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The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
The Observation-Disclosures Court.

To-day, in the Police Court, on the COM
plant Of Major King, of the Society for
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, James
Clark, the driver of one of the "Herdic'
coaches was arraigncd for cruelty to ami.
mails in driving his coach up Fifteenth street
with twelve passengers aboard. Major King
testified that the horse was apparently worn
out in going up the steep grade, and that
he arrested the driver ut G street. John M
Young and other carriage makers were
called, and stated that twelve persons on
one "Herdic" was a heavy load for one horse,
especially on an upgrade.
Mr.. Robert Ball. another agent of the
society, testified in effect that the one-horse
"Hcrdic" cabs were habitually overloaded
After careful examination of all the
witnesses, Judge Smell decided tlAt a nomi-
nal fine of 81 would be just, and it was
imposed. His Honor spoke in high terms
of the comparative mercy of the "Herdic''
line to their horses compared to that of the
street-car lines, and said that the fact that
"Herdic' coaches would not stop fora ninth
passenger showed that they considered eight
the limit, and that was a confession that
twelve passengers was an overload for one
horse
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
Came to clean Him Out.

guished honor of assassinating Guiteau
came to the front yesterday. He was q
large, muscular fellow, and carried MUIR
demonstrating knife, the blade of which
was about six inches long. He also had on
his person navy revolver with which he
said he proposed to say Guiteau. The man
boarded an Avenue car at First street, and
after exhibiting to the conductor his weap-
ons said "Sec here mister, l am from Balti-
more, and came over here to clean out
that scoundrel Guiteau. | have sworn to
do it. and will do it. Tell me where the
jail is located" The conductor, who, on
ordinary occasions, is an obliging man
was over-anxious to furnish the information
asked by the crank. The last seen of til;
man he was vending his way toward the
Jail, his wild eyes flashing fire.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
Crank. Crank, Crank, the Cranl<s
are Writing.

Pennsylvania to-day sends its compli.
ments to the assassin Guitcau from Shcri.
dan, Pa.,) in this style:
You wish to form u matrimonial al.
lance with some Christian lady, and she
must be rich and good-looking. Come to
Pennsylvania. We have some who will
take the proffered chance, and i am the
happy possessor of Winchester repeating
rifle. l will perform the ceremony with
pleasure.
"LATE CORPORAL COMPANY G,
"FoRTY-SEvENTH PENNA. Vols"
An Annapolis author writes as follows:
JAMES GUrrEAU: 1t is pity you were
not killed the other day, for you are to die
within two weeks.
PRESIDENT OF THE COMMITTEE
SWORN TO KILL GUITEAU."
Among his mail is large show.bill of a
German picnic, to be held in New Holstein
Wis. 1t is printed in red ink, and in Ger
man. In the centre is picture represent
ing Guiteau hanging from a gallows, q sol
der guarding him, and monument, OF
which is engraved "Groze Leichten Der
| brenntmg"
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
The Carnival Determined Upon.

The District Yorktown Centennial Enter
tainment Association held an interesting
meeting last night, and considered plans for
the proposed carnival celebration here next
month. Mr.. T.. G. Davis declined to act as
chairman of the finance committee, and Mr.,
w. s.. Roose was appointed to That Office. 1t
was decided to hold the carnival October
Ia, and that it should consist of a series of
historical tablcaux on floats by day and a
grand Unprecedented display at night. Nothing
will be done, however, until the association
can see its way clear ON the financial ques-
ton. Mr.. Dem0ngeot, representing the
Societe Francois de Renaissance, stated that
the French residents in this city were
DESTROYS of assisting in the celebration, and
would gladly respond to any call that might
he made upon them. The association, after a
general discussion of the proposed event
adjourned until next Thursday night.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
A Grand Establishment.

One price, small profits, quick sales,
and all goods Guaranteed is the brief but
all-expressive motto of our friend Mr.. S.
Katzenstein, manager Of the mammoth
clothing establishment Of Messrs. Likes,
Berwanger & Co., $40 Seventh street north
west. We have had occasion to call atten-
ton to this latest and great enterprise OF
Washington, but deem it not out of place to
continue to attract our readers to the plain,
simple fact that it is to their interest to
patronize it, All of the goods are of most
excellent quality, all of the workmanship
perfect, and the prices so reasonable that
this house cannot be other than popular and
highly successful. Elegantly fitted up
handsomely appointed, and supplied with {
corps of obliging and courteous clerks ant
statesmen, the establishment of Likes, Ber
wangcr & Co. is in all respects without {
superior in the country.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
THE COURTS.

