The Evening critic., 1882-01-27
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

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MARK TWAIN has contributed check
for $40 to the Union Veteran Corps fair.
THE police made twenty-five arrests
during the twenty-four hours ending at o
a. m. to-day.
JAMES ALLEN, n colored boy, was SON
tenced TO thirty days in Jail to-day for
stealing 10 cents from George johnson.
THE District docket at Police Court to.
day was brief and uninterestng, two
tramps and three reckless cursers number
ing tho list of victims.
THOMAS OBERToN, q colored man, was
charged in the Police Court with maltreat-
ing his wife with a club and was fined IS,
which his wife paid and he was released.
AT Cincinnati yesterday Detective Nc.
levitt, of this city, arrested John Ear
iembo, Pole, charged with robbing Rus.
sian Minister Bartoomei in this city last
summer.
WATSON GREENE, n colored mani, was
sentenced TO six months in Jail by
Judge Smell, to-day, for stealing large
quantity of brass from the foundry of Brod-
erick Brothers.
THE District authorities have requested
the moon to illuminate the streets tonight
until midnight, and if last nights supreme
darkness is repeated the thieves and other
criminals will hold convention.
IHE OF tne ClJlZenS OF the
county that the street lamps are broken by
boys has reached the car of Judge Smell,
who, to-day, declared war on such offenders
and sentenced the first luckless lad to fif-
teen days in Jail.
How the hearts of crowd swell and
throb with pitilcss hatred against the man
who coughs during the performance at a
theatre when they know he is too stingy
to invest twenty-five cents in bottle of
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
THE CASE of Margaret Gaines, charged
with the murder of Julia Thompson, was
continued to-day until Wednesday, owing
TO the singular disappearance of Fanny
Boss, the most important witness, for whom
an attachment was issued.
JOHN B. WARRIcK, the colored fireman
whose sad fall into a pile of burning ashes
in the basement of the Corcoran building
was noted yesterday, died this morning at
the Freedman's hospital, where he has lain
in agony since the accident.
THE Union Veteran Corps have rendered
their services, through Capt. S. L. Thoma-
son, as an escort to the remains of Gen. r.
b. Mitchell. 1t isunderstood that the other
military organizations of the city will
participate in the funeral ceremonies.
THE cases against Maria Townley Kate
Townley and Mahelia Wholes. indicted for
perjury on February last, were nolle prose
Attorney, who stated that the evidence
was not sufficient to sustain the charge.
THE furniture was removed from the
Criminal Courtroom to-day, tho tempo
rary platform torn down, the old mating
ripped up and the chamber will be thor
oughly renovated before the December
term regularly begins.next Monday.
AT meeting of the Papcrhangers' Asso.
citation, January 26, the following were ap-
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ingmen's convention tonight at Tourney
Hall: j. N. Magee, John Dorsey, l.. 1. Pen.
nington, l.. Bird, and Gus Williams. The
association agreed upon price-list, to take
effect on and after March l, 1882.
THE Pueblo and Pima Indian chiefs from
New Mexico and Arizona, now in this
city, together with the two interesting
their way to the Indian school at Carlisle,
Pa, will be at Foundry NJ. e. Church, cor
ner of Fourteenth and G streets, this even
ing to witness the exhibition of pictures
and listen to the music furnished for the
entertainment of the Sunday-school chill
dren and their friends.
THE stockholders of the Citizens Ma
tional Bank yesterday elected the follow
ing board of directors for the ensuing year
Jacob Tome, J. A. ]. Creswell, John Van
Riswick, w. G. Metzerott, w. III. West, AL
fred Richards, w. f. Walker, A. L. Barber
Joseph Libbey, S. T. G. Morsell, and J. II.
Johnson. The board of directors elected
the following officers: j. A. ]. Creswell,
PRESIDENT John Van Riswicl1, vice-presi-
dent, and w. II. West, secretary.
The Register yesterday received the will
of Ann M. Washington for probate and
record. The testatrix bequeaths her estate
to her family. Her house in Washington,
No. 416 Sixth street northwest, is be-
queathod to her daughters, Anna l.. DAY.
idge and Elizabeth l.. Washington, and de-
vises of real estate are also made to r. b.
Washington and Fannie w. Reading
The will was made the Sth of june 1881,
and is witnessed by Mary L. Fendall, b. G.
Lovejoy and Reginald Fendall
MRS. GRANEY pleaded mot guilty" in the
Police Court to-day to charge of assault
on Thomas Meeley, and the case was con-
tinued after q partial hearing. Mr.. Meeley
states that there was an unpleasantnes5 be-
tween himself and Mrs. Graney, and that
she committed an unprovoked assault upon
him with brick Mrs. Graney says that
Meeley has led her husband into bad
habits; prevailed upon him to desert his
wife and children and is leading him to
ruin; that she saw the two going of to-
gether on q spree, and that she attempted
to coax her husband to return home, when
Meeley told her to mind her own business,
and she assaulted him in her efforts to take
her husband home.
PEOPLE of advanced ideas are never
slow to recognize that which will result in
the greatest benefit to their wealth, health
happiness; such people never fail to per-
eeive the great benefit resulting from the
use of st. jacobs Oil, when afflicted by
rheumatism. William II. Waring, esq.,
Assistant General Superintendent Third
Division Mailing and distributing Depart
ment, New York post-ofice, in writing
concerning st. Jacobs Oil says; "The re-
ports from the several superintendents and
clerks who have used the oil agree in
praising it highly. 1t has been found eff
cacious in cuts, burns, soreness and stiff
ness of the joints and muscles, and affords
ready relief for rheumatic complaints"
Hon. Il. l.. James, late Postmaster General
of the United States, concurred in the fore
going.