The Evening critic., 1882-04-11
LACJNIC LOCALS,

THE CASES against the street railway
companies are set for hearing tomorrow in
the Police Court.
JOHN T. LEHMAN will build a dwelling
on the corner of Twelfth and l. streets north
west at a cost of $4,000.
UNDER the new rules designating the
penitentiary at Buffalo, N. Y, as the prison
for District criminals ten were sent there to-
day by Justice Wylie.
THE local committee of the Land League
will be In session at Moore's Hotel from this
time on 10 receive and direct their visiting
brethren to their various hotels
DETECTIVES CooMEs AND ACToN to-day
recovered a "kit " of tools valued at $50,
stolen on Saturday night from the carpenter
shop OF Mr.. r.. A. scaggs, No. 704 Ninth street
northwest
THE Inspector of Buildings has ordered
the proprietor of house No. 1854 Nineteenth
street northwest to underpin and strengthen,
or TO tear down, that building within thirty
days from date.
THE Island and Seaboard Coasting Com
pany entered suit to-day against George L.
Sheriff for 1000 damages for ejecting them
from Fitzhugh's wharf and depriving them Of
the use Of 1t since last April.
A PATENT was granted to-day to Mr.
Thomas Taylor, of Washington, D: G., for a
freezing mierotome. one also to Charles II;
fertizer-distributor and seod-drill.
THE alleged artificial stone conspiracy
case was called for further hearing at noon
and continued until tomorrow on account Of
the absence Of Messrs. Corkhlll, Wilson and
Merrick, of counsel, who were in attendance
at the Criminal Court.
LIEUTENANT HoXIE has sustained the
Inspector OF Plumbing in a recent report made
by him on the sanitary condition of q house.
The proprietor charged the Inspector with In
competency, and Lieutenant Hoxie, after
investigating the case, reports that Mr.. Robin
sons report was correct In every respect.
= DIsTRIcT-ATTORNEYC CoRKHILL notified
the Presiding Judge in the Criminal Court
this morning that the Attorney-General had
designated tho Erie County penitentiary, N.
Y, as the one in the future to receive the Dis
trict prisoners. Judge Wylie directed that
the prisoners in Jail sentenced, but not taken
away, be brought to court and he would sen
tence them to the newly-designated prison.
The last SHOWS of winter or the first
SHOWS Of spring-time dropped In casually on
our city this morning. The fall was brisk
while 1t lasted, but the flakes melted as soon
as they struck the hard pan of the asphalt
streets, and finding their reception too warm
remained with us but for n few minutes. The
more agreeable sun succeeded the snow, and
holds the fort brilliantly as we go to press.
JOHN HENRY MURPHY, another of the
threecard monte men, was arraigned on foul
indictments for grand larceny and one fol
robbery in the Criminal Court to-day ant
S2,500 each in two of the principal larcen,
cases and his own recognizance in the others
John Long, another of the same brood, wa
indicted for the larceny of money from Mr.
Bartlett and pleaded not guilty.
Mr.. PHILIP M. MAY, No. 3241 Prospec
avenue, has been designated as mail messen
ger between the Postofflce Department an,
the General Money order Office, No. 1884
street, at $233SO per annum for three trip
per day, he being the lowest on the following
list of bidders A. W. Hudson, S939; Edwll
Reside, SS63; II. A. Drury, $S40 r. II
Darne, 1892; E. Barnes, S772; d. f. Hill
yard, S750; J. w: Keleher, $3.50: George v
BnoS, s61os5 j. B. Golgr9ve SS4G; T. s;oN
Philip NJ. May, S233.S0.