Daily critic., 1881-06-04
CONDENSED LOCALS.
Items Col1atcd from All Points
About Town.


WIT SUNDAY. TO. M rrow will be Whit
Sunday, the seventh Sunday after Easter
and commentaries the descent of the
Holy Ghost at Pentacost.
Vacancy Fili6d.-The President yes
terday appointed Addison Brown to be
United States Judge for the southern dis
trict of New York; vice Choate, resigned.
,Silyer DolldrS-The director of the
mint has authorized the coinage of $780,
600 standard silver dollars during the
present month.
Contract A,Carded--The contract for
furnishing the illustrated portion of the
Patent Office report has been awarded to
the Heliotype Printing Company of Bos-
ton, at S6.75 per page.
4 Sailors Dedth.-Albert G. French, a
| sailor on the schooner Favorite, at George
town, died suddenly yesterday of conges-
ton of the lungs.
Heavy Bonds.-J. j. johnson has been
appointed administrator of the estate of
the late Rev. Jared l.. Elliott, and gave
bond in 10000
Railroad Hands.-About fifty colored
laborers left here yesterday via the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad for Kearneysville,
Pa, to work upon a railroad there.
Church Trouble.-A "church trouble"
has developed in the colored Union Bethel
Church, and an effort is being made to
GUST Rev. j. w. Stevenson from the pas
torate.
Confederate GraUeS.-The efforts made
by the Southern Memorial Association
for decorating the graves of the Confed-
crate dead at Arlington, met with such
poor success that the idea has been aban-
doned.
Preventing Cruely.-Major j. Fl. King,
the efficient agent of the Cruelty to Ami
mails Society, was last night commission
ed as a special police officer In order to
enable him to prosecute his work more
effectively.
The biological Society.-A meeting of
the Biological Society was held at the
Smithsonian last night and papers were
read on "Changes of the color of the hui
man hair" by D. w. Prentiss, and on the
"Natural History of Mackerel" by Mr..
g. B. Goode.
The NeU Carp Pomk.-Major Twining
has written letter in compliance with re-
quests of Prof Baird urging the contractor
to expedite work on the new carp pond in
Monument Lot.
Destitute and Among Strangers
Richard Harmon, of Georgetown, who
left for the West with his little son soma
weeks ago, and jumped from the train
near Fort Wayne, Ind, leaving his boy
alone, writes to his friends that he has
wandered through the woods ever since
and is anxious to return.
4 Popular Prima Donna.-Mss Eva
Mills is understood to have agreed to be-
come the prima donna ofan English opera
company, which will present light operas
at the watering places during the summer.
A Courteous Reception.-Th Ninth New
Jersey Regiment have sent set of reso.
lutions thanking the military committee
on inaugural ceremonies for their kind
reception and many tavors received during
their visit on March 4th.
Defeating Monument-T dedica-
ton of the monument to the Irish patriot,
Thomas Devin Reilly. at Mt. Olivet GENE
terry, will take place to- morrow under the
auspices of the Clan-na- Gael.
Resignation accepted. resignation
of Lieut. j. NJ. Gore, Twenty second In
fantry, has been accepted by the Presi-
dent.
an Injunction Refused.-In the case of
Fayole VS.. the Texas Pacific Railroad Com
pany, Judge James yesterday refused an
application for injunction and dismissed
the bill.
Ordered West Again.-Major G. @.
Snitfen, paymaster, United States Army.
will, upon the expiration of his present
leave of ABSENCE, report to the Command
ing General, Department of the Platte, for
duty in that department.
Tile South Washington Methodist Con-
gregdtion. = The seceders from Ryland
Chapel will build church at once on
Ninth street between B street and
Virginia avenue.
Removed to Providence Hospital.-Jas.
Lindsay who fell:last evening in front of
the Imperial Hotel dislocating his right
knee, was removed to Providence Hospi-
tai to-day.
Cruelty to AnimalS.-Major j. Ii. King
stated at meeting of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals that he
was continuing the investigation of
chicken fights and cruelty to calves, sheep
and poultry, the overlooking of street
cars, herdics, hacks and other species of
cruelty to animals.
Col Grants ReSignation-Tn resig-
nation of Lieutenant Colonel Frederick ID.
Grant, aide-de-camp, of his position q S
aide upon the staff of the Lieutenant Gen
eral Sheridan, to date June /, 1881, has
been accepted.
The Homeopathic Hospital.-The Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Homeopathic
Hospital Association met last evening,
and took measures for perfecting the or
ganization.