National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-15
THE SMALL THINGS OF A DAY
Minor Occurrences In and About the
CITY Briefly Put.


Complaints Of the scarcity of water along.o
street were received yesterday at the commits.
SiCnCrs office.
The fish commission steamer Albatross will
not be able to leave the navy yard on account
OF the ice for some time.
Many hundreds of people went down to Btb.
cock lake to skate yesterday, the ice being
smooth and thick and firm.
The police department now says that George
COrson, the noted bank thief, recently arrested
in New York CITY, is not wanted mere.
Mrs. Thomas. 20 X street northeast reports
TO the police that nine chickens were stolen
from the backyard during the night OF the l2ih
instant
According to the report OF DR.. Goddiug, o
the insane asylum, thirteen District patients
were admitted during December and sixteen
were discharged,
Penn Council, No. O. Of the order Of Chosen
Friends has filed a certificate of its incorporu.
ton with the recorder The trustees are 5. A.
II. Mckim, Thos, j. Marche, and John &.
Slater
4 woman who wants treasury clerk re-.
moved for some reason caused sensation
Yesterday by addressing loud remarks toward
Assistant secretary Smith. She was finally
elected,
Mai Dye has issued circular to the Follcc,
which implies in its statement that all per.
sons who sell liquor of any kind. including
"stOvepipes' of beer, will have to obtain re.
tail license.
Henry J. Rhodes, of 1909 Twenty.second
street has reported to the police that he went
into barber shop Saturday afternoon in the
west end to get shaved, and while in the shop
some one. stole his silver watch, chain, aud
charm; value 81.
Edward Mcclellan who keeps cigar store
at 307 Seventh street, was fined ,1Oj yesterday
in the police court for keeping an unlicensed
bar. Testimony was produced to show that
the beer sold TO customers was bought for the
South Washington Pleasure Club. An appeal
was noted.
Detective Cox, who Is now in Jacksonville,
Fla, TO bring bnck prisoner named Prof
Forbes, Is still detained there due to a writ of
habeas corpus being issued TO try the prisoner
before II United states Judge there who has
been unable TO hold court on account Of the i'll.
ness Of his wife.
The board of trustees of the Washington
Brick Machine Company mas elected the fol.
lowing officers I. L. Holbrook, president; An.
White, treasurer: c. f. Peck, secretary: cxecu.
tive committee, Charles James Bell, Charles L.
Macdonald, and George II. II. White, and T. L,
HolbrooR, general manager.
The following officers of National Council NO.
j2I, Royal Arcanum, have been installed
Charles II. Brown, regent; Joseph Noble, vice
regent. j. e. Baxter, past regent; 5. s. Gardner,
orator; L, l.. Mills. secretary; j. W. HarSha, coll
lcctor; n, e. Martin, treasurer: II. W. Smith,
chaplain; l.. j. Parker, guide +. c. Fawcett,
warden, and Charles A. Darling, sentinel.
The recorder yesterday received for record
a certificate of the incorporation OF the COlum.
bia Real Estate Investment Company, with the
following rs trustees McsSrs. Nathan A. Poole,
Watson Boyle. Geo. A. Bentley, John Boyle,
W +. Luckctt, Geo. Coomb5, Vivian Brent,
James +. Duhamel, and Harry Byron. The
capital stock is $500, divided into 80 shares
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GRAND Fancy Dress Carnival and the Aldcns,
fp.lfuht