The Evening critic., 1882-01-09
Minor Locals.

Minor Locals.
The POLICE made only nineteen arrests
yesterday
STREET-LAMPs will be lighted at 500
p. m. and extinguished at 11:25 p. m.
WASHINGTON WEATHER this morning
would have delighted the heart of Lon
dOner.
FANNY MILLER, an old offender was
sent to jail for ninety days by Judge Smell
on a charge of vagrancy.
CHARLES MYERS and jerry Simmes two
gentlemen Of leisure, were Gagged by Judge
Smell to-day for vagrancy.
JENNY VESSELS, an old hag who gains
her livelihood by stealing chickens, was
sent to Jail by Judge Smell to-day.
MRS. WALDoN, an elderly lady, left her
home at Twenty first and S streets, yester-
day morning, and has not been seen since.
The police are searching for the lady.
FANNY M. JACKSON disturbed the quiet
of the Sabbath by the use of divers oaths
and indecent expressions, and will accept
Gen. Crocker's invitation for a fifteen days
visit.
THE fellow, who, by mistake, sent his
auburn-haired sweetheart instead of bottle
of DIR. Bulls cough syrup bottle of hair
dye wants to know the best way to COM
NIT suicide.
The PLATE.GLAss window of r. A.
Whitehand's store, No. S04 ID street north
west, was broken by thieves on Saturday
night. The thieves were frightened of
without securing any plunder;
In THE Police Court to-day the case of
Henry Roeth, the telegraph messenger boy
who shot the night superintendent, was
continued until Friday, as the latter will
not be able to appear prior to that time.
LAST NIGHT the meeting of the Dashaway
Reform Club was largely attended. Ad-
dresses were delivered by Charles NJ. Nye,
the new president; II. B. Moulton, the
retiring president; j. B. Dunning and
others.
MATILDA DUFF, colored landlady in
Goat alley, was charged in the Police Court
to-day with raising row with her tenants
last evening and striking one with a stove
litter and another with gridiron. Judge
Smell dismissed the old woman.
CHAs. DELANEY, a colored man, went to
the Sixth-street Baptist Church, last even
ing, and becoming very disorderly one of the
deacons proceeded to eject him and sue
ceeded in doing so after struggle. Judge
Smell sentenced Delaney TO thirty days in
jail
THIS MORNING, in the Police Court,
Albert CASTOR, a youth about eighteen
years DID, was charged with stealing $50
worth of carpenters tools from Appleton
Williams. The robbery having been
fastened upon CASTOR, his case was sent to
the grand jury.
MRS. EDWARD SHERWOOD has reported
to the police that she left home, on the
Island, this morning, and started to the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing where
she is employed, and ON the way lost out Of
her pocket a little parcel wrapped in piece
of white muslin and containing S106.
AN INTERESTING statement concerning
the Washington Light Infantry Corps is the
prevailing movement looking toward form
ing the command into battalion of four
companies. The corps has drilled as such for
some time, but the project now is to appoint
full complement of staff and line officers
and recruit up to fifty men Tor each COM
pany.
ANARTLoAN association is endeavoring to
secure the old Van Ness mansion, south OF
the Presidents house, for the purpose OF
holding an exhibition similar to the one
held in the Octagon House last winter, to be
followed by an Old-fashioned ball, i'll direct
copy of many held in that old house. The
Van Ness mansion was one OF the first pri
vate dwellings erected in this city.
JOHN REEVES, well-known colored mar
of good standing and an employe of the
General Land Office, has complained to the
police that he was assaulted at Sixth street
and Virginia avenue on the Navy-yard, OF
the morning of the I'd inst, by party o
white roughs, who robbed him of $53 ant
left him senseless. The matter being re
ferred to Lieut.. Boteler for investigation
he will report upon il, but has, so far, found
no one who either saw or was aware Of tn,
assault, and expresses the opinion that tn,
affray, as reported, could not have oc
cured
THERE WERE two Baltimore delegation
at the White House to-day. The first
headed by Representative Leary, ap
= Al. s,,Aa .fI Inl Naho
collector of Baltimore. The second was
colored delegation. 1t was headed by Rev
j. ii. A. Brown, and wanted DIR. II. j
Brown made surveyor of the port of Balti
more. An Indian delegation in charge o
Representative Joyce, of Vermont, callel
to pay their respects to the President
Among the other callers were Senators Lo
gan, Lapham and Platt, Representative
Davis, Walker, Jones, Valentine, Van AeI
nam, Aldrich, West, Ainslie, Maginni
Orth and Hubbs.
SOCIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS for events i
the near future present an interesting pre-
gramme. The Associated Charities an
Societe Francaise de Bienfaisance prOpos
giving grand charity hall at Abners, o
the 18th instant, prominent among its mar
ayers being Nine. Max Outrey. Mrs. Gree
B. Raum and Miss Kate Frames, of Bait
more, are to receive and preside at the M
tional Rifles reception ON the evening {
the 18th Instant The second hop of Ii
Washington Light Infantry Corps is 81
for next Thursday evening. The unilor
soiree dansante Of the Capital Bicycle Gu
occurs at Marini's Hall tomorrow evening
Weddings are announced as follows; M
Frank Browning to Miss Susie Kenned,
Trinity Church, 18th instant Mr. Hem
Edgar Davis and Miss Hattie Riddl
Church of the Ascension, afternoon 1T
instant; Mr.. Frank j. Profit and Mi
Wauie Y Koch, February z; Lieut.. Gle
FE Hausou Artillery, and Mi
Nn0.o aairh, Ross Ray, esqy Fe
tlfIs "a neat