The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-12-29
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

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Mr.. HAMILTON J. RoTHRocK's Office, in
Corcoran building, was robbed of $50 yes
terday by boy.
A SNEAK THIEF last night robbed the
residence of Mrs. Adela Kidder, 1913 q
street, of n lot of jcwclry.
A NEGRO NAMED George Fields was sent
to the grand jury to-day charged with COM
hitting the second ofense of petit larceny.
Mr.. Il. f. CLARK, chief clerk of the Trc-
mont House for the last five years, has re-
signed that position'to go South to Florida
CONSIDERING the smallness of our police
force and the largcness of our hoodlum pop
ulation, we are getting through the holt
days very well.
POLICEMAN BREEN shot at q fugitive
thief on Fourteenth street last night, but
missed him. The ball struck William
Miller colored stableman, slightly wound
ing him.
THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY last night
discussed the topic relative to the effect on
plants of transporting the seeds from one
climate to another. The theories advanced
were interesting.
ii. MARTIN WILLIAM, the great apostle
of the Greenback party of Missouri, will
address the workingmen at Knights of
Pythias Hail. on Thirteen and-a.ha
street, Friday night.
AT THE regular monthly meeting of the
Ninth Building Association, held at God
dards Hall, Georgetown, $1,000 was dis
posed of being seven shares retired at the
stock value rates, $132.67 per share.
Mr.. J. w. ANGUS, so we'll known in this
city as a builder and contractor, has lately
received contract for building the court
house at Ell Paso, Texas, his bid Of S16,995
having been accepted.
The Washington Light Guard, at II
special meeting held Tuesday evening, con-
cluded to remove their armory from Capt.
toll Hill to the northwestern part of the
city. The location has not yet been deter
mined upon.
NOSE WINTERS AND WALTER BLAND,
the black young devils who beat James II.
Williams, also colored, in such frightful
manner about three weeks since in South
Washington, were to-day sent to Jail for
six months each.
To ALWAYS protect the weakest parts is
duty, and it is especially the duty of
those whose lungs are being weakened by
the constant wear Of coughing to protect
them by using Il soothing remedy, such as
Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup. Price, % cents.
ROBERT WILLIAMS, colorcd, was to day
up before Judge Smell on the charge of
stealing two barrels of flour from the store
of Edwin d. Hartley, in Georgetown. Rob-
ert said he was guilty in part, but not
guilty in whole of the theft The Judge
thought he was guilty and gave him six
months in jail
MEssRs. j. b. burgess and John Green,
jr.. are contemplating the establishment of
a fertilizer mandatory in Alexandria at an
early date that will give employment to
about 1900 workmen. This, combined
with AleXandria's numerous enterprises
recently started, bids fair to make the old
town the manufacturing centre of the
South.
THE vILLAINoUs negro brute, Samuel
Young, who assaulted Miss Bertha Hotf-
man, about month since, mention of
which was made exclusively in the columns
of THE CRITIC at the time, was arraigned
before Judge Smell this morning, who, after
hearing all the evidence, sentenced him to
six months in Jail. Young is about 90 or
81 years old, and looks every inch a Grim
inal.
THE Progress Club gave hop at Shcldon's
Hall last night which was attended by
merry company. Among the participants
were Misses r. Behrend, A. Bchrend, b.
Strasburger, b. Kaufman, p Samstag, NJ.
Rosenthal, of Alexandria L. Rosenberg,
Emma Bensinger, +. Goodman, +. Hush, of
DduNlllc, Nd anu n. NOll. AHuOub VIC
gentlemen were Messrs. ID. Nachman, presi-
dent Ferd Frank ballet master; Joseph
Strasburger, l.. Basa, A. Behrend, NJ. New
myer, Julius Lansburgh, l.. Kirsh, of Buff.
falo, N. Y. NJ. Strasburger NJ. Eiseman,
Joseph Kahn, of Baltimore M. Hamburger,
s. Jacobs, of New York, and others.
NOT LONG AGO we happened to be seated
at the same table at hotel with Doc. Palmer,
county attorney of Taylor County, Ky.
Everybody there knows the Doctor, who
lives in Louisville, KY, and everybody
likes him. We soon introduced a flvorite
subject in that section and, as usual, found
an instance of the powerful efficacy Of St.
Jacobs Oil, the great German remedy.
Mr. Palmer said II had bad attack of
rheumatism in the left shoulder. Iapplied
st. Jacobs Oil and was permanently cured.
On another occasion l was attacked with
neuralgia, and, prohting by my former ex-
perience, became doubly indebted to st.
Jacobs Oil for cure of that most excruci-
ating torment. l recommend it to every
body / see suffering with that class of
diseases"