The Evening critic., 1882-06-20
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

PARAsoLs below COST Young's, 736 9TH st..
The street-lamps will be lighted at o
p. m. and extinguished at 2;3O a. m.
THE police made forty-two arrests
during the twenty-four hours ending at a. m.
MARY ELLIS, colorcd, for cutting her
husband with butcher knife, was in the Po-
ice Court this morning, and the case was con.
fnued until tomorrow.
WILLIAM HAYES and Benjamin Bradley,
two youthful members OF q gang OF colored
runians, were fined 50 by Judge Smell to-day
for being loud and boisterous.
THE Coroner viewed tho remains of
John Wilson, whose terrible fall from tho
roof OF the Bonaparte House was noted yes
terday, and gave certificate of accidental
death. The body was taken TO Alexandria for
interment.
BIDS will be opened in the District Com
mfssioners' office on June 2i for the erection
OF frame extension to the public school near
Howard University. The extension will con-
tain TWO large class-rooms, and Will be one
half the size of the original structure.
EDWARD ELLIS. a colored man living at
613 street, got into an alteration with his
wife last night, and she took a butcher.knife
and cut him In the neshy part of the arm, In
ficting an injury which will conane him to a
bed In Freedmen's Hospital for some days.
The woman was arrested on O charge of as.
sault.
As was anticipated by THE CRITIC, the
report which Mr.. Townshend, of Illinois, has
prepared on the Northern Pacific land forfeit
Judiciary Committee of the House. 1t seems,
after all, that the forfeiture of these un.
earned lands Will be declared and that this
Congress VIII prove Itself one not subject to
railroad rule.
AT the regular meeting of Good Will
Commandery No. 21, U. o. G. c., held last
evening, A. G. Heybrun, p. N. c., was elected
Commandery, about to be instituted. Good
VIII Commandery now numbers 100 mem
bers. The annual election OF officers takes
hnx ait.fr NJ n1fal a.r-
GENERAL w. E. w. Ross, of Baltimore.
has very kindly invited the committee of the
Army Nurses Association TO accept of the hos
pitalities OF the Grand Army boys. This COM
Mrs. l.. V. Bryant, Mrs. L. b. Sheldon, Miss NJ
A. Woods and Miss White, will accompany
George G. Meade Post to Baltimore on wednes-
day.
ELLEN v. CLEMENTS, through her solici.
tor, MIR. II. d. Moulton, has filed a bill for di-
vorce from her husband, Noah A. Clements.
They were married in this city October 9, 1877,
and lived together six months, when he left
her for about the same period, and then re-
turned. Two months later he deserted her
finally, and she has reason TO believe that he
is now in Washington Territory.
In response to complaints of the occupa-
ton OF the reservation bounded by G street,
Maryland avenue, Sixth and Seventh streets
southwest, as storing place for stone, the
commissioners have informed ]. Harrison
johnson ct al that the reservation has been
designated as the place TO store the granite
blocks to be used In the construction OF the
sewer which is being built between Seventh
and streets and the Ttber Greek.
MRS. DEBORAH CRIDLER died suddenly
yesterday at her residence, 1928 Eighth street
northwest, Of apoplexy. Mrs. Crtdler was
born at Harper's Ferry, and was the widow of
the late Augustus NJ. Oridler, of West virginia.
She was greatly beloved by a large circle of
friends for her many womanly virtues, who
Will mourn her sudden DEATH She was in
the 56th year of her age. Her funeral Will
take place from her late residence to-mor-
row.
ABOUT three hundred colored men left
the city last night at 10 30 from the Baltimore
Potomac depot to work on the Hudson River
Railroad In New York State. For the last two
or three months large numbers OF colored and
white laborers have been leaving the city to
work upon various new railroads. Contractors
come to this city, and as a rule are successful
In securing as many men as they want, the
city being nlied with Idle men, mostly depend
benevolent. - ~