The Evening critic., 1882-11-06
THE EVENING CRITIC.
FsTARLISHED AUGUST, Iasa.
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.
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JACK FROST mas lnNuueu us sure.
CHILDREN's overcoats, all the styles and
shapca, at A. Saks & Co.'S, 3l0 Seventh street.
EDWARD SHORTER, colorcd boy, was
nncd 50 by Judge Smell to-day for assaultug
William Thomas, also colored
WM. A. SHORT, the genial clerk of the
Health Of1cc, has left for his homo IN Western
PENNSYLVANIA and expects to carry the state
for Beaver.
GRAND CoMMANDERY KNIGHTS TEN.
PLAR, OF the District Of Columbia, VIII hold
their annual conclayo for the election OF Of
ficors ON Wednesday.
An advertisement of three lines under
the head OF wanted, for sale or rent, lost and
found or personal, can be Inserted In THE
EVENING CnfrIc three times Tor % conts.
THE attention of the agent of the s. p
c. A. has been chilled 20 tho overlooking OF
teams driven along woodley lane. The poor
condition OF horses In southeastern washing
tom is also claiming his attention.
THOMAS WILLIAMS, coored, went into
John Dysons restaurant and ordered and ato
some oysters which ho refused TO pay for. A
quarrel onsued between the men and arrests
followed, but Judge Smell decided that honors
were easy and dismissed the case.
WoRKMEN are busy taking up the trees
in that portion OF Judiciary Sdiiare upon
which tho new Pension building is to bo
erected. The whole space from + TO q streets
and from Fourth TO Fifth streets VIII be occu-
pied by the new building and Its grounds.
JOSEPH PAYNE, saw negro named
Mastison on his promises yesterday and
hunted the sable Individual with an axe, OBJ
serving that he would sooner kill q Niger
than eat his dinner any time. Judge 81 smell Ell
quired Payne's personal bonds to Keep the
peace.
RIGHT REV. ]. ]. KEANE. bishop Of Rich.
mond, W., is visiting In baltimore, and is tho
guest OF Archbishop Gibbons. sunday, ac-
companied by the Archbishop, he attended
the ceremonies OF the feast OF ST. Charles Bor-
romeo, at st. Charles College, near Elllcott
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sormonat the high mass at tho Cathedral.
FREDERICK ROTH was charged in the
Police Court to-day with assnulting ana at
tempting to XII Carl Bahnke with an ax.
The men are alleged TO have quarreled Satur-
day night, and Roth Is reported to have beaten
Bahnko with an ax and left him insenslblo.
The case was continued TO await the extent Of
Bahnke's injuries, which are believed to be
Of n dangerous character.
ToLsoN CALDWELL and his brother-in-
law, j. L. Whatklns, OF this city, were thrown
out Of a dog-cart at Newport, II. l., yesterday,
by arunaway horse, and both were badly In.
1ured, especially the latter gentleman. They
were picked up and taken Into adjacent
house, their Injuries being so serious rs not TO
admit OF their removal TO their own cottage
RoBERT BuRRELL was charged in the Po-
lice Court to-day with stealing an umbrella
belonging to police Onlcer Branson. Tho evil
dence was that the umbrella was lying on the
scat Of the police van whom Burrell seized an
opportunity to stoal II and whip, and the
young man was given thirty days In jail. Bur.
roll has been convicted four times before OF
larceny and has served lnnumerable terms In
the workhouse and Jail.
THE executive committee of the S. p. G.
A. met SATURDAY night-tho president, Judge
Macarthur, In the chair. Agent King submitted q
report, which showed that during the four
months ending october 81 there were forty
four cases disposed of, S106 OF nnoS being I'M
posed. Nine cases were dismissed. or these
cases J II. King was tho prosecutor In thirty
three, the others being made by police officers
and Robert Ball. The treasurer reports sur
plus OF $50 and all debts paid.
SOME excitement was caused Saturday
night in tho vicinity of the Riggs House by the
report OF pistol. The driver OF tho baggage
wagon OF the hotel was standing on the side
walk, when he was surrounded by q party of
rufilans and knocked down. on regaining his
footing he seized pistol that was under the
seat OF the wagon and fired at his assailants,
but without effect No policeman made his ap-
pearance, and consequently no arrests were
made.
SERGEANT REDwAY and Officer McNa.
mara bought glngham bag containing $3.50
and some valuable 1ewelry and three large
trunks to the Second Precinct Station from GEN.
eral Sturgis residence at the Soldiers Home
Saturday, supposed to be the property OF
Leokathe Pommart, the French woman now in
Jail on the charge of stealing silks and dia.
monds from General Sturgis' son.inlaw, II. l..
Dousman. The articles were afterward re-
turned TO General Sturgis.
ALEXANDER SHOOK and his brother
Lewis were charged In the Police Court TO.
day with stealing four cart loads OF bricks,
and the case was continued until tomorrow.
One OF the defendants is only 13 years OF age
and the othera child OF o; when tho latter
came toddling up to give his personal bonds,
Judge Smell pertlnently Inquired how the
baby was supposed to have got away with four
cart loads OF bricks, and the prosecuting attor-
ney responded that no supposed he picked
them up and ran of with them.
A GERMAN Carl Bahke, was brought to
the Second Precinct Station Saturday night In
semi-unconscious condition. DR.. Marsteller
applied restoratives, and when the man had
recovered he stated that he had beon In tho
employ OF Fritz Roth, market man living
about two miles beyond GlenwOod. He said
he was returning from market with Roth Sat
urday night and the latter getting angry, as
saultcd him, leaving him on the road In au
unconscious condition. Bahke was taken 10
the providence Hospital, and at first 1t was
thought his injuries would provo fatal, but al
last reports he was improving, and the physi
clans atthe hospital say that his injuries arr
serious but not dangerous.
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