Daily critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1872-1881, 1881-06-02
CONDENSED LOCALS.
Items ColIated from All Points
AbOut Town.

annual SoSSi0H.-Ihe NATIONAL DOaru Oh
Health is now holding Its annual session
In this city.
doing If lie Can.-The President has
accepted an invitation to attend the At
lantic cotton exposition in November next
provided public business will permit.
Three Months Saving.-The saving in
the cost OF star route and steamboat man
service during March, April and May foots
up S7i5, 55S.
A Dissatisfied Stockholder.-E g.
Dean, owning four hundred shares IN the
Potomac Terra Gotta Company, has filed
bill in equity against the company, ask
Ing for an injunction, the appointment OF
a receiver and for an account.
Death From Dropsy.-Wm. FL. Heyl
died suddenly yesterday afternoon, OF
at his residence, corner of Pennsylvania
avenue and Ninth street northwest
admitted TO the Bar.-Mr. Frank NJ.
Eastman has been admitted to the bar of
the District.
The Belt EatenSion.-Cars will run to
the Seventh street wharf on the Belt line
extension to-day for the first time.
Unfit to Eat.-During the past week
Il, 900 herring and 600 crabs have been
condemned.
Cattle at Large.-Complaints have been
received of depredations committed by
COWS that roam at large at Mount Pleas-
ant. ,
Want Shade. = Property holders on
and First streets northeast petition for
more shade trees to be planted
The Estey Quartet. morning
the Estey Quartet arrived in this city ana
spent the day in sightseeing, ana leio lasC
evening for Philadelphia.
Obtuiued Judgment.-5 Simon Carmody
has obtained judgment against this DIS
trict in the Court of Claims for S4,Sl74S
for work done on streets.
Amounted His Daughter. Frederick
f Douglass, the new register of deeds, mas
, appointed his daughter one of the copyists
ia the registers office.
Creditors BiU.-W. 7. Dixon Bro:'
have entered suit against K. ii. Hunter "
Jas. Dixon. They filed a'creditor's Dill TO
y enforce a Judgment at law.
', me NH Fathers.-The Oldest Inhabi-
y tants' Association yesterday voted down
: the proposition pending since the last
meeting providing for quarterly instead OF
a monthly meetings, as at present held, by
y a large majority They decided to have
g their usual celebration on the Fourth OF
v July.
4 restoring an Olive-branch. = Flannery,
q the sculptor, is restoring to tue leit manu-
4 of the statue of Peace at the Capitol tne
e olive branch which has been broken OIL
Of for years. w.. sood
II infants were found yesterday in q sewer
ID trap at Boundary street and Champlaln
N avenue northwest.
ID The New Market.-The directors OF the
q Northern Market to be built at seventh
u and O streets, will be Messrs. j. b. VIII
ce son, w. H. Weyrich, E. w. Dom, 4. 3
40 DIETRICH, Chris. Rupert, a. J. DAILY, ). M
10 Eiker, w. B. Downing and VIM. A. COOK
nS,-During the month o.
MAY there were seven alarms OF nre IN
volving losses to the extent OF St,ooo' III
Id surauce about $4,000,
re- lfceting of the Regents.-Arrangement'
a for the annual meeting of the board OF re
" pents of Mount Vernon, which occur
of there on the 7th inst, are in active pro
n, gress. ,ou
Id Yesterday received at the Office OF tL'
nit Third Assistant Postmaster General 10
he supplying postmasters with all the oihcla
or and registered package envelopes required
mt for official use for the fiscal year commehc
he ing on the LIST of July.
tn limitation Accented Washington
Light Infantry Corps met last night ant
ur accepted an Invitation from the Alexan
We dria Light Infantry to participate In al
he excursion and rifle shooting with them oil
the 18th instant, to contend for prize OF
fered by the mayor-elect, j. T. Beckham.
Petition misunderstanding Kirkwoo'
mt has refused to re-instate @. d. Gilmore, o
en- this city, debarred by Secretary Schurz a
oy- practicing attorney before the Interio
ce. Department. M, u.
es annual ComnlenceneBt.-The Howar
iss University had its annual commencement
10, last evening. President Garfield deliver
nd cd a brief address The exercises wer
lar crcdltable and interesting. Diploms
we're given to six graduates.
Land Office CommiSSionerShip.-l
now stated that Commissioner OF Paten
M o. NJ. Marble will be appointed to succee
ap- General Williamson as commissioner
es- the General Land Office, and that Ma
ter shall Dudley, of Indiana, will succeed M
at Marble as commissioner of patents.
ade Presentation of a Gold Watch %
Tuesday evening the gentlemen occup
ing rooms in the Corcoran building prese
vas ted gold watch and chain to Mr.. Robert
zoe. the respected gentleman who has acted f
Old six years in the capacity of janitor OF tn
, he building and performed the duties fat
by fully and In a most satisfactory manner.
him Changes at the IreaSurU.-At the r
quest of Mr. Rnshrod Birch, one OF D
disbursing officers of the Treasury u
partmepts Secretary Window has a
'eek pointed Mr.. Geo. A. Bartlett, formerly N
'son Birch's assistant, to the position held
was Mr.. Birch. The latter gentleman W
tor hereafter perform the duties of assista
disbursing officer.
The Rifles E1curSion.-The first OF
IN series of excursions by the National KIN
was given on the Corcoran to Marsh
sis Hall last evening, and despite the d
,nor agreeable weather WAS most enJoyat