The Evening critic., 1882-06-17
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

PARAsoLs below cost. Young's, 736 9TH st.
The street. lamps will be lighted at 7:50
p. m. and extlnGuished at Q 80 a. m.
The Tallapoosa arrived at Philadelphia
this morning, on route to Pensacola, Fla.
ANNIE NICHOLS, vagrant, has gone
into summer quarters at the workhouse.
THE police made thirty-eight arrests
during the twenty-four hours ending at a. m.
to-day.
AGNES WILLIAMS, colorcd woman. was
found lying In a fit on the Navy-Yard bridge
last evening and conveyed to her homo.
MICHAEL WALSH and Edward McCabc,
two young men suspected of being pick
pockets, were arrested by Detective Acton this
afternoon.
"MANY citizens" ask us to stir up the
District Commissioners TO give North B, near
Twelfth, another street-lamp for their protec-
tion from burglars.
THE young ladies of the w. G. T. U.
will give broom-drlll and social at Masonic
Hall, on Monday evening next, at Soclock.
Music and refreshments.
JOHN GATHER, O colored man, pleaded
guilty in the Police Court to-day to second
offense petit larceny, and was held for the
Grand Jury in default Of $500 bonds.
A LARGE piece of stone became de-
tached from the cornlce OF the Mutual
Union Telegraph Office last evening and fell
10 the sidewalk, narrowly escaping injury to
passers by.
ED MURRAY was charged in the Police
Court today with making an ARRAY with
man who forfeited collateral. Murray had
been terribly punished by his opponent and
was acquitted.
BROTHER PAUL, otherwise known as the
Apostle Paul, was in the dock at the Police
Court this m morning ,I.sg to answer a oh charge Of
house for ninety days.
The last public reception for the season
by Miss G. l.. Ransom will be held at her studio
this evening, on which occasion readings and
recitatons win be given by several we'll
known literary gentlemen and ladies'.
WILLIAM WELLS, an elderly colored man,
was charged In the Police Court this morning
with singing hymns in tone Of voice that dis
turbed his neighbors. Judge Smell cautioned
the old man to be less bosterous in his devo
tion and dismissed tho case.
OFFICER FIELD was out in q boat with
his two sons yesterday afternoon during the
storm, and was near the railroad bridge, when
the boat was struck by lightning and Officer
Field knocked senseless and sustained I'M uries
which prevented him from going on duty to-
day. The boys escaped injury.
ROBERT WoRMLEY, an aged tramp, sue
ceeded In getting large quantity of uphol
sterers' supplies from Mr.. John Hopkins by
representing himself to be messenger fol
charged in the Police Court with petit larceny
and sentenced to sixty days In jail.
AT the prize bowling at the festival Of
the German Orphan Asylum the first prize
was won by W. McComas and the others by NJ
Faber, William Behrens, William Wiedmeyer
g, spengler, j. Appich, II. Nickel and G
Giessler in the order named. For the mos
ten strikes 81 was paid to NJ. Heydorn.
THE District Commissioners this morn
ing notified the manager of the Baltimore
Potomac Railroad that the complaints from
residents OF South Washington Of the practic,
OF unloading freight in Virginia avenue an,
other streets had been so numerous that tn
company would have to stop the practice a
once or every violation OF the law Will be pros
ecuted The law makes 1t punishable to III
load freight at any point except authorize
and established depots.
THE leave of Pay Director Edward {
Doran, at present at Nice, France, has bee
extended one year from the Both inst, wit
permission to remain In Europe. Lieutenant
Commander Charles O'Neil has been author
lied to delay his departure from San Frar
cisco TO Join the Richmond until the 9th G
July next. Passed Assistant Surgeon E.
Marsteller has been authorized to delay rt
porting for duty on board the Hartford I'll
July /. Boatswain Edward Hughes has bee
placed on the retired list from June IA, last.