The Evening critic., 1882-07-03
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE police made thirty.two arrests dur
ing the twenty-four hours ending at q. m.
DURING the past month 12f marriage
licenses were issued; ii divorces applied for
and granted.
EMMA LEE, colored woman, was sen.
encod to Jail to-day by Judge Smell for on.
icing prostitution.
FIVE colored boys raised disturbance
the county last night, and have gone to
all for fifteen days each.
ANNIE TAYLo and Moses Winters, two
South washin gton negroes, were nnod by
Judge Smell to day for exposing thoir persons
on street southeast.
JOHN DORSEY was fined by Judge Snoll
today for pounding Imam who attempted 70
put him Off baseball ground, whore he was
interfering with the game.
AT Saturdays shooting match at Ben
ning's the shots were made with military
rifles Mt 200, 500 and 600 yards Mr.. Pollard
carried OF the palm from Mr.. Lauritzon.
GEORGE SMITH, II. G. Scribner and
Henry Davis, well.known bicyclists, have re-
turned 10 Washington after bicycle trip
from Frederick, Nd, TO York, Pa via Gettys-
burg.
ABOUT 4.45 n. m. q coal.oil lamp exploded
In house No. 110 street northeast, occupied
by Noble Harris. The bcd.clothlng OF n bed In
which he and his child were sleeping caught
fire, and both werc slightly burned before tho
flames were extinguished.
THE melon season is now about to open
hore. 1t is understood that the crop on river
side and bay promises u iine yield, and In a
week or two tho waterfront Will be busy with
an extensive II transient trade. and Inspector
Sutton Will have his hands full.
WILLIAM LEE, u young colored man, was
charged In tho Police Court to-day with
larceny and destroying private property. Leo
broke into Mr.. William q. Dodges onlce on
Saturday and stole pistol Seven months In
Jail was the sentence OF the Court.
A JoURNEYMEN BAKERS PROTECTIVE
UNION was organized at Cosmopolitan Hall
last night and elected Joseph Ruhl president
and John Baker secretary. They will hold
their meetings on Sunday. Tho fall In rates of
wheat ought now TO be equivalent TO an olden
time registers notice for q reduction In tho
price OF bread.
AT the auction sale of tho District hay
scales Saturday, made by Duncanson Bros,
the following were the purchasers and the
prices paid; Scale No. /, II. A. Griswold, $40;
scale No, Q, t. +. Clark, $3.50; scale No. 8, II.
O.. McCauley, S1.015; scale No. A., N p Cole,
So: scale No, 8, A. +. offutt, Si05; scale No.
O, Il. Talbert, SO.
ALFRED CANNON was charged in the
Iolice Court to-day with beating his wife aud
fined $40, from which sentence ho noted an
appeal. divorce case is pending, and Can
non, suspectlng infdelity, followed HIS wife to
building. When Mrs. Cannon left the room
her husband beat her in the hallway.
ABOUT 2:30 yesterday afternoon, as Will
lam Mcloy, driver OF car No. 92 on the Four
teenth-street line, was crossing ii street, he
was kicked by his horse and had his left arm
broken and sustained severe Internal injuries
In tho pit Of the stomach. He was removed to
his fathers house on Eighth street, near +
northwest, and his injuries pronounced likely
TO be fatal. Meloy's father was appointed on
tho police force when II was first organized,
and is now watchman at the Police Court.