The Evening critic., 1882-05-29
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.
A RED ticket given to 81 buyers. Young's.
PoI1cE COURT will convene at a. m.
tomorrow, instead Of 8, as usual.
THE police made thirty arrests during
the twenty-four hours ending at Ia. m.
JOHN BUTLER, n colored vagrant, was
sentenced to ninety days In the workhouse to-
day.
THE Howard University law department
holds its commencement exercises In the col.
iege chapel this evening at o'clock.
SAMUEL ]. SHERWOOD, for raising a
disturbance on saturday night by firing
several shots from pistol, was TO day fined
500.
JOHN HARRIS, colored thief, stole a
gold amethyst ring from Mary Dorsey, his
fiance, and was sentenced to six months in
tall.
JENNY PERRY, for enticing men into the
foul chambers of Bugzards Roost In the wee
hours Of saturday nlghtwas to-day committed
TO the workhouse by Judge Smell.
The commencement exercises of the
Law Department OF Howard University VIII
be held this evening at o'clock In the college
chapel at the university building.
ABOUT o'clock yesterdays violent ram
storm, with some thunder and lightning
passed over the city, swept and washed the
streets, and cooled the atmosphere.
THE Commissioners, in response to a pc
tition, have reported that street cannot be
included in the streets TO be paved with the
appropriation now pending before Congress
THE vestry of st. Johns Church held
meeting on Saturday and passed resolutions
OF respect to the memory of the late General
Ramsay, who was senior warden of that
parish.
THE many friends of Mr.. w. L. Entwise
will be glad to learn that he Is improving in
health and makes frequent visits on clear days
10 his place of business, OF Twelfth street
and Pennsylvania avenue.
To-Day, in the Court in Banc, John Nc
Sweeney, esq, of Ohio, on motion OF Colonel
Enoch Totten, and Mr.. J. w. Walker, OF Mon
tana, on motion OF Assistant District Attorney
Taggart, were admitted TO the bar OF this Dis
trict
pleaded guilty in the Police Court to-day TO
stealing silk and a black lace dress from her
employer, Mrs. Magruder. Judge Smell SEN
fenced her to thirty days in one case and six
months in the other
THE applications of the following stu
dents to-day for admission to the bar Of the
District were referred to the examining COM
mittee, viz, Joseph P. o'Drien, Jason Yaraun,
James F. Powell, George Webber, Charles p.
Smith and Albert O. Fowler.
CERTIFICATE of incorporation was filed
to ay with the Recorder In the name of the
Cooling Warehouse Company. The object of
the organization is to receive and store meats,
butter, &c. The capital stock is s25,O0O, and
the trustees for the first year are Walter
Hawkes., NJ. A. MCGOWAN and j. b. Mari.
The game on Saturday at the arsenal
grounds, between the United States soldier
boys and the Postofllce nine was decided in
favor of the latter, the game standing: Post
officc nine, 1S; Arsenal, /. The Postofiice club
have secured the old National baseball
grounds, where they expect to play hereafter.
On last Saturday evening Mr.. West, the
brick merchant, accidentally dropped from
his pocket, while leaving a buggy, package
containing $445. Mrs. Ellen Miller, an aged
lady, residing with Dr.. d. NJ. Beall, at 9i1
Rhode Island avenue, found and restored the
same to the owner yesterday morning after
ascertaining his name from q notice in the
Sunday Herald.
Al THE Departmental Baseball League
meeting at st. Cloud building Saturday night
constitution was adopted and the Signal Of
flee admitted to membership. With the un-
tance 10 the League wouid be received after 3
O'Clock Wednesday night, they adjourned to
meet again that evening at st. Cloud building.
THE lady patrons of the German Orphan
Asylum, following their wonted custom on
whisuntide Sundays, of giving the children
at the institution under their care little gifts
and new dresses, and making 1t pleasant
holiday for them generally, again performed
this act OF genuine benevolence and charity
yesterday, quite number visiting the asylum
In the afternoon.
THE Potomac Fruit Growers Association
will give one of their grand excursions to ely
mont tomorrow. No liquor Will be allowed
upon the boat-the Jane Mosely-or on the
grounds, and pleasant day is assured for all
trips, at 80 a. M, and 9 80 p. M. return
ing at IL 80 a. M, and 9p. m. The round
dip idle Is ouly MY CtulS.
The Christian Congregation met at their
temporary sanctuary, on Fourteenth street,
near Rhode Island avenue, yesterday, for the
first time. The little cb urch was we'll nlled
morning and night Rev. Mr.. Power took as
his theme in the morning the "Permanence OF
The Church," and in the evening preached
from the text afforded by Timothy H., fourth
chapter and sixth verse. Work on the new
church is progressing rapidly.
A MEETING was held at St. Joseph's Male
Orphan Asylum yesterday evening to make
preliminary arrangements for the annual fes
tivai in aid of that deserving institution
Lieutenant j. +. Kelley presided; p. j
Donahuc, secretary, and Thomas j. Myers
treasurer. Among those present were John
Bingham, A. Ii. Coppes, ID. j. Murphy. p. A
Duffy, Il. j. Trodden, Henry Bahlman, George
Fisher, Dennis Connell, John Mawdsley, G. l.
Clarke, Charles McCarty, II. W. Rest and George
+. Harbin. Committees were appointed tc
select a suitable park for the festival and &c
secure music for the occasion. At the meeting
next Sunday the final arrangements Will be-
perfected.
SAMUEL j. SHERWOOD was in the Police
Court today under several charges. The frs
was carrying concealed weapons, for which
$50 fine was Imposed and an appeal noted
The next charge was tearing up the floor ant
waterpipes In the cell In which he was con
lined and judgment was suspended The THIRD
. charge was assaulting Wm. A. Blackstock
conductor on the seventh stieet line. Tn,
evidence was that Sherwood was In the car oI
Friday with companion, who offered silve
three-cent piece for the two fares. Some word
followed between Sherwood and the conductor
and the former subsequently came out ont
the platform and apologized for what he ha,
said. When Sherwood was getting OF the ca
he struck Mr.. Blackstock in the face and ra
noted.
BUSINESS suits. Geo. spransy, 5O7 9TH st.
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