The Evening critic., 1882-01-23
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.


THE police made but eight arrests yes
terday.
THERE was short docket at Judge
SMELL reception to-day.
STREET LAMPS will be lighted at $50 D.
m. and extinguished at $40 a. m.
A NUMBER of cases of sneak thieving and
picking pockets wcre:reported to the police
to-day. The list Is rising as rapidly as the
temperature falls.
AN accidental fire occurred in Uniontown
last night, by which a frame building
owned by Addison Smith was destroyed,
entailing a loss of 5000.
HENRY CALDWELL, a tramp who has re-
Gently occupied suite Of apartments at the
Night Lodging-house, has changed his
quarters to the work -house.
; WILL gentleman smoke cigarette at
the breakf fast table in the presence of ladies'?
Answer-No gentleman has ever been dis
covered doing such bcastly thing.
"WuATis is heavens best gift to man p she
asked, sweetly smiling on him. CDR. Bulls
Cough Syrup" he replied with prudence.
He had just been cured by it of q bad cold.
JOSEPH COLEMAN, notorious colored
pickpocket, was sent to jail to-day by
Judge Smell, having been caught in the act
of picking pocket at the o street market.
FRANK WASHINGTON, a colored urchin,
has been referred to General Crocker's care
for maliciously breaking q pane of glass in
the door of a private residence at Eighth
and L streets.
Mr.. JOHN G. HUNTER, of the Navy De-
partment, who has been seriously i'll, is
slowly convalescing. His physician, DIR.
Bowie Tyler, says he will be able to resume
his duties shortly.
THE Court in Banc convened in the
January term this morning, with Chief
Justice Cartier and Justices Hagner and
James on the bench, and without transact
ing any business Of Importance adjourned
until tomorrow.
IT is THE intention of the various trades
men to hold a public mass -meeting some
time in March for the purpose of awaken
ing an interest among the mechanics and
forming permanent organization of the
various trades in this District similar to
those in every State IN the Union.
The Sengerbund gavea a private concert
to its members and a few invited guests
last evening. Among those present were
Hon. p V. Deuster and lady, Hon. Richard
Guenther, of Wisconsin, Hon. Lorenzo
Brentano and lady, Hon. Anton Klans, of
Fargo, Dakota, Miss Marie Kaufman, the
artist, and Others
THE January term Of the Circuit Court
opened to-day, and the jury were called.
Messrs H. H. McKeldon, John t. Humcs
were returned not found. Messrs. w. A.
Yates, John Blumer, w. M. Cross J. Har-
rison johnson, NJ. Goldstein and B. Robin
son were excused and the marshal ordered
to summon talesmen to fill the vacancies.
ANOTHER phase of the Lyon House con-
troversy between Lyon and Soteldo has
transpired in the arrest upon warrant for
grand larceny of the chief cook of the es-
tablishment. The cook, it is reported,
ell afa froys tho bauca of
Soteldo's request, and was arrested on com
plant of Lyon. The case will be tried
tomorrow.
The forthcoming report of the Grand
Chapter will give the following as the
showing of Capitular Masonry in this juris-
diction for the year 1881: Number OF
members last report, 1895; exalted during
the year, GO; affiliated, 3; reinstated, Is
withdrawn IS; died, 10 suspended for non
payment. of dues, 81 present membership
1,095
JUSTICE WYLIE to-day annuled the mar.
riage of Laura M. Lille with Charles Lille
with permission to resume her maiden
name of Waters. She married the defend
ant December 16, 1879, and after living
with him until February, 1880, she found
that he had been married in 1874 by tn,
name of James Thornton to Margaret NJ
Dunn, and who was living in October, 1880
IHE MORAL EDUCATION SOCIETY
Washington, ID. c., held its first publ
meeting at Lincoln Hall yesterday after
noon, the president DR.. Caroline B. Wins
low, presiding, who gave brief resume o
the organization OF the society and it
objects. A paper from Mrs. Mason wa
read, and addresses were made by Mrs
Shattuck, Mr.. Hinckley, and Mary Wrigh
Sewell, of indianapolis. The meeting close,
with singing Nearer My God to Thee
and benediction. The hall was we'll flle'
and the audience seemed interested in tn
ideas presented.
ONCE rheumatism was the bane of
mans existence, until st. Jacobs Oil cam
to the rescue. If it is crowned in the open
ing years of its career, where will a decad
place it? "Mr. Herman johnson, of Grea
Bend, Kansas, is subject to frequent at
tacks of rheumatism. Mr.. johnson state
that he can find no relief except from tn
liberal use of st. Jacobs Oil. He keeps
in his house all the time, and has discoy
cred that il Is useful for more complaint
than rheumatism. He uses it on his fee
and be says it prevents them from scale
ing when blowing in the summer time. II
also says 1t is just the best thing in til
world for burns, sprains, cuts and bruises
As for his back, which was for long tim
lame from rheumatism, why that is thin
of the past"
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