The Evening critic., 1882-03-01
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

A NUMBER of vagrancy and disordcrly
cases were disposed of by Judge Snel to-day.
A MARRIAGE license was issued to-day to
Frank l. Lonesome and Minnie Johnson, both
OF Caroline County, Va.
THE application of Herman Haupt, jr.,
for admission TO the District bar has been re-
ferred to the Examining Committee.
In the cases of Richard and Margaret
Wood, indicted for the larceny Of money from
Michael Nolan, the Jury to-day found the man
guilty and acquitted the woman.
THE steamer City of Alexandria will
resume her regular trips In connection with
the Cityof Washington by the end of next
her usual river travel.
MIDDLETON PAGE, little boy, was
playing in Eleventh street. between and II,
yesterday afternoon, when he was struck by
passing wagon with SUFFICIENT force 10 render
him senseless. Page was not seriously in
jured.
THE funeral of Benjamin F. Maxwell
this afternoon was largely attended by his
ing-oflico. The funeral was in charge OF the
Columbia Lodge Of Masons, of which he was
member.
THE FIRE at Mrs. Kirby's house, on
Pierce street, Is supposed TO have been caused
by two little children of Mrs. Swami, who oc-
cupied the house, playing with matches. The
younger OF the children was badly burned
during the fire.
The residence of Gen. Dyer, on N street,
near Twelfth northwest, was entered by burg
lars at an early hour this morning and oil of
the silverware and a considerable amount of
clothing stolen.
MAJOR KING, the agent of S. P. G. A.,
was about to-day for the first time since his re-
cent and severe illness. The Major has not
completely recovered, but has heard of n
couple OF cases Of atrocious cruelty which
called for his immediate attention.
THE Columbia line of street-cars should
publish Time schedule informing the public
at what hours their cars run. They run 80
unfrequently that persons are now compelled
to wait so long on the streetcorners that in a
majority Of cases time could be saved by walk
ing.
Two EMAIL fires were extinguished last
evening without the assistance of the Fire De-
partment. DR.. Townsend's Chapel, on Pom
street IN the se9911nt was sd damaged to the
Thomas A. James, esq, No. 1928 L street, was
slightly damaged by the chimney taking IRE.
THE immense delegation of representa-
tive Dakotains that came here in January to
look after the interests OF the Territory have
nearly all returned. The following is a list of
those remaining in town at present; Judge j..
p. Kidder, Hon. Barney Caulheld, Col. b. f.
Campbell, Judge John il. Drake, Judge E. E.
West, Hon. G. Il. Mccoy.
THE case of H. c. Bull, ESQ.,, arrested by
Mr.. Henry Raff for violating the license laws,
as stated yesterday, will not be tried until Sat-
urday Mr.. Bulls proceedings have been Diff
ferent from the commercial agents previously
arrested, as he did not solicit orders to supply
the business houses as is customary, but can
vassed for orders from private individuals and
families.
JUSTICE Cox, this morning in the Crimi-
nal Court, in the case Of Martin j. Casey, con.
victed OF assault with intent to kill Martha A.
Bergevin overruled the motion in arrest of
judgment and sentenced him to the Auburn
State prison for four years. AS the case goes to
the general term on appeal, the execution of
the sentence is suspended until that is dis
POSED Of
The CASE of Gibbs, administrator of the
estate of Elizabeth Chisholm, against the
Franklin InSurancp (yOmDanv recover iiyi-
dends on the stock of the company owned by
the estate, declared at various times between
being heard to-day in the Circuit Court. The
defense set up is that the dividends have been
paid to the heirs long since.
LAvINIA TIBBs, one of the colored bellies
of South Washington, resides at n house on
New Jersey avenue near Second street south.
east, and has for some months been claimed
as the mash " Of one Jesse Greenhaw, burly
negro man, Of large stature, but has recently
"gone back on her fellah I" and bestowed her
favors on colored gentleman other than her
beloved Jesse, which has caused such feelings
of jealousy to rise in the breast of said Jesse
that he armed himself with an old-fashioned
revolver early this morning and proceeded to
the domain Of his loved one, whom he found
in her room at n. M, and at whom he emptied
two chambers of his revolver, after which he
succeeded In making his escape, and has not
been heard from since. DR.. Rodgers attended
the woman, and found her to be painfully
wounded in the arm.
JUsTUs SCHMIDT, alias Augustus Smith
was Tleu IN the Criminal Court this morning
on an indictment charging him with having
committed an assault on Mary @. Myers, with
intent TO ravish. The accused is an intelli
gent, genteel-appearing white man, about 3(
years of age, and the testimony was to the
effect that on the afternoon Of the 9th of las
November, Mary @. Myers, a white girl, littl,
over 10 years OF age, was in the Arsenal
grounds in charge of an infant, when this mar
came up, took hold OF her and put his hands
beneath her Clothes She made an outcry anC
nies 10 say nothing about what had transpirod
On the witness-stand the defendant admitted
being In the grounds at the time mentioned
speaking with the little girl and taking hol'
OF her, but denied that he attempted any lib
critics with her. Tho jury found him guilty
and notice was given of a motion for a new
trial.
More Indictments by the Crane
Jury.
At 2 o'clock to-day the Grand Jury brough
in the following additional indictments in tn
straw bond cases:
ofa Art..u Jora