The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-26
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE police made thirty-six arrests dur
ing the twenty.fOur hours ending at n. IN.
REMEMBER the excursion to Glymont to.
morrow. Boat leaves at o a. m. and $3.50 p. M
JOHN CROFT was convicted of vagrancy
before Judge Smell to-day and sentenced 70
thirty days In tho workhousc.
The CRITICS cntcrprising baseball nine
will play game with tho Butchers at $40
this afternoon ut Ninth and streets.
THE street-lamps will be lighted Mt las
u. m. and extlnguished at z 80 n. IN. The
lamps will not be lighted again this month.
JOHN BELL and John +. Holley, two ex-
the workhousc to-day on tho charge of being
suspicious characters.
THE trial of tho notorious John Harris,
charged with extracting money from letters,
was set for II O'Clock this morning before
Commissioner Mills, but up to III 80 tho prin.
cipal witness had not put In an appearance
and II was understood that the case would go
over.
THE President yesterday signed the Bal
timore 4 Ohio telegraph cable bill. Under
the provisions OF the bill tho company Is com.
PEELED to begin the laying ola cable within one
year. Arrangements arc now being perfected
in England for laying two cables for the use
OF the Baltimore Ohio Company.
RICHARD HARTNETT, q young white man,
was arrested for dlsorderly conduct on COM
plant OF Nathaniel Weaver, q venerable coll
ored man, and threatened to take vengeance
on tho old man as soon ms ho was released.
Judge Smell sentenced Bartnett to give bonds
I'm tho sum OF 800 to keep the peace or go to
jail for six months.
ABOUT $50 last evening a mulatto girl
named Rosa Henderson foil at the cornor of
Tenth street and Pennsylvania avenue with
an attack OF heart disease. She was taken TO
Central station, where medical ald was rem
dered, and she soon recovered sufficiently to
be removed 10 her home on street, between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets.
ABOUT o'clock last evening horse at
tached TO u light wagon, owned by soner-
s,rahl, and driven by Charles Foster, n boy
about - years old, took fright at Fourth and
NJ streets and ran down NJ street to Thirteenth
where he struck against a tree and broke his
back. Major King was present and had the
horse shot. No one else was hurt.
ABouT 10 o'clock yesterday morning q
colored man named John stewart, living on
Four.and-a-half street, between and p south
west while showing mud scow at the mouth
oftse James Creek Canal, fell overheard and
was drowned. The body was found at IL
O'Clock last night and taken TO the corner OF
Sixth and streets southwest and tho Cor
oner notified.
A GENTLEMAN with fast horse and
light buggy was driving down Nineteenth
street last night, when, at the corner OF G.
street. the horse turned short throwing tho
gentleman from the buggy, but without in.
started TO run away, but was caught before he
got q good start, and the gentleman getting
Into his buggy drove on
ABOUT s o'clock last evening Edward
Rosebaum, In company with Miss Mamie Rog-
ers, was driving In n carriage out the seventh
street road when their vehicle colllded with
another, upsettipg the carriage. Miss Rogers
was seriously hurt about the head and body
and Mr.. Rosebaum was slightly injured They
wero taken to the residence CT Mr.. Caskins,
where Drs. Guett and Elliott rendered medical
aid. Miss Rogers was then taken to her home,
400 New York avenue.