The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-07-30
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS
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VISIT Abner's, on Il street.
THE Comique offers a splendid Saturday
night bill.
garry FAIRY" cigarettes are not injuri-
Gus to your health. Call for them.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY CoRKHILL will re-
turn to the city from Cape May on Monday |
next. :,
MARY DELANEY, a helpless old imbecile
white woman, was taken to st. Ellzabcths
last evening.
THE Police Court to-day was occupied
with unimportant cases and did not hold
session of over an hour
THE FIRE CALENDAR for July shows but
five fires during the month. The total dam
age was $4,000. Insurance not yet reported.
CAPT. CHARLES ENTwIsLE, of this city,
has been appointed captain of the ferry
steamer City of Alexandria, in place of
Capt. Ephraim Cheshire, who resigned.
Mr.. A. r. SEARLE bailiff of the Criminal
Court will leave this evening for New York
city and Niagara Falls, to be absent about a
month.
To-Day was field day for the Pound
master, and the list of animals caught shows
q horse, twenty-four geese and twenty
eight dogs
THE cornerstone of "The Tabernacle,
on Ninth street, between b street and Vir-
ginia avenue, will be laid Monday evening,
August l, at 6 p. IN.
MIR. PADGETr the prosecuting attorney
for the District at the Police Court, will be
absent from the court about two weeks,
and attorney Edwin Forrest will take his
place.
4 DELIGHrFUL select family excursion to
Piney Point on the steamer Excelsior will
be given tomorrow. The boat leaves Sew
enth-street wharf at $50 a. m, arriving
home at 1890 p. III.
The steamer Corcoran will make her
usual Saturday evening trip this evening
at 6 p. M, and on Sunday at 3 p. IN. These
are pleasant trips, and should be attended
by all who can go.
IN THE divorce suit of Sarah r. Nichol-
son VS.. Robert J. Nicholson, the defendant
to-day filed his answer, stating his absolute
inability TO pay the almony, counsel fees,
etc, ordered by the Court.
THE steamer Mary Washington will make
regular Sunday trip to Occoquan Falls to-
morrow morning, leaving her wharf at $3.50
a. m, returning at z p. m; only twenty
five cents for the round trip.
GRAVE fears have been reused for the
safety OF Jennie Washington and Lucinda
Branson, two colored girls of A and 8 years
of age, who have been missing from 1918
L
morning
A WHITE FEMALE INFANT was left last
night at the gate of st. AIMS Infant Asy-
lum, with note to the Sisters to ''name
the baby Mary Rebecca." and oblige an un-
fortunate and afflicted mother. The child
will receive kind attention.
THE commodious and elegant steamer
John w. Thompson, commenced her regular
daily trip to Lower Cedar Point this morn.
ing, and will also make trip tomorrow
If you wish to spend pleasant Sunday
take the Thompson tomorrow morning at
Sal
HENRY NASH, a middle-aged white man
died suddenly last evening at his home in
LinviIle Alley, between Second and Third
and and ID streets northeast. The Coro-
ner made an examination to-day, and an
nounced the cause of death to be ap-
oplexy.
THE TEMPERANCE FOLKS had lively
time last night. Meetings were held by
Equal Division at Odeon Hall and at Bud
Eggleston's tent. Many new signers were
secured at each place. Tomorrow evening
at the tent Rev. P. H. Burghardt will
speak. Subject: us the Bible True?"
JUDGE SMELL this evening will leave fol
Watcrville, Me-, one of the pleasantest
towns of the State, on the upper KennebeC
in September Judge Smell has latterly
won hosts of friends in the District, and il
is to be hoped that he will return as fresh
and as brown as berry.
J. +. ELLIS & Co. have published the fol-
loving new compositions National Rifle
Quickstep," by James W. Flood; "Thc
Patria March," by Gobbaerts; "Slumber
Song" (nstrumentaD, by VIM. Waldecller,
and Pretty Patty Honeywood, beauti-
full song, the words by Cuthbcrt Bede and
the music by Prof. John p. Soussa, the well
known leader Of the Marine Band.
THE STEAMER MosELEY goes down the
river this evening on an excursion to tn,
Capes and Norfolk. 1t is under the man
-antee that everything will be conducted in
the highest style of art. 1t is already {
great success, as all the staterooms have
been engaged but this should not prevent
good citizens who want some sea breeZ,
from buying tickets. The rates are mod
crate and everything will be done to secur,
the comfort of the guests.
THEregular weekly military rifle mattel
was shot at Benning's yesterday afternoon
There were twelve entries and ten re-entries
The following are the scores above "a; Mr.
Ahner, 30; Lieut.. Ross, 30; Lieut.. Mil
Ter, Lieut.. Oyster and Mr.. Bell, 2
each Messrs. Cash, tombstone and Wanstau
81 each Mr.. Hartell, 49, OF the re-entrie
the scores were: Miller, 81; tombstone, 30
Cash, 20 Bell, 81; Williams, 81; Oyster
25 a Ross, 25. Lieut. Miller took iirs
prize on his second score, and Mr.. Abne
second, his 30 being better than Mr.. John
stones, under the rules.
A sample OF star-Route Reform.
Those having friends and relatives tempo
rarjlv soiourning at Colton's, River Springs