EoUfTY CoURT.-Davis VS.. Smith and
Cross VS.. heirs Of J. Templeman pro con-
fesso against defendants. Clabaugh VS..
Pierce; injunction denied and motion for
receiver overruled. In re. petition of b. u.
Keyser; authority to compromise the in
debtedness of 4. Droor granted. Leddy VS..
Fitzsmmons special auditors report rati-
fed. Mcintosh VS.. Cissell complainant to
close testimony within five days. Luchs
VS.. Gutenberg; demurrer overruled, with
ten days to answer. Robinson VS.. Shoe
maker; decree adjusting rights of parties.
The assignment for tomorrow is 10, 14i;
10, 10, 1s, 10, 20, 81, 90 and "a.
CRIMINAL CoURT.-The Criminal Court
to-day convened, and all the petit jurors
were present. At the opening Of the court
all the grand Jurors were present but two,
jeremiah Sullivan and Samuel Wheeler.
1t was ordered that in number of minor
cases the recognizances should be forfeited.
Adjourned until tomorrow at 10 a. m.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.


Twenty-one boats with coal for the fol-
lowing left Cumberland yesterday: Consol-
idation Company, 662 tons Borden Com
pany, 475 tons; Maryland Company, 2S4
tons; Georges Creek Company, III tons I;
New Central Company, "a tons; Alexandria
American Company, POI tons.
A weIl-kuOwn Citizen Gone
Mr.. A. p. Homiller, well-known citizen
of Georgetown, died here yesterday, of
paralysis. ..
They Had Royal Time.
Three young men, Charles and Richard
Burch and Henry Smith, hailing from
Alexandria, left that ancient burg at late
hoNr last night in an intoxicated condition
They harnessed an old blind horse and
hitched him to q wagon and made tracks
for Georgetown, intending, as one Of them en-,
said, "to have u right royal old
time. They made doublo.quick
time from Alexandria and safely
crossed the Aqueduct bridge, when the
driver of the team, who was, If possible,
little more Off on account of drink than
his companions drove over the embank-
ment at the Georgetown end of the bridge,
and the whole party, horse, wagon and men,
were thrown into tho canal. Mr.. Harry
Lipscombe, the oarsman, came to the rescue
of the men, and, after much difficulty, sue
cceeded in getting all three to terra firma.
1t was, indeed, a frightened and wet crowd,
and the young men made their way on foot
to Alexandria, swearing never to do it
again.
severe Accident.
Irael Taylor, colored, about II years old,
residing at the corner of Montgomery and
Beall streets, slipped and fell on the Wash
ington & Georgetown Railroad track last
night and broke his right leg. DIR. Tyler
dressed tho wound of the sufferer and had
him sent home.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
A Rise In MIX.

The statement published in morning
paper with reference to probable increase
in the price of milk appears to be well
founded. Milk dealers in town report that
an increase is inevitable. This has been
one Of the results of the recent drought
The wholesale price, which has all along
been from sixteen to eighteen cents per gal
lon for sweet milk, will be advanced from
two to four cents. The occasion of this Is
the drying up of the pastures and extra ex-
pensc required in providing food for the
cows. Provender has advanced twenty pei
cent. The feed men are now demanding a
considerable advance on the price of oats
hay, and bran. Some dairymen, wishing to
avoid the exorbitant rates for feed, have re.
sorted to cutting down their growing corn
to feed stock with. This has brought
about another complication. The profits
expected to be realized from the corn crops
are generally disappearing, and the owners
Of cows have no other alternative except to
raise the price of milk. 1t is expected that
this state of affairs will continue until next
spring unless feed dealers can be induced to
come down peg or two.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
Howsnte, where Art Thou.

