The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-09-12
special weather Bulletin.
The Critic In Georgetown.
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS
About People and Things I'm Wash
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teruay was inc ram.
STREET lamps will be lighted at $40 p.
M. and cxtinguished at 10 p. m.
4 DEAD infant was found on pile Of
lumber at Fifth and l. streets last night.
THIS is the season when mosquitoes are
most persistent in the presentation of their
little bills.
The parched trees. rustled their leaves
with Joy when the rain drops began to fall
yesterday afternoon.
YESTERDAYS rain partially cleansed the
filthy alleys. Now let the Health Officer
follow up the good work.
KATE MULLEN, white, was to-day sent
down for thirty days as an incorrigible
prostitute by Judge Smell.
The Coroner has been notified of the sud-
den death of VIM. Bladcn at his home, 2610
X street northwest, last evening.
THE CAPITAL CRY GUARDS, of this city,
will visit the Gray Invincibles, at Philadel-
phia, next month. Both companies are col
ored.
Mr.. JAMES II. THOMPSON was cut in the
eye by Major Watts, in saloon, on Satur-
day. He was taken to the Emergency
Hospital. -
MARGARET JACKSON was found to be
destitute and very sick with malaria yes
terday, and taken TO the Washington
Asylum. ..r 1874
KIMBALL DAVIS, sailor who recently
left Georgetown for Rockland Me-, on the
schooner Addie Ryerson, died at sea OF ma
larial fever.
ANOTHER ALLEGED mad dog came to its
death Mt Twenty secOnd and streets, yes
terday afternoon by the assistance of Ser
geant Perry.
T,,...,, l,,, N ,o,,,,nndabla c,o fy
of disposing of plain cases without any
foolishness of permitting tedious examina-
tions of witnesses
ROBERT JOHNSON, colored man from
Richmond was taken suddenly sick in the
White Lot last night, and medical aid was
rendered by DR.. Newman.
AN effort is on foot to obtain sufficient
subscriptions to pay the rental of the branch
Capitol Hill post-Ofiice until Congress pro-
vides funds for the purpose.
JAMES BROWN, a wiry young white man,
was charged this morning with fighting
with Lafayette Griffith, an elderly man,
and fined S. by Judge Smell.
WoRKMEN are making rapid Roadway
with the improvements of the Capitol
grounds The handsome walk from the
Maryland avenue entrance is nearly COM
pletcd.
FRANK GARRETT and Elmer Inlay were
up before Judge Smell to-day charged with
arousing the echoes of Georgetown, but the
case was not proven and they were dis
missed.
REV. FATHER BOYLE, having returned
from several months of travel, preached
yesterday morning at st. Matthews Church.
Prof. Cannon and u selected choir rendered
beautiful music.
EDDIE WEST and Eddie Thompson, two
colored boys, were sent to the Reform
School during minority to-day at Judge
SHELLS command, for stealing chickens from
William Anderson.
THE STEAMER EXCELSIOR has gone to
Baltimore to be fitted up to run between
Washington and Yorktown during the Cen
tennial. The Keyport will take the Excel.
sior's place on the Quantico route.
MANY of the prisoners arraigned in Dis
trict cases in the Police Court plead "not
guilty" Just for the pleasure of putting
the court to trouble in taking evidence and
posing before the audience assembled.
A GRAND TIME is expected at Rogers
musical excursion tomorrow (Tuesday
evening. Besides the concert and dancing
he gives away another beautiful parlOl
organ. 1t can be seen at MetzcrOsts Il Co.'s
WHETHER IT WAS the effect of electrical
storms, the condition of the atmosphere o.
what-not, there was not u single marriage
license recorded in the clerks office to-da,
up to 2 p. m, although Monday is usually
q busy day in that respect.
Mr.. ELLIOTT, u conductor on the Balti
more & Potomac Railroad, who was acct
dentally shot while his train was crossin,
the Long Bridge, on Friday, by some un
known man who was cunning in the marsh
went on duty to-day, having recovered from
his wound.
EMMA Roy, small colored girl, charged
her mother in the Police Court to-day will
cruelty beating her. The child was un
willing to testify, and the case proved to b.
the result of impertinent interference o
neighbors, and Mrs Roy was dismissed OF
personal bonds IN keep the peace.
THE HANDSOME pair of bay horses be
longing to Paymaster Smith ran away, OF
Saturday evening, while being driven alon
G street by Charles Clinton, a colored driver
Both horses were badly cut by breaking
through barriers stretched across G street
at Twelfth, and the carriage. tongue broken
The driver was not injured
AN EXCITING chase after burglars oc
CURED last night along c street, betwee
Nineteenth and Twentieth streets. Officer
Jones and Lloyd followed two suspicion
characters and compelled them to drop tw
large bags full of cigars which they wen
carrying. The cigars were supposed to hav
been stolen from Messrs. Broadus & Swail
The Union Veteran Corps have sent on
challenges to kindred associations here an
in Alexandria to u contest with Springfield
rifles, to be shot under National Rife Ass,
citation rules, without rest, over a 200-yai
range. The match will take place at Ma
shall Hail. October next, and the trophi
will be a silver bowl and an elabora
medal.
LAST NIGHT, at Union M. Il. Churc
Rev. j. c. Hagey addressed "a large congr
CATION on the subject " Prayers VS.. Whisky
The gist Of his argument was that pray
moves Divine power, and that Diyil
power meant everything; that the whisl
and general actions OF the physicians a
tending the President were the instrume
talities through which God operated.
THE National Amateur Authors Lyceur
boilers from the National Amateur Pre-
Association, met here In convention Mt Il
National Hotel. Officers for the onsuii
term were elected as follows @. Ridge
Waller, editor South Eastern, presiden
Charles l.. Elgrutter editor Satirist, Oman
Neb vice president; Frank N Reeve, ed
tor Independent Times Newark, N. j., seer
tary Z. Il. Stowell, editor Seminol
Chicago, ILL.,, treasurer. The conventic
adjourned to meet in New York city 2it
of December.