The Evening critic., 1882-08-23
Temperature and Rainfall.
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS,

THE streot-lamps will be lighted at 10
p. m. and cxtinguished att n. m.
REMEMBER Godfreys opening this oven
Ing. There Will be grand spread
NATHAN STRANBER, young colored
man, was nned 50 by judge Bundv to-day TOR
smacking his wife In the faco.
JOHN ROCKER, n young man, was COM
mlttcd to the workhouse to-day for thirty days
for vagrancy by Judge Bundy,
WISE WILLIAMS, an unwise beggar, was
arrested yesterday for vagrancy and has been
committed TO the workhousc for thirty days.
WILLIAM THOMAS, n young colored man
who can swear more In less time than any
man OF his size In Washington, has gone to
jail for profanity.
A SPLENDID LUNCH will be set this
evening by tho jovial Commodore Godfrey, on
tho occasion OF his grand reopening or his
hotel, restaurant and dining saloon.
Mr.. 7. w. ROCKWELL, of Montclair, N.
j., has purchased n magnificent twenty-five
room residence on M street, near Eighteenth,
with n few OF making Washington his homo.
KATE NELSON, Laura Turner and Mari
eta Jones mingled their merry. voices with
tho sighing OF tho midnight wind and raised
such racket that they wero nned So apiece
this morning.
JAMES oBRIEN and Abram Mahoney,
two venerable inmates OF the Soldiers Home,
were intoxicated yesterday and got into a
quarrel which resulted In the arrest of both.
Five dollar fines were imposed.
MARTIN McGEARy has been recently re-
leased from jail, and when he saw his best girl
on O street last night and she wouldn't recog-
niZe him he became 80 angry that Judge
Bundy has given him fifteen days 10 cool or.
WILLIAM LACY and Garrett Lee, two
colored men, had difficulty about some
money down by tho Centre Market, and wero
both arrested by Ofllcer Nicholson. Lacy, who
was tho aggrcssor, forfeited collateral, and
Lee was acquitted.
IT is said that favorable responses have
IN 10 IN
were designated TO act on the board OF di.
rectors Of the Industrial Bazaar and Art Ex.
hibition to be hold in the Rotunda of tho Capt
tol IN aid OF tho Garfield monument fund.
THURSDAY next, oath, will be tho fcsti-
val OF st. bartholomew, tho apostle. II Will
be observed at the Church or tho Incarnation,
corner Twelfth and streets, by an early
celebration OF the Holy Communion, Mt z 80
q. M, and choral evening prayers at 6;3O
JAMES MAcKALL, colored, was charged
in tho Police Court to-day with robbing q
drunken friend named Honson. Tho testimony
was that Henson slept of the effects of tho
liquor ut Mackalls cabin and was relieved Of
$3.50 during the night. The caso was con-
tinued until tomorrow for additional owl
dence.
OFFICER Brown, of the Georgetown
Precinct, is one OF the policemen who believe
in enforcing the laws, and when he heard his
son, Perry Brown, and young man named
Angel singing "cuss words +" around, he
arrested them both for profanity, and to-day
Brown paid S5 fine and Angel forfeited
collateral.
Equal DIVISION, No. 3, Sons of Tenn
perance, held a pleasant meeting last night.
Considering the warm weather tho attend
ance was very good. After the initiation the
Division was entertained by Miss Currle,
Messrs. Mckee, whipple, and Jocko with re.
citations and music. public meeting was
announced for the 9th OF September, on
which occasion an interesting programme Will
be presented.
IN the Police Court to-day Arthur Jones,
tho colored man who has charge OF the Haytian
Minister'S house during his absence, was
charged with the larceny OF S11 from an ac'
quaintance named William Johnson. The eyl.
dence was that the two men weIe out together
last evening and Incurred numerous debts,
which johnson liquidated. Late at night they
went together TO the Minister'S house and
spent the night there, sleeping In the same
room, and when Johnson left the house in the
morning he discovered that he was minus S11
in greenbacks, and turning back into the house
he demanded the money. and subsequently
notified the police OF his loss and had Jones
arrested for tho larceny, when S11 were
found on his person. The case was continued
TO givc the defense an opportunity to produce
witnesses.