The Evening critic., 1882-06-16
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

A RED ticket given to 81 buyers. Houngs.
THE street lamps will be lighted at 1850
p. IN. and extinguished at 80 a. m.
THE police made thirty-two arrests
during the twenty-four hours ending at a. M
today.
PERsIrER A. KENNEDY. of Philadelphia,
has been appointed by Marshal Henry as
watchman at the City Hall.
ANNIE r. WHEELER was yesterday
granted divorce from Thomas Wheeler on
the ground of desertion and non-support
THE police have received no report of
the alleged burglary on Riggs street yestor
day in daylight, and do not believe 1t oc-
CURED.
GANG of juvenile thieves broke into
CLARK Mill's foundry, In the county, to steal
ing any plunder.
THE race at Brghtwood Park yesterday
was won by Coupon, who came In length
attendance and betting was good.
A PARDON was received at the Marshaps
ofllce to-day for Albert CASTOR, who was con-
victed Of grand larceny March 9, 1882, aud
sentenced TO the Auburn penitentiary Tor one
year.
ABOUT five o'clock this morning all ac-
cidental fire broke out In the frame house No.
211S street northwest, belonging to Mrs.
Lucy Joyce, and did 5000 damage before 1t
was extinguished.
THERE is a rumor that ] L. Chamberlain
is to have tho management OF new hotol In
this city, to be erected for him by Senator Don
Cameron. 1t is to be fine house and is to be
run on an elegant scale.
JACOB HOLMES, a colored man, was
charged In the Police Court this morning
with keeping a dangerous and ferocious dog,
and was released upon his personal recogni-
zance TO terminate the canine's career.
THE police stations have all been mott.
fed to look out for ten boys In blue uniform
who escaped from the House OF Reformation
at Cheltenham, Md, yesterday morning, and
acrrp IN hu N n nr W n
to Baltimore. This is the party whose escape
was mentioned yesterday in THE CRITIC.
OUR enterprising merchant Mr.. Christian
Rupert, with his friend, Mr.. John Myerdlrk,
of the house Of Horstman Sons, Philadelphia,
sail for Europe Tuesday, Juno 90, on pleasure
trip in the steamer Maine. Many OF Mr.. Rup-
perts friends gathered aD9u. I'M MN TO & give Ell MN
he was about to take the train for New York
this morning.
AMONG the property disposed of by the
female sneak-thef Martha Ellen jackson,
which the detectives think was sold to inno-
cent parties, was set Of coral 1ewelry, n
ladies' open-faced gold watch, No. 23,43S, with
two yards OF flne goli neck chain, and guam
tity OF other 1ewelry and clothing, which can
only be recovered by the assistance OF the per-
sons who purchased them.
THE Interior and Printing Office Clubs
played quite good game of baseball yester
day, resulting In score Of 10 to is, in favor
of the Printing Of1lce nine. The nine were as
follows: Interior Observation-Disclosures, Tro
Scott and Palmer; Government Printing or
nce-Ward, Allison, Keegan Winston, Noonan
Kearney, Holden, McElfresh and Post.
w. H. HANLEy, alias G. M. Smith, wa
convicted before Judge Smell this morning o
stealing clocks and pictures from the store o.
his employer, John II. Mahoney. The testi
d. mony being conclusive, sentence OF 81,
months In jail was imposed. Mr.. Moore stated
that the young man could have been sent Il
the penitentiary, but in consideration OF hi
youth and previous good character he pre-
ferred to give him chance.
On Thursday evening one of the most
pleasant entertainments was given by Mr. ant
Mrs. Miller at their residence, No. IL Fiftl
street southeast, to the young acquaintances o
their son, Master Samuel Case, 1t being tn
anniversary of his birthday. Among thos
present were Masters John Chester, Jimmie
Springman, Richard Dalton, Claude Hamilton
Wallace Williams, George West and the Misse
Maude Miller, Maude Williams, Georgie Dal
ton, Rose Seton, Emma McKim, Lizzie Seftol
and Bessie Searles.
AT A meeting of the Maryland Board o
Public Works at Annapolis yesterday, CaptaiI
Mitchell reported the decision OF Justice Nor
gan, OF Leonardtown, st. Mary's County, In tn
violating the act of 1882 in reference to dredg
ing for oysters In the Potomac River. Captall
Mitchell stated he had made tho arrests so q
10 have the courts settle tho question at ono
tion over the waters Of the Potomac River, an
had taken the case to Justice Morgan so tina
the parties might appeal and the he case go 4
United States. The Justice, however, decide
that the law passed by the last Legislatur
was unconstitutional and in violation of tn
compact between Maryland and Virginia
made in 1855, giving the States concurren
Jurisdiction over the water OF the Potomac
The board manifested disapproval Of tn
Governor Captain Mitchell was directed
take an appeal on behalf OF the State.
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