The Evening critic., 1882-03-03
THE EVENING CRITIC.
LACoNIC LOCALS.

LACONIC LOCALS.
THE street-lamps will not be lighted to-
night.
SEVERAL petit robberies were perpetrated
last night. a.
TnE police made forty one arrests dur
ing the twenty.four hours ending at a. m.
THE District docket at Police Court to-
day was composed OF drunk ana disorderiy
cases.
PIHo REIrH, by his win filed yesterday,
bequcaths all Of his property 10 his widow,
Johanna Reith. .r
A pELKaA ALTON of the G.. A. r.. Posts,
OF Baltimore, will visit the fair OF the Union
Veteran Corps
THos. MOONEY fell in fit early this
morning at sixth ana Streets, and cut his
head seriously. t-H
MARSHAL HENRY has appointed his
brother, Mr. 8. j. Henry, OF Ohio, a bailifI In
the Criminal Court.
stole four brcoms and two pounds of pork, for
which offence he will dwell for the next sixty
days within the walls of the District jal.
THE first American inscription upon the
obelsk, now standing In Central Park, New
York, Will be "Use DR.. Dulfs Cough syrup.
Price 25 cents"
Hon. S. S. Cox lectured to large audi
ence at Lincoln Hall last night on "African wit
Church. He was introduced by Hon. Fred.
Douglass.
THE first cargo of ice of the season ar
rived at the wharves last evening from Bath
Bay, Me. The vessel was the schooner HELEN
II. Benedict and n cargo OF 1117 tons was con-
signed to the Great Falls Ice Company.
THADDEus HALL, colored, was convicted
to-day In the Criminal Court OF grand larceny
in stealing a gold watch and chain, and other
articles OF iewelry, from Annie Ellis on the
18th Of October last. Sentence was suspended.
ANNA ANDERSON through her counsel,
Mr.. H. I. Wiswall, to-day Instituted suit for
divorce from Lyman Anderson. They were
married in the year 1876, and she charges
him with adultery and having deserted her in
November, 1873.
THE residents in the vicinity of Tenth,
between street and Rhode Island avenue,
have petitioned the Commissioners to have
Tenth street paved with concrete. The street
is now in such a bad condition that 1t is abso-
lutely impossible.
SAMUEL CLAGETT, colored, for the sec
ond offence OF petit larceny was to-day sent
by Judge Smell to the Grand jury Samuel's
late offence was the theft OF three boxes of
cigars. Having plead guilty, he will, in all
probability, get term In the penitentiary.
CHAs. Z. JONES, a white gentleman, was
kicked in the face by n horse at the Metropoli-
tan Railroad stables last evening, and his Jaw
bone fractured in two places. He was carried
to his home. at Seventh and Boundary streets,
where Drs. Glennan and Shadd attended him.
IN the case of A. and II. Myers against
William NJ Arnold the clerk of the court to-
day issued a capias ad satfsfaciendum against
preme Court of the District, This Is tho sec
ond case of the kind, and. follows on the de
cision in the case OF Jonesvs. Smith.
THE District of Columbia was successful
In getting a verdict to-day In the suit brought
by Thos Bannigan againstit. He claimed that
on January 15, 1876, by reason of defective
sewerage, his premises on Twelfth, between
Q and streets northwest, were overfiown and
his property injured TO the extent of $4,000.
A MUSICAL and literary entertainment
under the auspices OF Washington Temple Of
Juvenile Tcmplars, Will be given this evening
at Washington Hall, corner pennsylvania ave
nue. and Fourth street, Capitol Hill. varied
and entertaining programme will be carried
out. Mr.. Charlie Nye will speak.
A BILL of divorce was filed by Marth,
Paul yesterday against Robert Paul. Tho,
were married April II, 1861, at orange Court
house, Va, and removed to Washington IL
September, 1860 In 1879 the defendant de
serted her. Abandonment and habitua
drunkenness are the grounds claimed for the
divorce.
Mr.. GEORGE SCovILLE, counsel for Gui
teau, arrived in the city this morning, and, II
company with District Attorney Corkhfll, ha;
an Interview with Justice Cox in regard t.
settling the bill of exceptions in the Guiteal
case. The Judge suggested that probably 1
would be best to put in the entire record, II
which view Mr.. Scoville coinclded, and will
tomorrow try and complete and have then
signed.
THE following indictments, in addition
to those published elsewhere, were found b.
Alexander Spinner, and Henry Kaiser, secon;
ofrense, petit larceny; Henry Kaiser, peti
larceny; John Critic, James Jones, James +
schooler and John Lucas, larceny; Marti
Welch, larceny; Charles Morgan, Richar
Butler and William Thomas, larceny; Fran
Queen, assaulting Onlcer Kenner.
AT regular meeting of the Massachu
setts Republican Associate OF this city, he'll
on last Wednesday evening, several new men
bers were admitted to the association, whic
is now In a growing and prosperous condition
In addition to the twenty-five dollars sent b
this association some months ago In aid Of tn
Massachusetts Soldiers Home at Chelsef
Mass., seventy-fve dollars has been raised b
subscription among members OF the associt
ton for the same purpose.
FARRAGuT COUNCIL, of the Royal Al
canum, composed exclusively of Navy offlc er
organized yesterday afternoon, by Del
Sup. Regent j. ii. Carmiencke, assisted b
Past Regent e.. nj. Hustled, of Oriental Counc
No. 312. The charter list numbered eighteei
with Commander Robert L. Harris Regent an
W. L. Bailie Secretary. This makes i've couI
ellis OF this order now in the District OF Colun
bia with a total membership Of between thre
and four hundred. The total membership c
the order Is over $4,000.
MARY JANE LEWIS. colored, lived in tn
house OF Mrs. Mary q. Garrett, No. 10l1
street northwest, as domestic. Mary Jane
some time since promised her beau to accoIf
pany him 10 n ball, and said that she woul
"Just outdress all the other gals" so she Sc
about to get proper habtliments for the occa
sion, and seeing a very handsome blue sill
dress belonging to Mrs. Garrett lying aroun
loose. s'caught on" 10 II, so to speak, and mad
or with 1t. The evidence was very conclusiy
that Mary Jane had committed the theft, an
when the case was heard In the Police COul
to-day Judge Smell gave her the privilege
feeding for the next thirty days at Gen. Crocl
er's hotel