The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-21
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

REMEMprR Leonards benefit tonight.
THE police made thirty.ono arrests dur
ing tho twen,y.four hours ending at0a.m.
THIRTY members of the Washington Bay
Club OF Dridgetown, N. j., Jeremiah Allen
captain, Will arrive this morning.
EDWARD DucEETT and Thomas Barren
wero flned $5 each by Judge Smell to-day for
pounding each other for tho amusement OF a
crowd.
DAVID MCGEE, n juvenile specimen of
the dimnutive Africanus, was roprimanded by
Judge Smell today for heaving rocks at his
brother.
FELIX MuLDooN was fined by Judge
Smell to-day for selling liquor by retailo on
wholesale license and noted an appeal TO tue
Grand Jury.
Tom LYNCH was arrested last night for
disorderly conduct, and pistol being found
concealed upon his person, no was lined for
both offenscs.
AT THE meeting of the Georgia Repub-
llcans last night no quorum was present, and
an adjournment was had, subject to tho call
OF tho president.
THE infant son of General Babcock died
OF cholera infantum on Wednesday evening.
Tho many friends OF General and Mrs Bah.
cock deeply grove with them at their afiic'
ton.
THE Bashful nine of East Washington
and tho Record nine of tho Government Print.
ing Ofice Will play an Interesting game OF ball
on tho old Eagle grounds this evening at
o'clock.
THIEF forced an entrnce to +. J. Sey-
bold's residence, 1884 Thirteenth street north
west, yesterday, during the aosence OF the
family, but was scared on without obtaining
any plumber.
MAJOR BROCK has instituted au investi-
cation OF the horrible rape porpotrated by
white boys upon a little colorod girl on Rock
Creek, and II is probable that the guilty
parties will be arrested to-day.
GEORGE JOHNSON, n large-sized, saffron
hued individual, was charged In tho Police
Court to-day with having assaulted Laura No
bic, n small.sized maiden OF n similar color.
johnson was assessed SO by Judge Smell.
The thief who invaded General Robin
sons room last night got of with o $500 Con-
federate note, n sharo OF landscrip for one
hundred acres In West virginia, n bank ac-
count book and an immense number of rail-
road passes.
THE Waverley Baseball Club played q
game yesterday afternoon with the Stalwart
Baseball Club, and defeated them by score
Halfbreeds. The Waverleys go to Harrisburg
next month to play the local clubs there.
JOHN MAGwIRE, Esq, died suddenly of
heart disease, after few day Illness, on We'd
northwest in the 18th year Of his age. The
-rsinains were sent TO st. Louis last night, In
care of General E. A. Carr, his sou.in-law.
HENRY FLETCHER, colored man, was
charged in tho Police Court to-day with In
vading the sanctity OF Annie Miller's rancho
in tho nDivision"and stealing lamp, some
pillows, ETC., from Nettie Jackson, one OF the
frail inmates. Judge Smell sentenced the thief
to elk months In jail.
THE mysterious boatmen who are sup
posed TO hnve deposited human body In the
Potomac or the Arsenal are still unknown &c
the police, who have made inquiries and found
that several persons saw tho mysterious oc
currence from different points along the shore
but are oil unable TO tell where tho boat was
finally moored.
YESTERDAY afternoon Mr.. Thomas Con-
oily, the inventor of an improvement on the
telephone, living at No. DID street, was
lighting n Pipe which he had recently filled
with tobacco, whom 1t suddenly exploded
badly iniuring his face and eyes. The suppo
gunpowder got into the tobacco and did the
mischief.
ABOUT 10 o'clock last night burglar
entered the house OF Mr. Armstrong, 1917
street northwest. Climbing through the soc
ond.story back window he entered tho room
of General Robertson, who was then absent
but being frightened by the cries OF a wo,.ian
the only occupant of the house at the time, HI
made mis- escape. II Is not thought that any
thing was taken.
In THE CASE of Elizabeth Taylor agains
Charles Taylor, In which the husband 4
charged With cruel treatment, the plaintiff
this morning procured the leave OF Judg
Hagner, OF the Equity Court, TO file an amend
ment to the bill, and II was filed. The amend
ment states that In tho property from whcl
ahe was evicted by Allen and Hoffman sh
has an equitable claim, and she asks that sh
may have q lien on 1t for alimony.