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The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18
District government Notes.

MRS. HANNAH GocrALI. has taken out Il
permit for improvements on her house, 4i3
New Jersey avenue southeast
JOHN p. AGNEw & Co. will build new
Office at Delaware avenue and Ill street
northeast, for which II permit was taken
out to-day
GEORGE MASON took out a permit to-day
for building row of three dwellings, on X
street, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets northwest, ut u cost of $4,000. The
houses are to be three story brick and
seventeen feet six inches front by II depth
of thirty-six feet.
MAJOR TwINING is making brief stay
in New York City on District business,
A CONSULTATION was held this morning
between Maj. Brock, Inspector of Buildings
Entwistlc, Maj. Morgan, Commissioner
Dent and Capt. Vernon to decide whether
the proposed station houses, for which the
plans have been completed, can be erected
without an increased appropriation for the
purpose. They were unable to decide
whether the work should commence or the
plans altered and the matter Is postponed
until Maj. winnings opinion can be OBJ
tanned.
THE Engineer Department during ycstcr-
day and to-day ordered the taking up Ind
reaying of nine brick payements in the
city.
TX order to prevent intrusion ON the
grounds of the Reform School, and aid in
the perfect preservation of its property, the
superintendent and assistant superintend-
ent Of the school have been appointed special
police officers by the Commissioners
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18
Going behind the Returns.

Alexandria are justly indignant about an
alleged Louisiana transaction in connection
with the church festival and balloting for a
prize ofjewelry ''to the most popular lady
in the congregation"
The jewelry consisted of II complete set of
earrings and brooch included. The result
was, rs reported by the tellcrs, that Emma
Johnson received ia and Lou Tancill SO.
The announcement created much surprise
and the friends of the cighty-eighth COM
petitor claim that it was a seven to eight
business, and assert that the ballot-box was
STUFFED" There is blood on the face of
Alexandrias fair moon by reason of the
charges, and Il waking up of the church on
the subject of dispute is imminent.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18

The inhabitants of Sherman's Row, the
locality in which Burlingamc, the magnetic
free-lover was assaulted, are testing the
question of what can be done to protect a
child from its parent The little boy Willie
is now under the care of neighbour and
declares that he would sooner live in the
streets than return to his father. Mr.. Bur
lingame is undoubtedly legal guardian OF
the children, until the pending divorce suit
shall be settled, but his crueltyas is alleged,
justifies the desire to keep the boy away
from his father. 1t is generally supposed
that a second attempt to take the boy forci-
bly, from Sheman's Row will be resisted by
tho free loyer
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18
Our Jealous Friends.

We received yesterday postal card an
nouncing that Mrs. l.. o. Freeman, of this
city, was in need of relief from the charita-
BILE. The author of the same is evidently
over-zcalous, as the husband of the lady
write us: "Thc article in yesterdays issue,
headed AN Appeal to the Charitable,' does
Mrs. L. o. Freeman, of 621 Third street
northwest, a great injustice. She is not an
object of charity, but sympathy, owing to
her intense suffering. Dir. Smith Town
shcnd has. been attending her, and she has
so far recovered as to be out. The relapse
referred to was only an attack ofneuralgia,
which returns more severe at intervals She
expects to start for Western North Carolina,
in n feW Weeks. TO recmperate her healthn
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18
Prof. Baird on lunar Influences.

Prof Spencer +. Baird, of the Smithsonian
Institution, recently wrote rs follows in
answer TO letter of inquiry from n gentle
man residing in Tippah County, Miss.
Z" In reply to your inquiry of May II, |
have to say: LIST. That measured base line
across a valley Tor elscwhcre) does not vary
in the twentyfour hours, Tor in any other
known period). I'd. That the eruption of
the gcyscrs in the Yellowstone region has
not been observed to have any relation to
the position of the moon, or to any lunar or
solar period of time. Gcyscrs or hot-springs
are usually intermittent, but in different
localities they have very irregular or un-
equal periods some returning every seven,
eight, or nine hours, some every thirty or
thirty-fvc hours &C. pointing evidently to
n gradual accumulation of pressure in sub
terranean chambers-periodically relieved
by overflow or violent steam expulsion.
Sd. That extremely minute variations of
the magnetic needle have been traced to the
solar day, but doubtfully Though possibly
to the lunar period. ith That earthquakes
have not been found to observe the conjunc-
tions of the sun and moon, or to follow any
lunar period, although much attention has
been given to this point, owing to frequent
theories of lunar tidal wave in the carth's
crust "
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18

