Daily critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1872-1881, 1881-06-10
CONDENSED LOCALS.
Items CoIlatcd from All Points
About Town.

the trees on Corcorau street.
More U'dter.-The people in the neigh
borhood of Iowa Circle petition for bet
ter supply of water.
Cledn Eaough.-The Commissioners de
cline 10 clean q street northw est, from Sew.
enteenth to Twenty second streets, more
than twice o week, as they consider that
sufficiently frequent.
| Murder CdSeS.-Fannie johnson, for the
murder OF her infant son, and Oh aries
Taylor, for killing Eddie Ford, will prob
ably come to trial in the Criminal Court
next Monday.
| Poles and JYireS.-A statement trans
mittsd to the missioners by the Chief
of Police states that there are in the city
belonging to the Police Department. about
$50 poles and thirty-fve miles of telegraph
wire.
A Runawdy Team.-A carriage belong
ing to Samuel Crockett ran away yesterday
from In front of the Imperial Hotel, and
was damaged to the amount of SIS, by
coliding with heavy wagon.
The Muddy A0enue.-The impossible
condition of Louisiana avenue while
undergoing improvements, has, at last,
been referred to the Commissioners and
the attention of the grand jury has been
attracted to the matter.
Columbia Regatta.-The Columbia Boat
Club will inaugurate series of boat races
between members of the club to morrow
afternoon.
Memorial Chapcl-Mr. William Stick
ney will erect memorial chapel to his
son, former superintendent OF the Calvary
Baptist Sunday school, to be located at
the corner of Fifth and P streets.
Compromised The Commissioner of
Internal Revenue has compromised the
case OF the Corn Exchange Bank of Chi
cago for unpaid taxes on capital and de-
posts for S82, $4,000.
Spanish Outrage. Blaine is
investigating the outrage committed in
Cuban waters by Spanish man-of-war
last summer on the Baltimore schooner
George Washington.
Paving Blocks.-The Commissioners
have replied to the Belt Line directors
that they cannot have the paving stones
requested, as the District has use for
them.
The National Rifes.-The parade of the
National Rifles has been postponed till
some evening next week.
Btcyc!e RaceS.-The Bicycle Club have
made arrangements for number OF races
around Iowa Circle tomorrow which are
expected to attract considerable attention.
An Elopement.- is reported that Miss
Martha Smith, a young lady of 16, re-
siding on Eighth street southwest, has
eloped with James Howard, an employee
of Heurlch's brewery and who has just
reached his twentieth year. Two hundred
and twenty-five dollars in money disap-
pears with the pair from the house of
their parents. Nothing has been heard
from either.
Dtyorcc.-A divorce was granted to
Mrs. Anna l.. Baggott from her husband
on the ground of brutal treatment.
Charity.-The amount of money paid
at Police Headquarters during the past
winter, for the relief of the poor, was
nearly $4,000.
Organized VIM. T. Kent has been
elected president of the post graduate
class of the Columbian law school.
New Officers. Workingmen's Build
ing Association has elected j. f. Kelly
president, and j. 7. Lynch secretary.
assistant Rector.-Rev Edward III. In
gle has been elected assistant minister
of the Church of Ascension in this city,
and has accepted the position.
Turner's FeSti0al-The sixth annual
funniest of the Baltimore and Washing
ton Turner Associations takes place at
the Washington Schuetzen Park next
Monday under the auspices of the Colum-
bia Turn Verein, of this CITY,.