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The Evening critic., 1881-06-13
w. Il. s.. Excursion.

The members of the Washington Literary
Society, accompanied by Il large party of in
vited guests, went to Glymont yesterday af-
ternoon on an excursion. The steamer Cor
coran transported the party down and back,
and an excellent band of music was along to
enliven the merry eXcursionists On the
boat and ut Glymont mirth and pleasure
rcigncd supreme, and Messis. j. Strsburger,
l.. Heller and Ed. Rosenberg, of the COM
mittec in charge, made it delightful and
comfortable rail participants. The party
returned last night about IL o'clock. Among
those who enjoyed the pleasures of the oc-
casion were Miss Rosa Schloss, of New York;
Miss Kaufman, of Baltimore; Misses Rosen-
thai, Bcndheimer and Waterman, of Alex
andria; Emma and Mary Bensinger, Carrie
and Jennie Oppenheimcr, Pauline and
Emma Samstag, Hannah Minister, Hannah
Nachman, Cora Adler, Teresa and BERTHE
Kaufman, Rosy Ganss, Hennic Adler, Emma
Rosenberg, Clara Frcirich aud Amelia Wolf,
Mr. and Mrs. A. Prince, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Harris, Mr.. and Mrs. William Bass, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Strasburgcr, Mcssrs. s. and l.
Ganss, |. Saks, NJ. and IL. Jacobs VI. Clark
NJ. Stein, J. and NJ. Strasburger, d. Mach
man, $. SouZa and others.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13
Washington kindergarten Com,
ulcncemcnt.

The fifth annual commencement of the
kindergarten Normal Institute took place
on Saturday evening in the Metropolitan
Church. The exercises were more of a solid
than entertaining character, and it was u
very interesting and gratifying spectacle to
see class of young and charming ladies
giving their various points of view of what
should constitute the early training of chill
drcn Their essays without exception
cvinccd deep and philosophical thoughts,
and were well wortl% the close attention
not only of President Josiah Dent and the
Rev. Mr.. Baicr, pastor of the Metropolitan
Church, and the Rev. Mr.. Shipper, pastor of
All Souls Church. who were seated on the
platform with Them but of all the audience
The Kindergarten normal work exhibited
for examination was beautiful. The play
of "Thc Farmer was cxemplificd by the
ladies of the graduating class, who without
exception reflect great credit upon their in
structors. The well wishes of their many
friends will follow them to their various
places of duty to which they have been
called, as was cvinccd by the many beauti-
full tributes presented to them. After the
exercises Mrs. Pollock and her daughter,
Miss Susie received the heartfelt congratu-
lations of their friends, and the young ladies
held an.informal reception.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13

THE grand jury left the City Hall to-day
in an omnibus to pay their customary visit
to the jail.
G. b. CHURCH and Others complain that
the BELT" railway line is violating the law
by using part of Eleventh street southwest
for station and constituting II nuisance.
The Commissioners refer the matter to
Major Brock, requesting him to notify the
directors that the nuisance must be abated,
and public property shall not be used for
private purposes.
Mr.. Owen Wood will build two-story
brick back building to his house, No. 1901
Twelfth street northwest, at cost of $500
James A. Bean and others, ask the privi-
lege to use Water street. between Seven
teenth and Twenty streets southeast,
for the establishment of a fish pond for
propagating purposes.
The Herdicl rransportatio have just inn
ported from Texas forty mustangs 1t pro-
poses to establish two-horse coaches for eX-
tended lines.
jude THOMAS SUNDERLAND states that
he will enter suit against Mr. Latta in In
diana, and Messrs. Kilbourn and Olmstead
before the courts of the District.
William III. Harrison, Il negro boy, was be-
fore Judge Smell this morning ON charge OF
attempted violence TO little child, Eflie
May Bennett, whose parents reside at Spring
Hill farm, near Georgetown. Judge Smell
committed him to Jail to await the action OF
the grand jury.
miss Mary Atcheson, an attendant at Mrs
Hensley's lunch-tablc, Interior Department
to-day cut her hand badly on u broken ice
pitcher, severing one of the small arteries
DIR. j. j. Purman was called and rendered
surgical aid.
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Enr the IEcnthcn.

