The Evening critic., 1882-05-31
THE EVENING CRITIC.
ESTA III. I.IsHEn AIfaIlST. IaGa.
LAcoNIC LOCALS.

LACONIC LOCALS.
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER w. W. NEED |
is stopping at the Riggs House.
LIQUOR licenses were granted to-day to |
James II. Duritz and William Ryan.
PROFESSIONALLY and popularity, st.
Jacobs OIL enjoys the highest confidence and
esteem.
COMMODORE Z. r. CALHOUN. u. s. n,
has arrived in the city and is stopping at 1113
Massachusetts, avenue.
The vital statistics for the past week,
issued by the Health Officer to-day, show that
there wero 80 deaths and SO births, 3 still
births and marriages.
JOHN CLARK was convicted in the Grim
inal Court to-day Of burglariously entering
the house OF Charles Pfeiger on the 18th OF
January last, and sentence was suspended.
In the Police Court to-day Mary Wash
ipgton, Mamie Pearson and Lanzy Langhorn,
all colored, wero fined for Indecent exposure
at picnic, at Dicks Park yesterday. Lang
horn had on the uniform Of one OF the colored
military companies.
A YOUNG man, whose name cannot be as
certained, fell down an embankment at Gly-
mont yesterday afternoon and was very se-
verely injured. The fall was about sixty-fivo
feet, and was caused by limb Of q tree giving
way under the mans weight
DETECTIVE JAMES McDEvITT swore out
warrant this morning against James Taylor
and Robert Davie, two colored men charged
with burglarizing tho house OF Dr.. J. O.
Mcclure, @ ID street northwest. The men
were committed for q hearing.
ROBERT ELLIS, a young man who COM
mitted several robberies OF childrens cloth
ing from Noah Walkers well-known establish
mcnt on the Avenue, pleaded guilty In tho Po-
lice Court to three charges OF petit larceny
and was sentenced to six months in Jail.
WE have received the following books of
subscription to the aarfeld Monument
S4s.75; book No. s, $36.1O; book No. z,
s25.10, being tho Decoration Day offerings to
the Monument Fund by the employees OF the
Government Printing OfIiCp.
Mr.. b. w. HANNA, the private secre-
tary Of the Secretary OF the Navy, took unto
himself wife last night in the person of the
street. The many friends of the contracting
parties extend their best wishes for pros
porous voyage through life. Rev. DR.. Domer
performed the ceremony.
AT the closing exercises of Professor Col
Heres school on Friday evening awards Of
medals for proficiency in studies were made
as follows French, Charlie Sheriff. and Wal
lace Craigie, gold medals; penmanship, Cas-
pierre Chroningshield, gold medal; orthog
raphy Harry Russell, gold medal. Awards Of
Of the pupils for proficiency in other studies.
DENNIS LYLEs colored, was put on trial
in the Criminal Court this morning charged
with assault with intent to commit rape on
Jessie Carpenter, colored girl, 8 years Of
age, on the Sd of May. It was claimed by the
prosecution that the defendant stopped the
girl near the corner of Seventh and streets
northeast, while going to school, and taking
her in his arms, carried her to tho commons,
where he attempted to outrage her person.
The Arbitration League began its ses-
sion yesterday at the Friends Meeting House,
upon street, and after tho opening, by Hon.
F. p. Stanton, E. s. Toby, president of the
American Pcace Society, was called to the
chair, and ]. t. Gibson appointed secretary,
with Jacob Troth assistant secretary. After
the committee on credentials had been ap-
pointed the league by resolution expressed Its
war, and the hope that wars would soon give
place to system OF arbitration. Delegates
were found present from the Peace Associa-
uons. programme Of business was agreed
to and large number of letters read. At the
evening session addresses were delivered
by d. Hill, B. A. Lockwood, L. s. Toby and
others.
In THE Circuit Court to day the case OF
the United States against H. J. Sterling and
his bondsmen was concluded by Ia verdict
ngainst the principal defendant for $685.. GO
and in favor OF the other defendants. Sterling
had contract to build a superintendent
lodge at the Soldiers Cemetery at Fort Gibson
Indian Territory, and gave security In 81 1000
for the faithful performance OF the contract
Sitnoat renewing e the % bond ss sterlies a fa,ies
to complete the work and the Government
sued on his bond. When an extension O
ants claimed that the act released the suretie
and the Court SO holding the jury returned
verdict In their favor and against the princi
pal only.
MAJOR w. II. MILLS visited us abou
noon to-day, all ina sweat, with beads standin.
over every pore, and struck us as being yer,
short and sharp in his manner of converse
tion. He wanted his address changed to Pax
son, London County, Va, and 'done in hurry
too" We threatened to put Katorber Kob
blere under his nose, when he wilted and ex
cused himself by saying, +" never was 50 MAJ
in my life before, and II you will believe me,
have cause to be mad, and am mad" II
accounted for the s'sweat' by saying he wa
around paying his little bills where they di
not amount TO moro than fifty cents, and neve
knew he had so many friends in the credi
hnRtnaEa
Blue Ridge Mountains where his family will
summer until october next He is going I
take his mad out on the black bass of til
Shenandoah, fooling them with an eightounc
rod and the artificial fly. We remark her
that we always were fond of black bass.
AMONG the pleasurable social events {
the season was tho May party given by tn
dancing class OF Miss Gertrude Goddin, 0
Friday evening last at the residence OF F.
streets northwest. The beautiful figures
the May-pole dance were successfully part
cipated in by a select number of Miss Goddin
most efficient scholars. Among the fame
dances performed may be mentioned th
Highland fling, by Miss Oona Scanlar
Cachuca, Lucy Mortimer; La Manola, Ma
Wilson; La Zingerella, Florence Mortime
May Wilson, Fanny Roome, oona scanlal
Lucy Mortimer, Florence Mortimer, Kat
Walsh, Katie Putnam, Stella Cotton, Racha
Starkweather, Amy Thompson, Fannie Wtlso
Stella Throckmorton, Stacie Boyle, Leli
Roome. Lille Smith, Lottie Cotton, Daisy MI
Ter, Willie Cotton, Eddie Roome. Euger
Hazard, Edward Thornton, Truman Pos
din, who had charge OF the affair, ably assistt
by the host and his wife,