The Evening critic., 1882-04-22
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS,

PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.
JIM HARRISON, colorcd, got seven days
EVERYTHING in cards and pictures at
121 Ninth street.
A VERY great scarcity of rheumatism Is
rcmarked-owing to st. Jacobs OIL.
THE street-lamps will be lighted at $50
p. m. and extinguished at $50 n, m.
THE police made twenty-seven arrests
during the twenty-four hours ending at a. m.
LIZZIE ARMsTEA D, a colored denizen, got
thirty days for banging two othor frail crea-
lures.
JAMES TAYLOR struck Charles Shorter on
the head with stone and has gone to Jail for
fifteen days.
JAMES JONES was sentenced by Judge
Smell to-day TO fifteen dgys In jail for assault
ing William Tay.
ANNIE HERBERT and Elizabeth Green
had little sot-to In the street yesterday, ana
were put under personal bonds to-day.
THERE will be meeting of the board of
managers of the Associated Charities of the
District Monday, April "a, 1882, at Z 80 p. m.
ROBERT QUIET pleaded guilty in the Po-
lice Court today TO two charges Cf petit lar.
ceny and was sent TO the Reform School dur
ing minority.
FoREPAUGu's elephants skin is in pickle
at the National Museum. The skull has been
cast for the framing OF a flrstclass set-up Of au
elephants hide.
REUBEN PERRIN has instituted suit for
divorce from his wife, Elizabeth Perrin, on
grounds which tho complainant does not
care to have made public
Mr.. GEORGE IL. TUCKER rendered a re-
ception and supper to Mr.. II. Z. Graham and
other members of the Minnie Palmer trotpe
after the performance last night at his resi-
dence, No. 623 Virginia avenue southwest.
NATHAN Il. THOMAS, a venerable look
Ing old man, took ga bit too much GIN and
sworo a blue streak q yard long, for which of
1cnSc Judge Sncll sent him down for
days.
ABOUT a, m. to-day police officer saw
thief endeavorlng TO force an entrance to
the British Minister'S house through a rear
window and pursued him. The thief took to
his hoels and the policeman fired three shots
but did not succeed In capturing the fugitive.
A. S. WoRTHINGToN and Randall Hag-
ner, as trustees, have filed bill In equity
against Catherine A. Reed, administratrix Of
William D. Reed, to remove cloud on title TO
sublots 23 and 2d, square 800, and that the
interest OF William d. Reed on the property
may be sold.
FLowER-THIEvEs have already begun
their depredations in East Washington, a lot.
OF choice flowers having been taken from the
tween and II streets northeast, the other
evening, as early as S o'clock. This is the
meanest kind OF stealing.
JAMES A. TILLEY stood up in the dock
at the Police Court this morning and pleaded
not guilty to the charge Of carrying concealed
weapons. James looked as IL he had been
'DtuZlDB L OF some lime past, ana as he proved
that some one had threatened his life, Judge
smell took his personal recogniZance.
SIX little colored boys, whose ages ranged
from TO II years, were charged In the Police
Court this morning with throwing stones in
the streets. The evidence was about evenly
balanced, and the Judge dismissed ALL except
James Carrick, whose personal recognizance
was taken for a further investigation of the
case.
HENRY JACKSON, the coiored man who
was arrested on the night of Emancipation
Day for shooting Mrs. Annie Rlnggold during
the ball at the Gallilean Fisherman's Hall,
was tried in the Police Court to-day on the
charge OF assault and battery with intent to
XIII, ana was committed in defarit of $500
ponds to await the action of the Grand Jury.
IT is said that the Washington & George
town Railroad Company contemplates increas-
ing the hours Of labor Of the boys who drive
the hill horses. These boys only work seven
teen hours per day now, and 1t seems that an
additional eight hours might be put on them
without doing serious injury either to the
boys or the company. Tho Washington &
Georgetown Railroad Company is n liberal
corporation.
LIEUTENANT L. G. HEILNER has been
ordered to the receiving ship Colorado. Master
j. Q. Cresap has been detached from the Colo.
rado and ordered to instruction in torpedo
service. Ensign David Daniels, from the
wabash, and ordered to the Coast Survey.
Leave has been granted to Assistant Paw.
master g. NJ Allen, for one year from Aprll
2l, and to Master E. j. Berwind (retired list,
ior SIX months, with permission TO leave the
The days of hard work and WEAKNESS
over the sewing machine are things of the past
with the majority Of women. Tho new suits
at the present popular prices are fast driving
these days out of the lives of overworked
housekeepers. Taylor & Hufty have dresses
at prices which cannot be duplicated by those
who purchase their own material and have
ihem made up, even at home. Ladies' need no
longer wear themselves out in the effort to
Keep well dressed, but go and ind every need
ful garment ready made.
BRIDGET KELLY is veteran vag She
has probably served more time in the work
house in the past twelve years than any other
person in the District Bridget was hauled
up before His Honor, Judge Smell, this morn
Ing, on the charge of being drunk in the
streets. Judge Smell sentenced her to thirty
days. Bridgets appeals for her liberty, how
ever, melted the heart OF the kind hearted
Judge, who consented to let her 20 IL she
would leave the city. This Bridget said she
would do, and forthwith left the courtroom
apparently as happy as a lark.