At the First Presbyterian Church the Rev.
DIR. Sunderland yesterday afternoon gather
ed the lambs of his flock about him, and
the ordinary annual missionary meeting
This is the children's particular day. As a
part of the programme they set aside so
much of their pennies each year rs will
maintain II native EIindoo girl in her labors
in India. All above this amount goes into
general fund. This year the amount was
over Sl20, the infant class leading off with
$50, much to the chldren's satisfaction, as it
is sort of race for the largest showing. The
pulpit was adorned with n beautiful urn of
daisies, and, when to this were added the
other floral cmblcms in which the contribu-
tions were presented, the good doctor looked
as if imbeddcd in bower of roses. Singing
and pleasant address by the doct n closed
the interesting anniversary.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13
For the pOIRr Zone,

The Greeley Arctic expedition party left
Washington at 10 o'clock this morning, GO
ing from here to Baltimore by rail, where
they will take steamer for St. Johns, New
Foundland. AT st. Johns, the steamer Pro-
tcus suitably supplied and equipped, will
start with the party for Lady Franklin Bay
about July A. The personnel of the expedi-
ton is n follows: Lieut. A. W. Greeley,
fifth cavalry, in charge; Lieut., James B..
Lockwood, Lieut.. Frederick Y. Kislinburg,
Sergcants Edward Israel, w. $. Jewell, Geo.
w. Rice and ID. G. Ralston, of the signal
corps; Sergeants ID. l.. Brainard and ID.
Sim and Corporals ID. c. Starr and n. Sailor,
second cavalry; Corporal p. Grimm, eleventh
infantry; Corporal j. L. Ellison, tenth in
fantry; priyates Black Gardiner, signal corps;
J. Frederick, second cavalry; J. Ryan, sec
ond cavalry; w. Ellis and II. NJ. Council,
third cavalry; Charles b. Henry, fifth cav
airy; j. Bender, Francis Long and w. Whist
Ter, ninth infantry; j. II. Bredbrick, seven
tccnth infantry, and w. II. Cross, general
service. The expedition will take with it a
small steam yacht, which was sent over to
Baltimore last week
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13

Robert Johnson was in the Police Court to-
day on charges of n brutal assault. He as
snulted young woman named Amelia Ian
caster at her house, at Tenth and NJ streets,
on Saturday evening. a quarrel had oc-
CURED between them. and Johnson struck
the woman down, inficting injuries of a
most serious character. DIR. Fay, who rem
dered very sllilfu service, made statement
to-day that If inflammation follows the in
juries would prove fatal. The case was con-
tinued until the victim of the assault is
nhle TO anncar.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13


Victor Hugo says that eternal spring
lives in his heart, but winter ON his head.
He must have been up late the night before
and compelled to put IL on ice.
A large number of the negro cmigrants
TO Liberia set TO work industriously to
possess themselves, of slaves using aborig-
ines for that purpose.
Gen. Dublin Ward declines TO be the DEM
ocratic candidate for Governor of Ohio.
List, the great composer, has just celc-
bratcd his list birthday fete in Antwerp.
Col. Jesse Sarvis will return this week to
the city, from his six-weeks trip to the
Juniata valley.
Col. w. p. Copeland has returned from
New York. This eminent capitalist pur-
poses to purchase the Washington monu-
ment, for summer residence after its COM
pletion.
Mr.. VIM. Rice, of Florida, is in the city,
on u flying visit from New York.
Mrs. Governor Porter of Indiana, pinned
the prizes to the breasts of the boy winners
at graduation, the other night.
Clark Gibbs, the negro minstrel, has paid
$50 for song aud dance on his wife's head.
Hugh Sessions, the Albany manipulation,
is an old Washington lobbyist.
GavaZzi, the Italian patriot, breaches in
Hartford tonight.
Senator Edmunds has gone to join Fisher
nan Wheeler, after salmon.
Mrs. Mudd, the kentucky authoress,
wants to be Librarian of her state.
VIM. Il. Cameron, the repudiator's candi-
date in Virginia, Is poet.
Hon. B. Il. Flanders, Assistant Treasurer
of the United States, at New Orleans, Is in
the city, on business connected with his
Office.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler, congressman-elect
from the Huntsville, Albania district, is n
guest at the Ebbitt. Gen. Wheeler's seat
will he contested by Hon. w. IL. Lowe, the
present member from that district.
Mr.. George Gilliland who for the past six
months has been connected with the Cincin-
natl Enquirer bureau, in this city, leaves to-
night for his home in Ohio
Mr.. Thomas Brennan, correspondent of
the New York star and Cleveland Herald,
has returned from Ohio.
l.. Il. Sammer, secretary of the Amateur
Rowing Association of America, is a guest
at the Riggs.
A dispatch was received at the Treasury
Department to-day that Secretary Window
would return home this afternoon.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13