A general rumor prevailed this afternoon
that Capt. Henry w. HOwgate had returned
to the city that he had been arrested when
about to take q steamer in New York to go
abroad. A reporter of The CRITIC ran the
rumor down and found that it was
false, though he interviewed two
gentlemen, who stated positively
that they saw Howgate in this
city last night. In response to the re-
porter's inquiry, a very pretty young lady
at Capt Howgate's elegant house on Thir.
denied by Secret-scrvice officers and the
officers at the Department of Justice. Some
of the latter expressed the opinion thai
Howgate had certainly jumped the country
1t was further reported late this Afternoon
that the grand jury had decided to take VI
HOWgate's case tomorrow.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
"cencra, James, staff"

We republish the following from the able
pen Of Hon. Louis Schade, the distinguished
editor of our esteemed German American
contemporary, the Washington Sentinel.
The New York Times has beer specially
favored by Mr.. James with the whole case
of the Department against the Star-route
jobbers and contractors. For months past
that paper has carried ON vigorous pros
ccution in its columns, which may be said
to have virtually collapsed few days ago
in an admission that the accused parties
were stronger than the Government.
This extraordinary declaration has pro-
voked much criticism. To say that Brady
and his cohfedcratcs WELD moro power than
this great Government, with its unlimited
resources and agencies, is u confession of
weakness calculated to strengthen the
hands of the ring, and to produce the inn
preston that the assurances of the Post.
office Department Of an easy and certain
conviction were empty boasts.
Mr.. James has substantially given the
case away by his singular policy, and if the
thieves escape punishment, rs the Times in
Inmates they will do, the responsibility will
be greatly his and that of Mr.. MacVcagh.
The. trial by newspapers exposed to the
view of the ring every material fact
charged against its members, and prepared
the way for full defense.
Another, and a fatal, mistake was in the
employment Of gang of blackmailers,
some of whom only turned against the
ring because, after having sought to levy
toll on the big contractors either by persua-
sion or by threats, they failed to extort $685.
GOO ,,, as the price Of their infamous support.
These blackmailers have been notorious
here for years, and like bawds plying their
ioul vocation, there has not been aJob Pc
lore congress or IN the Departmental IN wnich
shcy were shouoinB retrehchhieho anu re-
iorm ana doing the dirty work OF Iiiden
ana 10, Barnum.
ms wnoie prosecution OIL tne S.ar Jops
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JOBS;
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The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
Michigan Heard From.

ing the first brigade military State troops
escorted by six companies of infantry, un.
der command of Col. Israel G. Smith, have
notified the War Department that they will
arrive at Yorktown about the 18th of DC.
tober. The Governor and staff will stop In
this city for a few days en- route to York.
town. The military organizations will
make Washington a visit on their return
f.i.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
Fast Mail.

A letter was Received the other day at
the Post-ofice Department which was
mailed ut Jacksonville, Onslow County,
North Carolina, directed to the State
auditor at Raleigh, dated 1855. 1t had evil
IDENTIFY stuck inside of the pouch and was
never delivered. 1t was forwarded to the
present State auditor.
Mr.. Bell yesterday received letter re-
turned from Pulaska, Kentucky, which was
written by the firm OF Chapman, Hosmer &
Co., in 1871. The envelope bore the re-
quest If not called for within ten days
return, etc"
1t is possible that the intelligent Ken
lucky postmaster mistook ten days for ten
years, and acted accordingly.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13

A bride couple sat on the piazza of the
hotel the other night. They tried six or
seven different chairs before finally select
ing those considered suitable. 1t was cool,
and Mr. Younghusband went up stairs to
get shawl for his wife, and in putting it
on mussed her hair, as all awkward men,
especially bride grooms, do. George
said she, faint it lovely here?" "Yes,"
said George, ut is, dear" "That was an
awful mean present your sister gave me
was MT it, George p "Why, no, don't
think 1t was" said he, trihe angry.
Eyes, it was, too" exclaimed Mrs. Young
husband, beginning to cry, land you
I'll send back the old butter dish, so there
and you ought to be ashamed of yourself
to quarrel with me so soon." They went
down to the lake IN si'cnce - R76nG'rs Bud.
0rf
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
Labor Notes.