Lewis Foster, while ON the ragged edge of
a sumptuOus spree, attempted to hang him
self with his suspenders in cell at the
Eighth precinct station-house last night, but
was discovered before he slipped his cable,
and was cut down.
Kate Reagan, a young woman residing at
a house on Ohio avenue, made an attempt
to shuttle off the mortal coil Also using laud-
anum as an agent to hasten her exit from
this into an UNEMPLOYED region. The friendly
services of stomach pump set her right
side up with care again, and it is probable
that she has since repented of her folly She
had been drinking something, prior to the
exploit. stronger than laudanum.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18

THE WORK of protecting the areas about
the city which are not inclosed by ratings
has been at deadlock for week past ON
account of press Of business in the Inspec-
tor of Buildings Office. Yesterday how
ever, report was received specifying fifty
four unprotected areas in the Eighth pre-
cinct, and to-day the work of notifying the
proprietors of these man-traps was COM
menced. A large number of notices were
sent out, which read rs follows
''SIR: You are hereby notified to enclose
the area in front of your premises with an
iron railing, not less than forty-two inches
high and inserted in stone coping, as re-
quired by act of May 26, 1915"
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18

The Congressional Commission on the
Yorktown Centennial Is pcrieciing arrange
ments for the forthcoming celebration. The
ceremonies, beginning October 1S, 1881 will
be conducted according to the following
programme:
October IL, 1ssl.-Tho meeting will be
called to order by Senator j. w. Johnston,
of Virginia, chairman of the Congressional
Commission. Prayer. Music by quartet
remarks by Senator Johnston. Music Ad-
dress of welcome by Governor Holiday, of
Virginia Music. Laying of the corner
stone of the monument by Peyton s. Coles,
Grand Master of the Masons of the State of
Virginia, assisted by the grand masters of
the twelve other original States. Music.
October 10, 1ss1.-Address by the Prcsi
dent of the United States. Grafton by Hon.
Robert G. Winthrop, of Massachusetts,.
Poem by Jas. Barron Hope, esq, of Virginia.
Ode by Paul Haync, esq, of South Carolina.
October 90, 1ss1.-Grand review of the
military.
October 81, 1Ssl.--Grand naval review in
Hampton Roads.
II is believed that the military pageant
on the Goth will be the main feature of the
celebration 1t is estimated that 10000
troops will participate, of whom 1000 will
be troops of the United States army. Two
regiments of French troops will also take
part. 1t is not known precisely what mill
tary organizations will take part. Thus far
the States responding, accepting invitations,
have given notice of sending troops as fol-
lows: Connecticut, one regiment; Vermont,
two companies; Massachusetts,, u battalion
of four companies; New York, the Thir-
tecnth Regiment, National Guards; New
Jersey, battalion of picked troops; Penn
sylvania, three regiments Delaware, five
companies; Maryland, Fifth Regiment Ma
tional Guards; North Carolina, 200 mill
tia; South Carolina, one battalion State
troops; Mississippi, several companies; Louis
lana, several companies; Michigan, 800
troops; Wisconsin, two companies; Virginia,
nearly every military organization in the
State. Major-Gencml Getty, U. s. A., will
have command of the troops and Col. III. Z.
Corbin, Y. $. A., will be master Of cere-
monies. The governors of all the States
named above, their staff and various civic
bodies, will be present. The naval review
will be participated in by the vessels of the
South Atlantic squadron, with all other
vessels that can be spared in addition.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18
A wife Assauiter sentenced.