To-day Samuel Bray, assault with intent to
kill, pleaded not guilty; Jesse Nobberly, burg
larry and larceny, same; James White, re-
sisting officer, pleaded guilty; Robert McGee,
assault with intent to kill, pleaded not guilty;
VIM. Gather, petit larceny Second oiiensc J
pleaded guilty and asked for mercy; sem
fenced to one year in the penitentiary;
Richard Dorsey, indicted with Thomas
Amos for grand larceny, pleaded not guilty;
Columbus Kimmell, petit larceny (second
offence pleaded guilty
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13

Mr.. S. Katzcnstein, the popular clothier,
has nearly finished the improvements at his
building, No. $40 Seventh street. The whole
building has been renovated from fOunda-
ton to the roof, and when completed will be
one of the handsomest modern business
houses in the city. He is now engaged in
preparing stock for the fall trade, and when
his arrangements are perfected he will be
able to furnish suits rcady-made ofsuch per-
feet fit that it will not be necessary to have
clothes made to order. His old friends and
customers will be pleased to know that he
will open on the first of September, when hc
will be glad to receive them.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13

A fire alarm ut 8 o'clock this morning
summoned the department to the stable of
the Columbia Hospital ON l. street, near
Twenty fourth northwest. The origin of
the conilagration is not known, but it is
supposed to be accidental. DR.. Murphy,
who was passing, had his attention attract
ed by clouds of smoke, and turned in an
alarm. A small quantity of hay was de-
stroycd. The loss was trihing.
Charles Myers, boy about four years of
age, while playing with some companions
in Tcnnallytown yesterday afternoon, fell
and fractured his right arm. Police officer
Myers, the father of the boy, found him
lying helpless, and secured surgical aid.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13
Safe Steamboats,.

The order with reference to the crowding
of excursion boats, issued from the Treas
ury Department Saturday, went into effect
yesterday, and, as far AS this city is concern
ed to good purpose None of the steamers
leaving for trips down the river were over
crowded. Indeed, there was general de-
sire to get away with even II smaller num-
Der of passengers than the law allowed, and
the inspectors, who were on watch, were
giatiicd to observe how chcerfully the
steamboatmcn met the wishes of the Treas
ury. 1t is to be hoped that they will con-
tinue to adhere to their good intentions in
this respect
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13
ON TRIAL FOR MuRDER.
A Youthful Criminal at the Bar of
Justice.

To-day in the Criminal Court Chas. Tay-
lor, small colorcd boy about twelve years
of age, was put on trial for the murder of
another small boy named Edward Ford ON
the 18th of December last, in South Wash
ington. Some time since the District At
torney offered to permit the prisoner to
plead guilty of manslaughtcr and he sent TO
the Reform School during minority, but the
father of the boy refused to permit 1t, be-
lieving that he could be acquitted. District
Attorney Corlhill and Assistant District
Attorney Perry appeared for the prosecu-
ton and Mcssrs. T.. III. Thomas and Wright
for the defence
Mr.. Thomas made the point that he had
not been served with list of witnesses
within the time required by law, but he was
ovcrrulcd.
Mr. Perry then stated that the Govern
mcnt did not ask for verdict of murder i'll
this case
The court then proceeded to impannel II
jury. The following jurors were accepted :
William &. Coston, William X. Daley, John
A. Gibson. Dorsey Dcnney, Henry G.. Wash
ington, Robert Parker, Robert +. Boston,
Lawrence $. Fletcher, Richard Beverly.
The regular panntl bcirg here cshaus' c !,
Il recess was taken for the summoning of
talcsmen.
SUDDEN CHANGE or BASE.
After recess Assistant District Attorney
Perry announced that having consulted with
the District Attorney, he had come to the
conclusion to enter II aolie proseqW in this
case, aud at the same time he gave notice
that he would make application on next Sat
urday week to have the prisoner sent to the
Reform School.
District Attorney Corkhill said he thought
the public interests would be best subscrved
by this course, and If the boy, after II short
term ut the school, exhibited no malicious
traits, he would consent to his discharge.
The trial of the boy for manslaughter would
be a mere mockcry of justice. He demand
cd that the boy be held in custody until the
application was heard.
| The counsel for defense objected to hold
ing the accused after nolle proseqm was
entered, but court ovcrruled the objection,
and Taylor was rcmanded, his father con
senting to the arrangement.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13

