The Evening critic., 1882-05-04
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

DURING the month of April the Collector
OF Taxes collected S52,O79.oi.
SEVERAL cases of open saloons on Sunday
were disposed OF by Judge Smell to-day.
THE police made forty-three arrests dur
ing the twenty-four hours ending at o a. m.
WILLIAM FRIsBIE, a colored man, recently
convicted of attempting to steal mans watch
Smell.
ARTHUR CLAREN, a colored boy, had
series OF fits on Pennsylvania avenue, near
Tenth, yesterday, and was taken to Drew's
drug store for medical care.
Two fires occurred yesterday afternoon.
The first damaged j. G.. Reisenger's bakery at
Third and G streets to the extent of $500. The
second slightly damaged shanty In Goat al
ley.
JOHN HARE and Edmund Lowrie, two
young men, were charged, in the Police Court
to-day, with assaulting, pounding and bruis-
ing Thomas Mangum, and were fined $40
each.
MITCHELL HANo was charged, in the
Police Court to-day, with cruelty starving and
maltreating n cow. The testimony was that
Hano had Just bought the COW and was taking
ii TO n stable, when he was arrested. The case
was dismissed.
JOHN WILLEs, colored boy recently
threw large stick at horse belonging TO Mr..
Henry Broadas and knocked the horses eye
out. Judge Smell to-day sentenced Willes to
ninety days in jail or fifty dollars fine for
cruelty to animals.
A SToPPAGE of the machinery in the
Government Printing on1ce yesterday af-
ternoon was caused by an obstruction in the
water-pipe supplying water to the building,
Last night the traps were opened and an In
yestigation made, which resulted in finding
three cells, each over two feet long, and large
number OF dead fish.
THE total mortality in the District of
Columbia for the week ending last Saturday
was 7S, being less than during the preced-
ing week, or at the rate Of DIS per 1000 per
annum. OF the decedents 81 were white and
az colored females, making an annual death
rate OF 44:4 per 1000 for the white population,
and 36.2 for the colored.
THE young ladies of Ryland Chapel con-
gregation understand the human organization
TO a dot. After an entertaining musical and
literary programme at the church last night
they treated the humorous company, includ-
ing Rev. Richard Norris, with many of his
friends from various parts of the city, to ice
they were voted charming.
THE senior and postgraduate classes of
the National Law School have decided to hold
the approaching commencement exercises at
the National Theatre, on June s. The execu-
tive committee on the part OF the senior class
IS composed OF d. A. Mcknight, G. V. Balch, o.
H. Herring. W. b. Todd, II. II. Webb, II. A. Toul-
min and John Hancock. Postgraduate class,
Edward ON. Condor, L. W. Collins and Major
A. c. Richards.
YESTERDAY afternoon a horse belonging
TO MIR. Thomas L. Hume, which was left stand
Ing at the k-street market, took fright and ran
away. One of the shafts of the wagon to which
the horse was attached entered the side OF
horse belonging to Robert Lavender, n pro-
duce dealer, ipjuring the horse so badly that
1t had to be killed. Mr.. Hume's horse after
wards collided with and broke the shafts OF
wagons belonging to Jacob Kengla and l.. L.
Levy.
IN the Court in Banc this morning on
motion Of Mr.. Z. d. Hay, Mr.. Charles Reed, of
Chicago, ILL., was admitted to the bar OF this
District Mr.. Reed accepted the opportunity
TO make an apology to Justice Cox for an
oversight upon his part in not having applied
for admission before. 1t seems that from tn
time that he entered as associate counsel in
the Guiteau trial up TO the present time he
has not been admitted TO practice before the
courts in this District. The neglect arose en-
tirely from absent mindedness.
THE commencement exercises of the the.
illogical department OF Howard University
takes place at Assembly Church tomorrow
Rev. j. J. Bullock, d. D., chaplain of the Sen.
ate, will deliver the address TO the grad yates,
and Rev. j. G. Craighead, D. L. .,dean OF the tn TO-
logical department, VIII confer the certificates
ton, N. c.; Frank f. Giles Raleigh, N. O.
Julius l.. Grlce, Washington, d. c.; Lionel G.
Joell, Bermuda, W. l.; Nathaniel Scale, Darba
does, w.
AT the quarterly meeting of the African
Baptist Union OF Northern Virginia, at Manas
sas, on April 20, Rov. DR.. King, president OF
Wayland Seminary, OF this city, addressed the
assembled ministers and deacons. The even
ing session was devoted to the discussion OF
At the session Of April 80, Rev. r. P. Dawson
preached the morning sermon, Rev. J. w
Webb In the afternoon, and Rev. A. Hender.
son In the evening. A liberal collection was
subscribed. Rev. J. W. Webb was moderator
and Rev. p. W. Austin clerk.