As win be noticed in another column, j.
Paul Brown, who some weeks ago cut his
wife with n razor and then attempted to kill
himself, has been sentenced to the pcnitcn-
tiary for two years--a sufficient time for the
cooling off of jealousy and wrath, it may be
supposed. Brown had been separated from
his wife, and ON the day of the cutting he
induced her to go to his room, under the
pretense Of talking over family matters, and
then proceeded to hack her throat with a
razor and then to put an end to his own lif,
with the same weapon. AS it happened, thC
wounds Of the wiiewere not mortal, and tho
husband goes to the penitentiary
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18
PATCHING A TRuCE.
A Meeting Proposed Between GAR
field and Grant At Long Branch--
Wlnl IL MRnna


A curious piece of political gossip, and,
possibly, an important piece of Republican
strategy, is connected with the Presidents
visit to Long Branch. The state of the
case, rs derived from reliable inside sources,
is about as follows, and the story Is given
for what it is worth: For some weeks past,
ever since the evident breach between
the White House and Senator Conkling
over the New York nominations,
select number of Republicans in that State,
who are mutual friends of the President,
Gen Grant and Mr. Conkling, have under
taken the job of engineering some sort of
reconciliation between these leaders, which
would save the destinies of the party in
New York. For some time they worked on
the still-hunt principle, not clearly seeing
Just what course to pursue in such deli
cate affair. This was in the very beginning
of the controversy and nothing had then
been done. The manipulators Of the plan,
however, felt that heroic treatment had to
be rcsorted to after Gen. Grant allowed him
self to speak out in meeting about the pres
cnt incumbent of the Presidency.
The spectacle of ruin for the Republican
party that doomed up before these mutual
friends, after the General had Illuminated
his thunder-bolt, led them to renew their
plans for family reunion.
Anything like meeting between Conk-
ling and the President was Mt once aban
doned as out of the question. Neitherparty
would consent to this Their only hope lay
in skillfully arranging some meeting be-
tween Garfield and Grant, presumably acct
dental, and then bring all their energies to
bear on an interview between these two
great magnatcs, in the hope that some party
briars now in the way could be cleared off,
and the future look more promising. One
of the actors in this game of chess is author
ity for the statement that no prospect opened
up to them until the visit of Gen. Grant to
Long Branch was known. Then they got
to work. After considerable strategy and
wire-working they obtained the Presidents
consent to 90 there. The impression has
been given out that he was TO know moth
ing of the snare into which he was being
drawn, but others allcge that he
was familiar with the plot, but en-
tered into it because he had no
wish to be mulish, and wanted mutual
friends to see that so far as he was concerned,
nothing should be spared to secure harmony
| in the ranks. Whether the plan will work
or not is still matter of pure conjecture.
The originators of the enterprise appreciate
the fact that the President will take no
steps backward, but they want him to have
talk with Grant, and see whether some
truce for the future can't be arranged. There
| is no dout that such meeting has been
! looked upby mutual friends. What it will
amount to, or whether it will amount to
anything remains to be seen; but the eX-
pertinent will certainly be tried
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18
Boat Race This Evening.

There will be two-mile four-oarcd race
between members of the Columbia Boat
Club this evening, at 6:30 o'clock, to deter
mine the selection of crew tQ,represent
that club in the Richmond regatta. Messrs
w. Z. Williams, JAS Young, w. A. Smith,
Marshal Wallach, Lake, Olds, Henderson
and Zcigler will participate. Mr.. Kintncr
will probably enter the singlc-scull race at
the Richmond regatta.
Messrs. Douglass, White, Page and Maun-
der will represent the Analostans ut Rich
mond, and Mcssrs. Wheeler, Bailey, McKen-
ney and Cropley will probably form the Po-
tOmac's crew.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18
National Hotel Arrivals.

L. d. Preston, Baltimore; G. Jay, New
York f. N. Clark, Michigan; F. II. Rober-
son, New York; f. Ford, New York A. J.
Kcrley, New York; II. V. Lynch, New
York J. II. Fisher, New York; Miss Ida
Rogers, Clarksburg, W. Va; Miss Helen
Cobb, Baltimore; j. b. Thompson and wife,
Colorado; A. f. Conard, Pennsylvania; John
BALI, Cincinnati; r. L. Chapman, Phila-
delphia; w. o. Saville, Baltimore; j. f.
Lowell, Virginia; J. G.. Crane, Baltimore
w. III. Coldrcn, Pittsburg.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18

David A. Bond, colored, was crushed to
death last night by the elevator at the
Metropolitan Hotel He was wedgcd be-
tween the wall and the upper portion of the
elevator, and was in that position fifteen
minutes before discovered. No cutlery what
ever was made by the victim, and death
must have been instantaneous.
The coroner to-day examined the body of
Bond, and this afternoon II certificate of
burial for death caused by accident was
given, an inquest being deemed unnecessary.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18
Reckless Drivers.

