National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-07
THE SMALL rHINesoF A DAY.
Minor Occurrences In and About the
CIty Briefly Put


City Briefly Put
A full stock Of gents fine fand sowed shoes
In all the modern styles, Mrs. VIM. II. Rich,
III Market space.
Tooth filling made painless by the use Of
cocaine by 8. 4. Mason, dentist, 2i3 Four.and.
a.hnlfistreet northwest.
HOLLY TREE" SIS Ninth street. Room and
board, $50.
The conference between the commissioners
and the school committee has been postponed
for the present.
Policeman Breen yesterday swores out about
forty licenses against dealers who failed TO
take out their licenses.
The Rev. Campbell Fair will lecture tonight
on Ireland and the Irish" at Congregational
Church, corner Of Tenth and q streets.
Samuel II. Wells, n oolored dealer in the o
street market, was fined $40 in the police court
yesterday for selling unhealthy pigs feet
The following parties were indicted by tho
grand jury yesterday, William Crawford, as
sault 70 kill Charles Smith, housebreaking In
The friends ofthe police Will soon call on tho
District committees in Congress to urge the
passage OF a. bill granting the officers the right
OF trial before dismissal.
During the past week there were 50 deaths.
white, 52i colored, 80. The death rate per
thousand per annum-white, 1888; colored,
A.1l; totalpopulation, 2l.30.
Charles r. Grimes reports to the police that
between and7.30 O'Clock wednesday night
his gold watch, valued at $50, was stolen from
his vest pocket, but at what place he could not
say.
Stuart j, Gass, for many years attached to
the United states marshaps Office In this Dis
lrict, has opened q real estate agency with
William Mayse at No, 5l0 Ninth street north
west. 7''T'T
Harmony Lodge, No. 10, l. o, NJ, celebrated
Us seventh anniversary at Hilton Hail. corner
Seventh and ID streets northwest, last night ut
given.
George Williams and sherman Sanders, col.
ored, were each given six months in jail yes.
terday 10y Judge Smell for stealing quantity
ofclothes from Maurice Roach and Andrew
Lynch.
Richard sorrell was seized with a 1T on
board the cnnnl boat George +. Reimon yes
terday morning ut Georgetown. He fell over
beard and was drowned. Tho body was re-
covered.
Intendent stoutenberg reports that there
are 42l persons now in the Washington Asy-
lum, distributed rs follows. Wurkhouse; rs;
almshouse, l47; hospital, 20; officers and en-
ployes, ~. ..-..,-,,. .......,. .
Col. Emmons Clark, commanding the eth
New York regiment, has written J. ". Thomp-
son, chairman nm OF the citizens eommittee, ex,
favors they received while in Washington.
Thomas Downey, superintendent of the
Seventh street branch Of the Washington aud
Georgetown street railway, has boon presented
with handsome gold.mounted, set Of buggy
harness, as an expression OF the conductors
and drivers appreciation of his efforts In their
behalf in securing reduction of hours
The regular monthly meeting Of the Union
Veteran Corps, Old Guard, was held last even,
ing with large attendance of members.
communication from the memorial committee
of the q. A. X. was read, accepting the escort
Of the corps in their memorial parade on May
81. Suitable action was taken relative to tho
death of Comrade John P. Bartlett.
About sixty members of Miss Fanny Wilson'S
dancing school, who have boon studying the
teTpsichorean art for two or three months past
gathered at the National Rifles armory last
evening, the occasion being the first annual
reunion OF the school. Fancy dances were
danced by the children with an easy grace, and
were applauded by q large audience.
The funeral OF Mrs. Jennie II. Prospect took
| place yesterday from her late residence, sol
| seventh street southeast Rev. J.W Clark oil.
| ciated. Alarge number of friendswere present
| from the bureau of printing and engraving,
| where she hud been employed as q clerk. Her
| remains were inferred beside those of her hus-
band, Prof Fred, Prospect, in Congressional
Cemetery. p