The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-08-10
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS
About People and Things in Wash
fngtOn.

LOOK on our third page for locals.
THE CoMIoUE has splendid bill this
week.
LOOK in at Drivers if you want to enjoy
yourself. fl r-fg tIffU /
HEALTHY, wealthy and wise men all read
THE CRITIC.
THE happicst man in town in hot weather
is the ice dealer.
If you want to know all about the Lynch
burg Convention read THE CRITIC.
STREET LAMPS will not be lighted to-
night unless it be cloudy or stormy
AT NOON TO-DAY the thermometer at |
Hempler's registered 960 in the shade.
Do THE BOYS who throw stones in the
street know that it is an offense punishable
by fine?
FIFTY-sEvEN ARRESTS were made by the
police during the twenty-four hours ending |
at s a. III. assn
THE HERDIcs are doing n rushing bust |
ness, and have succeeded in supplying a
long-felt want.
THERE APPEARS to be very large num-
Der of assault cases cropping up in the PO-
lice Court just now.
THERE is loud call for the garbage man
on Second street, between q street and
Massachusetts, avenue.
THE LARCENY cases against George
Parker, skillful thief, were called in the
Police Court to-day and continued.
JOHN WILLIAMS, colored. last night stole
lot Of dresses from Elizabeth CAVITY, and
was given six months in Jail for the same
to-day.
BILL in chancery was to-day filed by
James +. Kelly against Thomas j. Kelly,
for partition of the real estate of Ann
Kelly, deceased.
WHERE is our boosted detective corps?
Is the babies murder to 60 unavengcd be-
cause no one offers reward for the capture
of the murderers?
BURGLARS ATTEMPTED to enter the
plumbing store of James McKelden, on
Twelfth street, below Pennsylvania avenue,
yesterday morning, but were frightened off.
AN ORANGE GROVE in Putnam County,
Fla which is assessed on the tax books at
valuation of $780, was sold last week to
gentleman from Washington city for &c.,
600.
ACCORDING to an evening paper there
was an evacuation of praiseworthy felines
from the White House yesterday. "Copious
Discharge of Laudable Puss" was the an
nOuncement.
ALBERT QUEEN, colored, was up in the
Police Court this morning for the larceny
whom he was living, and was sent to Jail
for three months.
In VIEW OF THE GREAT RUSH of people to
Lower Cedar Point, hundreds are turned
away every day, and the proprietors have en-
gagged the fine steamer Jane MOseley to run
in company with the Thompson
WIN. CALTER, a soldier, was convicted in
the Police Court this morning of stealing a
valise containing clothing from Owen
Flood, ON Seventh street, and was sentenced
to fine Oslo or an imprisonment ofthirty
days. 4a frg
THE CARROLL RIFLE CLUB of Westmin-
ster, Nd, has accepted aninvitatiOn to meet
the Maryland Rifle Club, of Baltimore, and
the Columbia Rifle Club, of Washington, in
contest at the range of the latter on the
18th instant.
WIN. KAILERT, a special officer who does
duty on Il street northwest from Ninth to
Eleventh, was fined $40 by Judge Bundy
to-day for using undue violence on Albert
Smith while arresting him for firing a
pistol in the street. SfoQ -l0rttal
FRANK BUCKINGHAM, Navy-yard en-
gineer was badly hurt yesterday by q
wooden hatch chock falling OH his head
DIR. Magruder rendered the necessary aid,
and Buckingham was conveyed to his home
in the Navy-yard ambulance.
EDWARD TYLER, a colored man, who had
received serious internal injuries by earth
falling on him while he was working on
the Baltimore & Ohio Road, was brought t.
this city last evening and carried to his
home, on o street northwest. He will re
cover.
WHEN THE TRAIN from Harrisburg ar
rived, at 7:45 last evening, a party of marines
got out, and a fierce fight ragged between
two of the number, in which one of th,
cOmbatants was badly beaten in the face
The mems comrades stopped the fight an,
suppressed the names
In THE case of Charles II. Sawyer agains
Matte j. Sawyer, for divorce, Judge Wyli
issued an order directing the examiner t.
exclude all persons except the witness un
der examination from the witncss-room
and that no witness shall be examined saw
by one solicitor on each side.
DOES Professor Einstein, of Pound fame
ever visit the vicinity of New Jersey ave
nue., near the Baltimore Il Ohio Rail
road? If he does, why is it that yelpin
ours, which he could capture by the ba
FULL still have circus whenever they wan
to, to the great annoyance Of the resident
in that vicinity.
PETER LINKINs, the calciminer, who's
fall from the ceiling of the New Yorl
avenue Presbyterian Church was notice
in yesterdays CRITIC, is reported to
doing as well as could be expected til
morning. He is at his home, 1913
street northwest, and attended by Dl
Ashford, Sewers, and Joyce.
AN OLD WOMAN named Blake created
sensation this morning on q street mort
west by declaring that the milk wag'
which she had been driving had been stole
The horse and wagon turned up TWEEN
minutes later about three squares fro
where 1t was left standing.
Col. DE alma, yesterday afternoon, .
ter the dismissal Of his case at the Poll
Court executed flank movement by I
aid of Deputy Marshal Williams and a WI
of repleyin, and recovered his trunks fro
Mr.. John w. Gray, of the Continental II
tel, who had held them for a board bill.
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM, complete as
seems on its exterior, is many months
hind completion within. The plaster c,
of Freedom, which is to be superseded by
fountain, still maintains its position, a
the laying Of the tiled floor still goes slow
on. Until this Is completed the cases ca
not be placed in position, and it is said NJ
that it win be late in the fall before the
ing is finished