The Evening critic., 1882-08-02
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

81 BUYERS get a yellowticket at ia 9TH
street. ' wv"
THE police made forty -ninarrcsts duringo
the twenty.four hours ending alto a. M.
THE Apollo Glee Club excursion has been
postponed until Friday evening next, tho ith.
THERE is trouble In the Industrial Home
School. 1t Is alleged the managers VIII make
changes I'm the officers 80 as to got moro eco
nomical ones.
CHARLES WAGNER, sou of Officer Wag-
ner, had two OF his fingers badly mashed
while feeding apress In Robertson Il Ran.
SONS printing ofllco.
THIEVES endeavored to forco an entrance
TO tho residence OF MIR. d.. MAXWELL, opposite
tho Eastern Market, yesterday, but wcro
frightened or by the watch'dogs.
THE stockholders of the Washington
Electro. Plating Company held q meeting Mt tho
National Hotel last night and formally organ
lied. Mr.. O. W. Howard was elected president
j. W. Drew vice president and John ID. Key.
worth treasurer.
HARRY NICHOLS, known to the police
as the worst boy In the First Ward, was com.
mitted to tho Reform School during minority
to-day by Judge SMELL The boys father has
Just been released from the work.house, and
his mother Is now In tail.
ABOUT one o'clock yesterday afternoon
William Ward, living at 1877 Union stroot,
paraIytlc fit. He was taken to tho Central
Station, where medical attention was rom
dered by DR.. Parsons, and then taken to his
home.
The Crescents and Twilights played a
very interesting game of baseball Monday even.
ing ut the Columbia College grounds. Tho
playing OF the Crescents was very good, tho
principal feature being n triple play by Bou-
cher, Woodley and Beall. Score 16 to 1, In
favor OF Crescents.
MRS. CAsAsA and Mr.. Grunke were
charged with assaulting each other before
Judge Smell to-day and Mrs Casasa was fined
one cent and Mr. Grunko SIS. The evidence
was that Grunko exposed himself in Mrs.
Casasa's garden and she throw water on him
and he spit upon her.
THE Baltimore Rifles will arrive in
Washington at IL o'clock tomorrow, via Dalti-
more Potomac Railroad and will be received
by the Capital City Guards. They Will parade
through the principal streets, after which they
will be entertained by the Guards at their en-
campment, Van Ness Park.
EVERY Tent of Rechabites in this .iuris-
dictton has been requested by Anacostia Tent
to appoint and send committees to meet at
ing, to aid In getting up large temperance
demonstration In Anacostia next month. 1t
is expected all the Tents will be represented
at the meeting.
A BURGLARY and robbery were perpe.
trated this morning about 1890 o'clock In
the store of Mr.. o. Wixom, No. d3S Ninth
street. Special onlcer James detected the
burglars presence, and warbled his whistle
for aid, but tho robbor escaped. The money
drawer was found TO be broken up and its con.
tents gone, except a few cents.
ABOUT 3:35 n. NJ. a fire alarm, was
turned in from box % caused by smoke Is.
suing from the frame building No. 1222H,
Seventh street northwest, owned by Mrs. Yost
and occupied by Mr.. Daniel Altman as cigar
store Tho ere broke out In a box OF rubbish
in the store and had gained such Roadway BIO.
fore the department could control II that the
building was totally destroyed, and the stock
damaged TO the extent OF 5000.
A BOLD attempt at robbery occurred yes
terday, In broad daylight. About 10 o'clock
yesterday morning well.dressed man rung
The door-bell OF the residence OF Mr.. II. A. VIII
lard, on street, and informed the colored
servant who has charge OF the premises that ho
had been sent by Mr.. Willard to take charge OF
the premises; that his tthe colored man's)
services were no longer wanted, and that he
would at once leave, and Mr.. Willard would
settle with him at his of1ice. This would.bo
robber failed, however, to convince the colored
man that he should turn over the house to
him, and he left without accomplishing his
object,