The annual session of the Grand Lodge,
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, opened
in Boston, Mass, yesterday. The order has
a membership of 5000 in the United States
and Canada. aNNA .A
North Brookfield, Mass, has the largest
boot and shoe mandatory in the world.
1t is now employing 1900 hands, with &C.
commodatiens for 400 more when business
is rushing. The proprietOrs are talking of
building on u large addition so that $500
hands can be employed.
The cotton classers at New Orleans
have, it is stated, accepted the factors
terms and have gone to work. Quite a
number of weighers have seeded from their
organization and have accepted their former
situations. The balance of the strikers
maintain their firm attitude. No trouble
occurred yesterday other than the stoning
by women and children of few of the men
drivers One of the new policemen, known
as the Ribbon" police, was shot by an un.
known person during the day.
AS an evidence of the effects produced
by the labor agitation, we quote from an
editorial published in the Omaha Herald q
journal in which Jay Gould is said to be in,
terested II says: "In several editorial
articles we have argued the wisdom and
| maintained the economy, in the joint in
terest of employed and employer, OF u re-
duction of the hours of labor from ten tC
eight hours. The New York Herald take
up the subject and advocates our view of it
expressing the belief that ultimately til,
eight-hour rule as to II days work will pre-
vail. The reduction from greater nun
Der of hours to ten has been found to TIN
advantage Of the employer and employees
alike; but as it is true, that in order t.
Il -. l.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
rho critic In Georgetown.

Copies 1.-THE EVENING CRITIC may be
had and subscriptions left at L. X. Lundy''
book and stationery store, 1913 Bridge street
Georgetown.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
snccIeI weather BuIIctin.

The special bulletin issued from the Sig
nal Office to-day says:
The indications are that cool, fair weather
will prevail in the lake region, New En-
gland, the Middle Atlantic States and the
Ohio Valley to-day and tomorrow.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
Transrers OF Real Estate.

George A. Bohrer, commissioner, to James
II. Richards, parts Of lots "a and 25, in
square S7S, 81. Elizabeth J. Gninand to
James s. Edwards, trustee, lot 8, square
1872 lots 8 and 10, in square 600 S.. James
Mount Pleasant, 5000. w. Clarence
Duyall to Edward II. Thomas, lot64 square
40 90 mn
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13

Gin. Commercial
North Africa. the Jndenhefse Is also begin.
ming to manifest itself. M. Cely, candi-
date for election in Oran, recently recon-
mended himself to his constituents as
anti-Hebrew." Oran is largely peopled
by Hebrews, and nearly the whole trade OF
Algeria is in their hands. The attempt is
being made to excite popular prejudice
aTn'"s' ''ic". - ~ 1l1d TIA ticy are
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
FINANCIAL.
To.day's stock Quotations

actions in the financial market to-day to-
gether with opening and closing quotations,
are furnished by the banking house of II.
ID. Cooke, Jr.. & Co., 1929 + street, Washing.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
Marriage Licenses.

Robert Tyler and Cornelia Smith, of
Uniontown, ID. G.
Louis Franklin f. Genet, of New York
city, and Callie t. Cooper, of Georgetown,
ID. @.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
THE EVENING CRITIC.
ADJUSTMENTS To-Nraf

NATIONAL TuEArRE-Niammoth Minstrels.
SUMNER THEATRE COMIQUE-Variety.
DRIVERS SUMNER GARDES-Concert.
ABNER's SUMMER GARDEN-Concert.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
school Outfits
Down on the Ten Per Centers.

for the boys at b. Robinson & Co.'s, 90
Pennsylvania avenue, in all styles.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13

Ask a woman how old she is if You want
to sec her show her rage.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-27
DO GARTER SNAKES EAT FISH?

