The Evening critic., 1882-03-21
THE EVENING CRITIC.
LACONfC LOCALS.

bhOONiO LOOhLo.
THE street.lamps will be lighted at 6:s5
p. m. and extinguishcd at 80 n. m.
Wa O'NEAL and Horace Noah paid s.
today for the privilege of indulglng In street
fight.
THE police made thirty-two arrests
during the twenty-four hours ending at nine
a. m.
MICHAEL O'BnIrN will be tried in the
Police Court for making dangerous oxcava-
tion In the street.
TIE case of Richard B. Smith, charged
with assaulting Constable Talliafcrro, was dis
missed by Judge Smell today.
THE workmen engaged on the Tenth and
H-strcet public school finished putting on the
tin roof OF that building last evening.
THE application of Mr.. James L. Norris
for admission to tho District Bar, made yes
terday, was referred to the examining com.
mittee.
MRS. SARAH JoHNs6S received per.
nit to-day to build a brick dwelling and store
on Four-and-a-half street southwest, near O,
Mt an expense OF $500.
AN application has been approved by the
Engineer Commissioner for the laying OF n
sewer along the south side OF II street south
west on the usual terms.
CHARLES DEMPSEY, Henry Smith and
Carrie Williams, for being loud and boisterous,
and John Cherry, for using improper lang uage,
were among Judge Smells, victims to-day.
REUBrN w. JOHNSTON was charged in
the Police Court to-day with keeping an unli.
censed bar, but the cnse was dismissed, there
being no possible grounds for a conviction.
GEORGE ELLIS, an Alexaudrian, was at
work on some minor repairing at the Long
Bridge, when piece of timber fell upon his
right foot, nearly amputating 1t at the ankle.
AT the request of Messrs. Clagett aud
Iipscomb, assigned to defend Charles Shaw,
indicted for the. murder OF his sister, Susan
Ann Carter, the trial was set down for Tues
day next.
AMONG the arrivals at the river front
yesterday were the steamers ]. W. French,
Kate and VIM. Gate the schooners VIM. Tur-
ner, Coast Survey, onward, and tho sloop
Daniel Sheets.
MAJOR MORGAN left the city this morn
Ing and not last evening, as stated by our
evening contemporary, to attend the meeting
at Annapolis of the managers Of the Chesa-
peake Ohio Canal.
Mr.. J. w. DRANE, the superintendent of
work on the Jefferson building, reports that
he expects to complete the removal of debris,
ETC., and have the building ready for recon
struction in eight or nine days.
SPECIAL LICENSE AGENT HENRY RAFF
will procure warrants against John L. 0rm-
stead, real estate agent and the agents Of the
Howe, Wheeler Wilson, Wilcox and Gibbs,
and Singer sewing manufacturers.
The case of Mr.. Horace johnson against
the District of Columbia, claiming damages to
his property on Missouri avenue from the
argued and submitted to-day in the Court In
Banc.
THE story that Mrs Theophilus Youngs
is not dead is absurd. The deceased was rep
resented TO the Coroner Mrs. Mary /.
Youngs wife of Theophilus, and he made out
the certificate accordingly, not supposing II
possible that II was n case of mistaken tden-
tity. 1t is certain that the lady who died on
the 11th instant lived, died and was buried
as Mrs. Youngs.
THE publisher Of the Beaver Falls, Pa, Cour-
ier, Mr. John f. Porter, some time ago con-
tracted a severe cold. He says: 81 tried half
dozen remedies inefrectually and upon rec
cough syrup fair, square trial. 1t relieved
me Immediately and cured my cold and ca.
tarrh entirely. 1t is remedy that should be
used in every household
In the Criminal Court this morning
Justice wylie stated that he had intended td
give his decision on the motion made by
Colonel Christy to quash the indictment
against Augustus c. Soteldo for the murder o
his brother, A. NJ Soteldo on the 9th of las
February, but the counsel having asked per
mission to submit authorities, he would defer
his decision until that was DONE
Mr. A. G. RIDDLE, attorney to the
Commissioners, in response to n request from
the House District Committee, that he report
upon the availability of the lottery bill and
proprtety OF passing 1t, has reported fol
lows: The bill seems to answer the purpose
and is better in some respects than the Senate
bill. The last section would reach the insti
tutfons and gift enterprises at present uncon-
trolled by the laws.
SISTER PLAcIDA, the Sister Superior o.
st. Joseph's Female Academy, Baltimore
died in that city yesterday morning Of drops,
OF the chest. For twenty-eight years she wal
member Of the order, the first twenty-thre,
years OF her activity being spent In st. Vim
cents orphan Asylum, IN this city, and the re
mainder IN Baltimore. She was but DC year
old when she died, and greatly esteemed ant
loved by all who knew her.
ALL soldiers, both Union and con
federate, who fought at Gettysburg on tn
first day are requested TO meet Colone
Bachelder, official historian OF that battle, a
the offlce OF the Commissioner of Pension
this evening at seven o'clock. Signed by "
W. Dudley, Nineteenth Indiana; J. w. Bal
bitt, Twenty-fourth Michigan; Henry r. Birt
Twenty fourth Michigan; j. II. Thompson
Second Vermont; George II. French, Twelft
Massachusetts; Robert Mcdonald, Nlnet,
fourth New York; A. II. Van Deusen, Ninet!
seventh New York; G. W. Taylor, First Main
Cavalry; N. II. Camp, Signal Corps; L.
Burritt Fifty-sixth Pennsylvania.