The Evening critic., 1882-02-15
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.


PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.
THE street lamps will be lighted at @
y. m. and oxtinguished at a. m.
FOURTEEN snow cases were disposed of
by Judge Smell to-day with tho usual flne.
THE police made thirty-eight arrests for
minor ofrenses during the twentyfour hours
ending at q. m,
THREE old tramps were referred to Gen.
Crocker's hospitablo care by Judge Smell to-
day FOR ninety days each.
The robberies last night were of very
insignificant character and embraced small
quantities OF clothing and household goods.
NELLIE A. HARFURT and Eberton v.
Harfurt, two little children, died OF diphtheria
yesterday at their home, No. 50i New Jersey
avenue.
JAMES KING, charged with larceny.
failed to answer when called in the Criminal
Court this morning, and his recognizance was
forfeited.
HENRY NJ. DELLINGER has filed bill
in equity against Mary A. o Rourke and Robert
square 102.
THOMAS WILLIAMS gave Mr.. Rawzer u
talkin' to on an Avenue car last night that
caused him 10 be lined for profanity by Judge
snell to-day.
SECRETARY BLAINE's plan of arbitration
will be discussed tonight by ex-senator Fow-
Ter In the Methodist Protestant Church, next
TO THE CRITIC office.
The Commissioners will shortly receive
petition signed by the prominent residents
and business men OF South Washington, ask
ing for the improvement Of Maryland avenue.
COMPLAINTS are numerous about the
condition OF the carriageway and footing on
Tenth street, from o street to Rhode Island
avenue northwest. The Commissioners should
have 1t attended to.
JOHN THOMAS, young white man, was
arrested this morning as a suspicious charac-
ter, and Judge Smell gave him ninety days.
men who now infest our city.
DosT thou love life Then do not
squander valuable time-for that is the stu
life is made Of but procure at once bottle
of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup for your Cough and
be cured. Your druggist keeps 1t.
ALTHOUGH there were nine cases assigned
for triafto-day in the Criminal Court, yet on
account of absent witnesses and sick lawyers
not one OF them was brought to q hearing and
The court adjourned at IL O'Clock for want Of
grist to keep 1t running.
WARDEN CRoCKER, accompanied by
Guardsman Hudson, left this morning on the
New York train for the Auburn State prison,
carrying with them the batch OF convicts pub
lished in THE CRITIC last week as booked for
quarters in that institution.
LEoNIDAs DoNNELY, brakeman, was
very seriously injured last night by being
crushed between two freight cars In the Balti-
more Potomac car-yard: Donnely was re-
moved TO the Providence Hospital, and 1t is
feared that he is fatally injured
RICHARD EDDs, aged about 10 years,
was charged In the Police Court to-day with
assaulting an old colored man with brick:
requested that the child be sent to tbs Reform
School, This request was granted by Judge
Snell
THE MARRIAGE of Frank G. Butler, of
Charleston, W. Va, and Miss Jennie Thomas
of Frederick, Nd, in this city, yesterday, was,
1t seems, runaway match. The affair has
caused considerable excitement at Frederick.
as the bride was very well known and uni
versally admired.
JUSTICE Cox announced in tho Criminal
Court this morning that next Friday and Sat-
urday would be devoted to hearing Districs
cases. As the court has been otherwise occu-
pied for several months past, this class Of
cases have accumulated, and the docket is
quito heavy with them.
RICHARD MURRAY is rather a seedy and
Iank individual, but when drunk is a bad man
on stills. He announced yesterday that he
could whip any real sick woman in the land,
and so selected Mary Simmons, whom he pro-
ceeded to pumme! In first-class order. Judge
Smell gave the belligerent Richard go days In
jail, and warned him to be a good man in the
future.
JOHN CARTER and Samuel Butler, two
colored boys, got into an alteration, and the
penknife. The case was heard In the Police
Court to-day, Carter, when giving his testi-
his pocket his little knife and stabbed his op-
popent. Judge Smell heard the case, and sent
Carter down for three months.
THE grand jury to-day brought in an in.
dIctment against Charles O'Leary, alias
Brown, and John Henry Murphy for larceny.
This is the case In which the three-card monte
men on the 1st of October last got their work In
On l.. l.. Boone, student of the University OF
Virginia, at the arsenal grounds, and got from
him 500 in money and q gold watch.
THE latest dodge of Defrees to exhaust
the appropriation for public printing Is to in
troduce the electric light into the Government
Printing, Office. he has purchased all tht
ing-machines, &C., he could find, and still had
small balance In the Treasury which HI
might have to pay TO the men and women az
wages, so as q last resort he took the clectri,
light.
DIR. T.. J. TURNER, secretary of tn,
National Board of Health, yesterday sent
that in view OF the prevalence of small-po!
throughout the United States, 1t is deemed o
the highest importance to have the public in
formed as to efficacy of vaccination In preven.
ing the disease, and requesting that the Healtl
onicer communicate 70 the office OF the Ma
tional Board of Health for the purpose o
publication the facts In regard to the matte
which have come under his experience.
A LETTER from Clarence M. Clark, o
philadelphia, Pa, secretary of the Unite
BEEN received by the president of one of tn
lawn tennis clubs In this city urging the fol
nation OF local league and Its representation
in tho National Association. This latter /
composed OF thirty-fve clubs scattered owe
The Middle and New England States, and as fa
as yet developed, have all the good player
north OF Baltimore, and are anxious thatthi
city should be represented this year. The Q,
ecutiye committee will meet on the 10th |
adopt rules, ETC., for the coming season. 1t
hoped that the clubs In the city Will take son,
action toward securing this representation
ana thus further the interests OF lawn tenni
The spooning season has opened earl
IN the parks OF this city. Despite the II
ciemency OF the weather, a fond couple WEI
engaged In that fascinating pastime In Il
tayette Park on last Sunday night. When tn
CRITIC reporter passed the spooney COUP
they were In that happy state that rendere
them opnVous 70 all external sights or sound
or scenes He had his left arm around hs
waist, while he held her left hand IN his righ
Their heads were gently inclined toward eac
other while his lips were I'm suspicious pro
Unity TO her ear. Absorbed in each other, wit
all the fond singleness that spooning alone ca
impait, they billed and cooed regardless OF Il
enyious looks OF passers-by. Yes, the seaso
has opened.
Mary land and virginia B0undar
Line.