The Evening critic., 1882-08-28
THE EVENING CRITIC.
LACoNIC LOCALS.
ESTABLISHED AUGUST 1858

THE street-lamps will not DO lighted
again this month.
THE summer residence of Colonel N. w.
Fitzgerald, at Rockville, was totally destroyed
bynre yesterday morning. Tho fire had made
such headway before 1t was discovered that
all Efforts to control 1t wero unavailing.
LEWIS GRAY, u colored man, was charged
In tho Police Court to-day with being guspi-
cious character, aud having been found trying
the locks on stable doors, but was dismissed
ON testimony TO his good character being fur
nished.
CARDS are out for the wedding of Mr.. J.
Maury Dove, the well.known coal merchant OF
this city, TO Miss Mamie Carter, daughter OF
MI. Robert W. Carter, OF Rockville, Nd. Tho
date OF the marriage Is fixed for September o,
at Rockville.
A SPECIAL meeting of the Washington
operate Association 10 called for tomorrow
evening at the usual place, TO rehoarsc tho
programme selected for their last excursion
10 Marshall Hall, which Will take place on
wednesday evening.
ALEXANDER BOND, Lucy Rivers, Martin
II. McGcary, Alice scheinder, George King,
Margaret Mitchell and Alice Chase were tho
parties that paid the penalty before Judge
disturbing tho quiet OF yesterday by copious
streams OF profanity.
JOSEPH KELLEY, veteran of the late
war, who served with some distinction, was In
drunkenness. Kelley admitted on tho stand
that no had been committed TO the Work.
house nvo times this year on this charge aud
Judge Bundy sentenced him to ninety days
more In that institution.
BY order of Major Brock, the police have
been making raid on tho Juvenile colored
thieves who infest the markets and annoy
both dealers and purchasers by pilfering from
baskets and stalls. In tho Police Court dock
to-day John Williams, Thomas Grigsloy,
Arthur Clayton, John Thomas, James Nelson
and James Jones, six young criminals OF this
class, pleaded guilty to charges of vagrancy,
and were committed 10 the workhouse for
thirty days each.
Mr.. PADGETT, the District prosecutor at
tho Police Court, announced this morning that
he was preparing TO proceed against twenty
eight hackmcn for maintaining a nuisance.
These hackmen occupy the hackstand at the
corner OF Seventh street and Louisiana ave.
nue., which is in n filthy condition, being COW
cred with manure and otherwise offensive.
The health ordinances make It incumbent upon
the hack drivers who take the advantages OF
these stands to keep Thorn in q sanitary condi-
tion, and they are liable TO fve-dollar fine
for failing to do 30.
MAJOR KING, of the s. P. @. A., is Civ
Ing his special attention to tho horses belong
Ing to farmers who drive into the city on mar
ket days with produce. The Major finds q
great many OF these animals to BIO unit for
labor, but owing to tho extreme poverty Of
many OF the owners he generally only advises
them to take better care Of their horses and
recommends the kind Of food and treatment
required. on Saturday King stopped
a raw-boned nag In tho Centre Market, but
tho driver after threatening to attack him
drove rapidly away and made his escape.
ABOUT z o'clock Saturday evening the
Curlew left Washington with Captain Vent
Coombs, George t. Smallwood, J. Richmond,
Henry Knight, j. Knight W. Willard, Thomas
Coombs and George Butler, colored, all we'll
known in Washington. The sail was pleas.
ant one, despite some rain. Tho party stopped
at Alexandria, and then sailed down tho river.
Just rs thoy reached Fort Foote a sudden law
OF wind oyerset tho yacht. Mr.. Richmond,
who was asleep in the forward part of the
cabin, was Cotton out with difficulty, and
sprained his ankle so as TO BIO unable to swim.
He was, however, supported by the others
into tho rowboat towing astern, and oil others
swan with tho boat, whose hawser was cut
loose, TO schooner which happened to pass.
Tho night was too dark and rainy to recover
tho yacht, and 1t doated with the tide until II
was recovered yesterday morning.