The Evening critic., 1881-10-06
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS
About People and Things In wash
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police during the twenty-four hours ending
at ga. m.
THE executive committee on the coming
celebration in this city meets at the City
Post-oflice this evening,
COLUMBIA CoMMANDEnY, No. 2, have
decided not to attend the Yorktown Cen.
tcnnial ceebntion formally.
The SUDDEN death of Clifford Brown,
noted yesterday, was found by the Coroner
TO have been caused by epilepsy.
TICKLING induces laughter, except tick
ling in the throat, which causes coughing,
at once removed by Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup.
% cents bottle
ADA PERRY was fined SO by Judge
Smell for breaking in the door of the house
of Robert Sewell, on the Island, on Saturday
night with a stone.
Mr.. c. b. WARFELD was to-day commits
stoned postmaster at Harmans, Anne Arun.
die County, Md. J. S. Hull, Mt She'll Ra-
leigh County, w. Va.
THE SPACES in front of the City Hall,
which were supposed to have been sown
with rod-top grass, have now luxuriant
crop of weeds and morning-glories in bloom
commingled.
THE fire-alarm at 1906 this morning
from box III was caused by fire ut No. 1113
Vermont avenue, owned by VIM. Dennison,
occupied by Il. J. Douglas. The damage
was only SIS.
CHAs. JENKINS, colored, was before
the Police Court to-day charged by Mr..
Robert Ball, of the s. p. G. A., of working a
horse on | street that was totally unfit for
use. Fined So.
THE firm of Alexander & Kicks, who
keep n saloon at number 700 street
northwest, were charged in the Police Court
to-day with keeping an unlicensed bar and
were fined Sl05.
Tomorrow Mr.. William Dickson, Post
master Anger, and Assistant Postmaster
Parker, will go to Baltimore to formally
invite the committee on the Orioc pageant
to the celebration in this city.
ARTHUR MCKNIGHT, ESQ.,, who fell from
the third story window of his house on
Tuesday evening states that the terrible
fall was entirely accidental and not done
with suicidal intent as at first supposed.
FLORENCE REED very black girl, was
before Judge Smell to-day for banging Lucy
Carey, a bright mulatto, over the head
with the heel of her slipper, at the corner
of Third and X streets last night. Fined
WILLIAM PARKER and James Forester.
two colored rufilans, were sent to Jail for
sixty days, by Judge Smell to-day, for gross
ly insulting q lady who was walking
through the Armory park yesterday after
noon.
A CROWD of people were grouped about
the Metropolitan NJ f. church to-day,
watching the perilous occupation of two
men who were painting the highest point
of the spire, about $50 feet above the
ground.
THE ALARM from box AZ, this afternoon,
was caused by three sheds in the rear of
4S3 4s5 and 4S7 Four-and. a-half street
southwest catching fire and being totally
destroyed. The damage was $40, and no
insurance.
AT 3 p. NJ. on Tuesday a boy years
old, living Mt 2l0 Willow-tree alley, fell
from the sccond-story window, breaking his
thigh. DIR. Leech rendered medical aid, and
had the boy conveyed to the Freedmen's
Hospital.
DETECTIVE GEORGE MILLER SAYS up to
the present time they have been unable to
obtain the slightest clew to the diamonds
and other jewelry stolen from ex-senator
Christiancy's room at the National Hotel n
few days ago.
AFTER TO-DAY, by order of City Post
master Anger, the first mail will be dis.
tributed from the East Capitol Postal Sta
ti0n to the business houses and residences
OF the citizens of East Washington at T
o'clock in the morning
THE case Of John West, the colored under
taker, charged with depositing body in
Beckctt's cemetery without permit, which
was noticed yesterday, was called in the
Police Court to-day and n fine of twenty
five dollars was imposed. The sentence
was suspended.
Miss ANELfNE, the Alderney cow, used
recently at the White House in supplying
milk to the late lamented President has
been married. She will leave next week
ON bridal tour to Mentor, Ohio, accompa-
MED by the late Presidents two bay horses
who will act as ushers.
WE LEARN with much pleasure that Mr..
III. L. Ofiiey is about forming connection
with one of our leading banking houses,
where he will give his attention exclusively
to investment business. This connection
will enable buyers and sellers to come to.
gether on District securities.
VELoNIA HALL and Alice Campbell, two
colored denizens of Pear Tree alley, and
remarkably free from any trace of good
looks, made counter charges of violent as.
sault against each other in the Police Court
to-day. Nelonia was dismissed and Alice
sentenced to one day in jail
THE thermometer was consulted with
interest this morning, and at 10 o'clock
registered $40. At6 o'clock this morning
the mercury fell to 400 in n number Of
places in the city and it is reported that in
exposed places in the northern and western
suburbs thin film of ice was formed.
THE CERTIFICATE of incorporation of the
Cumberland, Washington & New York
Railroad Company has been filed in the
executive department of Annapolis, Nd
The termini are at this city and Cumber-
land. The capital stock is $5,000,OOO. In
corporators; VIM. j. Murtagh, S. Taylor
Suit, Anthony w. Dimmock, Sidney Wales
and Edwin o. Reed.
A Dramatic Crank.
Patrick KellY who WINS ON his ,rn,r 10