The Evening critic., 1882-03-27
THE EVENING CRITIC.
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ESTABLISHED AUGUST, isas.


JAMES CAMPBELL was fined S2Oby Judge
Smell to-day for carrying pistol.
THE police made eighteen arrests during
the twcnty-four hours ending nj q q, m.
SEVERAL hemeless women were commit.
ted to the workhousc to-day Ter vagrancy.
The street-lamps were lighted last night
for the last time during the present MONTH
SEVEN cases of profanity were disposed
OF by the Police Court this morning with the
usual fine Of 50.
BURGLARS attempted to break into house
No 1889 Twenty-lrst street yesterday, but
wcre frightened on.
WILLIAM ST. CLAIR, a colored vagrant,
went 10 the workhouse for ninety days to-day
per order OF Judge Smell.
ROBERT A. PAYNE was tried to-day in
the Police Court for indecent exposure Of his
person and his personal bonds taken.
JOHN HOOKER was riding on bicycle
on seventh street on saturday, when he col
lided with an express wagon and was thrown
down and badly bruised.
Mr.. LEWIS, colored, pleaded guilty in
the Police Court to-day to knocking down
Betty Scott and wping up the floor with her,
and paid ten dollars for the privilege.
THE residence of the Hon. G.. w. Shackle.
ford, No. 17i1 Thirteenth street, was ran
sacked by thieves last week during the ah-
sence OF the occupants. Nothing is known to
have been stolen.
Two coLoRED thieves entered the store
OF MI. Lyon, at Fourth and l. streets north.
west, on Saturday night and ono held Mrs.
Lyon, who was attending to the store, whlle
the other emptied the money-drawer and So
cured such articles as he could carry away.
Both men escaped.
JOHN II. BURKE and John A. Gill at
tempted 10 see each other home the other
evening, when neither could get homo alone,
and on reaching Burle's apartments, got into
fight, which led to the issue Of warrants for
each party for assaultlng the other. Judge
Smell dismissed both cases.
Ca an1a ~al -. Il
in the Police Court with being suspicious
character The testimony was that Smith
was arrested when going through the pockets
OF an inebriaied citizen named Ford. Smith
claimed that he was assisting the man home,
and his personal bond was accepted.
THE officers of the Grand Lodge of
odd-Feliows will make official visits this week
as follows. Covenant Lodge, No 13, George.
town, this evening, and Mechanics Lodge, No.
IS, Friday evening. Rev. J. W. Gray and
John t. Given, G. Rep, are expected 10 speak
before No. 13, and there will be an initiation
In No. is.
THE regular monthly meeting of the
Roscoe oonkllng Club, Boys In Blue. was held
saturday night at the Chesapeake Hall. After
the transaction Of tho regular business there
were several applications made for admission
TO membership. Mr.. oyster, president Of the
club, denies that he is going TO withdraw from
the contest for the position Of Public Printer.
The police made an effort to break up
the practice OF fast driving on the county
roads yesterday, but insufficient detail OF
police was made and only four arrests were
made Two Of the parties forfeited collateral
to doy and the others, John Smith ana John A.
Plumbley, paid SO each at the Police Court
to-day for racing on the Fourtoenth-streot
road.
SUSIE WILLIAMS and Belle Crosteu. two
fair young girls, were arrested last night on n
charge Of vagrancy. The officer testified that
the girls were on the streets at all hours of tho
night, and the Court sentenced Bell Crosien to
thirty days in the workhouse and took Susie
Williams personal bonds on her stating that
This was her first, and should be her last,
offense.
SATURDAY was the Feast of the Annun-
citation and is celebrated in memory Of the
announcement by the Angel Gabriel TO the
Virgin Mary that she was TO bear the Messiah.
In the Catholic Churches the altar of tho
Virgin is dressed and sermon on the festival
is preached. The festival always occurs on
the 2bth of March. 1t is known, especially In
England, as Lady Day.
THE joint committee of the Grand Lodge
and Grand Encampment of Odd-Fellows to
make suitable arrangements for the proper
celebration Of the sixty-third anniversary Of
the order, April 20, have decided to open the
lodge and encampment rooms during the day
and provide suitable entertainments in each
room. The Uniformed Battalion will hold a
levee In the main saloon in the evening, and
exercises Will be also held in the lodge room.
Miss FRANCES f. WILLARD and Miss
Anna Gordon Cher secretary have returned
to tho North after nearly three months in
seven OF the Southern States, during which
they visited thirty cities and towns in the
interest of temperance work for the Woman s
Christian Temperance Union. Important
temperance duties In Illinois and Iowa short
ened their trip, but they will return in the
fall. Mrs. Sallie L. Chaplin is I'm Georgia at
work for temperance. Texas has called Its
first State meeting.
YESTERDAY was Passion Sunday, the
commencement OF passion tide, and In the
churches observing the day the ceremonies
had reference 20 that period. Holy Week, the
last week Of Lent, which begins with next
Sunday, is n time OF solemn observance in the
Catholic Church especially. Next Sunday, Tho
Sunday before Easter, is known by the title 0
Palm Sunday, from the ceremony on that dal
OF blessing and distributing palm branches
commemorative OF Christ's entry into Jerusa
lem previous to his passion.
THE following business was transacte,
in the Criminal Court to-day: BENJAMIN
Kurtz, assault with intent to kill william
Phillips, arraigned and pleaded not guilty
Charles Matthews, burglariously entering tn
house Of Michael Meidee and stealing twenty
one pounds Of tobacco, arraigned and pleade,
not guilty; Walter Contee and Andrew White
grand larceny, arraigned, and Contee pleade,
guilty and White not guilty. Contee was sen
fenced TO Auburn State prison for three years
Samuel Clagett, second offense OF petit lar
ceny, arraigned and pleaded not guilty.
News Notes.