Daily critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1872-1881, 1881-06-09
CONDENSED LOCALS.
Items CoIIated from All Points
About Town.

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| About Town.
| A RcWdrd.-It is stated that Il citizen
wishes to offer 500 reward to any person
who can find Capitol policeman in the
grounds after midnight.
| iSupporting tie TtSdne.-The bill for the
support of 4lG insane persons sent to the
St. Elizabeth's Asylum by the District, Is
| S14 ,29S, and an investigation is to be ex-
pected.
Poorly Pared. Attention Is attracted
to the condition of G street from Tenth to
Twelfth northeast
Decreased Mortality.-The number of
deaths in the District during the past
week was smaller than for a number of
months past
Alexandria Light Hfantry.-A team of
seven will probably be sent by the Alex
andria Light Infantry to compete in a
rifle match with the Washington team on
the 18th instant.
To be Cut Down.-Residents on B street
northeast, between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets, request that it shall be cut down
to the proper grade.
No Bay Window.-The Comm issioners
decline to permit the erection of a bay
window on Lewis johnson s. Co.'s Bank.
Condemned Furniture.-The superin-
tendent of property will collect and sell at
auction the condemned furniture from the
engine houses and schools.
Unhealthy Food.-The inspector of ma
rine products inspected and condemned
during the past week 26 bushels of oysters,
63 punches of fish, 16, 500 herring, stur-
geon, 800 crabs and 32l clans as unfit
for eating.
Cut wih Saw.-Benja min Brashears
had his hand badly lacerated by circular
saw at Hooper's planning mill yesterday.
Diyorcc SWit.-Charles F. Sawyer has
entered suit for divorce from Matte j.
Sawyer on the usual grounds.
Death of a Contractors Daniel A Con-
molly, the contractor, whose mother kill
ed herself by falling down stairs short
time since, died at his home on Capitol
Hill yesterday of dropsy.
4 Neap Alley.-A marshal's jury yester-
day condemned land for an alley to run
into Massachusetts avenue, between Sew
enteenth and Eighteenth streets north
west.
Tie NeW Road.-There will be some
delay in putting the street cars upon the
river line and other new portions of the
Belt railroad, owing to some changes in
the line now in progress.
Col. Grants SuccesSor.-Capt. VIM. A.
Falkman, U. s. A, has been appointed
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES dDu dlue-uc.Cdup Ou
the staff of Lieutenant General Sheridan,
in place of Col. Fred Grant
Organized Charity.-An organization to
be known as the Associated Charities of
the District has been perfected. The
principal aim of the association will be to
scrutinize between the worthy and un-
worthy in distributing charity, and en-
courage all to sustain themselves by hon
est labor
Base Ball observation-disclosures Z, Ath-
letics 8.
A Nep Presideat.-Mr. w. W. Corco-
ran has been elected president of the
Washington and Lee University.
Going to Philadelphia. Geo. G. Meade
Post No. 5, G. A H., Department Of the
Potomac, has decided to attend in body
the unwilling of statue to General George
G. Meade, at Philadelphia, on the Fourth
of July next.
Hyn.eneal marriage of Mr.. Geo.
c. Schaffer to Miss Harold, daughter of
Rev. James Harold, rector of Holy Cross
Church, took place at that editice last
night.
Closing EnercisoS.-The fourth and
last quarterly examination of the Wash
ington Normal School took place to-day
in the franklin building. The commence
ment exercises, which were to take place
on Friday, have been postponed, and will
take place on Thursday evening, the 10th
inst, in the Congregational church, at
o'clock.
An Emphatic DeniaZ-Drs. Rowland
and Mason say: "The statement of the
colored man VIM. Joyce that we fractured
his jaw is entirely untrue, and the envious
dentists who advise suit SO that the
name of the thing will injure us, and who
encourage the said Joyce to blackmail us
in the name of compromise, will find in
the end that they will injure themselves
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