The Evening critic., 1882-08-01
EAST WASHINGTON.

queer freak OF n colored crank occurred
yesterday evening in tho vicinity OF Fourth
and l. streets northwest. Matt Butler, colorod,
snatchcd q pistol out. Of the hip pocket OF a
strange white man and after dlscharging four
shots in the dir showed tho pistol back into the
strangers pocket and started or on n brisk
run, pursued by a motley gang OF boys, yell.
ing "Stop thief |" Ho continued running,
with tho horde Of urchins at his hoels, until
he Ind reached the neighborhood OF tho
Eighth Precinct Station, when Officor Dunn
ington and Statlon-keeper Henry ovorhaulod
him, but not until after he had broken down
several fences In tho desperate effort to
escape.
notorious colored sneakthiof named Jane
Shelton, who had stolen dress from Louisa
oueenan, colored, was nabbed by oflccr
Edelin, last evening.
Mary Riggs, an old white woman, was ar
rested on the eastern commons by officers Of
the Eighth Precinct last night and locked up,
charged with profanity; Mary objected 70 DO.
Of several men to perform that service.
Communications have boon addressed to
each Tent OF Rechabites in this jurisdic.
APPOINT and send committees to meet tT at Nc e.
Cauley's Hall, Capitol Hill, next Thursday
evening, TO aid ini getting up largo temper
anco demonstration In Anacostla next month.
II 10 expected all the Tents Will DO represented
at the meeting.
Mr.. William Wagner, the East Washington
marksman, who made such n brilliant record
in tho louisville contest, has returned from
Bradford, Pa, bringing "nrst prize" as the
result of his participation In the match In that
city. Mr. Wagner is loud In his praise p OF tho
most genial, generous, wholesouled follows he
ever met. "They treated us TO regular ova.
tion the whole Time" he said, "and I only
want to get some OF them on here 80 that can
In measure repay their many acts OF kind
ness"
The finest peaches OF tho season, so far as We
have seen this year, come from tho garden OF
W. II. Davis, esq, 1103 Park Place northeast
Mr.. Davis is an old gentleman, but no has n
pride In bringing everything In his garden to
the highest perfection, as his fruits and now-
ers testify.
Charlie Wagner, son OF Ofllcer Wagner, had
two OF his fingers badly mashed while feeding
press in Robertson Il Ransom's printing of
fec last evening.
Tho business mon on the Avenue east are
considerably agitated over tho fact that q
flock OF chickens, owned by some one In the
neighborhood, are in tho habit Of scratching
circles In the public parks along that thorough.
fare. The owner OF the fowls has boon asked
to keep them in his own yard. He replied
that this is q FREQ country and he Will do moth
ing OF the kind. The citizens take great pride
| In these public flower decorations and hate to
see them thus ruthlessly desecrated. The at
tontion OF the party who repairs the park was
called to tho fact, to which he said there is
| no law to punish chickens. The matter should
be attended to by the authorities.
At tho last regular meeting OF Capital Tent,
| No. Sc, 1. o. r., the following officers were
| elected: VIM. E. Graham, shepherd; VIM. II
| Reapsomer, 2. O. r.; X. L. Kimball, @. r.; e
| j. bernhard, d. r.; j.. II. woodnold, treasurer
| J. W. Robertson, +. s.; VIM. G. Souder, n. s..
Z. Q. Johnson, L.: j.. Niedfeldt, I. g.; t. p
southwick, o. g.; ]. W. Speaks, chaplain and
| trustee.
A crowd Of enterprising juveniles in Eas
| Washington have originated an ingenious
| minor swindle by which they obtain free
sheet-cake from unsuspecting bakers. Two o.
| the party enter a bakers shop and ask for fiyt
cents worth OF sheetcako. Receiving tho oak,
and passing the nickle over the counter, thu
boys Join the rest OF the gang around the cor
ner, whero tho cake is equally divided, on
| piece being left for tho "bait," as they torn
1t. After eating their respective shares larg
cockroach, which had been caught and killed
is produced, the "bait" is broken open an,
the roach inserted. The "bait" is then takel
TO the baker, with IN indignant declaration
that unless he .forks over" the i've cents tn
whole party will exhibit the roach and oak
and advertise his nlthiness. Tho racket yer,
rarely fails, and thus do certain enterprlsin
| Juveniles eat free sheetcake.