The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-11-02
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS
About People and Things In wash.
iugton.

was acquitted in the Criminal Court to.
day.
PRIVATE SULLIVAN, of the Sixth Pre-.
cinct shot mad dog last evening on
Fourth street near n.
SEE THIRD PAGE of to.day's CRITIC for
the Erening Stars true opinion Of William
A. Cook and rice rersa.
WOMEN and upholstcrcrs were at work
to-day sewing and laying new carpets in
the House wing of the Capitol.
THIS being All Souls day, it was infor-
mally observed in the Catholic and Episco-
pal Churches throughout the city.
ONE of the horses in car No. 49, Avenue
line, slipped and fell near the Quarter
master-General's Office to-day and was
slightly injured.
THE room of the House Committee on
Military Affairs is now being used as bar
Der shop. Quite n brisk little trade was
being done there to-day.
ExPoLIcEMAN JOHN L. NORTON fell
from car at Seventh and ID streets last
evening and broke his left leg. He was
taken to Providence Hospital.
THE Coroner has been notified OF the
sudden death of Charles III. Smith while ut
work yesterday afternoon in an alley near
Seventh and streets southeast.
WIN. NIEDFELpT was Frustrated last
evening ON II street near Eleventh by u
severe attack of heart disease and was re-
licved at the Emergency Hospital
THE number of departmental clerks ap-
plying for leave of absence to go home to
vote is much less this year than for many
preceding years for all Of the States except
Virginia.
YESTERDAY MORNING horse belonging
to the Commissary Department took fright
and ran away. John Hanlan, who was
driving, was slightly hurt and the carriage
completely wrecked.
CORONER PATTERSON and DIR. Hartigan
held an autopsy yesterday upon the body
of M. II. Dodson, who died suddenly at the
PO0r-house. A tumor in the brain was
found to be the cause of death.
THE Equitable Cooperative Building
Association will hold its monthly meeting
tonight at Marinis Hall. Subscriptions
for stock in the third issue will be received
and the first payment on the same will be
due.
CHARLES WRIGHT, a driver on the Penn
sylvania avenue cars, was fined SO by Judge
Smell for driving his car through process
sion of New Jersey troops OH the 22d
ultimo. An appeal to the grand jury was
noted.
THE "pink eye" continues to increase
being now affected. BY veterinary sur
geons it is stated that unless the prevailing
weather clears up the disease will merge
into CHAMBERS.
MORE "CUss WORDS" were uttered during
the present week on account of the rain
by the shook makers' and horsemen in
our city, than were prayers of thanksgiv-
ing by the citizens of New York, for its sal
walton from water famine.
THE OLDEST friends arc to-day the
staunchest friends of Dr. Bulls Cough
Syrup. They have proven its great worth
in all cases Of Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness,
Tickling in the Throat, Irritation of the
Bronchial Tubes and Lungs, etc.
THE installation of officers of Persever.
ance Lodge, No. 2, /. o. G. t. fer the
present quarter took place last night. The
officers installed were James Henry, ir., W.
C. T.; Miss Nellie Pocock, w. " r.;
Thomas J. Swearingen, w. f. s.; Miss
Mamie C. Cooke, w. c.; J. L. Bishop, W.
NJ; Miss Bessie Wilson, w. I.G.
JUSTICE WyLIE to-day granted Moses
Ogle a divorce from Virginia Ogle. The
parties were married in this District March
81, 1867, by Rev. John A. Williams, and he
charged that she committed adultery with
John Hopper at No. 1910 X street north
west in October, 1879, and other places.
The charge being proven the divorce was
granted.
THE LIST of liquor licenses published in
the papers as having been approved by the
examining committee is incorrect These ap-
plications have been sent to the chief of po-
lice to he transmitted to the lieutenants of
the precincts in which the restaurants are
located in order to verify the signatures at
tached to the various petitions When this
is done they will come back to the commit
tee, accompanied by the report of the leutcn.
ant, and then be passed upon.
Books for the subscription to the capital
stock Of the Cumberland, Washington &
Norfolk Railroad company, which was in
corporated in Maryland few weeks since,
were opened at Suitland yesterday,
and all the stock was taken. The
road, it is understood, is to connect
the coal fields at Cumberland
with the Washington City & Point Look
out Railroad, which is now being built.
The connection will take place at Hyatts.
vile.
DURING u society meeting at G-street
Hall last night dispute arose about the
distribution Of some money and the alter
cation became so lively about midnight that
rtwo squares the noise indicated a turmoil.
When the meeting was over, the preacher
and deacon OF the church attempted to set
"tS ehe lueoeiVh ny " nBut, III WHICH TWO
sisters and two brothers took part. Police
officers arrived on the scene and arrested
the Rev. Peter Hayes, Deacon Richard
Moulton, Brothers Archie Hayes and jim
Taylor, as well as Sisters Ellen Ware and
Ann Moulton, all of whom forfeited col
lateral in the Police Court this morning.
SHOULD the plan of railroad transfer
through the city, proposed by Lieut.. Hoxie
be adopted, u is thought certain thai the
District would purchase the Sixth street
depot for use as a District Government build
ing. The Jefferson School building, on
Sixth and ID streets, directly opposite the
new Adams Express warehouse and TIT
city workshops of the Baltimore & Poto
mac Road, would then be Just in tho gar
between the Elevated Railroad and tho
tunnel, and so manifestly out of place as d
school building and in a position for d
Baltimore 4 Potomac depot and offices that
II may be well anticipated that a new
school building in Il better place would be
built for South Washington, and the pres
ent building find use for railroad purposes
The Lawrence Find.
We acknowledge the receipt of the fol
lowing additional subscriptions to the fund
for tho relief Of the family of the late
George Lawrence, who was killed by the
Navy-yard explosion. The family is really
In need, and money cOuld not ba mora