The Evening critic., 1882-03-04
TIE EVENING CRITIC.
LACoNIC LOCALS.
LIsuED AUGUST isss


THE street lamps will not be lighted to-
night
HEADQrARTERs for Easter cards GIG
Seventh street.
A sLIguT FIRE was cxtinguished By the
efforts of the police at No. 2l2S street'
THE police made forty.threc arrests dur
ing the twenty four hours ending AZ o a. M
VIM. II. NEWMAN was robbed at the Ma
sonic Temple last night by an unknown pick
pocket OF a gold watch
TuE body of colored female infant was
found this morning In Baum woodward. The
Coroner ordered Its burial
HARRY r. MITCHELL was arrested last
evening for carrying concealed weapons, He
was released on collateral.
JoHN LYMAN cut William Best with
knife last night at No. 1913 Eleventh street,
and made his escape during the melee tina, fol-
lowed.
A DISPATCH from Newport, Il l.. an
uounces that Mr.. T. Caldwell, OF this city, has
purchased one Of the finest estates on the
slaHd.
OK MONDAY next Messrs. w. w. Bur.
dette & Co., 92S Seventh street, Will open their
new stock OF spring silks aud fine dress goods.
Ladies' are invited 10 call and examine these
beautiful goods.
Mrs. LusKEy, lady residing on Twenty
first street, between II and !, was knocked
down and slightly injured at the corner of
seventh and streets last evening by wagon
DtlOhEliB W oltNtf
THE Coroner has been notified of the
sudden death OF Mr.. Absalom Kramer, n we'll
known citizen OF South Washington and
father OF Officer Cramer, at his residence, 910
Sixth street southwest, yesterday evening.
THE musical programme for the Emmett
celebration at odd Fellows Hall this evening
Is a splendid one. large number OF distln-
guished people Will be present. The renowned
Irish priest, Rev. Father shcehy, is expected
to be present.
A WESTERN PAPER says: Nothing will
cure some sick men more quickly than an
oflicc properly applied. This cure may be
very successful in many cases, but we would
say: II a man suffers from Il cough or cold,
give him DR.. Bulls cough syrup.
THERE was large crowd in attendance
upon the sale OF horses at Wash Majors sta
ses oS Sesierssy =, day. The prices ranged from
which brought S1,10O, has record of . %,
and was purchased by Col. McCauley, of the
Marine Corps.
"CoNDucTon," said lady passenger on
the train, pointing over her shoulder to a man
who was resting his feet on the window sill be-
hind hers 81 wish you would request that
ma am" replied the polite but cautious ticket
nend, "he's a member OF Congress"
A YOUNG MAN uamed Charles Slater,
hailing from Philadelphia, arrested at
the Baltimore 4 Potomac depot last nlght upon
telegraphic dispatch from his friends He is
out Of HIS head, and IL was necessary 10 lock
him up for his own protection. He Is a brother
OF Prof. Slater, leader OF the Capital Theatre
orchestra.
A MEETING of the Eighth Subdivision
Associated Charities was held last night. 1t
was agreed to open an office at the Eastern
Presbyterian Church. where applications can
he made for relief between the hours of ) aud
: p. m. number OF persons agreed to take
charge OF districts I'm the subdivision, and
other routine business was transacted.
LEWIS GOLDBERG, a clerk in his brother
store, number 923 d street, was tending store
yesterday evening when colored man came
in to purchase cartridges for a pistol which he
handed to Mr. Goldberg. who prpceeded to ex-
anime the weapon, and accidentally discharged
1t, the ball lodging between the first and
second fingers OF the right hand. 1t was ex-
tracted by DR.. Magruder.
THE FIRE alarm from box 1872, at about
o'clock this morning, summoned the depart
ment to the hay loft of John A. and Charles +
Schneider on Ohio avenue, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets, where an incendiary
the fire companies prevented serious con1la
grafton, and the fire was extlnguished with a
damage OF about thirty dollars.
The pretty little drama, entitled "a
Kiss in the Dark was played at Ahner's
Music Hall last evening. The following ladies
and gentlemen assumed the principal roles
lheSSd.d eco ~ Sei6o,d, Mr. c9lisnon amdthn,'a @ aud
Winkel: Helen, his daughter, Mrs. Lorie; an
pefcn Schoeneck, Mrs. Bartels; Dr.. Schoeaec&
Mr.. Strauff; Ihe0dOy Heil6dch, Mr.. Wansleben
.ichn E7oI7aieisch, Mr.. Gewecke; Betty, Mrs
Haag; L0Nise Miss Georgli.
CHARLES MATTHEWS, a colored burglar,
was arrested early this morning by Ofhcer b
T.. Shanks, on suspicion, having In his pos
session several boxes of cigars, some chewing
tobacco, small change, etc, afterward found
10 have been stolen from the store OF Michae
Meidei, corner OF Fourteenth and II street,
northeast, which was burglaIlzed last nigh
by parties who had forced open rear window
Matthews confessed to being one of a trl'
which had gone through Meidel's establish
meIit, and Judge Smell committed him TO lai
In default Of $500 bonds TO await the action o
the Grand Jury.