Yesterday afternoon a little white girl
named Johanna Burgner was run over on
o street, between Fourth and Fifth streets
northwest, by cart driven by an unknown
colored boy. Her injuries were slight.
About 6 o'clock last evening colored girl
. years old, named Virginia Boswell, was
run over by a carriage, driven by two UNI
known coored men, at Nineteenth and H..
The injuries were very painful. but not Sc
riouS
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18
SDroh,s Summer Garden.

This Saturday evening an open air concert
by first-class band will be given at the
pleasant summer garden of Andrew Sproh,
No. 4S3 c street northwest. There is no
more delightful place in the city wherein to
take glass of beer and smoke quiet cigar
than this restaurant
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18

WHY do not the police authorities sit
down upon the abominable and extensive
practice of street begging in Washington +?
Our city is infested with an army of fraudu-
lent solicitors of charity, principally chill
and worthless character. They should lie
sent to the sworkhouse, or compelled to
give up their aims soliciting.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18

The TYPES yesterday, made Us say that
Mr.. j. Brad Adams had Terminated" bust
ness with the Treasury Department. The
word written was transacted" The pen
manship was not Spencerian, however, and
the writer of the paragraph, therefore
shares with The printer the responsibility
for the annoying error.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18
Try Simms' Chocolate Soda.
1t is the best in the world.
Resignation Of superintendent
Daisll.

Daish.
Mr.. S. s.. Daish, superintendent of the
Belt Line Street Railroad Company, has re-
signed his position. In his letter to the
directors of the road Mr. Daish recites the
fact that when he took charge Ofthe road
the stock was only worth 80, and that now
it is worth $3.50; that the property of the
road is now in better condition than then,
and that the affairs Of the company are in a
prosperous condition. He therefore asked
that his salary be fixed at $1,000. The
board replied that, while admitting all he
stated, in view of the fact of the unsettled
condition of the road, pending the present
extension of the line, they deemed it best to
hold the request under advisement. Mr..
Daish thcrcupon resigned. He has been
requested by number of the directors to
withdraw his resignation, but he refused to
do il
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18
America Leads,

Statistics show that the wine crops of
Franco and Germany have of late been n
complete failure. Chris. Handler has fine
stock of native wines, superior to the i'm
ported which are guaranteed pure and
genuine. No. oil Seventh street, northwest.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18

SlS + street, the place to get a good article
of wine, brandy, whisky, or anything in the
liquor line, at fair prices. Goods reliable.
An in want of anything in his line should
give him n call
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18
Must be Sold.

We are now running off our wooden goods
at great sacrifice on account of the heated
term, As we never carry stock from one
season to the other, il must be sold. Boys
clothing over 20 per cent. lower than former
prices. Eiscman Bros, Seventh and Il streets.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18

Ladies, misses, and childrcns' shoes of the
finest make and perfect fit, are always guar
anteed at Gartrcll's, corner of Seventh and
streets Il. c. Burt's shoes speciality.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18
Special Sale
of aecs on Monday Mt A. Behrend's 707

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER GEORGE M.
Brook, commanding the monitor Montauk,
at the Navy-yard here has been obliged to
take quarters on shore on account of an at
tack OF malaria, Mrs Brook, with their
son, has gone to her home in the North for
the summer
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18

BuDD JOHNSON, negro boy, was sep-
fenced to sixty days this morning by Judge
Smell, for stealing five silver dollars from
Mary Shannon.
Mrs. SoUDER, who made target Of Con-
stable Hubbell, was in the Police Court to-
day trying TO have her personal bonds CON
tinued until the case comes up
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18

THE stone foundations of the new wing
of the City Hall have been about finished,
and the contractor for the brick work, Mr..
King, began operations yesterday.
JAMES L. McCRAcKEN was fined 500 or
thirty days in Jail for making an assault
upon his wife this morning.
A NUMBER of bicyclcrs and their machines
arrived at the railroad depots this mording.
They will take part in the tournament
which takes place at 5o'clock this afternoon
ut Iowa Circle.
ELIZABETH HONESTY was sent to Jail for
60 days for stealing dresses and other gar
ments from Mary Cox. Elizabeth Honesty
should have her name changed either by
marriage or act of Congress.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18
specinI weather. BuIIetin.

