The Evening critic., 1882-03-06
THE EVENING CRITIC.
LAcoNrC LOCALS.
SHED AUGUST rses

THE police made twenty-five arrests dur
Ing yesterday and last night.
THE street lamps will be lighted at 6;25
p. m. and extinguished 1850 a. m.
VIM. FAeAN was fined $40 by Judge
Smell to-day for fast driving In the county
JAMES JONES colorcd, for a'saulting
Fannie Frazier, was fined So by Judge smell
today.
Hox. d. C. SMITH. of Illinois, occupied
the pulpit at Mount Zion NJ. T. Church last
evening.
JoHN MAXWELL, VIM. Forest, and Patrick
Reagan have registered on Gen. Crockor's lst
Of tfamps.
REV. DIR. HARRISON preached his fare
we'll sermon at Mount Vernon Place NJ. L.
Church yesterday. DIVA.
A SLIGHT FIRE at No. 1116 q street was
extlnguished on Saturday evcning without
turning In an alarm.
THE carriage of the Presidents private
secretary broke down at Second and streets
northeast on Saturday evening.
GEORGE AMELrNe fell on the sidewalk
at Seventh and Boundary streets Saturday
night and broke his left ankle.
AARON A. SARGENT is practicing on
email doses OF lager beer and pretzels and
wrestling with the German language.
WIN. HAINE, John Jay and George bod.
son, three colored vags, the eldest about twelve
each at the work-house by Judge Smell to-day.y
PHILLIPS, the stage-carpenter at the
National Theatre, has recovered from the ef-
fects OF the wound inflicted by n man named
Hurtz who assaulted him about ten days
ago.
WM. MULLIGAN, marine disturbed the
peace yesterday afternoon by an unrestralned
use of profane expressions, and Will while
away the fifteen days In the pleasant recrc-
alton of breaking stone.
JAMES TAPLETT, colored man. has been
sent to Jail for insulting passersby while he
was standing on pennsylvania avenue. This
la fIa ms IN W n n tad
a cobble in December last.
A LARGE meeting of the Indiana Re-
publican Club was held at Timms' Hall Satur-
day evening, at which W. W. Dudley presided
and William NJ. Bass acted as secretary. Ex-
tensive preparations were made for the pro-
posed reception to Senator Harrison and the
Republican members OF Congress at Marini's
Hall, next Thursday, the 9th instant. This
affair promises to be tho most elegant had
this season.
The birthday of Robert Emmett was
celebrated at Odd-Fellows' Hall, Seventh
street, saturday night, by the Clan-na-Gael.
Most appropriately the celebration opened by
dramatic rendition OF the trial aud sentence
OF Emmett J. T. Coughlin representing En-
met. Music and recitations followed, and then
the stage was made ready for n mass-meetins.
Speaker Keller presided, and addresses were
delivered by Hon. Messrs. Cox, Hardenburgh,
Buttcrworth, Hazeltine, Ball, Ford and others.
THE Hebrew Festival of Purim began
Saturday evening atlnightfall, and continued
for twenty-four hours. The feast Is held in
VI utubil VI uttnldD, W HO
had plotted against the Jews to destroy them.
On the feast Of Purlm the Book Of Esther and
the Megilloth are read In the synagogues
Purim is one or the few holidays upon which
business Is not suspended, It being observed
purely in merry making, which generally
takes place on the eve and also on the night OF
the festival.
THE second anti-polygamy mass meeting
was held in the Memorial Church, Rev. DR.. J.
G.. Butler, pastor, yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock. Notwithstanding the rain and
threatening clouds, large audience. almost
filling the house, assembled. A number of
pastors showed their sympathy with the cause
advocated by their presence and participation
In the services. After the reading of Scripture
by the Rev. Mr.. Ramsdell and prayer by Rev
j. r.. Kelly, DR.. Butler, pastor of the church
spoke very forcibly in favor OF the passage o
would reach and correct the evils existing IN
Utah. Rev. d. J. Mcmillan, who has charge o.
the work OF the Presbyterian Church In Utah,
delivered an Interesting address.
The taking of testimony in the Christi
ancy divorce suit was resumed In this
city last Saturday afternoon before Examiner
Loyejoy. Drs. johnson Elliot and Ralph, ply
sicians who attended Mrs Christiancy in her
sickness prior to her departure for South
America, denied that they ever told her II
would be dangerous for her to make the
voyage, and, as her medical advisers, forbid
her going. This was contradictory of Mrs
Lugenbeel, tho mother OF Mrs. Christiancy
who testified that the doctors did give suct
advice. DR.. o. NJ. Ball also testified and de
MED the testimony OF Mrs. Christiancy, tina
tampered with her correspondence and opened
her letterS