The Evening critic., 1882-05-20
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE street lamps will be lighted at 1876
T. m, and extlngulshed at 3 a. m.
THE police made fifty arrests daring the
twenty-four hours ending at 81 am.
BISHOP ANDREWS will preach at Foun
dry NJ. i. Church tomorrow at IL O'Clock.
THE Commissioners yesterday refused to
grant permission 10 erect telephone poles In
alleys.
MARGARET RUSSELL, prostitute and
vagrant, was sentenced 10 the workhOuse by
Judge Smell to-day
INvEsToRs should notice the advertise
ment Of great bargains In lots on the Heights,
near Garfield avenue.
BISHOP PINKNEY will preach and con-
frm at Emanuel (p. E) Church, UniontOwn,
tomorrow, at II "A. m.
BEN DAsENBRooK, small boy, living
at No. 1906 d street southwest, fell down
stairs yesterday and fractured his left arm.
THE confectionery store of Madame
velati, No. 620 Ninth street, was burglarlzed
on Thursday night and nearly $50 stolen from
the money-drawer.
THE largest girder ever raised in Wash
ingtor was raised yesterday on the new build
ing Of Lansburgh * Bro, the net weight being
O little over ten tons.
THE burning of q newspaper in shanty
No. 733 Twelfth street called out the Fire De-
partment last evening. The fire was out be-
fore the alarm was turned In.
A THIEF not having the fear of the no.
lice, or Judge Snell's Court In view, helped
himself TO flowers from the front yard OF
house No. 921 street, last night He proved
his aesthetic taste by.taking tho best, much to
the disgust OF the children Interested.
THE E-street Musical Circle is to give a
grand concert in the E-street Baptist Church
Tuesday evening, May 23. The chorus of nfty
voices will be under the direction of Mr.. S. j.
Kubel. The best professional talent OF the
city has been engaged, including Nine. Annie
Roemer Kaspar, Miss Nellie A. Maglll, Miss
Birdie Lucas, Professor Josef KasDar, Profess
Henry Jannpr. Mr. J. II. HipkrOx. Mr.
Warren Young and Mr.. Frank Boldly. The
tickets are twenty-five cents.
"PENNY wise and pound foolish" The peo-
pie who give themselves trouble about their
own clothes when they can be bought for about
three-fourths the cost of the raw material and
making, and are sure to be more stylish and
satisfactory, Taylor Hufty have devoted
their time and attention for some years to the
selection of elegant goods to suit the people
OF Washington, not such things as sell In sur
rounding cities, but study local wants, and
their store this season is an index of the re-
suits. Go and see what is meant by the term
enterprise.
BUILDING permits were issued to-day as
follows: To George A. Humphreys, for n resi-
dence on Connecticut avenue, between NJ and
streets northwest, $4,000; to W. II. God
dard, for a brick residence on Connecticut av-
cue, near Hillyer avenue, $4,000; to Charles
Liebermnn and Robert j. Fleming, for two
brick dwellings on L street, near Fifteenth,
northwest, $4,000; to Dr. Kindleburger, to
improve his house at Twentieth and G streets,
$1,000; to Robert Roach, for a frame dwelling
at Mount Pleasant, 1,600; 10 Mrs. ]. Higgins
for residence on Massachusetts avenue, near
Thirteenth street, $4,000; to James Robbins,
for dwelling on @ street, near Fourteenth,
$500.
THE light-fingered gentry in the city
have been playing paying hand during the
last few days in certain portions OF the city.
on the evening Of the 18th, about o'clock p.
m, Mr.. ). p. Masts residence, at 222 Third
street northeast was entered and number
OF articles stolen, among them n lady's neck.
lnCp. With got Il,
necklace, pearl set In cross, gold ring, gold
breastpin with Belle" engraved upon 1t, one
set OF earrings, child's necklace, with mum
ber Of other articles OF value; also q medal
presented by the State OF Ohio to MIR. Mast
Co. b, 18th o. V. v r., 1S61-1S05 engraved
on 1t. Mr.. Mast is an officer of the House o
Repi esentatlves and is from the State Of Ohio
Other robberies have been committed In tn
same neighborhood since this one.