The Evening critic., 1882-06-14
THE EVENING CRITIC.
EsrABrIsHFp AUGUST Isss.
LACoNlC LOCALS.
A RED ticket given to 81 buyers. Yo

LACoNlC LOCALS.
A RED ticket given to 81 buyers Young's.
DIR. +. HOWARD will build private
ONCE on Eleventh street, near f.
BE kind to Yourself and use st. Jacobs
OIL ifyou chance 10 suffer With rheumatism
THE price for meals at the New York
avenue Hotel will be $40 per month from
June 1.
R. B. CLARK will build two brick
dwellings, at cost OF $1,000 on N street,
near Sixth southwest.
THE vital statistics for the month of May,
issued to-day, show that there were 800
deaths, $50 births and 40 marriages. Forty
one persons were buried at public expense.
CHARLES SMITH got on "tear" the
other evening and butted in tho door OF a
bakery on walberger street, and will pay
erty.
THE Liquor License Committee to-day
approved the application OF the Baltimore \
Ohio Railroad Company for license to sell
liquor at the depot, and disapproved the ap-
plicaton Of b. veinmeyer.
A VACANT house, No 1918 street, was
entered In broad daylight yesterday, and all
the eas.nxtures,, faucets. pipe, doorknoos,
euch occurrences they keep them quiet, aud
tho thieves are seldom, almost always, never
caught.
BELLE DICKSON, q colored woman, was
In the dock at the Police Court to-day charged
with being vagrant. The officer observed
That she was the worst specimen from South
Washington. His Honor seemed to think this
SUFFICIENT 10 hang the maiden and gave her
the extent of the law.
A HORSE, attached to a carriage belong
ing 10 Mr.. s. p. Brown, In which were seated
three young ladies, ran away yesterday after.
noon when near Columbia College. The
young ladies, Blanche Brown, Minnie Sax ton
and Olive Dentz, were thrown out and badly
bruised, and the carriage was completely de-
molished.
TEE authorities and private parties have
been engaged since Sunday evening in dredg-
Ing the river, near the Long Bridge, for the
body of Mr.. Patrick Casey. This morning the
body came to the surface near Johnsons
certificate Of accidental drowning, and the ro-
mains were turned over to friends of the de-
ceased.
Mr.. c. MAURICE SMITH, as counsel for
Francis Leonard, has fled q suit against Po-
liceman Thomas Aldridge for false arrest, and
claiming $4,000 damages. Tho declaration
oficer entered his premises and arrested him
on the charge Of keeping his bar open on that
are nd that Sdse sn
dismissed the case when brought before him.
THERE are no indications of strike at
the Government Printing ONCE, as some Of the
question at issue is whether the Public Printer
is permitted by law TO pay price and a half
iGa Tof6 M e Ss after e a as pro-
Union. Members of tho union admit that 1t
would be violation Of the law. of Congress,
Is an effort to get the law repealed.
ATTENTION has been called several times
to the dangerous barbed wire fences on X
street. between Ninth and Tenth streets. This
death-dealing article has been put up, and in
the parking on both sides Of 1t troops of chill
dren are continually playing, several OF whom
partment should see that the barbed wire
fences are removed In the country they are
useful, in the city they are dangerous.
AUGUST FRENCH, a ragged and dissipated
tfnv n
cessful confidence swindle by imposing upon
his softhearted countrymen to lend or give him
money on the strength of a small fortune
which he was to receive from the fatherland.
French was well fortified with documents and
correspondence to support his statements, and
had made good deal Of money. French was
arrested this morning and committed to the
Workhouse as suspicious character.
AT meeting of the stockholders of the
Franklin Insurance Company the following
were elected directors to serve the ensuing
year: DR.: D: b. Clarke, James G. Mcclure,
Thomas e. WSggaman Joseph r. Bradley
son, DR.. J. NJ. McCella, F. B. Mcclure, DR.. W.
E; Roberts, h; b, Mcdonald and Thomas J.
dent, /. Fenwick Young secretary, and Charles
3. Bradley treasurer.
CAPTAIN JONATHAN YOUNG, Commander
Robert Boyd, Masters G. c. Hanus and W. P.
Elliott, and Ensign Frank e. Beatty, have been
ordered 10 examination for promotion. Lieu
tenant W. Il. Everett has been ordered to the
Tailapoosa, 18th instant. Lieutenant G. p.
Colvocoresses has been detached from the
photographic Oflce, 18th instant, and placed
on waiting orders. Passed Assistant Engineer
w. S. Moore, from duty in the Bureau of Steam
Engineering, and ordered to the Tallapoosa.
The CRITIC has been advocating for
some time the placing of conductors on F and
nience of the public. An ins tance occurred In
this connection few days since which
demonstrates that conductors will be matter
Of something more than convenience to the
street railway company. Five young med
boarded Fourteenth street car for baseball
park. They all stepped up to the cash-box
placed their hands upon the depository and
two nickels were dropped In. The driver saw
there were flve young men but deposits fol
only two. They each protested payment
made, and as the driver could not discriminate
they all were allowed to ride.
Equal DIVISION No. 3, Sons of Temper
Gnce, held an open meeting at its hall, corner
Twentieth and streets northwest, last even
ing. The attendance was very large and the
exercises ,pS OF peculiar lar interest. Tn The pro
Jecko and Miss Lusk; readings by Miss Kate
Curry, Miss Levy and Mr.. Mckee; songs by
Seyss, Mrs s. r. jectc Snd Miss Mc
Byrne, and brief but eloquent addresses by
General Land ofiice, and Captain j. r. Nc
Connel, G. W. p, of the District. This division
is now in a most prosperous condition, and |:
doing great good In the cause Of total abstl
nence.
THE regular weekly meeting of Min
nehaha Lodge Of Good Templars was held las
evening at Timms' Hall, and was largely at
tine, during which a large amount OF prac
tical work was accomplished, as well as pro
posed, and several applications for member
ship were read, the lodge was entertained b!
addresses by Mr.. Greene, of Clements Lodge
Mr.. Sebastian, OF Gainesville, Va, Mr.. O. Spur
geon, OF Friendship Lodge and Mr.. T. X. Nc
Intyre; vocal solos by Mr.. j. A. Frear, o
Morning star Lodge, Miss Sadie Jennings an'
Mrs. A. Katstrom selected readings by MI
Q. B. Boyd, of Clements Lodge and Mrs. Lewis
. and recitations by Mr. Coward, of Baltimore
and Professor Bullard. lively interest 1
things
progress OF the cause, and It's influence 10
good is largely felt In the community, and /
daily increasing, as evinced by Its wellai
tended meetings and tho constant admission
as members OF such prominent and actlv
ladies and gentlemen as make success @
anything they undertake.
Monument 10 COIored Soldiers.
At large and enthusiastic public meeting