The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-12-28
THE EVENING CRITIC.
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.


A HIDEousLY UGLY little negro woman,
named Elsie Dusonberry was fined So by
Judge Smell this morning for firing off pis-
tol in the streets.
WHEN one knows good thing il should
be told and we do know from experience
that DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup Is the best
remedy for coughs and colds we ever used.
1t only costs % cents bottle.
JAS. WALSH, residing on High street,
Georgetown, between Fifth and Sixth
streets, amused himself last September by
shooting troublesome chickens, and was
fined s. to-day by Judge Smell.
A LITTLE boy named VIM. Staub was run
over on Pennsylvania avenue, near Elev-
enth street, yesterday, by n butchers
wagon upon which he was trying to steal a
ride and had his right leg broken in two
places. He was taken to his home in
Georgetown by his two companions, George
Graves and Lewis Smith
THE Washington Literary Association
has elected the following officers: l.. Hell
Ter, president; j. Eisenmaim, vice-prcsi-
dent J. Strasburger, recording secretary
S. Sicherer, corresponding secretary; i.
Freirick, financial secretary N. l.. Rosen-
berg, treasurer l. Newman, librarian; A.
Herman, stage manager; S. Kaufman, mar
shall.
COLUMBIA LODGE, No. l. |. o. NJ, on
last evening, elected the following named
officers for the ensuing term; w M, b. Olive;
j. NJ, J. X. Courtney; recording secretary,
w. l.. Seward; financial secretary, d. G..
Eichelbcrger IRE elected); treasurer, w. l..
Courtney (re.elected); chaplain, ]. II.
Duvall; conductor, +. w. Koss; sentinel,
NJ. p. Hiser.
PATENTS have been issued to the follow
ing District inventors: Lewellyn l..
feathers, Washington, compound for the
manufacture of artificial stone James III.
Rogers and c. G. Schneider, assignors to III.
NJ. Hutchinson, Washington telephone
two patents); Eldridgc J. Smith, Washing.
ton, folding chair Charles c. Wilson, Wash
ington, hand-stamp.
CHARLES L. GOLDEN, colored, armed
himself with tin horn and n few tin cans
last night, and proceeded to the residence
of Agnes Smith, white, in Louse-alley, and
began n vigorous serenade Although
Charles was looked upon as a friend of
Agnes, still she would not tolerate that
kind of serenade, and reported the case to
the police Judge Smell fined him S..
GENTLEMEN WHO ARE INTERESTED in
the recently established stock exchange in
this city report having met with more than
anticipated success. Their operations are
confined mostly to local securities, but the
indications are that they will branch out in
.ho VI Viino w Sopoia' p"9iho0' "a "''
hrst-class securities. 1t is new enter
prise enat mas tne appearances Oh becoming !"
permanent INSTITUTION
The M. W. Grand Lodge OF F.. A. A. NJ.
(colored) OF the District OF Columbia has
elected and installed the following officers
for the ensuing year: Nj. w. grand master,
Charles Z: q. johnson IL. w. deputy grand
master, VIM: IL. Grimshaw X. W. 5. grand
warden, John ~ Hunt X. w: j. grand
warden, John IL. Hawkins; X. W. u.
treasurer, Mason 5. Lowery X. W.. u. sec
rotary, Wm. IL. Myers W.. chaplain,
Harrison Gordon w. 5. u. deacon, Samuel
West; W. j. q. deacon, Nj. III. Robertson
w. &. tiler, Charles III. Hunt.
THE total mortality in the District for
the week ending last Saturday was II, be-
ing more than for the preceding week, or
at the rate of 22.2 per 900 per annum. OF
the decedents 10 were white males, "a
white females, Is colored males and 10
colored females, making an annual death
rate of 1876 per / 1000 for the white popula-
Ill, ~. oio.,o, % a;na..o .La,s ,,,o,o ~,
each from scarlet fever, diorrbmo. tynhoid
fever and whoonino cougb Scvcntv.tbrce