A correspondent of the Forest and Stream
writes: well, if you will allow me
a point and consider crayfsh in the cate
CORY, l can answer yes. While on the
Upper Allegheny, not long since, stepped
out upon a log which projected into the
river and began washing my hands in the
water. Suddenly / perceived quick
movement in the river just beneath my
hands, which was followed by the appear
ance of large, healthy crayfish, which
seemed to rise out of the water in a strange
sort of way, which l could not understand,
but in a moment more the mystery was
solved by the head of a snake popping up
and showing that it had just caught
the crayfish by the tail. l kept
perfectly quiet, while the snake watched
me for a minute or two, and then,
concluding that I looked too good -natured
to hurt it, it commenced on It's meal. 1t
was garter snake about sixteen inches long
and slender for its length. | could not see
what it could possibly want with a crayfish,
for I did not suppose it was insane
enough to imagine that it could swallow
such bunch of shell and claws. But it
went right at it as though it understood
its business. Swaying its head (which re-
mained on level with the surface OF the
waterl from side to side, it worked its jaws
as though with sucking motion, rubbed
its throat occasionally upon little stone
in the water, and the tail and part of the
body of the cray6sh was soon comfort
ably past the rubicon. But now came the
tug of war, for here was the head and
shoulders and huge claws which were now
to be disposed of The snake seemed to
realize that it had need of all It's powers
in order to complete his enterprise. It
paused for rest and breathing spell, and
/ could readily imagine that it was splitting
on its hands for the finish. Then it COM
menced again, and such a swelling and
swaying and comforting would have made a
circus clown sick with envy. And all this
time the poor c1ayfsh didn't offer a
single objection, 1t simply looked out
into space with vacant stare and didn't
seem to have the least interest IN the pro-
eeeding. 1t had doubtless been crossed IN
love at some no distant period and con-
sidered the world hollow mockery from
which 1t was blessing TO be freed. Grad.
ually its shoulders were drawn into the
cavity, then its head sunk slowly out OF
sight, and the last thing we saw OF that
luckless eraytish was one Of its huge sharp
claws illustrating dissolving view as it
was drawn into It's living grave. Then the
snakes jaws closed like a rat-trap it
worked its body, pushing its victim down
further-iust as you have seen boy work
his throat when choking on an overdose of
dry sponge ge-cake-licked its lips with its
tongue few times, winked its eye at me
as though to say, There, you can't do
that, old man, and then wriggled away
under the log to digest its well-earned meal.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-27
HOW TO KILL A MOSQUITO.


To kill a mosquito requires combina.
ton of strategy and tactics. There must
be the mind to conceive and the nerve to
execute. There must be rapidity OF
movement and promptness of action. In
fact it takes high degree of miiitary skill
to kill mosquito. OF course no person
ever tries to kill a mosquito in the air, or
on the wing. This has deem dine, but it
is always attended by great outlay of
muscular effort and some danger. It is
the wing there are II, ,069 inefficient passes
or blows. Each one of these passes or
blows represents certain amount of
wasted muscular effort-enough probably
to raise a weight of eleven tons through
three feet in minute, or, if converted
into heat, enough to melt three quarts of
brass buttons in quarter of an hour.
Besides the power thus wasted by
striking at mosquitoes in mid-air
and missing them, person is very apt to
wrench his frame or injure himself in some
way. A very estimable gentleman of this
city hurt himself SO badly in this way.
some three years ago, that he has not been
able since to put up a stove-pipe, or even
carry water on wash-day. A lady in
neighboring town made dash at a flying
mosquito last summer while sitting near
second-story window, and with such force
that, missing the mosquito, she was pre-
cipitated out of the window, and only es-
capped serious injury by falling in the
branches of peach tree, which, by the
way, has not borne any fruit since. 1t is
plain, therefore, that it is not safe to at.
tack mosquitoes while they are on the
wing and in their native element. as it
were. The way to kill mosquito is to
wait till he lights and then still-hunt him.
The operator should keep perfectly quiet
until the mosquito unlimbers and goes
into action-in other words, wait till
he has commenced boring. The instant he
strikes blood is the time to strike him.
At that instant he is wholly absorbed in
filling his stomach, and is partially intoxi-
Gated by the first taste of blood. At this |
juncture bring the hand slowly and eau
tiously over the little brute, and without |
moving the part OF the body where he is
operating, bring the hand within about |
four inches and half of him. This is |
critical moment. If the hand is brought |
too close the enemy scents impending dam
ger and flies away. If the blow is deliv.
OlCu sioHIy AO SSCapoS ny d udnh iHoft-
ment. When the hand is within the re-
quired distance summon all the strength |
and energy of your nature, throw your
whole soul into the effort, and come down
on the enemy with crushing force If he is
there when your hand reaches the objec-
tive point, the chances are that he will be
overwhelmed and destroyed. If he is not,
then you have the satisfaction Of knowing
that you have done the best thing possible
under the circumstances, and deserve sue
cess, even if you did not achieve it.