The Evening critic., 1881-09-07
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS
About People and Things In wash
ingtOn.


GOOD BILL ut the Comique tonight.
THE Equity Court meets next Monday
morning at 10 o'clock. frH flt
ALL LOVERS OF music and mirth enjoy
visit to Drivers summer garden.
SALLY BOYD, young colored girl was SO
to-day for an assault on one of her associ-
ates.
SIxTY-oNE arrests were made by the
police during the twenty -four hours ending
at IA. IN.
"THE SEA brcezes suit me-" says w. l..
Cherry, who is enjoying himself so highly
at Saratoga Springs.
SERGEANT AMIss, of the Sixth Precinct
shot an alleged mad dog at Thirteenth and
N streets last evening
WoRKMEN have been scattering plaster
and other fertilizers over the newly parked
places in front of the City Hall.
TwENTY-EIGHT prisoners were locked up
at the Fifth Precinct station last night
Twelve were registered as drunk.
JAMES JOHNSON, colorcd, was to-day
fined by Judge Smell SO for cutting John
Merritt with knife and an appeal was
noted.
ISAAC HAMILTON, colored, was fined $40
or thirty days in the Police Court to-day for
the larceny of some harness from Joseph
DcAtley. liN 1a9
ZADA HOWARD and Margaret Smith, two
sable maidens brought cross charges of
threats to-day, and their personal bonds
WoRKMEN were busily engaged to-day in
rcpapering the Equity Court room at the
City Hail. and the pattern of the paper was
generally admired.
SOLOMON DUFFY, a colOred boy, was sent
to Jail for thirty days by Judge Smell for
stealing q carriage whip frem Il. L. Rhodes,
of the Police Department
CHARLES AND HENRY DANIELS, two col
orcd boys, stole So from Mrs. Carroll, and
Judge Smell dismissed Charley as irrespOn-
siblc, and gave Henry sixty days.
AS The CRITIC goes to press, the thcr-
momcter at points along the Avenue regis
tered 103o-the highest point reached this
summer. At noon it stood at 99lo.
THE thermometer got on another spree
to-day, probably owing to the fact that Ven
nor Is in town. Alto a. IN. 1t registered SO,
and by 10 o'clock it doomed up to 800.
LAWRENCE CLARK was before Judge
Smell to-day charged with keeping his bar,
at the corner of Seventh and l. streets, open
on Sunday. Fined $50 or thirty days. An
appeal was taken.
PAT HANLEY, lame man, used the
behring's over the head of Lizzie Marony
last night and he was to-day fined S. there
fore in the Police Court.
THE FAIR OF the Agricultural Society of
Montgomery County. Nd, opened today
at Rockville, and will be continued to-
morrow and Friday. Trains leave Wash
ington ut S:45 and 10;40 q. m,
THE steamer Corcoran will convey those
DESTROYS of witnessing the regatta on to-mor-
row afternoon, boat leaving at $3.50 p. IN.
Fare, so cents tickets limited to $50. This
will include n ride down the river to those
so desiring.
A HORSE attached to wagon owned by
Gill 4 Reardon ran away from the corner
of Eighth and X streets and collided with
Mr.. q. l.. Foxwell, bruising him severely.
Mr.. FOxwell was carried home and attended
by DIR. Behrcnd.
VIM. NJ. ENNALs was arraigDed in the
Police Court this morning for selling liquor
west. Fined $40. Ennals was also charged
with keeping open on Sunday, and this
case was dismissed. o.fl la
THERE are so many paperhangers, white
washers, &c, about the City Hall now with
all cirparaphernalia of staging and plank
ing, that the reporters and others are in
danger Of sudden death, or worse still, of
destruction of raiment. .'
MR.. ABNER announces that the regular
concert season will close on Saturday even
ing, September TO- There will be NO con-
cert next Monday. On Tuesday, Scptcm-
Der 13, Temlcrs Vienna Ladies' Orchestra
will open Cor a brief season.
SHORTLY after midnight II colored man, |
named James Anderson was found lying in |
Slate Alley with his head cut open. He |
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and his wounds dressed. He was unable to |
tell how he had been hurt.
BILL in chancery was filed to-day by
Walter s. Perry on hehalf of Ellen Ross |
Middleton against Mary Jane Perry aud |
Others praying for the appointment of a |
trustee in the matter of the will of Eliza
beth Ross in the place of A. L. Perry, de-
ceased
AT IL o'clock yesterday morning u panic |
was created at Four-and-a half and + |
streets southwest by u horse attached to a |
heavy cart running over baby carriage |
and smashing it to atoms. An infant had |
luckily been removed a few minutes before
the accident.
MR.. EDMUND WooG, Of Missouri, for
many years clerk in the Financial Bureau
OF the Indian Office, has been promoted |
chief, vice Benner, resigned. He has as
sumed.t the duties ofhis new position. His APP
pointment goes formally into effect on the
LIST of next month.
LAST NIGHT the members of Persever-
ance Lodge Of Good Tcmplars held an open
meeting at No. 1923 Seventh street north
west, the occasion being their first meeting
IN their new hall. A musical and literary |
programme had been prepared, which was
carried out in excellent STYLE
Mrs. ANNA MAY GUsTIN wife of Geo,
A. Gustin, stenographer at the White House !
during the Hayes administration, who died |
of heart disease last Monday, was buried |
yesterday afternoon from her residence on |
Seventeenth street northwest. Deceased |
was in her thirty-first year, and was beloved
by a large circle of acquaintance. The pail
bearers, comprising portion of the clerical
force Of the Executive Mansion, were
Messrs. Crook, Morton, Railway, Childs, Hell |
phenstine and Thompson.
Transfers of Real Estate.
Deeds were filed to-day as follows Madi |