The Evening critic., 1882-10-21
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE street-lamps will be lighted at ll'jU
p. m. and cxtlnguished at d;l5 a. m.
THE sudden death of Jordan Christian.
which was mentioned yesterday, resulted
from heart disease.
THE grounds surrounding tho Fourth
Presbyterian Church are being sodded and
generally improved.
JoHN RICE, colored, has gone to tho I,
to kill Mary Allon, also colorcd.
THE Kentucky Republican Association
last night completed tho final arrangements
for sending members home to vote.
Mr.. d. j. WATERS, of the Pcnslon Office,
was yesterday presented with goldheadcd
cane by the new examiners In the oflce.
THE Optimist Club conducted n pleasant
meeting last night. An interesting musical
and literary programme was cloycrly rem.
dered.
EDWARD PARKER, n small colored boy,
was charged in the Police Court to-day with
petty stealing. The culprit was sont down for
thirty days.
NEWTON PARKER, a small colored boy,
was In the Police Court charged with stealing
peaches In the market. The culprlt was given
fifteen days down town.
WIN. M. NEWTON, q juvenile colored
thief, for the terrible crime OF stealing peach
from stand In tho market, was committed for
fifteen days by Judge Smell to-day.
NELSON WADE, colored, threatened to
cut his wlfe's CUTS out and to perform, other
pleasantries, and has gone to tho workhouse
for elk months In default OF bonds TO keep the
peace.
THE lecture of DIR. Ashcroft, the English
divine, at Odd Fellows Hall last night, proved
of great interest to the large audience pres.
ent. He Will lecture again tomorrow morn
ing at the same place.
BENJAMIN HINES. vicious-looking
black boy, was before Judge Smell to-day,
charged with stealing potatoes from market.
dealers. The case was continued on account
OF insufficient evidence.
APPLICATIONS for divorce have been
filed on behalf of Margery ]. Scott against
James p. Scott, and Cora Ii. Stewart against
Thomas w. Stewart. The papers were With
drawn Immediately after illing.
RICHARD MARSHALL threatened to knock
his sweethearts head on and attempted to
carry the threat iato execution and appeared
in the Police Court to-day to answer O charge
OF assault. Tho case was continued.
AT last nights meeting of the Pennsyl-
yania Republican Association the committee
on transportation reported that arrangements
had been completed; that members would
have TO procure a certificate from tho secre-
tary in order to procure the low-rate tickets
from the railroad companies.
REV. DIR. T. ID. POWER, chaplain of tho
House, of Representatives, was yesterday
General Board OF Missions OF tho Christian
Church, In session at Lexington, Ky. He ad-
dressed the convention on the GARFIELD Memo
rial Church In this city, and pledges amount
ing TO over 81, 500 were made.
On the application Of counsel in behalf of
Theodore Schumacher and Louis Ettinger,
lnado yesterday afternoon, for mandamus on
the Commissioner of Patents to compel him to
register q label or trademark for cigars, tho
Court in General Term ordered q rule to show
cause why tho prayer OF tho petitioners should
not be granted and make 1t returnable octo-
ber 80.
THE Ladies' Aid Society of the State of
Kentucky, for the Garfield Monument Fair,
held their weekly meeting at the residence OF
Mrs. G.. w, Gist, 217 street southeast, last
night, for the purpose OF arranging for the dis
play OF that State at the fair. They have sent
out numerous circulars to the State and are
. anticipating good display, as all who have
received them promise their hearty support.
THE members of the North Baptist
Church, on Fourteenth street, near II, have
completed the improvements TO their chapel,
which is now one OF the handsomest In the
city. Its location being so remote from any
other church OF that denomination, ana in tho
most trapidly-improvingp portion OF tho city,will
in time make 1t one OF the largest churches in
the city. They expect TO call talented man
TO the pastorate OF the church.
THERE was q row at the Baltimore &
Potomac depot last night, occasioned by q wifo
who was endeavoring to leave the city to es-
cape the i'll treatment OF her husband. The
latter is said to be connected with the Florida
Land Association here. The husband wanted
10 retain their Oldest child, but tho wife
wouldn't consent. Result Harsh words and
an effort. on part OF husband to secure
child by force. Railroad official interfered !;
husband was sat upon, and wife and chill.
dren got away on outgoing train.
THE Capital City Guards, under com.
mand OF Captain II. s. Kelly, have made their
arrangements for transportation to Bi-Centen-
NAL at Philadelphia with the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad and will leave here on Wednes.
day next, 25th, at go p. m. by regular train.
They expect to muster at least seventy-flve
muskets and be accompanied by a large party
ofhonorary members. Rate to philadelphia
and return via Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is
"a to organized bodies and So 30 single tickets
GEORGE c. MEADE Posi-, No. 5, G. A. H..
held an interesting reunion ut their hall last
night. Twenty new members were elected,
and sixteen mustered In. Dancing closed the
festivities. Among the guests were General A.
r. Darlington, General A. L. Buddington, Gen.
eral r. O. Altman, Colonel r. Dimmick, Colonel
NJ. D. Months, Major George F. Carter, Major
Mark Walker, Major A. j. Rogers, Captain II.
Taylor, Captain W. II. McMonlcal, Captain w
p. Atwell, Captain Il. W. Campbell, and a mum.
Der OF others accompanied by ladies'.
AT the fall meeting of the board OF
officers OF the League OF American wheelmen,
held In Boston yesterday, tho following were
appointed TO I'LL vacancies caused by resigna-
tion or doubtful elections; G. waterhouse, San
Francisco, representative; Philip II. Dodge,
Washington, chief consul; O. E. Hawley, rep
resentative for the District OF Columbia; II. q
Rouse, representative for Illinois; Harry
Bates, chief consul, Indiana; ii. w. Williams
and @. X. Ferry, representatives for Massa
chusetts; A. G.. Carpenter, chief consul, Rhode
Island; II. Bedroe, chief consul for Kentucky
O. w. Mclean, representative for Kentucky
l.. nj. Beebe, chief consul for South Carolina.
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The Famous Star-ROute,
nve-cent straight, cigars are sold at the Amerl