The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-10-25
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS
About People and Things In wash.
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EDWARD b. GARGEs was fined $50 by
Judge Smell to-day for fast driving.
THE COMMISSIONERS this afternoon heard
counsel on both sides in the market war
FoRTY-Two arrests were made by the
police during the twenty. four hours ending
Mt Ga. IN.
A NEW concrete walk has been laid in the
Smithsonian grounds from Seventh street
TO the building.
MAYOR HARRISON OF Chicago, formerly
a member of Congress, is engaged to be mar
ried to Miss Maggie Stearns.
THE dog catchers. under command OF
Gen. Sam Enstcin, furnish fine sport for
the urchns of the streets these balmy,
spring-likc mornings.
HARRIET NELSON colored, was sent to
jail for thirty days by Judge Smell this
morning for making brutal assault on
Annie Johnson,a little girl.
AT A meeting of the Iodging-housc AS
ISOLATION last night, Mr.. A. S. Solom0ns
memory of the late Thomas l.. Hume were
adopted.
ISAIAH BAILEY was caught in the act of
stealing parts of the harness of horse be-
longing to Julius Wilson ut the Centre
Market, and was sent to Jail for fifteen days
by Judge Smell.
EPHRAM DucKETr, wcll-known col
ored thief, was convicted in the Criminal
Court to-day of n second oilensc of petit lar
ceny, and was sentenced to the Auburn pen
itcntiary for three years.
DETECTIVE MILLER returned from Bal
timorc to-day, having returned a quantity
of silverware which was stolen on the night
of October ., from the house of Reginald
Fcndall, No. HOG Vermont avenue.
THE POPULAR prejudice against pro-
prietary remedies has long since been con-
quered by the marvellous success of such u
remedy as DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup. Used
everywhere by everybody. Price 20 cents.
THE 18th annual convention of the
American Institute of Architects will be
held in this city on the 18th prox. Mr..
John Murdoch of Baltimore, and Mr.. A. J.
Blow, of New York, are the committee on
arrangements.
NICHOLAS CALLAN, esq, is to-day cele-
brating his seventy.fourth birthday. He
has shaken hands with the last eighteen
Presidents of the United States, and has
been present at the Inauguration of every
President-clect Of that number.
THE auditing committee on the recent
celebrations in this city have finished the
cSttiSmSht vi thcil uCCOuutS. ~ 10 lOunu
that the expenses were about 5000 in excess
of the amount subscribed. The said amount
was IS, 100, the expenses about s., 1900.
RICHARD EVANS, colored, who was held
ut Police Headquarters for the larceny Of
$50 from the dead body of man drowned
at Yorktown, was discharged this morn.
ing by Lieut.. Ecklof, rs the witnesses re.
fused to prosecute and Evans refunded the
money.
LEONARD SMITH colored, was arraigned
in the Police Court to-day to answer the
charge of chawing off and making meal OF
the ear of Peter Boston, with whom he had
fight. Judge Smell sent him to Jail for
six months and an appeal to the grand jury
was noted.
WIN. b. MOORE, Julius Kennedy and
Harry Malone, school boys, were charged
in the Police Court with making an afiray
in the yard of a school on Four-and.a hall
street, adjoining DIR. Sunderland's church
Moore and Kennedy forfeited collateral
and Malone was dismissed.
MIR. MAX COHEN has just issued volume
2 of his Garfield Souvenirs" 1t contains
Garfield remembrances his courageous
sayings during his fatal illness, an account
of his funeral obsequics; and the tributes Of
tho press and pulpit in prose and poetry
1t is neat little book, and very interest
ing.
The Association of Railroad Engineers
of the United States aud Canada arrived
at the Baltimore g. Ohio depot this morn
ing on their way to Baltimore to attend
their convention. The delegates, 2S6 in
number, accompanied by q number of ladies
and children, spent several hours in the
city visiting various points of interest.
SOME Of the citizens on Capitol Hill say
that after IL o'clock at night it is impossi
BILE to get an eastern bound car on the I
street line. They claim that the company
having been allowed to obstruct the streets
with their lines ought to look to some ex
tent to the interests of the people. VIVA
the citizens on the Hill want is car I,
bring them home when they are out II
attendance at the "Club late at night
Buy the Consider; i is the best.
Funeral of the late ThOs. L.. Hume
The funeral of the late Thomas l.. Hum,
took place from his late residence, No. 33l.
7 street, Georgetown, at o'clock this after
noon, and the body was followed to Oak
Hill Cemetery by large number of the
friends Of the deceased. 1t was the wish o.
the family that no ostentatious display
should be made. This wish was strictly
carried out.
DoicSutionS from lne washington Light
Infantry Corps and four members from each
of the fire engine companies, in citizens
dress, all the vestrymen of the Ascension
Church, several members of the Potoma,
Boat Club and Washington Commandery
No. !, X. T., Columbia Chapter, and b. ID
French Lodge followed the remains to th,
Cemetery. Templar services were read al
the house and the grave by Eminent Com
mander w. j. Stevenson. The floral offer
ings were many, and of beautiful charac
ter. floral wreath from the members o.
the various fire companies was sent this af
ternoon, as well rs several from other lovinl
friends.
The following gentlemen acted as pail
bearers:
Major Brock, L. G. Davis j. p. Willet
and J. w. Drew, from Washington Com
mandery. Columbia Chapter-D G. Dixon
L. L. Barbour. b. b. French Lodge-M.
III. Parker and r. w. bowman.
A Handsome Establishment.
Messrs Woodward & Lothrop, No. Oh:
Pennsylvania avenue, are completing theil
arrangements whereby entrance and exil
to their magnificent establishment Is ar
ranged from ID street as well as Pennsylya
mia avenue. They arc putting In n nlat,