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

ELIZA THOMAS stole coat from Susan
Gaines yesterday, and went to jail for thirty
days to-day.
ABOUT o'clock last evening the roof of
the tenement house at the corner of NJ and
Bank streets was slightly injured by flre.
EDWIN TAYLOR and Martha Lane eft"
about some chickens In the county yesterday,
and Judge Smell fined Taylor for the assault
LOUIS SIEGLE, a colored boy about ten
years old, stole an amethyst ring from Miss
Estelle Holland, the daughter of his employer,
and was to-day fined FOR the offense.
JOHN WEST, a colored man, attempted to
cut a particular friend named Annie worthing
w:th an immense knife last night, and wontto
Jail for sixty days for the assault to-day, at
Judge Snells dictation.
WIN. JETT and George Smith, two small
colored boys, recently discharged from ,,, tho Ro,
each by Judge Smell to-day for stealing some
clothing from Mrs. Mary +. Gillian,
Mr.. A. b. WILLIAMS renewed his APP
plication before Justice Wylle, this morning,
for the admission to bail of Nicholas Miles,
indicted for the murder of Anna A. Connors,
end declined to grant the petition.
A HORSE attached TO the business wagon
of Mr. Charles l.. Edmonston ran away last
evening and came TO n stop at Eleventh and q
streets northwest, where he got his hind feet
over the shaft and was thrown to the ground.
GEORGE SMITH, alias George W. Brown,
n colored man, stole an overc0at from dunn
my standing OH the sidewalk In the rear of A.
Straus clothing store yesterday afternoon, and
was caught a1ter lively cnaSe anu Senteuced
by Judge Smell TO six months in jail.
WILLIAM BROOKS (colored) pleaded
guilty in the Criminal Court, this morning, to
bnrglariously entering the house Of Sidney
Mcfarland on the 10th of November last, and
Judge wylie sentenced him to the Auburn
State prison for period Of seven years.
In THE case of George Killien against the
Glen's Falls Insurance Company for the pay
ment OF policy on property alleged to have
teen destroyed by fire and which was resisted
on the ground Of fraud, the Jury to-day In the
Circuit Court returned verdict for the plain
LATE yesterday afternoon Machinaugh
jackson, a colored man living at 11OI Twen-
tieth street, was thrown from coal cart at
Twentieth and streets, and had his right arm
fractured, besides sustaining severe cut on
the left side five Inches in length. DR.. Watts
pronounces the wounds to be of q very dan
gerous character.
witnesses TO appear before the Grand Jury Of
New York in a prosecution now pending be-
fore them against two citizens OF Nashville,
Tenn, for obtaining from cltizen of the
city of New York under false pretenses and
fraud over $4,000 of United States bonds,
which they frandulently disposed Of.
THE following indictments were brought
into court this afternoon by the Grand Jury;
George Thompson, larceny; Greenbery Chase,
Frank Harris, Fanny Mccoy and Ellen Duvall,
larceny Joseph T. Gordon, buying, receiving
and having in his possession unstamped
cigars; Jennie Williams, larceny. Dismissed
George W. Flather, grand larceny; Egbert
We Iulhuiu, icSSiinE iiioSdi pohoioh ico.
SAMUEL COLLINS, a colored attache of a
Western railroad, who has been absent from
his homo in this city for about eighteen
months, returned few days ago and found
quantity OF his household goods to have
been stolen during his absence, and accord
ingly had George Brent and Annie Gordon ar
rested fer larceny, but they were the wrong
parties and the case was dismissed
AT the conclusion of the theatrical enter
tainment Of the Germana M@nnerchor at
Abner's Music Hall last night very pleasant
dance was INDUCED in and kept up till an
early hour this morning. Among those pres
ent were noticed Miss Dedantine, Miss Lena
Young, Miss Roth, the Misses Helmuth, Miss
viedt, Miss Amelia and Flora Viedt, and
Messrs. Meyerberg, Oscar wilks, Charles Haas,
and others.
