The Evening critic., 1882-01-14
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

A great fraud exposed in to.morrow's
CcpitaI.
FoRTYTwo ARRESTS were made by the
police yesterday.
NEALE druggist, corner Seventh and n
stree is, having lelitted and restocked makes
aspocialty Ct trusses and surgical appliances.
JUSTICE MAcARTHUR has declined to
grant II. j. RamSdcll new trial in his
suit against the District for $4,000 dam
aeg,
Mr.. G. GRAMMERs law office Mr.. 22i
Four-and'a-half street, was entered by
thieves last night, ana several articles of
apparel tolen.
The WHITE MALE infant found in the
snow ON Thursday night, at Fifteenth and
U stratts was sent to st. AIMS Infant
Asylum yesterday.
THE BOLD ROBBERY of a black horse and
light wagon belonging to Mr. Wash. b.
Williams was noted some time ago. Yester-
day the horse and wagon were recovered
by the police.
DURING THE last year 5000 telephone
messages were received and transmitted by
the operators at Police Headquarters, This
does not include the messages received by
the public telephone.
THE services at West Georgetown VI. Z.
Church have been of marked interest du-
ring the week. Souls have sought and
found PARDON, and the membership greatly
quckened. The services will be continued
probably during the ensuing week.
THE DRUGGIST who hesitates now is
lost for the winter. He should sling to-
gether some sweet oil and liquorice and
bring out his cough cure at once. DIR.
Bulls Cough Syrup does not pay him
enough profit
THE RECENT election of the Capital
Pleasure Club resulted as follows Presi-
dent, J. F. Cromelien; vice-president, L.
+. Hughes; treasurer, w. II. Cromelien
ording secretary, H. J. Laubach fnan-
cial secretary, F. B. Herrily.
FREDERICK BURLINGAME was again in
the Police Court to day. He was guilty of
swearing at n police officer, for which Judge
Smell fined him So. Frederick was also
charged with assaulting u young boy named
johnson. The latter case will be disposed
of next Monday, the boy being too ill to
appear.
A WOMAN went into the house of Mr.. w.
II. Dennis, ON Thirteenth street, last even
ing, and ransacked the second story, max
ing bundle of clothing, ETC., which she
started to carry away, when she was dis
covered by the lady of the house and
frightened off, dropping her bundles as she
ran.
Pharmacy, held last night, at which Mr..
Thompson (president), Charles Becker (sec-
retary), and Mr.. r. i. Ferguson and Dr.
James Il. Morgan were present, Messrs.
William A. Bohn and William X. Davidson
were examined and registered as phar-
macists.
In THE Police Court to-day eight boys
and four girls, all colored, were charged
with stealing small quantities of coal from
lone ,,,l
Judge Smell sentenced six of the boys to
thirty days in jail and put the other de-
PENDANTS on personal bonds not to repeat
the offense.
THOMAS c. TAYLOR, of the Second
Auditors Office, was suddenly summoned
to his home in Ohio yesterday by the an
nouncement of the death of his brother,
w. S. Taylor, esq, of the Cincinnati bar.
The many warm friends of w. S. Taylor
residing in this city will be panied to hear
Gf his death.
The Sabbath-school of the Central Pres
byterian Church will observe its four
tenth anniversary Sabbath afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock. There will. be the annual
presentation of books to the scholars by the
pastor, Rev. DR.. Pitzer, and addresses are
expected from Senator Vance, of North
Carolina, and Hon. j. H. Evins, of South
Carolina.
JUDGE SMELL having expressed his dis
satisfaction at the late hour at which the
Police Court proceedings commence, he
urged the prosecuting attorneys to begin
earlier than $3.50, which has been the usual
time. Yesterday the police officers We're
notified to be at Police Court before s
o'clock, as the proceedings would begin at
that hour. The police were at court on
time this morning, and were justly indig-
nant at the failure of the attorneys to be-
gin work previous to 10 a. M.
ATAN EARLY hour yesterday morning,
Mr.. Jacob Brandt died suddenly of apo
plexy at No. 1901 street northwest, in the
10th year of his age. Mr.. Brandt was born
in Baltimore, and for many years occupied
a prominent place among the business men
there. He was identified with the various
steamboat interests there, and at one time
connected with several banks. He retired
fiom business and came to Washington
with his family to reside four years ago.
His remains were taken to Baltimore this
morning for interment
THE THISTLE SOCIAL CLUB met last
night at the residence of Miss Carrie Ober
No. 21S Second street northeast. The fol-
lowing officers were installed Mr.. Arthur
Middleton, president Miss Carrie Ober
vice-presdent Mr.. G. Harper, secretary
and treasurer. After the routine business
had been transacted choice programme 0l
music and recitations was rendered. Among
those present were Misses Mamie Acker
jesse Hilton, the Misses Cories, Lizzie Nc
Nickol, Miss Carrie Ober, Messrs Edwin
Marlowe, C. Harper, Arthur Middleton
Sherwood Welch, William Dyer, and Car
Tol and Edwin Downs. This organization
now numbers about fifty.