The court ordered that no ease should be
prosecuted Ia .forma pduperis without the
special order of the court. Mcdaniel VS..
Parish, dismissed on motion of Mr. KIM
ball; Douglass vs. Lewis dismissed for want
of prosecution. The petitions of Edgar T.
Saunders and VIM. w. Wishart, for admis-
sion to the bar, was referred to the cyamin-
ing committee.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13

f. A. Dodge BALTIC; Fred. Ring, Milwau-
kee; W. b. Temple and son, N Y; j. Hill
dreth, N. Y; A. NJ. Wynn, Tex; G. NJ. Free
man, San Francisco; s. Howes, n. "; NJ. A.
Mcdonald, Sheffield; Miss f. b. Washington,
w. Va; ID. Il. Mishler and wife, Ohio; l..
Bamberger, BALTIC; X. +. Adams, Mass; +.
Hamilton, Tex; j. j. Tobin, Tex; II. II.
Anderson, Ohio; +. w. Hughes, Pa; j. +.
Taunt, Phila;;; +, +, Remple,, Ohio W. G.
son,N. Y; DIR. X. III, Stuart Va; J. b. Davis,
Va. c. b. Watson, N. G.; w. l.. Dow, Yanll-
ton; Mrs. Wright, Ga; j. ID. Butt, w. Val
G. +. Clagett, Md.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13

THE FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Of
this city is one of the few religious ediflces
free from the inconvenience of debt. Yes
terday morning the reverend pastor an
nounced to his congregation that one thou
sand dollars would be required for proposed
repairs. At the close of the services the
amount was generously and Immediately
subscribed.
The large majority of the churches in
Washington indeed nearly all are handi-
capped by debt, and, worse still, with no
specific certainty of capacity to discharge
the indebtedness
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13
5000 Yards Lace
E. (, - -. "a A D.I.n,,ll,. rn- NI.r


A delegation from the county, consisting
ofMcssls. George Emmett, Joseph ii. Brooks,
w. Ahen, ID. +. Lee, A. Etzel, William
Brashears, Joseph S. Worthington and VI.
Gierguhl, called on the President to-day TO
urge the appointment of cx-Mayor Bowen
as District Commissioner.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13

To-day in the Criminal Court, when SEN
tence Was passed upon William Gather for
larceny, his wife, who seemed to be in Il
feeble condition, burst into tears, and on
going out fell in faint near the prisoners
dock and was borne out by the officers.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13
The Great sale sam Continues.

1000 Smyrna mats 80 cents, reduced from
Sl75, straw mattings in white at 12l cents,
checks at 10, fancy, in hundreds of different
patterns, from 25 cents per yard up, from
the popular low-priccd carpet house of
julius Lansburgh 3l5 Seventh street.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13
Pure Native WING.

Chris. Xandcr, Oh Seventh street, has all
the summer wines, some of his own manu-
facturc the Clinton, Concord, Ives, etc.
which he guarantees equal, if not superior
to importcd wines
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13
ChiIdren,s shirt waists

Can be bought from b. Robinson IL Co., Of
the Boys Clothing House, 800 pennsylvania
avenue, for less money than they can be
made for at home. Yes, and the fabrics,
shapes and construction are in every way
superior to homemade production.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13
Marriage Licenses.

To-day the following marriage licenses
were granted Charles S. Cold, of New York
city, and Kate A. Arnold, of Washington !;
George A. King, of Washington, and
Ada Edmonston, of Georgetown; Della
ware Penn and Martha Il. Dunlop,
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13

BURDErrE's New Store Wagon is on the
street to-day. 1t is one of the handsomest
wagons we have ever seen, and was built by
w. r. Wilson, of New York avenue of this
city, aud is drawn by one of the blooded
bays which was brought on here from the
West in lot of horses by Messrs. Huguely
q Bowen.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13

THE MASTER AND WARDENs of AleXan-
dria Lodge, No %, have rendered the ma
sonic apron and sash made by Marchioness
Lafayette, and worn by George Washing
ton, to Mr. Peyton s. Coles, Grand Master
of Masons, in Virginia, to be worn by him
at the Yorktown celebration.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13

The special weather report from the Signal
Office to-day states that the storm centre in
the Upper Lake region has moved eastward,
accompanied by rain in the Lower Lake re-
gion, Middle States and New England. II
will be followed by clearing weather to-mor-
row in thcLowcr Lake region and Middle
States. FaI!wcathcr isindicatcd tomorrow
for the South Atlantic, GulfStatesa and for the
Northwest and Upper Lake region.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13

NntionnI uotel Arrivals.

of ladies suits have been reduced to half
price at Charles Baum's, 416 Seventh street.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13

Mr.. HARRY GOODWIN, who for several
years past has occupied the chair of city
editor of the Republican,, has accepted posi-
ton ON the Erentig star. Dr. Frank Howe
succeeds him ON tlieRepuJHcdn.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13
Ladies' and ChiIdren's

fancy hose in large variety at Jas. Strasbur-
gers, 306-305 Seventh street.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13
THE EVENING CRITIC.
AnLISHED AUGUsT. ISOs
weather Indications.