AN election of directors and officers of
the schueZen Park Company Gales Woods)
was held last night at Cosmopolitan Hall, re-
sulting as follows: Henry Koch, president;
Carl Roeser, jr, first vice president; August
Kletnhenn, second yice-president; j. G. BuX-
man, secretary; August Doehrer, treasurer;
directors, Edward Fitzki, G. j Johnson, Henry
Noll, John Burns, William Muehleisen and
ID. W. Classic.
A RUNAWAY occurred on Pennsylvania
avenue, near Fourteenth street, at II 80 this
afternoon. The horse and wagon made good
time along the Avenue, and narrowly escaped
collision with several hacks in front of VIII
lard's. The fiery, untamed steed grew tired
of his tramp before he reached the junction at
Fourteenth street, resolutely paused, and re-
turned to his legitimate business, having done
no damage to himself or neighbors.
IT will be remembered that in his report
upon the rented school buildings published
some weeks ago, Inspector Entwisle stated
that the rent be Ing paid in number OF cases
was exorbitant and 1t would not be advisable
te renew the leases at the present rate. To-
day the District Commissioners notified the
proprietors Of fifteen of these schools that the
leases expired on June 30, and would not be
renewed at the present rate. The proprietor
OF the Miller school was notified some days
ago that the lease OF the building expired on
the 1st instant and would not be renewed un
less the rent was reduced.
The regular meeting of the North Caro-
lima Republican Association was held last
night at No. 1923 Seventh street. Mr.. Robert
room, was unanimously elected president OF
the at ISOLATION; W. X. Price, yice,president
VIC. Fearing, secretary; H. kimball, assis
Messrs. d. Keilett, A. d. Lind and W. X PricG
were appointed n committee on rules. rcso
Senator Jones was unanimously adopted. Aftel
routine business, and the election of Hon
Orlando Hubbs as member, the meeting ad
1ourned.
IN THE Circuit Court this morning
Justice Macarthur presiding, the case o
Justh 4 Co. vs.. Ben. Holiday, was heard anC
decided. The plaintiffs brought action on
note made by the late General George A
Custer and indorsed by the defendant TO
$500. Mr.. Lowndes appeared for tho plain
TIN, and Messrs. Cook and Cole for the defend
ant. The defense set up was that no nOtlc
was received by MIR. Holiday; that there wa
failure Of consideration, and 1t was nothing
returned for the plaintiff for SS,50O witt
interest at seven per cent. for six month
from February 10, 1876, less S026 paid Mlrc
81, 1878.
THE Ohio Republican Association hel,
its semi-annual meeting last night at Germa
Hall, on Eleventh street, Just above i. Judg
Lawrence, First Comptroller OF tho Treasury
the president, called the meeting 20 order
The association, which is the successor of tn
old "Ohio Association, proceeded TO elect OF
ncers for the ensuing six months with the ~
suit that all the officers were reelected wit
the exception of the former secretary, VIII
persistently declined the reelection urge
upon him. In his place Mr. Henry q. Megro'
was promoted from assistant secretary, an
Captain Stanton Weaver was elected TO SUE
seed Mr.. Megrew. motion was made an
passed unanimously, thanking Mr.. Potter 70
his past services as secretary, and orderln
the resolution to be engrossed The meetln
adjourned at 8 80 p. m. to meet next Monda
evening at st. Georges Hall on Eleventh stree
above T..
ONE of the most pleasant musical gather
ings of the season came or the other night
the residence of Mrs. Robert l. Leitch, 1r., Al
A street southeast, under the auspices OF til
Red Ribbon Club, Of East Washington. TIL
president OF the club, Captain A. Il. Prat
opened the entertainment by reading n highl
Interesting article from Mark Twain, whic
was followed by piano duet by Mrs. DeFrol
yillo ana Miss Lawyer; an original essay b
Miss Nellie Mack; vocal duet, II Know
Bank" by Mrs Leitch and Mrs. DeFrouyillt
tenor solo, "No Cross, No Crown" by Mr.. H.
n lfflII nall mo gTf