The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-11-09
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police yesterday.
STREET. lamps will be lighted at 510 p.
m, and cxtinguishcd at 9p. IN.
THE jurors in the Criminal Court were
to-day discharged until Monday next.
THE case of Strong VS.. the District of Co.
lumbia was on argument in the Court in
General Term to-day.
MANY PEOPLE afflicted with phthisis
pulmonalis Consumption use DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup with very great benefit and
relief. Price % cents bottle.
On PAGE 40 Of the report of the Clerk of
the House of Representatives for the years
lS10-S0 this item appears: lone pug for
member, 1925" Is ita pug dog?
BENJAMIN GAsKISs, a colored man, was
held for the grand jury by Judge Smell to.
day for second oilensc petty larceny. Gas
kins stole bag of rags from u paper and
rag warehouse in Georgetown.
THREE CoLoRED BOYS were in the dock
at Police Court to-day, charged with steal
ing three silver watches from the store of
Max Rowenski, and one of them, VIM
Bright, was found guilty and sent to jail
for six month.
GEN. SHERMAN has called meeting of
the executive committee of the Garfield
Memorial Hospital, to be held tonight at
the Ebbtt House. The committee are
working with great vigor, and excellent re-
suits are manifesting themselves.
WILLIAM Lynch, small white boy,
was severely but not dangerously burned,
at $50 this morning, by the explosion of
gas-pipe. DIR. Bayncs rendered medical
aid, and carried the boy to his home on
Eighth street, near A, southeast.
Ar THE eighty.sixth regular meeting of
thn In n,,;lJ;,f, IL
617 Seventh street, the president, j. G..
Judd, in the chair, and John Joy Edison,
secretary, five shares were drawn for re-
demption, Mt value of S272.75 each.
THE VACANCIES in the National Safe
Deposit Company occasioned by the death
of William Stickney aud George w. Riggs
in the board of managers have been filled
by the election of Charles c. Glover of
Riggs & Co., and John G.. Parke, U. S. A.
MOSES SMITH was committed to Jail in
default of $500 bonds to await the action of
the grand jury by Judge Smell for burglari-
ously entering the house of Maria Hawkins,
No. 21l Fourth street, on the night of the
9Th instant and stealing u clock and some
clothing.
EVA LANGLY, II 17-months old child of
Charles Langly, accidently tell from the
sccond.story window of its fathers house.
No. zoos Virginia avenue southwest. DIR.
Boarman was called in, and stated that the
childs skull was fractured and its injuries
necessarily fatal.
LITERARY AND MUSICAL CLUE was
organized last evening at the residence of
the Misses Philip, on Fourteenth street
northwest. The following officers were
elected Mr.. Charles l.. Pate president
Mr.. Ed. Cooper, vice. president Miss Laura
Philip secretary, and Miss Katie Giddings,
treasurer.
WILLIAM FLAMING, barkecpcr, and
John Robinson, n waiter in the Maison
Dorcc restaurant, had n serious fight yester-
day morning. The waiter attacked the
barkcepcr by bombarding him with bottles
Inc latter sprang upon his assaiant, and
taking pistol from his pocket, beat him in
the face with the butt of the weapon, in
flicting serious injuries. Both were ar
rested.
In THE EXAMINATION of the Christiancy
divorce suit yesterday, DIR. Victor Chris
tiancy, of Leavenworth, Kan, protesting
to be familiar with the handwriting of
Mrs. Christiancy, was shown the letters put
in with the testimony of Edil Giro, and
which he claimed TO have received from her.
The witness spent some time in looking over
the letters, and finally pronounced the en-
tire thirteen to have been written by her.
The cross-examination was postponed.
THE only excitement, or appearance of
interest, in and over the elections of YES
terday was at the Republican office. The
business rooms of that journal were largely
crowded by throngs of people interested in
the result and quite number congrcgated
III the street about the building. The cleo.
ton returns, however, came in slowly, and
were indefinite. The only definite results
from Virginia received last night were
those in the adjoining county Of Alexan-
dria.
JUDGE JOIN X, PORTER, of New York
city, assistant counsel for the Government
in the Guiteau case had lengthy interview
with District Attorney Corkhill and w. ID.
Davidge, esq, this morning. His coming
to the city was for the purpose of being in
readiness to go on with the trial next Mon
day, and to become conversant with the case.
DR.. Gray, of the Utica, N. V, Insane Asy-
iuni, was also present, and will doubtless he
used rs witness rs to the insanity of the
assassin
FRANK p. OLIVER was arrested In ST
night by I.ieutenantlArnold, on the charge
of embezzlement of money collected by
MIN for Louis ii. Evarts q prominent pub
Usher of Philadelphia. Oliver came TO
this city to collect for the publishers whom
he represents, and has contracted debts by
his dissolutc habits and dissipation, which
have been paid with his employers money.
The case was called in the Police Court to-
day, and continued until Tomorrow. 1t is
not yet known whether Oliver will be
prosecuted or not.
The National Veteran Club met last
evening at their headquarters in the Corco.
ran building, Vice-President j. b. Tanner
in the chair The committee appointed in
connection with the obsequies OF Comrades
Ward and Wallace reported Il satisfactory
completion of their duties, and was dis.
charged A plan was discussed looking to-
ward raising u fund for the relief of dis
abled soldiers, their widows and orphans.
ana the committee on entertainments was
instructed to arrange for one or more lee
lures Tor that purpose during the coming
season: A final report of the committee on
excursion was submitted showing a hand.
some revenue derived therefrom.
LAST NIGHT the Ryland Chapel Sunday
schooi scholars gave musical and literary
entertainment to their friends, and about
one hundred of them, arrayed in elegant
ana tasteful costumes, occupied the Mat
form and took part in the exercises. The
platform was adorned with fragrant flowers
and evergreens, and festooned with flags
and draperics. The little ones were low
Gus, and acquitted themselves most credit
ably. The house was literally packed, and