The Evening critic., 1882-11-04
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.


THERE was n spit of snow hero this
morning.
An advertisement of three limos under
the head OF wanted, for sale or rent, lost aud
found or personal, can be inserted In THE
EVENING CRITIC three tlmcs for 20 cents.
THE ladies' meetings have been resumed,
and will he held as heretofore a. ! ! o'clock a.
IN. each Wednesday nj Wesley chapel, corner
Fifth and streets northwest. All invited.
WILLIAM MAGRUDER, an old colored
mnn with one eye, one arm aud ono leg, was
before Judge snell to-day charged with va.
grancy and got ninety days in the workhouse.
WILLIAM LEE, colorcd man, who par
ticipated In n fight on Niger Hill, during
which several pistol shots were eNchanged,
was fined 80 for carrying concealed weapons
JOHN LANCASTER, young colored man,
applied 10 Charles Eckles for lodgings, and
after spending the night walked OF with an
overcOat and has gone to jail for thirty days
In takes ever one hundred pairs of gloves
TO assungo the grief OF the Brooklyn oficlals
over the death OF an alderman, whose life
might have been saved by q single bottle OF
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
THE presence of Justice Wylie being
necessary In the Court In Banc, next Monday
there will be no session OF the Criminal Court
on that day, and the Jurors have been dis.
charged until Tuesday next.
The bicycle clubs arc making active
preparations for grand meeting OF wheel
men here during the Garfield Fair. rho day
eet is Wednesday, the Goth instant. Clubs of
every city In inc country VIII TtDTeSBntcl.
Guests VIII be under the Immediate charge Of
tho Capitol City Bicycle Club.
AT a meeting Of the trustees of the San
Andreas Consolidated Mining and Smelling
Company, OF New Mexico, held Mt their ofllce
So6 + street, tho following named officers
wcro elected Colonel sam Strong, president;
Judge John Critchor, vlcepresldent; General
Benjamin l.. Berry, treasurer, and II. d, Avery,
secretary.
DELEGATES of the Federation of Labor
last night paid n fratornal visit to the Brick
layers Union. Mr.. A. NJ. Kenaday made q
lengthy speech for tho good OF the cause. A
conference on tho subject of wages is likely
TO occur between the presidents of the various
foderations and labor leagues before tho as.
scmbling Of Congress.
A LARGE crowd of resident Marylanders
left here to-day to attend the Republican po.
lltlcal meeting which began at Annapolis
junction at noon. The meeting closes the
campaign OF Mr.. HoltOn, candidate for Con-
gress from the Fifth Maryland District. H1l-
ton, before leaving here this morning, said he
was certain OF his election.
JAMES CoAKLEY, n anewsboy, was charged
in the Police Court to-day with assaultlng Mr..
Caffell, of the Baltimore Potomac depot, with
a blackjack. Tho testimony was that the boy
was ordered ont OF the depot and declined to
60, and severe struggle ensued In which Mr..
Canell was roughly handled by his young an
tagonist The boy was sentenced to fifteen
days In jail.
FRED. RICHTER and James Clark were
charged In the Police Court to-day with petit
larceny. Tho evidence was that the boys had
taken brass steam and water.gauges, connect.
ingrods and plunge pump from an englne
used In pile-drlvng, and had sold the ma
chinery for old brass. Thomas Banks, tho
owner OF the plle.drlver, testified that while
the machinery stolen was OF very little value
intrinsically, II would cost over 800 to replace
II, and Judge Smell sentenced the boys TO six
months in jail each.
JUST as Mr.. Peter Mitchell, of the coun-
sci for the defendant Soteldo, concluded his
argument in the Criminal Court, he was
greeted with applause. His Honor noticed n
young man named James T.. Burdette, sitting
directly In front of him, taking part in the
brought before him. This was done, and the
Court adiudging him In contempt, ordered
that he be sent to jail until 10 o'clock this
morning. A little later His Honor accepted the
apology OF the young man, and released him
from confinement.
MEssRs. CHARLES L. FOSTER and Harry
W. Cragin, patent attorneys, arrested on tho
charge of prosecuting their business without
taking out n license, applied yesterday for u
writ OF certlorari 10 take their cases from the
Police to the Criminal Court. They claim that
under an act OF tho legislative assembly ap.
proved August %, 1871, there was provision
requiring SUCH a license and penalty I'm
posed for carrying on the business without II,
but they have been advised that tho law Is
null and void and the Police Court without
Jurisdiction to try and determine the charge,
hence the appeal Justice Wylie directed a
writ to be issued In each case as prayed.
GEORGE JOHNSON, colored, was in the
dock at the Police Court to-day to answer a
charge OF stealing box containing six chick
ems from, Isaac ONeil, a countryman, who
brought some fowls and produce from his farm
to sell at the Centre Market. O'Neil testified
that he had left his chickens In box Mt the
market for few moments last night while he
went for something to eat, and when he re-
turned the chickens were gone. Shortly after
this occurrence Onlcer Smith was passing
through tho Smithsonian Grounds, when he
heard a chicken squawking, and followed the
sound and found box containing ono chicken
ON the grass. Tho police ofiicer followed on
the trail and overlook Johnson. who had two
chickens under one arm and three under tho
other. Johnson said that he had found the
i've chickens lost in the Smithsonian Grounds
and had picked them up to SEQ whether he
could fnd their owner. The chickens were
identified by 0'Neil and johnson was sent to
tall for sixty days.