie was held for the grand jury for
embp2zlement.
Mrs. Charlotte Smith, president Of the
Women's Labor League, has presented the
civil service committee of Congress complaints
of evaSions OF the civil service law IN the de-
partments aud of injustice aud abuses in ref
ercnce TO the lower grades of government em-
ploycs
The Newsboys and Children's Aid Society
voted at the meeting at the Riggs House on
Tuesday afternoon to donate 500 to start the
subscription to dpfray the expense of building
public bathing house for the newsboys. Sew
crnl smaller subscriptions were received, and
1t H. hoped hat all our citizens will contribute
toward this object
Sampson J. Asher and Nathaniel Brauson,
colorCd, were charged in the police court yes
terday with setting up Il gam ing table, and the
cases were set for trial Wednesday. William
Miller, a white man, who was arrested in con-
neciiOn with Asher and BrnnsOn, was charged
with writing policy aud he forfeited $50 col.
lateral
Golddust Marc, buggy, harvest, &C., worth
sl.7J0, for 10 cents. \ few more tickets left for
sale at Wards diaries, or you can send your
cash by mail and receive possibly the win.
ming ticket by return mail The drawing viii
take place ON steamer Excelsior next Monday,
when Lady Golddust will know her new
owner. She will go with the party down the
river.
E.Commissioner Loring has been elected TO
the presidency of the Post Combination Sewing
Machine Company of this city 1t is under.
stood that the movement is in the Interest of
| Boston parties who think iavOrably ofthe ma
| chine and its prospects. 1t is said that In the
| event of n satisfactory arrangement with
! parties in interest here the headquarters will
| he established at Boston.