The Evening critic., 1882-01-04
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS,

FoRrY-rHREE arrests were made by the
police yesterday.
THE National Veteran club at their meet
ing last night enrolled several new menu
bcrs.
A QUANTITY of black velvet, supposed
to have been stolen, was recovered by the
detectives last evening.
JERRY DONOVAN, the house thief ar
rested by Detective McDevitt, was taken
to Baltimore yesterday afternoon for trial.
Mr.. II. J. McCARTy, a well-known tele-
graph operator, and Miss Lydia NJ. John
stone were happily married last night at
Trinity Church.
LITTLE SON of Second Assistant Post.
master General Elmer fell down the area
in front of his house yesterday afternoon
and broke his arm.
RICHARD NELSON, a colored man, editor
of the Daily Spectator, of Galveston, Tex,
has reported that he was brutally assaulted
on Pennsylvania avenue last evening by
unknown white men.
JoHN JACKSON, colored man, was ar
rested last night with basket full of
goods, supposed to have been stoleE, and is
held at the Fifth Precinct station until
the goods are identified.
THE Anthropological Society last night
conducted an interesting discussion on the
Tributes were paid by the society to the
memories of the late Professor Mason and
DR.. Antisell.
Mr.. ALEX. HOLMES has been elected
president and Mr.. John II. Wehrly secre-
tary of the Washington auxiliary letter
carriers. Messrs Parker and Draiger have
been delegated to receive the Philadelphia
auxiliaries when they come here.
AT THEIR meeting last night Equal Di-
vision, S. of T. installed their recently
elected officers. The ceremony was per-
formed by l.. II. Julien, deputy G. w. P.
and NJ. c. Mitchell, deputy grand conduc-
tor Friendship Division was in attend
ance.
AT THE annual election of the Manchon
Club, held January 8, 1882 the following
officers were elected: Frank L. kngerer,
president; G. Phillip Dowell, vice-president
NJ. J. Madigan, recording and cores
ponding secretary, and George Sweetmau,
treasurer.
THE converted sailor boy Rev. John
Naugle, is conducting series of revival
meetings at North Capitol NJ. E. Church,
corner North Capitol and X streets, two
squares North of the Government Printing
office, and fIom the indications manifested
the meetings will prove q great success.
Rev. +. ii. Havenner is the pastor.
A DARING and rather unusual robbery
was perpetated at about o'clock last
evening. A light wagon and horse belong.
ing to Wash b. Williams was left standing
at Seventh and d streets, and when the
driver returned, was found to have been
stolen. The horse returned to its stable
late last night, but the harness and wagon
are still missing.
PATRICK CLANCY, a burly white man,
got drunk yesterday afternoon, and arm
ing himself with rusty revolver and
superannuated carbine started out to in
tmidate the law-abiding inhabitants of
Hell's Bottom. The weapons are in the
hands of the property.clerk and Clanc is
in the hands of Gen. Croc1er.
MAJOR RAY P. EATON, formerly of the
Post-ofiice Department, arrived in the city
yesterday from a brief visit to his home in
Maine. Major Eaton sacrificed an arm to
save the Union, but that did not prevent
his being dismissed by the alleged Post
master General to make room for one of
the birds of prey whom he always seems
delighted to associateIwith. Major Els dis.
missal was burning and blstering shame,
and we hope it will soon be ehaced by his
feappointment.