The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-11-01
ESTABLISHED AUGUST 1865

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BUY the Consider; IL is the best.
HuFrs black goods store, 713 9TH st. II. W
FIrrY-Two arrests were made by the
police yesterday.
BEarNNINo to-day cartridges can be
legally shot in Virginia.
STREET LAMPS will be lighted at ~ y. IN.
and extinguishcd at 3 q. m.
JOHN CARL was fined $40 by Judge Smell
to-day for kccpinga dangerous and Zero.
cious dog.
BILL wus filed in equity to-day by the
heirs of Robert Il. Martin, deceased, for par
tition of the real estate.
TIME Is MONEY, cmphatically so when
DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup frequently cures
colds, coughs, &c, in less than day. Price,
% cents. Sold everywhere.
A YOUNG white man named Dennis Me-
Carroll was sent to Jail for sixty days by
Judge Smell to-day for stealing carriage
robe from the buggy of Robert l. Fleming.
A NUMBER of cases of sneak thieving are
reported daily to the police. The articles
stolen are in most cases Of small value and
tolen from Railways, the doors of which
nave been left unlocked or open.
FoR the second day the Criminal Court
was without work. With the number of
cases now in jail ii seems strange that the
court is compelled to adjourn from day to
day for want of business to occupy its atten-
ton.
At A special meeting of the Society of the
Alumni of Georgetown College, held yestcr-
day on the call of its president, w. w. Cor
corin, esq, TO take action in reference to
the death of Dr. John b. Blake, Hon. r.. T.
Merrick being in the chair, committee
was appointed and appropriate resolutions
were adopted.
W. II. WIGGINs, document clerk of the
House Of Representatives, has returned
from New York, where he has been spend
ing few months for his health. Virgins
is looking we'll and says he can account for
the drought upon the hypothesis that he
drank great deal Of water while absent.
RICHARD ENTwoRTH, n white man en-
poycd rs driver of q Treasury express
wagon, appeared in the Police Court to-day
against Rachel Goodall, whom he charged
with the larceny of about $40. Entworth
went down on the Island on spree on Mon
day and lost his money The case was con-
tinued.
JACOB ROTH the well-known brewer,
was charged in the Police Court to-day
with destroying note for Si5.56, due to
James McLanc. Judge Smell stated that he
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preston that the note was paid and that
he had not any felonious intent, but
would hold Mr.. Roth on his personal bonds
for the grand jury.
BENJAMIN CHAMBERS, JR., q prominent
lawyer of Chambersburg Pa, committed
suicide on Sunday by shooting himself
through the left temple. For several years
recently he had been the analytical chemist
in the department of agriculture at Wash
ington. During the last three or four years.
however, he has been pursuing the practice
of his profession in Chambersburg
Alta MEETING of the law class of 81,
National University, held last evening,
Maj. A. G. Richards in the chair Messrs.
Jason Yurann, Mark Bumham and c.
Theodore Brentano, n committee appointed
for the purpose, presented resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted, in honor Of the
memory of the late President Garfield, who
was the Chancellor of the University.
DAN Tommy, a powerfully built white
man and old offender, was arrested this
morning by Officer Williams in the lobby
of the Police Court for assaulting Walter l..
Rogers. Tommey resisted so violently that
Officers Slack and Williams were unable to
ovcrpower him and an animated struggle en-
sued. Tommey was arraigncd and pleaded
guilty to assaulting the officer and the SEN
tence was suspended.
THE REDIRECT examination of Mrs
Christiancy yesterday afternoon, in the
divorce suit between herself and husband,
was confined to her explaining certain let
tcrs written from Healing Springs, Va, aud
this city, to her husband. The promised
witness, Charles Goodman, was not pro-
duced, and the counsel for the defendant
asked that a day certain be fixed at which
time they would have him present.
THERE was an enthusiastic meeting of
the Blair Pennsylvania association, at st.
Georges Hall, last evening. committee
had been appointed to ascertain the feeling
of the Department heads with regard to
election leaves, and the result was favor
able. Addresses were made by Judge
Oliphant, Mr.. Brooks and others. The
latter favored the establishment of q library
and literary bureau in connection with tho
association.
A FAREWELL SUPPER WIS last night
rendered to Gen. Walker x-Superintend-
ent of the Census, by the chiefs of the
various divisions. The table was spread
Mt Wormley's. There were present Gen
Walker and his successor Charles w. Sea-
ton, Henry Randall Waite, Prof. G. II.
Dodge, Col. J.. G.. Bocrnstein, s. N. d.
North, Henry Cannot, Prof. G. Brown
Nooucj ioi' - ~ iiouBctb anu lrol. hOD-
ert A. Porter.
EUGENE A. MASS was charged in the
Police Court to-day with carrying concealed
weapons and making an assault on George
Christine. Both the men are strolling
actors in the variety line and have been for
some time enemies. They met yesterday
in house conducted by Christines wife, on
Thirteenth street, below Pennsylvania
avenue, and quarrel ensued, in which, it
Is alleged, Christine was struck on the head
with n blackjack by Mass. Judge Smell
imposed fine of $50 in one case and $50 in
the other, and an appeal to the grand jury
was noted by Attorney A. b. Williams for
the defendant.
The Lawrence Fund.
The CRITIC yesterday suggested that, in
view of the destitute circumstances in
which the family Of Mr.. Lawrence was left
by the late fatal accident at tho Navy.
ward TINT fha hon nv, ~ al /.