The Evening critic., 1882-05-15
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE public will observe decided i'm
Irovement in tho weather.
THE street lamps will be lighted at 7:30
p. M and extinguished at 3 a. m.
GEO. PARKER n colored wife-beater, was
to-day sentenced to jail by Judge Smell.
THE police made thirty-three arrests
during the twenty-four hours ending at a. M
JAMES SCOTT. colored, for carrying a
razor upon his person, was to-day committed
for sixty days.
MARTHA CLARK, a colored beggar, has
gone TO jail for thirty days for violating the
yagrant laws.
PETER HICKS, colored barber, for cut
ting Jefferson Scott with a razor, has gone to
General Crocker's for 90 days.
Mr.. ORRIN WILCOX died suddenly of
heart disease yesterday afternoon at his resi-
dence, 1914 Thirtieth street northwest.
UPON favorable report of the Examin-
Ing Committee, Mr. william II. Smith was to-
day admitted to the Bar OF this District
In THE Circuit Court to-day Messrs.
W. j. Brown, Albert G. Hall and James A.
Clark were accepted as talesmen to I'LL tho
Jury panel.
AGGIE WARE, for assault on Mary Welsh,
pleaded guilty in tho Criminal Court this
morning, and was sentenced TO jail by Justice
Wylie for fifty days.
ANOTHER New York party has just se-
cured q 1ne property near the Blaine Mansion
at a bargain through the energetic real estate
firm OF Sutphen Rogers.
A LARGE delegation of the Knights of
st. George, from ST. Joseph's Church, In this
city, visited Baltimore yesterday to partcl
pate in special services there.
BENJAMIN FORESTER, a colored youth
for stealing revolver from benjamin Monroe,
was to-day sentenced to thirty days In jail.
The sentence was suspended.
The BEST way to improve woman's lot
is TO build house on 1t and put good man
in the house, then buy your boys clothing at
Noah Walker & Co.'s, 625 Pennsylvania ave.
AN appeal has been issued for contribu-
tionS on the 30th of May Decoration Day.
toward the fund being raised for the erection
in Washington city of a statue or monument
in memory Of the late President James A. Gar
field.
FRANK GREEN, a colored youth, was
fined s5 by Judge Smell for trespassing on a
public park and stealing flowers. His Honor
expressed his intention to protect the parks
and reservations by imposing fines In every
case brought TO his attention.
JOHN L. BRYANT a colored man was
chargedsin the Police Court to-day with big
amy. The case was continued to allow the
Government to prove the first marriage, which
was solemnized in New York. The defendant
was committed IN default of $500 bonds.
IN THE divorce suit of ex-senator Chris
uancy against his wife, the plaintiff was
called ana his examination commenced on the
crossbill. Only preliminary interrogatories
were put and the material questions were not
expected to be lengthy.
JACOB TAYLOR, colored man, and the
two Dorsey brothers, ticket agents, were
charged in the Police Court to-day with max
ing an ARRAY on Pennsylvania avenue on
Saturday evening. Tho Dorseys forfeited their
collateral, and, as Taylor got the worst of the
fight, he was dismissed.
IN the two cases against Mr.. George
Mantz, charged with receiving stolen prop
erty, the Government made q decided failure
today, and Mr.. Mantz was acquitted on one by
the court taking the case from the jury with
out hearing Witness for the defense and a
nolle pros was entered In the other.
PATRICK RYAN, a venerable South
Washingtonian, on the witness stand at Judge
SHELLS bazar today, testified that he had
spent the Sabbath with his family and his wife
had thrown eggs at him and his son had
beaten him on the head with a stick. Patrick s
story was not corroborated and his assailants
were discharged.
MR.. WM. +. GIVEN, lame gentleman,
was charged in the Police Court to-day with
making threats OF personal violence against
his wife. MIR. Given said that he would plead
guilty, as his defense would involve family
matters which he did not wish to 90 into
he said that he was :" the prosecuted victim of
a conspiracy" Judge Smell required bonds to
keep the peace In the sum of $500.