For the Middle Atlantic States partly
cloudy weather, occasional rains, casterly
veering to warmer westerly winds, lower
hnrometpr
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13

Buy clothing of light texture at Geora
Spransy's, 507 Seventh street.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13

Hot Spring Crystals, Roman, coral, onyx
and silver jewelry, 81 to $50, at Priggs.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13
rp.nius Immense.
CrImimaI Court-Iu0ge Cox.

Ear2niUS immense.
Bchrend's handkerchief sale to-day, 107
Market Space
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13
Low SHOES and slippers
Hrief LAcnIS.

in all styles, at popular prices, at IL.
Strasburgcr's, 306-305 Seventh street.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-13
Full REGULAR Made

fine striped hose 20 cents, at A. Behrends,
701 Market Space.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-09-22

A city physician attributes large
part Of the excessive mortality of chill
dren in hot weather to the failure Of
nurses aud mothers TO give them water;
indeed more children are said TO die
directly and Indirectly from depriya.
tiou of water than from any other
cause. Infants. he says. are always too
much wrapped mp. and in any case
would perspire very freely. The water
lost by Precipitation must be supplied.
As DR. Murdoch stated IN his paper on
cholera infantusn. The child 10 thirsty.
not hungry; but not getting the water.
which Ii does want. il drinks the milk.
which 1t does not want The conss-
quence 10 that the stomach 10 over
loaded with food that it cannot digest.
and which soon fermsnts and becomes
source Ct severe irritation. Then
follow vomiting. purging ami cholera
infantum.'
To prevent this. the principal scourge
of infancy, the doctor says, Have
water. without ice. always accessible to
the child, who will then refuse sour
milk and viii eat only when hungry
Water il the great atindispensable article
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-09-22

The common ground mole, or mea.
dow mole. as this little animal is often
called, IL OF interest from a geological
point of view. bat in this article IL i.
proposed to deal only with the ursc
ticai side OF the subject in its relation.
10 agriculture and horticulture.
Ihe mole is both useful aud bar,fnI
nen ms services more than counter.
b.lsnce the injury he commits. he
should be left uDmolested. On the
other hand, when he becomes, as be
oiten does. an intoiessble nuisance, he
may De more or less successfully dealt
with In the manner we will proceed 10
describe.
II is very annoying 10 see hand
some lawn covered with unsigbtly
ridges plowed by the noses and paws
of these little depredators; but the
knowledge that they are the natural
enemies OF the numerous worms and
gru6s that sometimes make fearful war
upon the tender roots of growing
young crops. renders it often difficult
to decide whether the moles are TO be
welcomed ~ allies or eombated with
oil available means.
The mole is q purely carnivorous
animal, and never does any damage to
plant life except In pursuit of his prey
He may break and disturb the tender
roots Of young plants, but he does not
devoor them. and be is often wronRfuily
blsmed for injury which has been
committed BY the insect depredators he
has caught and devoured.
The field mouse, on the CONTRARY, do q
devour tender succulent roots, and the
mole Is too often charged with the
damage thus sustained by farmers, in
addition to that really due to his bur-
rowinRs.
Experiments performed 10 France to
determine the usefulness OF moles as
Insecticides show that the number of
grubs. etc, destroyed by them is enor-
NOUS. A single mole. in one instance,
devoured 432 maggots and $50 grubs in
four days. Another ate S72 maggots
and $40 grubs in twelve days.
Prof Weber. q distinguished natural.
ist OF Zurich. Switzerland. performed
some interesting expe ime-ts with
moles to prove their carnivorous char.
acter and their destructivenes4 to Larvae
In the stomachs of fifteen moles CAPS
tured in different localities not the
slightest trace of vegetable matter
could be found He shut up two moles
in box in which fresh grass was
growing. and also inclosed in the same
box case Of grubs and earth worms
The moles devoured BAL white worms
or grubs, 1913 earth worms, 25 caterpil.
lars and q mouse bones, skin aud oil
in nine days. He next gave them
raw meat. cut in small pieces aud
mixed with chopped vegetables. The
moles ate the meat. but did not touch
the vegetables; and when vegeta bles
alone were given them the animals
soon died of starvation. It has been
comnuted that q single mole may de-
s.roy 30. 900 grubs in single year.
In the face Of these experiments it is
positively asserted by some that noles
will eat wheat grains with avidity. and
that poisoned wheat introduced into
their burrows through boles punched
with stick is sure death to them. We
have tried the latter without impsiring
the health OF the moles. and we have
more faith in mole traps. in the use of
which we have bad considerable ex-
perisnce and with varying results.