The special weather report of the Chief
Signal Officer announces that fair weather
is indicated for the Gulf and South Atlantic
States for tomorrow.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18

English Serge Pants $3.50,
blue and black. George Spransy 507 Seventh
street northwest.
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THE EVENING CRITIC.
EsrAB I1sI4D AUGUST, 1865.


For the middle Atlantic States, fair
weather. winds mostly northwcstcrly, sta
tionary temperature, stationary or higher
barometer
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18

Marriage licenses have been granted to
Joseph Giachetti and Julia Lohr, VIM. N
Leonard and Matte f. Leonard
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-18
sInrriagc licenses.

Prentiss' Concentrated
lemonade Cpure lemon juice for lunches, &,
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a me & g. s sS 6m sf ss St
81 SIs eTsdSrs de5S , 80 sSSnrsS and hs Sa be
sale shall be made I'm such manner as the Judge |
spectvely shall execute the deeds and papers nee
essary aud proper for eGecting the conveyance.
up 10 the assignee the premises or estate held az
security and be admitted as creditor for the whole
Sec. 0. Section thlrty-two Of said act Ii hereby
Imended 50 as to read az follows
"a person claiming 10 be creditor whose claim
dlsallowed in whole or In part TO the amount OF
wenty d9Hss or Sp ,n assEnee or any other sred
mount Of twenty dollars or more, may appeal from
he decision making such allowance to the county
court, II notice thereof IL given TO the register, 70
liso to the assignee and creditor, within ten days |
after the decslon appealed from. The appeal shall
be entered at the term OF the county court first held
from the time Of claiming such appeal. But II the
appellant In writing valves his appeal before tile |
entry thereof or does not enter IT, proceedings may
had been taken Security for costs ahall he given |
hy the party appealing 81 In cases OF appeal from
Sec. 10. An assignment under order Of a court |
OF insolvency shall vest In the assignee all the prop
erty OF the debtor, real and personal, which he
or which might have BED se on execution apoo
judgment against him at the time OF the Ming OF
the petition, and all debts due the debtor or any
bSisoutOE MS usct hHu tne ntuh anu btCurlUeh
therefor and his rights OF action for usurous inter-
est or for goods or estate, real or personal and
rights Of redeemng the same. And the assign
ment ahali by operation OF law relate back 10 the
date OF tho rng OF the petition and shall dissolve
attachments upon mesne or trustee process or writ
OF sequostraton upon the property OF the debtor.
made within sixty days next preceding tho nlng Of
the petition, and all liens Of execution When the
property levied upon has not actually been sold ma
fore the commencement Of the prooeedlnqs in in
solvency and when the property levied upon was
not actually attached upon Inesne process Al least
sixty DAYS before the CONNER celisnt OF the nro-
ceedinQs In insolvency and tho property or estate
80 attached or levied upon shall come 10 the hands
OF the assignee.
Sec. IL. The assignee may under order OF court.
redeem mortRaQeA Conditional Contracts pledges
llens upon me goods or estate Of the Iahor ar se
toe same subject to such mortgage or incumbrance
The costs Ia ali suits made before the commenee.
ment Of the procoedInQs In insolyency WHERE AZ
tachments and leyies are dlaaolyed under thia ACT
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entitled Of the state prison.
II Is hereby enacted, etc.,
Sec l. When n person confined I'm state nrisou
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giving away for was unlawfully sold, furnished or
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1 1oumt r1I necessafy eXpenses, Ia such
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| thereto AZ the public good requires
Sec. 8. II the commissioners decide that an A
teration or addition should be made TO the dal
| or reservoir, II shall be done under the superu
tendence ola competent engineer and at the ex