The Evening critic., 1882-06-06
PERTINENT PARAGRArHs.


A RID ticket given to 81 buyers. Young's
THE Guiteau picnic is only twenty four
days on.
SrRrrT-IAMPs will be lighted at $50
.. M and extingushed at 1915 q. m.
THE police made fifty.seven arrests dur
ing the twenty four hours ending at o a. m.
THE price for meals at the New York
avenue Hotel will be 500 per month from
June l.
Mrs. CHARLES A. WALTER has been ap-
pointed an examiner In chaneery by the Su.
preme Court Of the District.
GEORGE CLEvELING forfeited SO col
lateral to-day for cruelty permitting mule to
be driven which was unit for labor
THE death of Jacob Hess, the we'll
known salesman, noted last evening, resulted
from apoplexy after Ave hours Illness
JOHN FRANCIS and Thomas Green, both
colored, were on trial before Judge Smell to-
day for robbing an old pensioner, but the
charge was not sustained.
THE police have received notice that
thirteen. yearold boy named Charles NJ Dun
ham, who was abducted from his parents In
Hoboken, New Jersey, In March, is believed to
be in this city
HENRY HIMBER, formerly prominent
contractor OF this city, but for the past year
resident of Denver, has removed his family to
that city from here. They propose 10 make
that city their permanent abode.
GEORGE KNowLToN, a baker, had his
arm caught In tho machinery OF a steam bak-
cry last evening and portions Of the flesh were
torn from the bones. DR.. Parsons rendered
efficient service at the Emergency Hospital
THE fire on Four-and "A half street, be-
low Pennsylvania avenue, yesterday after
noon, was caused by an explosion OF benzlne
In the benzine-room OF the dyelng and scour-
ing establishment No. Ia Four-aud a-half
street.
OWEN WASHINGTON, a colored man,
known to his associates as Bulldog" was
sentenced to ninety days In jail by Judge
Smell to-day for chasing Frank Williams
around with pistol and ilring at him. Wash
ington got out OF the workhouse yesterday.
Ar the annual meeting of the lot holders
OF Oak Hill Cemetery last night, at @ o'c.ock,
the fOlowingnamed gentlemen were elected
directors: NJ. Galt, John @. Hardness, @. NJ.
Mathews and William L. Dunlop. This board
will meet in July and elect n president, secre-
tary and treasurer.
A REUNION and sociable was held last
evening at Waugh Methodist Episcopal
was whistling solo by Miss Lazerlere. Reel
tations and singing were rendered by Pro-
fessor Townsend, Miss Carrie Hoge, Mr..
George Buckler, Mr.. Mcfarland, Miss Butler
and others.
THE ladies of the North Baptist Church
have opened Willard Hall as lunchroom
during the hours from IL to for four days,
commencing to-day at noon, where lunch Will
be served at popular prices. On Wednesday
and Friday evenings festival will be given at
8 o'clock, combined with a literary entertain
ment, at which the best local talent will ap.
pear.
WEare glad to see the new firm of SUIT
phen & Rodgers succeeding so we'll. They
have lately been giving the public sound bar
gains, and again today we see they have
made a $2,5 800 sale to another New York party
of ground at 20 cents per square foot, near ex-
Secretary Blaines property. That is held at
S1.50 per foot. They have bargains for all
who Will favor them with trial.
CHARLES KoEHLER, son of the popular
tailor, met with a sad and severe accident
The loss of his sight. The little fellow was
playing around barrel of lime at the build
ing now in course of erection at the corner OF
Eighth and streets and dropped some water
on the barrel, when 1t exploded, covering the
boy with the burning lime and injurlng him
terribly.
THE will of General George d. Ramsey.
late United States Army, was filed with the
Register to-day and admitted to probate and
record. To the wife, Eliza G. Ramsey, who
is beQueathed the entire estate. In case she
should have died before the testator, then the
estate was to have been divided equally be
tween Juliana Gales, Katherine Graham and
Maud Alice Dalhousie.
THE semi-annual election of officers o.
the Washington Chess and Checker Club VIII
be held this evening az their rooms, No. l12t
taken In the above games at the presen
time, and several matches have been arranged
TO take place during the present month, and
tournament is proposed. The clubrooms are
open every evening, and all those interested
In the games are cordially invited to attend
There VIII be n match game OF chess playeC
Wednesday evening.
Al recent meeting of the Society 70
Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals, II was voteI
10 unite with the Society of Prevention o
Cruelty TO Children, under the name of the Hu
mane Society, as soon as practical. Mr.. j. b
T.Tupper, Captain L. M. Truell and Major Kin
were appointed committee to visit the do
pound and report upon the treatment of til
animals kept there, the mode OF killing them
and the general management OF the institu
tion. Three delegates will represent the SC
cieiy at the Humane Association in Buffalo
September next.