The Evening critic., 1882-01-30
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

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THE strect-lamps will not be lighted TO-.
night.
THE police made sixteen arrests yester-
ny and last night.
A NUMBER of cases of sneak thieving, per-
etrated on Saturday highland Sunday,
ere reported to the de tectives to-day.
ETwENTy FIVE dollars damage was done
BY the fire al the office of Mr.. Moxley, bill
poster and costumer on Tenth street, near
,, this morning.
JACKSON YATES was to-day excused
rom jury duty in the Criminal Court, and
he marshal was ordered TO bring in four
nlesmen to fill vacancies.
A vALIsE, supposed to have been stolen
was found among the bushes in the Smith.
sonian grounds and is held at the Central
Station for identification.
THOMAS Cook, dealer in the Washhg-
ton Market, has been arrested and will be
tried tomorrow on q charge of using
fraudulent bushel-measure.
THE governor of North Carolina said to
the governor of South Carolina "Sir, the
best remedy in the world is Dr. Bulls
Cough Syrup" and the latter seconded the
assertion.
THE police have received circular from
London, offering a reward of $500 for the
arrest of persons connected with the rob .
berry Of the body of the Earl Of Crawford
from tomb in Aberdeenshire.
A coLoRED youth enjoying the historic
name of Andrew Jackson stole three
pounds of butter from John Lynch's stand
in the market, but will sin no more for
ninety days. per order of Judge SHELL
WM. LANCASTER, young man, was sem
tenced to six months in Jail, by Judge Smell
to-day, for stealing number of articles of
clothing, etc., from the house of James
Archer on Grace street, in Georgetown.
WITH their usual enterprise, the manage.
ment at Ford's Opera-house announce that
n handsome bouquet viii be presented to
cvexy lady attending the initial perform
ance of Henry VIII" this evening.
HENRY WHEELER, alias Charles Grimes,
colored man, was sentenced to six months
in Jail, by Judge Snefl to-day, for the lar
ceny of a set of silver-mounted harness
from the stable of Mr.. George Wright.
MRS GEN SHERMAN has been elected
president of the Tabernacle Society, an or
ganization of Catholic ladies, which aims
to provide for poor churches of that faith
necessary altar ornaments and vestments.
DAVID LUCAS, colored man, was fined
s25 by Judge Smell to-day for going into
the secondhand store of Phillip Cohen and
attempting to steal waistcoat, and when
Cohen tried to stop him Lucas cut him in
the face.
SERGEANT MASON, the soldier who at
tempted to shoot Guiteau, will not be tried
before the court.martial appointed to meet
at the Washington barracks to day. The
arrangements for his trial have not been
completed yet.
AN unknown colored man lifted the iron
grating which coversa sewer trap at Six
teenth and Boundary streets on Saturday
night and shouldering the heavy piece of
metal made off with it to seek such re-
ward as ajunk shop may offer.
AMONG the persons referred to Gen
Cookers attention. by Judge Smell to-day,
for vagrancy, were Kate Walsh, Josephine
West and Melvina Divine, coiored women
Of questionable reputation, and Fred.
Atchover, Geo. II. Fridley and Luther
Webb, professional tramps.
THE MONDAY prayermeeting at Foundry
NJ. L. Church to-day was led by Rev. John
Naugle, and was one of the most interesting
and largely attended of any that have been
held, there being present not less than one
hundred and twenty-five people. Revival
services will be held in this church to-
night led by Mr.. Hilton, leader of the
Mizpah band. Mr.. Naugle will lead the
MONDAY meetings every day this week.
OFFICERS SHANKs and Fisher were
walking along L street, between Fourth and
Fifth streets, at o'clock this morning.
when they saw one colored man 60 down
the area of house No. All and attempt
TO force open the door, while another kept
wacth, and on the approach of the officers
gave a signal. The two men were followed
for some distance. and one made his escape.
The other, named Adolph Burgess has been
sentenced to Jail on a charge of suspicion.
Miss DEAN, a young lady residing at
No. 80 French street, narrowly es-
capped serious accident at the corner of
Seventh street and Pennsylvania avenue
yesterday evening. The young lady was
crossing the Avenue when Herdlc coach
No. IL ran against her and she was thrown
down, the horse treading on her foot. Miss
Dean was placed in a Seventh street car,
and when she had reached street tainted
and was conveyed to her home in car
riage.
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