The Evening critic., 1882-04-18
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE street-lamps will be lighted at 7:45
y. m and extlngushed at $50 a. m.
THE police made forty-eight arrests
during the twenty.four hours ending ut . n. m.
JERRY MAXWELL a venerable tramp,
has been handed over to the authorities for
safe-keeping.
IF tho correspondent signing &C" will
send his or her namo to this onice the com.
municatlon will be inserted.
Mr.. TAoUTT LAURErzEN, of the Aus
trian Legation, had his pocket picked yester-
day afternoon on the Avenue of a nickel
plated watch.
THos. BROOKS, small boy, was con-
vlcted in the Police Court and sentenced to
fifteen days in Jail for stealing hyacinths from
the garden of Mr.. John T. Sllsby.
THE confectionery store of A. f. Ian
fendo Il Co., 227 New Jersey avenue, was bur-
gariously entered last night by two colored
men, who dubbed the proprietor and emptied
thomoney drawer
JENNY NEWTON, fair but frail maiden,
was sentenced TO jail to-day on a charge of
OF one other visitors, who declined to prose.
cute her on charge oflarceny.
HEwas bold member of volunteer mil
itary organization. Somebody nlled his
tobacco box with black substance, and he
was going TO use IL for snuT, when somebody
who saw 1t told him 1t was gunpowder
THE will of Henry Fowler Lines has
been filed, with a petition for probate. Tho
ttblhtOT an DIOptTly, Teul,
personal, and otherwise, is to deyolve to his be-
irothed wife, Isadora Holena Monmonia, who
is also constituted sole executrix.
ROBERT HAYS, messenger in the Signal
Service Department, and one of the marshals
in yesterdays procession, was thrown from
his horse while the procession was passing
Fourteenth street and New York avenue and
dangerously injured. DR.. Adams attended
the I'M jured man.
THE case of Hallet Kilbourn against the
Government for damages for unjust imprison-
ment during the real-estate pool excitement
will come up before the Circuit Court to-day
on an order from the United States Supreme
Court TO try the case. Mr.. Kilbourn sues for
100000 damages.
THE Court of Claims yesterday heard a
motion to appoint a surveyor to make addi-
tional measurements in the case OF Charles
Stewart Vs. The District OF Columbia, and dis
missed the case of Andrew Williams and II. G.
Campbill against the District of Columbia for
want OF prosecution.
THE Sunday school Union have called a
special meeting to take action in regard to the
death of its late president Mr.. Frederick W
Cobb. The meeting will be held this evening
at the First Presbyterian Church, and all who
enjoyed the acquaintance of the deceased are
invited to be present.
THEY were trading horses in the suburbs
sYou told me, Sir, that the horse was entirely
without fault and yet he is blind" The
dealer looked blandly into the irritated coun.
tenance of the loser by the transaction, and
said with charming innocence; ~ do not re-
gard blindness as fault; 1t is q misfortune.
THE stockholders of the National Fail
Association held meeting last night. The
main question for discussion was in regard 70
the policy OF having the annual fair next fall
or whether there should be fair held bienni.
ally. The discussion was quite active, and
continued for some time, but 1t was finally de-
cided to postpone definite action upon the
matter until the next meeting of the stock
holders, which will take place on the 29th OF
May, after the conclusion of the running
meeting.
THE clerks of the license department OF
the District government to-day issued postal
cards notifying two hundred and eighty-seven
claim agents that If they do not procure
licenses Immediately they Will be prosecuted.
These agents all filed at the Department OF
Justice afiidavits stating that they are claim
agents practicing In this District, and desiring
TO do business before that Department. These
afiidavits In themselves make cases against
the men, and 1t is expected that they will
promptly come to the front and procure
licenses.
The directors of the Eleventh Sub
division met last night at the residence OF the
president, Joseph NJ. Wilson, No. HOS Mary
son, secretary. The president stated that aid
had been rendered to over one hundred ant
twenty families, white and colored, covering
nearly five hundred persons that many press
Ing cases are awaiting the action OF the board
but owing to the want OF funds action is de
layed. The president was instructed to asl
aid from the Central Board to meet the very
necessitous cases which are now appealing fol
help,