The Evening critic., 1882-10-10
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGE BAXLY was fined by Judge
Smell to-day for being loud and boisterous.
THE bonds of Jacob Hirsh ana Il. ii.
Trunnell, conetables, were approved by tho
Court in Banc to-day.
THE Union Bethel Historic and Literary
Association resumes Its regular weekly meet
ings In Bethel Hall this evening.
MICHAEL REYNOLDS, n drunken tramp,
who trespassed on tho grass In the Smith.
sonian grounds, was lued for that ofrense by
Judge Smell to-day.
REV. DIR. HICKS delivers an address to-
night on international Arbitration at the
Friends Church, street, between Eighteenth
and Nineteenth streets northwest.
ALBERT WEIGAND was charged in the
Police Court to-day with keeping au un.
licensed bar on L street above Twelfth north
west, and the case was continued for testi-
mony for tho defense.
JAMES WHALEN, an old man who was
picked up on the street last night and said ho
was ON his way TO his home In Alexandria, Va,
was sent to the workhouse by Judge Smell to-
day for thirty days as vngrant.
JOSEPH MILLER, colored, was charged in
the Police Court to-day with cruelty driving n
horse at rapid trot In an overloaded cart, and
otherwise inillcting unnecessary torture on the
animal Judge Smell fined him 80, and he
went TO the workhouse for fifteen days In de-
fault.
THE cases of John L. Olmstead aud Thos.
Sunderland, praying for n mandamus upon
the District Commissioners to compel them to
issue 10 tho complainants certain drawback
certificates for special assessments, was heard
by the Court in General Term to-day and the
application denied.
A LARGELY.ATTENDED meeting of the
Philharmonic Society was held last night at
Shcldon's hail. wherc the club Will meet here
after. "The Elf Kings Daughter" was re-
hearsed. The club has added to Its member
ship largo number Of young people, who are
the fortunate possessors Of fresh, sweet voices.
ELIZABETH ALLEN, confined in Jail for
the past flfty-flvo days as n witness against
Elijah Williams, awaiting action of the grand
jury on the charge OF assault with intent to
kill her, was released from jail to-day on CIV
Ing bond in the sum of $3.50. The Govorn-
ment paid herS1 day while she was kept III
Jail.
VIM. CRANsBy, q young man Of dissipated
habits, was arrested by officers OF the Fifth
Precinct on complaint of DR.. Mary Walker and
others rs ali habitual drunkard. Judge Snell
said that he had been appealed to by Lieuten-
ant Arnold and relatives OF the prisoner to
take his personal bonds, and had concluded to
do 80.
The Alabama Republicans met last night
and organized by the election OF Hon. II. NJ.
Reynolds as temporary president and J. W.
Coon. Thom9s Walker, d, s. Brandon, p q.
Clark, Major II. NJ. Reynolds and Hon. Jere
Haroldson wero appointed n committee to pre-
pare constitution and bylaws.
ROBERT REED a little colorcd boy, was
charged in the Police Court to-day with de-
stroying public property by smashing terra
Gotta pipe used for drainage. The police oni-
Ger testified that n number OF boys were In the
habit Of smashing these pipes lust for sport
and doing considerable damage, and Judge
Smell sentenced the boy to ten days In jail.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC meeting of Columbia
Commandery, No. q Knights Templar of this
city, was held at their asylum last evening to
mako arrangements for tho pilgrimage to the
Philadelphia Bi.Centennial Celebration, 0cto-
ber %. 1t was decided that the commandery
should accept the cordial invitltlon OF their
Philadelphia fraters, and It is expected that
there will be from 75 to 100 knights in limo.
A YOUNG man named Joseph Stinzy was
charged In the Police Court to-day with steal.
ing 200 loayes OF bread from Louis Locke, n
baker. Young stlnzy was employed to take
failed to make the usual returns and was
arrested. Owing TO the fact that no Intent to
steal entered into the case Judge Smell gave
the defendant time to square his accounts with
his employer and then dismissed the case.
JOE SHELTON, middle.aged colored man
who has for nearly thirty years followed the
avocatlon Of n bootblack, was witness In the
Police Court to-day. When cross.examined the
witness, In response to query as to whether
he had been sont to the workhouse, said that
rested on the Fourth OF July for running O
clubhouse for the newsboys and bootblacks
and playing "sweat" and "1ve.cent.ante."
JUSTICE WYLIE made second attempt
this morning to organize the petit Jury In the
Criminal Court, but did not succeed, obtain
ing 10 out OF the requisite &c to complete the
panel. Messrs. g. q. Duncnnson, Thomas II
Gartrcll, j. G. Goodman, Charles A. shafer and
Henry J. Hoyle, presenting reasonable causes
were excused from service. or the talesmer
summoned tho following were accepted
Messrs N. j. Hillman, w. b. Palmer, Wm
Abbott and Edward II. Morsell. An order wa:
issued for the Marshal TO have ten more tales
men In court tomorrow morning.