The Evening critic., 1882-02-11
THE EVENING CRITIC.
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.
AUGUST 1858.

BuTLERc exchanges stoves FOR groceries.
THE street Tampa viii be lighted ut g p. m.
and cxtneuishcd NJ 80 q. m.
AN important secret meeting OF the Carpen-
tors Trade linton was held last night at Tou-
mey's Hail.
CALL AT J. DoNSELLl's, corner Fourteenth
and i streets northwest, Tor his famous 5-cent
Key West Cigar.
SILVER spoons. anumber Of coats, etc, were
Included In the harvest reapol by the sneak
thieves last night
FoRTY.1HRTE unlmportant ARRESTS were
made by the police during the twonty-four
hours ending at o n. m.
MALE, the druggist, corner Seventh and Y
streets, having renitted aud restockel, makes
specially OF trusscs and surgical appliances.
WM. REED, one Of the three boys who entered
the Lucas school yesterday aud beat the pupils
with clubs, was fined SIS today for disorderly
conduct.
wHITxEy's, 3O7 Seventh street northwest,
cider and Vinegar manufactory, In daily opera.
tlon. Orders delivered promptly TO all paris
Of the city.
NUMBER Of cases Of failing to remove snow,
and throwing snowballs, were disposed of by
Judge Smell to day, the lowest fine being i'm
y, sed In each case.
BrNJAMlS F. NEWCOMER yesterday filed in
equity judgment creditors bill against Maria
l.. Swami and others. and seeking the sale OF
part Of "Barnaby," of the estate OF Edward
Swami.
wife is until he comes home one day, suffering
with n dreadful Cold and sho happens 70 have
a bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup In the
house.
WASHINGTON MEREDITH, q awell-known thief,
some days since convicted of n second oirense
Of petit larceny, was to-day sentenced by
Justice Cox 10 fifteen months in the Auburn
State prison.
THOSE WHO HEARD Mrs. Richmond at Tall.
madge Hall last Sunday. were impressed with
her wonderful oratorical powers and her
beauty OF expression. She speaks again TO-
morrow morning and evening.
THE Coroner has been notified OF the sud
den death, at the Georgetown Station, of a
white man, named Henry Ebel. from some un-
known cause. Ebel was taken sick and re-
moved to the station, where he died.
AN ENTERPRIs1NG colored capitalist is re-
Ported 10 have chartered train and made
other necessary arrangements for an excur
sion from Lynchburg, Va, to Washington on
the day fixed FOR the execution of Guiteau.
HAMILTON o. MARSHALL to-day filed n bill
James A. Main, Lewis O. Main and Margaret L.
Paschall, praying that the conveyance of
certain real estate by Mrs. paschall by Mollie
NJ. Main be set aside.
IN THE case of Walter Brown, Philip Handy.
Alexander Dorsey and Walter Payton, tried In
the Criminal Court ON the charge of assault
with intent to kill Charles Gray, the Jury re-
turned averdict of guilty as indicted as TO the
first three, and guilty of assault as to Peyton.
Sentence was suspended.
OFFICER DUvALL was called to the classic
shades of Buz2ard's Roost last evening, where
man had been robbed by some women.
Evelin Kirby and Maggie Sullivan were ar
ants, as usual, refused to prosecute, and tho
girls were sent to the workhouse for ninety
days as common prostitutes.
AMONG the most efrectual charities cllcu-
lated to alleviate the suirerings of the uneni.
ployed men in the District is an offer made TO
Maj. Brock today by firm of lumber mer-
chants in Virginia TO give four months en-
ployment at good wages to large number of
wood-cutters and choppers. The letter says
that any men from this city recommended by
Maj. Brock as deserving Will be employed.
ROBERT ORR md Frank Gallagher, arraiguel
in The Criminal Court this morning on the
charge OF the murder OF Stephen Tyrell on the
night Of the 21st of July last, pleaded not
guilty. The parties were drunk on the night
in question, and the termination OF lght re-
suited in the death of Tyrell, but the evidence
failed TO show more than a case of manslaugh-
ter, and II is doubtful If that charge can be
sustained The defendants have been out on
bail, and 1t was renewed by the court
THE motion for new trial in the case OF
Owen Flood, convicted of assault with intent
10 XIII Oliver w. Longan, was called for hear
Ing in the Criminal Court this morning. Mr.
A. X. Browne. his counsel, stated that since the
conviction he had some reason to doubt the
mental condition OF the prisoner, and read
reports from the officers under whom he had
served In the army, giving him an excellent
and peaceable character. His Honor deferred
sentence, to allow further investigation Of
the mans mental condition to be made.
DOUGLASS WILLIAM CROSS (colored) was ar
Iatgned In the Criminal Court this morning on
the charge OF the murder OF James Curry, and
pleaded nc guilty, ON the 18th of August last
death occl rring ten days later The partie
had an alteration, tho outgrowth Of some re
marfs made about the wife Of the accused
and the defendant died from the eff ects of the
Injuries received. After being committed tC
Jail by the Coroner, the defendant was brought
out on writ of habeas corpus and released on
$1,000 bail. The bond was renewed to-day
Messrs. G. Maurice Smith and II. L. Miller ap
pear FOR the defendant.
THE bean-jar IN the window of Sidney 7
Nimmo, No. 433 Seventh street northwest ha,
been n subject of interest to curious pedes
trians for several months past, n conspicuous
notice having been displayed which conveyed
the Information that the nearest guess to tn,
number of beans in the jar would entitle TIN
guesser to n fine organ, valued at $130. Th
counting OF the beans last evenings drew to
gether quite large audience. The number o
beans 800, the exact guess made by Mis-
Lottie Dant, aged Ii years, residing at No. 2
Myrtle street. The number Of names regsterei
was 15,S43 The highest guess was O. 900
100000, and the lowest 2. Miss Dant was tn
recipient OF many congratulations on the par
Of her friends this morning.