The Evening critic., 1882-10-20
THE EVENING CRITIC.
EsTA BLIsHED AUGUST Iaea
LACoNIC LOCALS.

The police made twenty.nine arrests dur
log the twonty-four hours ending at o q. m.
JOHN FOSTER, q colored man, guilty of
loud and profano conduct on Seventh street,
last night, was sent down for fifteen days 10
the workhouso to-day.
The Metropolitan street railway is
having the west sido OF their track, on tho
Ninth street line, paved with Belgian block
granite.
As Justice Macarthur is compelled to be
In his own, the Circuit Court, next week, jus
tice Hagnor Will sit In tho Criminal Court dur
ing that period.
Two unknown colored boys stole q
pocket:book from Mrs. Sarah White, near her
homo, No. 1923 Fifth street, Yesterday, and
made their escape.
THE Governors of tho States through
which the colorcd militin desire to pass on
route to tho Bi.Centennial have given permits.
sion for the Invasion.
DON'T fail to call at Mockbeo & Co.'s,
when you want pair OF shoes, and examine
their stock. Their motto is quick sales and
small profits.
The large public air clock, recently
Fourteenth and fifteenth streets northwest,
began operations to-day. 1t will be great
public convenience.
In response to query from Mr.. r. o.
Edm9nston, tho Wholesale grocer, as to
quired to take out n license, tho Commission.
ers have responded In the affirmative.
JOSEPH 7. GORDON, indicted for having
unstampod cigars in his possession, pleaded
guilty In tho Criminal Court this morning and
sentenced was suspended. Tho law permits
the Government TO enter into compromise
In these cases.
ANNIE FORD, wd.looking colored
girl, was charged In the Police Court to-day
with stealing clock, overcoat, pants and shoes
from Mr.. Lloyd Ross. Annie is bad charac-
ter and has been before proven guilty OF SINH
lar oirenses. The case was continued for fur
tber hearing.
A coLoRED man named Scott was charged
in the Police Court to-day with swindling poor
women, by obtaining small sums OF money on
promises to secure them lodgings and then
failing to do 80. Prosecuting Attorney Moore
stated that tho crime was ono OF tho most
despicable, but could not be reached by the
law.
The Health Officer has written to the
commissioners urging tho necessity Of taking
some steps to stop the interference now met
with by the contractor whose business II is to
remove oiral and night soil. Private parties
with manure bargos to an extent that makes It
impossible for the contractor to perform his
duties.
GEORGE A. HILL, colored man, who
keeps a small bazaar on Maryland avenue
charged with supplemonting his business by
selling spurious liquors. Several women tes-
titled that they were taken to the upper story
OF HIS building and supplied with various
Intoxicating fluids. The defendant strongly
denied the charge and was inclined to bo very
Indignant. Judge Smell gently imposed a
flne OF S105.
The police are convinced that the old
negro who came here from Canada with, rs he
said, 10000 In his possession and has been
lost, as stated last evening, Is a fraud. Tho
old fellow is thought to be playing q skillful
confidence game and cheating poor people by
representing himself as wealthy and long
lost relative. The money which he freely dis.
played is supposed to be counterfeit, and his
absence is accounted for by the theory that he
has skipped to avoid tho rage OF his Victims.
Fresh Meats.
Porterhouse, 10 cents; sirloin, 13 cents;
round, 10 cents. corner OF Eighth and streets.