The Evening critic., 1881-11-12
THE EVENING CRITIC.
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS
ESTA BLIsHED AUGUST is8I
About People and Things in Wash.
ingIOn.

TllERE were thrty-four arrests made b.
the police yesterday.
ROBERT JOHNSON was sent to iail 70
sixty days by Judge Smell to-day for steal
ing nctundershirt from the store o
Joseph F.. Young.
FRANCES TAYLOR, an old colorcd woman
was put upon her personal bonds by Judg
Smell to-day not to execute threat TO poison
Malinda Miller.
MICHAEL GEARY aud John Grover
painters, were slightly injured about mooi
to-day, by the fall of Il scailold in the cas-
corridor, second floor, of the Interior De
partment.
THE motion to qunsh the writ of attach
mcnt taken out by the United State
against the property of Capt Henry w
iIowgate was called this morning and hear
ing postponed in consequence of the sick
moss of counsel
THE Columbian Association of Baptis
Churches will commence its fourth annua
session in Cavalry Baptist Church, on Tues
day, November 10, II a. m. Annual sermon
Tuesday evening, by Rev. G. G. Mcador
pastor Fifth Baptist Church.
MICHAEL FIT2, white boy, was fined 5.
and costs by Judge Smell to-day, for assault
ing a coorcd companion named Thoma
l4N IT'S W llH Nlull llt was DluNlllH
aud striking him on the head with stone
An appeal to the grand jury was noted
You've MCGILL, who was accidentally
shot near the Capitol few weeks since
has recovered sufficiently to be out again
Although the ball which entered his sid,
took an ugly course, DIR. w. =. G. Hazer
resorted to the heroic treatment and OK
tracted il without difficulty.
(fnT TncispIf NICK rppt.Sg go;I ,;e ,,or,,
ing that despite the inclcment weather the
races at Ivy City billed for next Tuesday
will take place. If the track be too heavy
ON Tuesday they will be again postponed
but the association is determined to have
the meeting and make it a success.
THERE was lively encounter between
Annie Carroll and Addic Williams, two
sable damsels, last night in which one lost
a handful of wool and the other was struck
in the side with flatiron. Judge Smell
sustained Annie's statement that Addic
Williams struck de flist blow and fined
the latter 50.
Two CARLOADS of running horses ar.
rived yesterday in this city from Jerome
Park. 1t is expected that other horses will
arrive from the same place to-day. These
new additions to the splendid array OF
horses already at the Fair grounds will
make the coming meeting one of the most
brilliant ever held here.
MoLLIE robinson called at n little res
taurant on the Island, conducted by Louisa
Anderson and her husband William f.
Anderson, yesterday afternoon, and when
she left twenty minutes later she was drip.
ping with boiling tea, and her face and
arms were covered with scars. Judge Smell
fined William Anderson $50 for an aggra-
waited assault.
THE CASE of Duff Roane, who was bru-
tally assaulted at the Fair grounds some
time ago by Henry Brown with pitch
fork, was called in the Police Court to-day
4 note from DR.. Purvis was read, which
stated that Roane was still in dangerous
condition and would not be able to appear
for considerable time. The ease was con.
tinued
Hon. A. NJ. CLAPP, president of the Re-
publican Central Committee, as authorized
by the resolution adopted 1T the meeting
held Thursday evening, appoints the follow
ing committee to visit the President and
Congress in behalf of the right of suffrage:
Gen. Il. w. Whitaker, Prof. J. M. Gregory,
Col S. S. Smoot DR.. c. b. Purvis and
Matthew Trimble, esq.
j. WILSON GUITEAU, of Boston, left that
city yesterday for Washington, to be present
at the trial of his brother, Charles j.
Guiteau. He was first subprnacd by the
Government, and later was served with n
subpoena duces tecum in behalf Of the prisoner
calling upon him to produce n number of
documents in his possession, among which
are number of letters that passed between
Mr.. Guiteau, the father of the assassin, and
his ill-starred son.
AN UNKNOWN negro man, in fit of
either insanity or intoXcation, knocked a
gentleman down on Ninth street, opposite
The CRITIC office, about noon to-day, and
created quite an alarm among some ladies
standing near by his threatening and bois.
ferrous behavior. After keeping this up for
several minutes he disappeared as suddenly
as he had appeared. No policeman was
around to arrest him, but had little news
boy of The CRITIC been least bit noisy
he would have been ruthlessly run in.
THE Biological Society met last even.
ing in the archive room of the National
Museum, Prof Theodore Gill, president, in
the chair The following gentlemen were
elected members DR.. w. S. Barnard, DIR.
III. G. Boyer, U. S. N; Dr. j. i. Bransford,
u. S. N; Mr.. William Cox, Dr. Fred. u.
Dewey, Mr.. Charles Il. Dodge, DIR. S. III.
Griffith, L. S. N; DIR. r. w. Shufeldt U. S.
A.. Mr.. b. Pickman Mann, DIR. Leonhari
Stejnegcr, of Bergen, Norway. The follow
ing papers were read On the Philosophy
of the Retardation of Development Among
the Lower Animals" by Prof. c. V. Riley
" Antiquity of Certain Types of North
American Non-marinc Mollusca, and the
Extinction of Others" by Prof, c. A. White.
THE CONGREGATION of Assembly's Pres
byterian Church spent most enjoyable
evening in social gathering at their church
edifice last night. The programme was made
up of literary and musical selections, and
refreshments We're served. Among the
features of the evening was the reading Of
Archie Dean" by Miss Blodgctt "John
Gilpin's Ride" by Miss Williams solos by
Warren Young, Miss Maddren, and Miss
Mann, and recitation by Miss Ella Lyman.
Mrs. Little also read beautiful poem and
Dr. Lee an. original poem, entitled "The
Dead Crank" These monthly social
gatherings have become feature with
this church, and are growing in popularity
with each recurrence.
The DcfalcatiOn In the Sovereign,
Cooperative Store.