The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-08-15
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About People and Things i'm WASH
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STREET lamps will be lighted at 100 D.
m. and cxtinguished at 1l;20 p. m.
THIRTY-Two arrests were made by the
police during the twenty four hours ending
ut s a. m.
THERE is very handsome plaster of
Paris cast Of Thomas Ewings bust in the
rooms of the Bar Association Of the District.
ONE SINGLE MORNING to spectator in
the trials at the Police Court reveals a side
of humanity that makes sensitive person
shuddcr.
BURGLARS who were lying in the rear of
the house of Mr.. S. j. Bowen, 1411 X street,
on Saturday night, were frightened off by
neighbors.
JUDGE BUNDY got up on his car this
morning and fined John w. Armstrong S15
or 45 days in the work-house for yelling
on the street.
WALTER L. BELL, colored boy, was
fined S. this morning for trcspassing on a
public park. Judge Bundy seems to intend
to break up this nuisance.
RICHARD CROWN raised "Old Nick in
the Washington market on Saturday night
and was to-day fined $40 or thirty days by
Judge Bundy for that same.
THE fire department was called into SER
vice yesterday afternoon by fire being dis
covered in frame house, First street and Vir-
ginia avenue southwest. The loss was
trifling.
THERE is some apprehension that b. f
Ellen, a market-man in this city, has been
foully dealt with. Ellen left for his home
on Rock Creek road, on Saturday, and has
not been seen since.
- HARRY HATH and Alexander Ward
two white boys, were charged to-day with
stealing three chickens from u colored man
ac1yc Wa,.1 20,
ten days, and Hath dismissed.
ELIZABETH MATTHEWS and Mary Pratt
two sable damsels, last night got into q fight
and Liz put fearful head on Mary with
beer bottle. Elizabeth was fined S. or 81
days, in the Police Court to-day.
JAMES BURNS, white man, was to-da,
before the Police Court, charged with as
saulting colorcd boy, named Thomas
johnson, by shooting at him with pisto
out in the county, and was fined so.
The thermometer at Hemplers, on til,
Avenue, mt 11:30 n. III. to-day, registered
$50 in the shade. This is the lowest tempcra
turc ut this hour for several days. At thi.
hour yesterday the mercury stood at SO
and ON Saturday at 93'.
Col. MOORE has written to the Alexan.
dria Light Infantry and Captain Thoma.
son, of the Washington Union Veteran
Corps, also, stating that their commands
would be represented at the rifle match tc
take place this month.
4 RUNAWAY COUPLE from Richmond
arrived at the Baltimore & Potomac depot
this morning, and proceeded in n hack tc
the Office of Mr.. Meigs, at the City Hall
where they procured u license and were
subsequently made one by Dr. Sunderland
WIS. CoANE and Kate Anderson, TIVE
youthful and pleasant appearing white per
sons, were hauled up before Judge Bundy
this morning, charged with having violated
public dccency last night in LaGyett,
= Square, and were fined SIS or Is days il
Jail. frt
THE YACHT Ella Treadwel, on its re
turn trip from Quantico yesterday evening
made the remarkable time of three miles il
ten minutes and seventeen seconds. The
fast time made was due to the excellent
sailing management of Capt. West Davis
and the presence on board of Major Jane,
Mcdonald and Mr.. William Johnson.
A CHARGE of ARRAY was brought against
six young men in the Police Court to-day
who took part with number of Others in
riot on Capitol Hill ut 9 o'clock Sunday
morning. Three of the men forfeited col
lateral and Thomas O'Neal was dismissed
The other two, Robert Cross and Charlie.
Hilton were fined $40 each, and Hilton wa!
aiso nHcu 9io Ior aSSdultilS opcclal IOllcc
man Andrew Burgess, who attempted to ar
rest him.
AT O'CLOCK this morning a horse ant
buggy, driven by Mr.. Richard Earnshaw, 9
commercial agent for Messrs. Barbour
Hamilton, took fright at the sight of {
locomotive on the corner of Eleventh stree
and Maryland avenue, and, running away
succeeded in smashing the buggy into frag
ments. The horse, being an animal of rar,
sense and delicacy of selfishness, confined
himself to the mere destruction of TIN
vehicle, neither injuring Mr.. Earnshaw no
the harness.