The Evening critic., 1882-04-24
THE EVENING CRITIC.
LACONIC LOCALS.
ESTABLISHED AUGUST. 1888.


FAIRLY speaking, we have never seen
such a boom as the st. Jacobs OIL boom.
DANIEL WEBSTER delivered another ora
tion last night and was fined SIS by Judge
Smell to-day FOR being loud and boisterous.
SANDY CLARK, Renus Jefferson and John
Marshall were committed for fifteen days each
to-day for using profane and indecent Ian
guago.
The Columbia Rifle Association has re.
ceived from London optican two fine fleld-
glasses to be offered as prizes at a shooting
match.
ISAAC SIKEK, a German peddlar, was
tried in the Police Court for doing business
without a license, and fined $50. Sentence
suspended.
JOHN II. PRICE, a negro thief and fugi-
tive from Justice, has been arrested by Lieu
authorities.
RICHARD FITZPATRICK an old tramp
and confirmed invalid, was committed to the
hospital end of the workhouse, by Judge
Smell to-day. for thirty days.
LIEUTENANT ARNOLD left the city this
morning with Martin Rcagen and James Ellis,
two colored thieves, who recently broke out of
the pcnitentiary at Richmond.
II. r. BILL 1857, to define the routes of
steam railroads entering tho city of Washing.
ton, and for other purposes has been referred
TO the Commissioners for report.
ROBERT BUTLER and wife had a dispute
over the possession Of n pocketknife at their
home, 2173 Ninth street, and Robert was cut
in the leg, but not seriously hurt.
Mr.. HENRY RAFF, Special License
Agent, Will tomorrow morning swear out war
rants against twenty-four claim agents for
doing business without license.
The Health Office has been notified of
the death OF James Williams, colored man
"a years of age, who was removed to the
smallpox hospital from Howard Row south
east.
In the Criminal Court to-day Daniel Ma
gruder was convicted of second offense of
petit larceny, and Benjamin Turner OF grand
larceny. Sentence was suspended in both
cases.
Mr.. G. b. CHURCH, secretary of the citi.
zens' committee on harbor improvements has
written to the Commissioners, requesting the
planting Of young willow trees on the cause
way at the southern end OF the Long Bridge.
Mr.. DODGE has sent communication to
the Commissioners suggesting alterations In
the bathrooms and waterclosets in the upper
stories Of public school buildings so as to pre-
vent the escape of sewer gas and odors detri-
mental to health.
THE uniformed rank of Odd Fellows of
Baltimore and Alexandria will participate in
sixty.third university Of Of the Order Of odd i'd
Fellows. The President will review the pro-
cession, and the ceremonies VIII close with a
Hotel.
In the Court of Claims to-day the
motion to appoint surveyor to take addi-
tlonal measurements in the case OF Stewart VS..
hc DlstIlCt VI COiumDld WIS OVerruleu. Inc
petitioa in the case Of d. H. b. Davis vs. The
United States was dismissed. Tho hearing Of
the case OF Brown vs. The District of Columbia,
which has been on several days, was resumed
Mr.. W. ID. Davidge arguing for complainant.
AT the regular session of Pioneer Coun-
Gil, No. l, Sons of Jonadab, Saturday evening,
the "ironclads, II. o. Polktnhorn and William
Il. Norton, celebrated the fourteenth anniver-
sary of their release from the thraldom of
liking Alcohol" On the same evening Centen-
NAL Council celebrated Its sixth anniversary
by musical and literary entertainment, with
short addresses by prominent members of the
order, at Red Mems Hall.
The thirty-thi.d annual commencement
Of the medical department OF Georgetown
University takes place at Lincoln Hall next
Thursday evening. The graduates are George
Clark 0ber, District Of Columbia: Frederick
Eckfeldt, Pennsylvania; James Roane, Dis
trict OF Columbia; Howard Z. Brisbane, New
York; Frank Finney, Kansas; John j. Mark
ritter and Thomas Taylor, District OF Column
bia. The address will be delivered by Pro
fessor James S. Beale, NJ. D.
MR.. DODGE, chairman of the Building
Committee of The School Board, has trans
mitted letter to the District Commissioners,
stating that the committee have inspected the
new public school at Tenallytown and recon
mend its acceptance by the Commissioners as
being entirely satisfactory, with the exception
of slight alteration, which will at once be
made. The letter recommends that the Com
missioners have the ground surrounding the
school properly drained and inclosed and
calls attention to the necessity for erecting
WOCQshels. etc.