The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-12-15
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

FonTy.sIx arrests were made by the police
yesterday.
MOSES BOOTH Will be on trial in the Police
Court tomorrow for playing policy.
THE oLrvETrE ball Mt Washington Hall this
evening promises TO be grand anair.
INA A. ELDER was to-day granted n divorce
by Justice Wylie from John w. Elder
IT WAS NOTICED this morning that the Nir
ginia hills along the Potomac, IN the neighbor
hood of Arlington, were covered with snow.
BURGLARS ROBBED the house OF Mr.. Paris,
S16 Connecticut avenue, on Tucsdny night OF
arovercoat, n SILK umbrella ana small CLOCK
THE FIRST COMPLIMENTARY CONCERT OF the
Washington Either Club VIII be given nj
Masonic Temple tonight rare treat may
be expected.
TIM JOHNSON, colorcd boy, apparently
about % years of age, went down to-day for
ninety days, at the Police Court, on the charge
OF vagrancy.
SUDDEN CHANGES or temperature are very
productive OF coughs and colds, which always
Yield, however, very promptly to DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup.
on JANUARY l the work Of lcngthoning the
locks ON the Chesapeake OHIO canal VIII
begin. The material IL now being distributed
at tho different locks.
THIS WAS "iramp day in the Police Court.
No less than fifteen colored men and women
were sent down to spend Christmas WITHIN the
walls OF the cheerful work-housc.
MARY LAWSON, II small colored girl, was
charged In the Police Court to-day with the
larceny OF pair of earrings, but the case was
not made ont and the defendant was dis'
missed.
REV W. II. MILBURN, the blind preacher
and orator, will lecture tonight at Hamline
NJ. F. Church, corner OF Ninth and 7 streets;
subject, "What n Blind Man Saw In Paris
Admission, % cents.
DIR. Z. CARROLL MORGAN has been called to
the chair of Professor of Diseases ofthe Throat
and Chest, and John +. Hanna, has been
appointed n member OF the board OF directors
OF the Central Dispensary.
ABRAM SMITH, colored, hailing from Con-
ncllsville, Pa, was found on Seventh street
this morning suffering from severe attack of
smallpox He was taken to the smallpox
Hospital. The man said he contracted the dis
ease from whence he came.
CHARLES CLARK, tho one-legged veteran, who
enlvens the monotony ut Police Court weekly
by making n stump speech from the dock, I'm
which His Honor is addressed as mutton
head and hummer, was sent TO the work-house
as usual TO day for being loud and boisterous.
IN THE Police Court this morning large
number of cases, principally against manufac-
turers and lumber dealers, for obstructing the
footways and parks, were called and postponed
until Wednesday. Messrs II. X. Elliott,
Eugene Carusi and X. ii. Goldsborough APP
peared for the defendants.
SUIT TO recover for services rendered by
Peter Campbell to the District is now in pro
gress In the Circuit Court The plaintin claims
that the defendants owe him for personal SER
vices Mt the smallpox Hospital SOB and for
those OF his wife S137. Payment having been
refused, suit was entered for IT,
GuITEAu HAS come to n realization OF the
fact that his autograph can become source OF
income to him ana proposes to profit by IT, He
Informed Warden Croker Mt the jail last
night that henceforth all applicants for his
signature could bring twenty-five cents with
them II they wanted to obtain his autograph.
IN THE estate of Joseph b. VIII, the admin.
istrator yesterday bonded and qualified, and
also In the estate of william q. Lipscomb.
Frank T. Browning bonded as the guardian OF
the orphans OF Bridget Fitzmorris. Edwin A.
Mcintyre appointed as administrator In the
estate of Charles Culyert, yesterday filed his
remuneration.
IN THE CASE OF Valentine Roth, who sued
the Baltimore 4 Potomac Railroad Company
for damages for the loss OF his little daughter
Frances, killed by locomotive, and had
verdict against him In the Circuit Court the
Supreme Court OF the District reversed that
judgment yesterday afternoon ana ordered
new trial
CHARLES GOODMAN, ono OF tho missing wit
nesses on the part of the defendant, In the
Christiancy divorce suit turned up yesterday,
after two disappearance, and signed his tes-
timony, previously taken. The counsel for
Mrs. Chrlstiancy say that they will have Miss
Mary Chamberlain here In short time to sign
her deposition. She is also missing wilt
ness.
JUSTICE WILLIE yesterday afternoon granted
divorce to Anna A. Hammond from John +.
Hammond, and gave her the custody, care and
education OF the infant son. The parties were
married in this city at the Ninth'street Metho-
dist Protestant Church, on May 8, 1864, by
Rev. ]. T. Ward, her maiden name being Annie.
A. Trank and lived together In this city until
the month OF October, 1876, when, In conse.
quence OF the husbands cruelty and drunken
ness, they separated.
OLIVER p. MORTON POST, G.. A. r., last even
Ing elected officers for the ensuing year: Com
mander, william q. Hall; senior vice-com-
mander, John II. Reeves; junior vice-com.
mander, Robert Green; quartermaster, Nero
Crawford; surgeon, Edward Bright; chaplain
Rev. Robert Johnson; officer OF the day, George
d. Graham officer OF the guard, John. f..
Thomas; representatives to encampment, VIM.
II. Smith and George d. Graham; alternates,
John II. Rawls and Richard Henderson.
A SPECIAL MEETING OF the Chess and Checker
Association was held last evening at its rooms,
142O New York avenue, where pleasant time
was enjoyed by all who We're there. After the
transaction Of routine business several ex.
citing games We're played between some Of
Washington's most famous defenders of the
cause The rooms Will hereafter be open day
and night, and cordial invitation Is extended
70 all TO come and look on II not TO participate.
tournament Is now being talked OF Tor the
holidays.
CHIEF JUSTICE CARTIER yesterday after
noon, on petition of Ella Foster, granted n
writ OF habeas corpus on r. Il. Foster, retuln-
able Mt p. IN. on the 21th instant, command.
Ing him ut that time to produce the body OF
Edith Maud Foster before the Chief Justice.
The petitioner is the mother OF the child who
is years OF age, and the relator Is the father.
The former claims that on the LIST Instant the
superior court OF the State OF New York granted
her divorce from bed and board and exclu-
sive custody and possession OF the child. He
resists the claim on the ground that the
divorce was fraudulently obtained and that
the entire proceeding is only Il trick to take the
child from him. He Is perfectly willing to
respond to the writ, and expects TO be able Ia
prove the truth OF his assertions In regard to
the action OF his wife.
AT AN ELECTION held last evening at Grand
Army Hall the following named comrades were
elected officers OF Kit Carson Post, No. .
Winfield $. Chase, post commander; George
Nj. Hustled, senior vice-cOmmander; st. George
II. Raby, junior Vice-commander james W
wsner, quartermaster; John Williams, chap
lain; John +. Reardon, surgeon; Robert II
Morton, officer OF the day; william H. Fuss
ofilcer Of the guard; delegates to department
encampment, 3. s. Burdett, st. George II. Raby
q. M. Hustled, z. f. Thomas, @. E. Hover, NJ. v
Casey and J. O. s. Burger; alternates, j. NJ
Wells, II. s. Lytle, w. w. White, b. Worrell, A
l.. Pitney, ]. f. Miller and Robert II. Morton
A. ]. Cunning, member OF hall committee.
District GOV eminent Notes.
--Twenty-four oyster commission merchant
have taken out licenses recently.