The Evening critic., 1882-08-17
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE street lamps will be lighted at 7;50
p. m. and oxtinguishcd at ga. M.
THE police made forty-nlne arrests during
the twen,y.four hours ending at o a. NJ.
TIMOTHY J. DooLEY, for trespassing on
intlosed land, was fined So by Judge Bundy
to-day.
LAWRENCE BAILEY and Joseph Ford,
or 10 days each.
ANDREW A. CARTER and Thornton A.
jackson, for pounding each other In tho pub
lie street, were punished by Judge Bundy to-
day.
MATTHIAS HUNTER, q colored produce
dealer, was nned by Judge Bundy to day for
doing business without license, and noted an
appeal.
DANIEL'A. WATTERsoN, trustee, has en-.
tered suit against the District OF Columbia to
recover s2,600, the award OF n Jury for part or
lot 8, square 762, takon for a public alley.
GEoRGIANNA CHAPMAN, colored va
grant, has been committed TO the workhouse
for 80 days. Blanche p. Wright, vag, has
gone down for 60 days, and Mary Meter Tor 10
days.
A 7.yEAR.oLD daughter of Mr.. John
Corley, OF Barnesville, Montgomery County,
Md, was burned to death Monday afternoon
by the explosion OF a coaloil can, with which
the child was playing.
THE gentlemanly (2) loafer continues to
promenade Pennsylvania avenue, stand on
the corners, make remarks about respectable
ladies, pun tho aroma OF his ''three. for.a-
nickel" I'm the face OF the passing pedestrian
with an unconcern decidedly sublime.
Now that tho Health Officer has sue
ceeded In closing tho oleomargarine factory,
will he be kind enough to scout around In that
vicinity and see II he can nose out from whore
the stencil arises that makes the atmosphere
unDearable? II Is worse than IL forty oleomar.
garlne factories were In full blast.
THOMAS PARKER, n young colored thief,
entered Whites saloon, at Second and q.
streets, last evening by roar window, and
was transferring the contents OF tho money.
drawer to his own pockets when he was caught
by the proprietor, Mr.. Patrick White, and
handed over to the police. Parker was sem
fenced TO the chain gang as suspicious char
acter.
THE Ninth District Republicans last
night elected W. @. Chase, Charles jackson aud
II. L. Boslett to represent tho district on the
Central Committee; Q. Q. Stewart and Lev
McCabe were elected alternates; George ii
Boston was indorsed for Fire Commissioner
and the Secretary of the Interior denounced
for making Democratic appointments In his
Department.
The Literary American Publishing Com.
pany OF Washington, d. O., was organized or
Wednesday evening by tho election OF tho fol
lowing directors for the ensuing torn; ].
Duhamel 7. $. Parks, Q. r.. Waller, p. Pare
elected tho following officers: @. W. Darr
president; j. +. Duhamel, vico-presldont; r
s. Parks, secreiary; p; Paret treasurer, and
pany is to publish monthly magazine de-
voted to pure literature.
CHIEF CRoNIN and the Board of Fire
Commissioners made an Official inspection
tour OF the various engln e.houses In the Dis
trict yesterday evening. They found every
thing in frst-class order, and the men, ma.
chimes, and animals up to their usual high
standard of efficiency. The usual routine OF
exercises was gone through with to the salts
faction of the inspectors. The horses of No. j
epgine arc somewhat shaken up by their nc
cident, and tho engine looks n ft object for
the Junk shop; 1t is completely twisted up.
Chier Cronin says he cannot tell at present
what the damage Will be. The spare engine
will be put on at No. house, 30 as 10 keep the
department up to Its full standard, and No. q
be at once sent TO tho shop and repaired.