The Evening critic., 1882-01-13
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE police made forty. three arrests yes
tor,lay.
TNLNry.s1x PERSONS were fined by
Judge Smell, to-day, for failing to remove
the snow from their sidewalks
LEVI CoLsTON, a colored cart-driver was
fined five dollars to-day in the Police
Court inr cruelty kicking his horse.
SoME TIME YESTERDAY thieves visited
thc hat'rack in the hall of house No. 1922
q street and carried of two overcoats.
THE Court in General Term adjourned
this morning for want of quorum. jus
ti,e James was absent. Is presumed to be
sick.
A SLIGHT FIRE ut No. 1920 Connecticut
avenue yesterday afternoon was extin-
guishod by Company No. / without turn
ing in an alarm The damage was about $50.
FRANCIS BuRLINGANE was charged IN
the Police Court to-day with having
assaulted James johnson, but case of self
defense being established, he was dis
charged.
THE WILL of William Nottingham, iiled
with the Register to-day and admitted to
probate and record leaves all of the estate,
real, personal aud mixed, to the wife, and
she is constituted the executrix of the cs
tate.
THE case of Edward Simpson, charged
with forgery, was continued to-day in the
Police Court until Tuesday next, in order
that the wife Of Congressman Gibson
might be summoned, as she is an important
witness.
"CLoTaiER," of indianapolis, has sent
the following telegram to Marshal Henry
~ will furnish the suit for Charles J.
Gtitoau, when hung, free Of cost to the
Government, provided you will send me
Tire measure"
A. E111 II. I.
Society of the Army of the Cumberland
propose to erect is to cost S20o,0o0 aud
will probably be placed in Washington
The society has appointed q committee to
attend to the work of collecting subscrip-
tious.
BILL WAS FILED in equity to-day by
A. NJ. Soteldo, .ir., against John Lyon, to
settle q partnership accounts for an iniuuc-
ticn and receiver. The parties are part
pers in the Lyon House, and the plaintiff
desires q dissolution of the partnership and
equitable settlement of the business.
Mr. A. B. WILLIAMS to day, as counsel
for Lconora S. Coolidge, filed bill for di-
voree from Joseph S. Coolidge. They were
married at Norfolk, Va, May 30, 1876, and
she charges that he deserted her December
IS, 1879. She also asks permission TO re-
sumehcr maiden name of Leonora Blulord
Mr.. SMITH, the clerk of the fremont
House. was charged in the Police Court. to-
day, with assaulting one of the colored ser
want wemen. The evidence showed that
The gentleman had only taken the neca5-
sary force to eject the woman when she
was being disordelly. Judge Smell dis
missed the case
A CoIoRED MAN, named Charles Jones,
came 10 this city from Connelsville, Pa.
and died yesterday in Draper's alley on the
Island. It was ascertaned by the health
officers that the man had died from
smallpox, and he was bnried last even
ing in Potter's field and the house in which
he died was fumigated.
JAMES PINKNEY, colored boy, was sen
fenced to sixty days in jail to-day for the
larceny of a complete outfit of ladies' cloth
ing, which he stole from the lady who en-
ployed him and wore them. When ar
rested Pinkney WIS arrayed in full fe-
male attire, with his hair parted in thu
middle and n delicate tinting of rouge on
his sable checks.
WM. +. CoDRIcK. n hackman, was arrest
cd last night for drunkenness and taken
to the Fourth Precinct station, where he re
ported that his horses had run away from
him. The hack was found later at Seven
teenth and III streets totally wrecked, and
one of the horses had leg broken. The
injured horse was shot by the police and
the fragments of the e9uipage taken to :
livery stable.
THE Board of Managers of the Homeo
pathie Hospital held an adiournet
meeting at the Congregations
Church yesterday morning and electe(
as the executive committee Mis-
Minna Blair, Mrs. c. p. Culver, Mrs. A. J.
Barbour, Mrs. G. Crandall Mrs. r. w
Tyler, Mrs. A. K. Williams, Mrs. G. W
Pope, Mrs. A. f. Burns, Mrs. William L
Van Derlip, Mrs. A. E. Olive, Mrs. N. w
Fitzgerald, Mrs. c. II. Butler, Mrs. r. +
Donaldson, Mrs. Charles NordhoH, Mrs
James Giliillan, Mrs. Robert j. Fisher, lr,
Mrs. N. b. Walker, Mrs. f. G. Cutter, Mrs
S. IT. Davis, Miss Isabel II. Lehman, Mr.
A. ID. Robinson, Mrs. j. w. Pilling Mrs. ]. q
Clephane, Mrs. C. p. Wescott, Mrs. +. ].
Freeman. Bylaws as reported by that com
mittee were accepted and the executive
eommittee instructed to consider ways au
means and to report at the next regnla
meeting, on the first Thursday in February