The Evening critic., 1881-09-05
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS
About People and Things in wash
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FIFTY ARRESTS were made by the police
during the twenty-four hours ending ut s
Il. III.
MARTHA BELL, for keeping II bawdy
house, was to-day fined S25 or sixty days
by Judge Smell.
Mr.. GEo. HEIMEs, station-keeper Mt the
Fifth Precinct, was taken suddenly i'll last
night and was conveyed to his home in the
county.
A STREET ExHoRTER held forth last
evening at the cerner of X and Seventh
streets to continually changing and rap
idly diminishing crowd.
A MARE and colt were stolen last night
from the stable of +. A. Lehman, near the
Navy-yard No clue has been found which
will help to detect the thieves.
THIS morning they reversed the order Of
trials in the Police Court. and the United
States cases. under the engineership of Capt.
Ed Blunt, were first in the field.
BENZ. THOMAS was struck and his skull
fractured by falling derrick at the Bound
ary sewer Saturday afternoon. He was car
ried to his home, near the. Navy-yard.
THE BODY OF still.born white child
was found near the B. & p. freight depot
yesterday by the Waterman. The Coroner
gave certificate and the child will be
buried by the city.
THE CoLoRED ODD FELLOWS buried yes
terday afternoon Henry S. King, of Green
Mountain Lodge. The funeral procession,
with music. passed along Pennsylvania ave-
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THE number Of petty assaults which on
cumber the records of the Police Soure
would seem to indicate there has not been
any improvement in the localities known
as Hollis Bottom and Louise alley.
A THIEF ENTERED the house of Acting
Sergeant Nokes, of the Police Department,
last night, and collected together several
books, two oil paintings and a piano cover,
but was frightened off leaving the booty
behind. ttt lslIf afHgE aHr It
KATE WHITE, colored girl, was beaten
and kicked brutally yesterday during q
fight in Louise alley, and one of her eyes
gouged out of its socket. She was taken to
Providence Hospital, and her assailant will
be arrested to-day.
SCHOOL hooks of every character, for ust
in public and private schools, can be pur
chased at tho lowest rates at Hopkins
Franklin book house, 200 Pennsylvani;
avenue northwest. This house has an i'm
mensc schOol-book trade.
The twenty.eighth fair of the Agricul
tural Society of Montgomery County, Md.
opens at Rockville next Wednesday,, and
will close Friday. 1t will be more attrac.
tive and interesting than usual this season
Special railroad schedules mentioned in the
advertisement in another column, have
been made.
A HORSE AND CARRIAGE, driven by
George Bell, collided with q buggy yester.
day evening on the GlcnwoOd road, and
Mr.. Bells carriage, with its occupants, Mrs
and Miss Bell were thrown down an EN-
bankment and the ladies slightly hurt
The carriage was badly smashed.
THE law school of Georgetown Univer
sity, for the term of 1sS1-S2, opens We'd
nesday evening, October 8, at oc.ccc,n,
This old reliable institution which ha
turned out some of our most talented law
yers continues to thrive. For particular
concerning the coming session, address w
II. Dennis secretary, 915 + street north
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~, ABour 12.30 o'clock yesterday morning
Thomas Dorsey was struck in the>head a
the southwest corner of Seventh and \
streets northwest by some person unknown
and seriously injured. He was discovered
by the police lying upon the pavement ant
carried to a physician, who attended to hi
wound, and he was then sent to his home OF
NiRth, between aud NJ strects,northwest
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fhs District Government Notes.
The offices of the District will be close
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