The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-11-28
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS

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TOYS Wholesale Mt $50 Seventh street
TwENrY.NrSE arrests were made by the po.
llco yesterday.
STREET-LAMps VIII be lighted nt 10 40 p. IN.
and extinguished at . n. m.
EIGHTH STREET northwest, between and II,
Ia being improved by the laying OF n concrete
pavement.
THE MEMBERS Of tho petit Jury not engaged
on the Guitoau trial were discharged this
morning for the term.
Fon STEALING bacon from stall I'm the o.
street Market Saturday night, Robert Bowie
was fined 50 or thirty days In jail.
PATRICK COLLINS, gentleman, walking
along l. street, near North Capitol, yesterday,
foil down, sustaining n compound fracture OF
the skull.
JOHN HAWKINS stole an overcoat on Sunday
night, from gentleman who was walking
along North Capitol street He VIII be Mt largo
In ninety days.
RUNAWAY HORSE, attached TO n buggy and
owned by ]. O. Cook, was stopped yesterday by
Onicers Janlfcr and Clark after doing some
damage TO passing carriage.
THIEVES forced an entrance TO the apartments
OF Miss Julia Washington, No. 400 street,
on Sunday evening, and stole largo portion
OF the young lady's wardrobe.
THE GRAND JURY visited the Jail to-day, and
met with cordial reception from the warden
and were greatly pleased with the healthy and
cleanly condition OF the prison.
THE CHEAPEST method TO cheat the under.
taker (who IL generally around whom coughs
and colds prevaiD is to buy and use DR.. Bulls
Cough syrup. II always cures.
AMONG tho washingtonans registered In
Paris, France, November IL, were Mrs. O. T..
Cole, Miss Cole, Mrs. Heintzeman, Mrs J.
II. Mitchell, Miss Mitchell and I. J. Cofrey.
SARAH WILLIAMS, n colored girl about q
years old, was found by the police on Saturday
night wandering about in a half.starved con-
dition, and said she was without cithor homo
or friends.
OFFICER KEARNEy found n colored dead in.
FAINT In the alley between Eleventh and Twelfth,
o and streets, last night, and notified the
Coroner, who stated that the infant was still
born, and ordered Its burial.
ADDY FoBEPAuGB, JR, only son OF the great
Snowman, leaves for Europe after the holidays.
Mr.. S. II. Semon, one Of the agents (rosiding In
this city, IL expected TO accompany him--both
In search of rare animals and novelties.
THIEVES ENTERED the dry-goods store OF
east, between Third and Fourth streets, on
Saturday night, and stole dry-goods to the value
Of about $40. No arrests have been made.
ALICE ADAMS and william Paine, both
colored, had n tete-a-tete yesterday afternoon,
during which Alice hit Billy lick with beer
mug and he rctalated with n piece OF wood
from tree.box. Judge Smell imposed n fine
of IS ON each.
THE CLERK OF THE COURT to-day received the
following, returned as witnesses for Guitoau
j. p. Bancroft, New Hampshire; Samuel Wor-
cester and pliny Earle, Boston, Mass; DR..
Strong, superintendent OF the Cleveland (Ohio)
Hospital for the Insane.
ELIZABETH ROBINSON, n sable damsel, ap-
peared at Judge SMELLS matinee to-day, and
Indecent language; but on testfying that she
had an infant OF her own and three adopted
children, she was dismissed.
Mr.. Z. s. HOLMES has resigned the leader.
ship OF both the Washington and Georgetown
Masonic choirs. Mr.. j. p. Soussa has been SO
lected to lead the Washington choir, and the
Georgetown choir Will select a leader the sec
ond Wednesday In December.
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Smell to-day on the charge of vagrancy were
Thomas II. Millerick, n white cripple, and
Adolph Burgess, n colored man,who has passed
through the various grades, reform school,
work.house, jail and penitentiary.
GEORGE COOK, n brewer, being disappointed
In financial affairs, attempted to drown him
self on Sunday by throwing himself into n
pond on North Capitol street, near NJ, but was
prevented by number OF citizens, and taken
TO the nearest police station, and thence to his
home.
Col. DODGE, the District treasurer, reported
to the police on Saturday that four suspicious
characters followed him when he was taking
money TO several banks to deposit It. 1t is the
Dodge, but were disappointed, as he promptly
detected their motive.
EMMETT SCOTT, bright, intolligent.looking
colored boy about 10 years old, was charged
In the Police Court to-day by his mother with
incorrlgibility Mrs. Scott said her boy was nj
all times unmanageable and beyond her con.
troll, and therefore desired tho Court TO send
did.
ALVIN o. BUCK was arrested last Saturday Oh
warrant sworn out before United States Com
missioner Bundy, charging him with con
spiracy TO defraud the United States by frauds
In the Post-onice Department. He was taken
before the Commissioner and released on his
own personal rccognizance In the sum Of ST..
THE EAST WASHINGTON AUXILIARY of the
Womans Christian Temperance Union held n
meeting at Herrell's Hall yesterday afternoon
The president, Mrs. H.. +. Crosby, presided.
Addresses were made by Mrs. j, McKendreo
Reilly, Mrs. Barnard, Mrs. Davidson and Mrs
Underhill The attendance was large and the
speeches interesting.
PROFS JOHN PIsToRIo and ]. T.. Darnnll will
open their dancing academy No. G32 Penn.
sylvania avenue northwest, Friday evening,
December 2. These young gentlemen are
well-known masters OF the terpsichorean art
and will no doubt make success OF their new
enterprise. Reunions will DO held every Tues
day and Friday evenings.
THE DIRECTORS OF tho Columbian Bank Note
Company on Saturday last elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: Walter y
Cox, president; John +. Olmstead, vice-presi
dent; Samuel Cross. treasurer, and james d.
Martin, secretary. An executive committee,
consisting OF the vice.president, treasurer md
secretary, was also elected.
JOHN SHEA was up before Judge Smell this
morning on the charge OF beating his wife
These parties reside on Maryland avenue, be-
tween Third and Fourand-a-half streets south
west, one of tho most delectable localities In
the city. They are the owners of row of dis
reputable houses, and are recognized as In.
corrigible citizens. John was fined $40.
1T IS UNDERSTOOD that next Sunday DR.. f. s.
kimball VIII assume the leadership of the
choir at ST.. Aloysius' Church. The quartette
Will probably consist OF Mrs. Buxton, soprano
Miss Eichhorn, contractor Mr.. John o. pugh,
tenor, and Mr. Frank M. Pearson bass. Mr.
william waldeckcr will be the organist, and
there Will also he u chorus OF about twenty
voices.
THE cRoss-ExAMISATIoS OF Mrs. Mary f.