The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-12-14
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

Toys wholesale Mt $50 Seventh street.
FoRTY-sIx arrests were made by the police
yesterday,
STREET LAMPS will be lighted at j 10 u. m.
and cXtlnguished Mt i 40 u. m.
SEVERAL VALUABLE ovEnCoATs, recently
stolen, have been recovered to-day by the de-
tectlvos.
CARDS ARE OUT for the marriage Of Mr..
George +. Denham OF Washington, and Miss
Ida Chllds, OF Pottstown, Pa.
THE LECTURE of James NJ. Blanchard was
postponed last night and the Arbitration
League VIII give proper notice,
JAMES WILLIS, colorcd boy, and member
of crowd who raise q disturbance nightly Mt
Ninth and streets, was fined by Judge Smell
to-day.
Mr.. J. II. ROBERTS, who was recently seized
with IN apoplectic attack, II very much better,
and the doctor says that his recovery is almost
certain.
THE DETECTIVES caution the people against
n number OF gypsy fortunctellors, who are
supposed 10 be working the town for all 1t is
worth.
WE ADVISE all those I'm search of fine
pictures velvet, gold, walnut, and fancy wood
frames, TO visit tho store of W. II. Nccrhon,
DIG Seventh street.
w. W. FoosE, n gallant veteran, attempted to
light the old battles DER again at ball last
night, and has been assigned to n cell for sixty
days, In default OF $25 fine.
GERALD DUPONT, n boss plastcrer, for fail
ing TO exhibit light on distractions in front
OF some buildings over which he has charge,
was fined $50 by Judge smell this morning.
BENJAMIN BUCKLEY, n "lah.de-dah" young
blood, dressed In the height OF style, went
down for fifteen days, at Judge SHELLS com
mand to-day, In default OF 50, on the charge of
profanity.
EDWARD NAMING, an old soldier, was sen.
fenced TO fifteen days for profanity, as Judge
Smell did not accept his explanation that Joy
at receiving pension had proved too much
for his sobriety.
THE COURT IN GENERAL TERM to-day ap-
pointed Messrs. Matthew q. Emery and Mat
thew W. Gait rs jury commissioners TO MI the
vacancies occasloned by the death Of Geo. W.
Riggs ana VIM. d. Reed
WE BELIEVE II is the style TO affect contempt
for things that are old. Not so, however, with
DR.. Bulls Cough syrup, which has stood the
popular test of 81 years use, and Is more
thought of than ever before.
JENNIE NJ. CUTLER and others have entered
suit against Amos Romans and others, all
hclrs-atlaw of the late Daniel Romans, for
partition of the real estate among the heirs,
or that the property be sold and the proceeds
be divided among them.
WILLIAM ADDISON attended n colored ball I'm
Georgetown and announced that he would
knock the head OF any 'feIlah" that danced
with his best girl, intcrspersing the threat
with divers monosyllablcs, which caused Judge
Smell to send him down for profanity this
morning.
massmeeting at willard Hall on Friday night.
Hon. Nicholas Ford, OF Missouri, and Rev. De
La Matyr of Indiana, Groonback congressman,
and Mr.. p. J. Mcclure, tho grand secretary OF
the Brotherhood OF Carpenters and Joiners,
Will address the meeting.
THE sEsiI-ANNUAL election of officers for the
Capital Bicycle Club took place last evening
with the following result President, g. f.
Hawley; vlce-president, LELAND Howard; sec
rotary, Clarence q. Allen; treasurer, 4. q.
Dom; captain, IL. $. Owen; sub,captain, j. NJ
Lewis, jr.; Junior subcaptain, J. NICK. Borden
committeeman.at-large, L. H. Fowler.
THE CASE of Valentine Roth against the Bal
timore X Potomac IL. II. Co. came on for hear
Ing In the Court In Banc this morning. Tn,
plaintin filed suit claiming $1,000 damage,
for the loss OF his daughter, Frances Roth, s
years OF age, who was run over and killed by
one OF the company's engines on Virginia ave
nue., May /, 1879. In the Circuit Court tn,
Jury returned verdict for the railroad com
pany from which an appeal was taken.
PATENTS were issued during the past week %
citizens OF the District as follows: Alexander
q. Bell, speaking telephone; George Il. BrOtt
watertube circulating boiler; Albert q. Brush
and w. ii. Douglas, d0uble-actlng steam-pump
Francis W. Crosby, teller ana recorder fol
legislative bodies; Charles Hemic, three pat
ents, one for cigar machine, one for tobacco
FORMULATING machine, and one for tobaccocut
ting machine; Geo. W. Hunter, sewing ma
chimes Malone Wheless, art OF and mechanism
FOR phonetic notation.
AT Yesterdays regular meeting OF the
Washington Light Guard considerable pro
gress was made toward porfecting arrange.
ments for their fair, TO be held Mt Masonic
Hall six weeks hence, and which promises L
tempted here. Messrs. b. W. Carpenter, Oh. l.
Pate and Il. ii. Mooers were elected,members
Arrangements were made for decorating
Washington Hall for to-nlghts hop, Unde
Major II. d. Nortons untiring lead the Wash
ington Light Guard VIII soon become one o
the fayOritp ORGANIZATIONS of the city