The Evening critic., 1882-04-25
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE strcet.lamps will be lighted at 11;15
=. m. and extinguishod at 8 80 a. m.
THE police made forty-seven arrests dur
ing the twenty.fou hours ending at a. m.
MARGARET BROWN and Jane Mitchell,
two sable dhmsels, were fined by Judge Smell
today for loud and boisterous talking.
GEORGE WooD. colored, assaulted Julius
West tho other evening and struck him In the
face and has gone down for fifteen days
ALICE BUTLER sand Agnes White, two
dissolute women, werc committed to the
Workhouse to-day for thirty days oach.
PROPOSALS will be opened at the Office of
the Commissary OF subsistence tomorrow ut
10 O'Clock for flour, fine salt and table salt.
THE application of Thompson II. Alex
andcr, student for admission to tho Bar, was
to-day referred TO the examining committee.
JAMES RoBINsoN, colored, pawned some
clothing belonging TO Thomas ID. Durley, and
Judge Smell sentenced him to thirty days In
Jail.
AGSEs WAsHrNGToN, colored girl.
kicked Johnny Mcdonald, n little white boy,
and has been put under personal bonds to
keep the peace.
THE Circuit Court Jury will be dis.
charged next Thursday FOR the term, which
VIII close the following Saturday. Tho new
term commences May s.
MEssRs. ]. G.. PAYNE, +. p. b. Sand aud
]. ]. Darlington wore to-day appointed by the
Court In Banc on the examining committee,
in cases Of applicants for admission to the
Bar.
COLUMBIA LODGE, No. 800, Knights and
Ladies' Of Honor, to-day filed certificate
of incorporation with the Recorder, with +. e.
Storm, G. d. Dabcock and w. NJ. Gibson as In
corpOrators.
CHARLES TrBBs colored, cut Susan Jones
on the arm with knife, but Susan said she
did not want to prosecute, as he had asked
her to "'scuse him, aud Judge Smell accepted
his personal bonds.
IN connection with the phenomenal snow
storm of Sunday 1t may be of interest to note
the fact that eight years ago on tho Doth Of
April a snow-storm began shortly after mid
night and snow fell TO the depth of seven
inches.
THE Commissioners have issued an order
constituting committee to select Sites receive
bids and obtain necessary plans and informa-
tion for the construction CT the proposed sta
tion-houses. Tho committee VIII consist of
Major Morgan, Major Brock and Captain Yer.
non.
IN answer to a communication of Senator
Butler, making cert9ip inquiries concerning
the the 69mS fsr and si5aT sa
is sustained as such3 ~ that the District has
rendered aid, as the'feport Of the Homo for
1881 will show.
LITERARY and musical entertainment
will be given at Wesley ch%el this evening
by the Young Womens Christian Temperance
Union No. g connected with that charge. An
interesting programme has been prepared
and the occasion Will be enjoyable, and doubt.
less largely attended, all being welcome. The
former sociables have been more than usually
successful.
SOME thieves last night broke into the
residence OF A. NJ. Gangewer, No. 261S X
street northwest. They effected an entrance
by breaking the stats TO the kitchen window
shutters. The clothes which had Just beer
washed were found lying In piles on the
kitchen floor, preparatory TO be taken away
when some one Of the family came down stairs
and found the kitchen door open. The thieve.
had left.
AT a regular meeting of the Postoffi ce
Department nine held yesterday the follow
ing gentlemen were .elected officers, viz.
George Page, managers Mr.. Bassett, treas
urer; Mr. Walker, secretary. No better SO
lection could have been made, and gives
the most positive assurance that the boys
Will make II warm for other clubs In the Dis
trict this summer. They intend with George
Page at the helm to carry the war into Africa
OFFICER PAT KEARNEY yesterday ar
rested n homeless boy about ten years old
who was detected by attaches Of the Baltimore
< Potomac Railroad while attempting to hide
himself in a freight car to steal his passage e
New York. The boy says that he lived in New
York city. and having no home OF friends,
gentleman procured work for him on n farm
near Richmond but he was badly treated anc
resolved 10 return to New York. Tho hack
men about the depot have interested them
selves sn the little fellow and will endeavor t
make some provision for him.