The Evening critic., 1882-04-06
EAST WASHINGTON,

A mechanic In the Navy Yard approached us
this morning and casually remarked;
doesn't IL strike you as quito n strange
thing in regard to the recent sweeping dis
charge in n certain department In the Navy.
Yard that nm individual, who is superin-
son who Is n mechanic, oil In the squeezed
out department, were retained, while heads
Of large families had to walk the gang
plank 2"
We thought It was, not only strange, but
very rough-but then you know, such Is Gov
ernmental employment and civll-servlce. re.
form In Washington.
Clements Lodge, l. o. @. T., held n meeting
last night at Washington Hall.
The Anacostia Bridge was llned this morn.
ing with piscatorially inclined youths, who
can knock lots OF fun out of sitting several
hours on beams end for the purpose OF got
ting catfish nibble or occasionally catching
n Potomac saruine.
THE CRITIC met one OF the Guiteau jurymen
last evening and asked him IL he had heard Of
the proposed fund TO be raised for the bene1t
"Ycs," he remarked "I saw an article In
the New York SIN touching tho subject"
"How do you regard itT'
"of couise we feel very grateful TO those
who are using their efforts in the matter. Fur.
ther than that II would be improper for me to
express myself In the matter"
Is II so, as was stated In the Sali, that sew
eral of the iurymen suffered financially
during the seventy-three days of the trial2"
eyes, sir, they did. Go ask the grocers
with whom some of them dealt II the amount
received as jurors fees paid their family bills,
adding, OF course, other necessary expense -
Z" Has the fund been regularly started YETI"
we asked.
"1 cannot say. Tho only amonnt know OF
is the ten dollars deposited with the Sun, and
that saw published In the paper the day the
article appeared"
Martha l.. Chase is a naughty servant girl.
She was employed In the family OF Mrs. Ellen
Crimmons, Sixth and B streets southeast to
perform the domestic functions OF the house
hold. Martha lOnged for a higher sphere than
washing dishes and manipulating broom.
SO she betook herself into Mrs. Crimmons'
wardrobe and spirited away numerous artl-
cles OF apparel and then discharged herself.
Mrs. Crimmons officer Daily and made
him aware of Martha's actions, and Martha
was at once "taken in and done for. Judge
Smell will agtate the question to-day at the
temple.
The Gulteau guard of regulars pass to and
nom the jail every day about noon In an Army
wagon.
The dead infant which was found by Onlcer
Fowler, was buried yesterday evening by the
health authorities.
Al 600 p. M, yesterday, an alarm OF fire
was sounded from box 81, on account Of the
| burning out OF Thomas II. Berry's chimney,
| at 81 N street southeast The Fire Depart.
ment was promptly on the ground, but did not
unlimber," as several citizens succeeded In
| putting the fire out before the Department ar.
| rived. Damages, about sixteen bushels of
SCOT destroyed.
Mr.. r. b. Ferguson, the genial druggist has
| been confined TO his bed by sickness for the
| past few days
| Mr. George Beckert iS about to rent his eS
| tablishment 617 Pennsylvania avenue. His
| first move was to infuse new life into the es
| tablishment by subscribing for THE CRITIC.
| Yesterday was visitors day at the Insane
| Asylum. large number of persons were
| shown through the building by the attend
| ants.
Franklin Lodge, Knights OF Pythias, held O
| very largely attended meeting last night a
| McCauley's Hail.
Considerable attention was attracted last
| evening by one-legged colored man who was
| painting q sign and several pictures, includ
| ing box OF cigars and a confection design, OIL
| the window OF an Avenue store. The desigf
| and finish Is excellent. The painters name
| Is Robert $. Jackson.
81 see dc President has dun vetoed de Chi
| nese billf'
| ''Yes, he's dun put climax on dat question.
| "Den at de next lection, tell you, dc uncon
stitutional citizens of dis great and unsofisti
Gated universibility is gwine TO clap de Gilman
on him wild big veto, now mind what I'm
telling you"
| Mr. Stanley Edelin,, an old and greatly es
teemed resident of East Washington, is lyin,
| dangerously Ill ut his residence on / street
| between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets.
Thirty-five thousand people, living east o
the Capitol, extend an invitation to the circu
TO parade in East Washington tomorrow.
| gentleman was stopped in the North Capi
tol grounds about o'clock this n. m. by sus
picious-looking individual who wanted t
know the time. He drew q seyen-shooter an,
told the inquirer It was time all such individ
uals as he were housed, and then started hin
| on In an O'Leary pedestrian style towar
the Government Printing ONCE.