The Evening critic., 1882-11-07
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS,


THE strcct-lamps will be lighted at 5.25
y. m. and extinguished mt d;i5 n. m.
THE collector of taxes will have notice
issued TO dellnquent tax.payers, notifying
them that tho time for paying Will not be con-
tinued after the nret OF the month";
WHEN others are suffering, drop word
OF Kindness and sympathy. II they are suffer
ing from n cold, giyo thcm DR.. Bulls Cough
syrup; n few doses OF this valuable remedy
will nfford instant rellei, and twenty'hyo'
cent bottle will cure the worst cough
THOMAS AND JOSEPH JENKINS, two
youthful colored imps, were arraigned In the
Police Court for throwing stones at an old
man, and when asked ask for plea, Tommy IN @ said
moron dat" and Judge Smell imposeda nno
Of 81 each.
LEWIS and Alexander Schultz, aged IA
and o years respectively, were charged In the
Police Court to-day with stealing four cart
loads of bricks from n colorcd woman named
Hil. Tho case against "Alcxander the little"
was .nolle pressed and the case against LOWS
was dismissed.
JAMES GARRITY a man about 55 years
old was leading n horse on NJ street, near
Thir;y.ilfth street, when tho horse became un-
manageable and threw him against the curb,
dislocating his right shoulder. He was takon
TO his home, 3i15 Prospect avenue, whore he
was attended by Drs. Richie and Murphy.
HENRY BUTLER, colorcd, was charged in
the Police Court today with assaulting Mrs.
obnoxious momber OF Buffers household and
Butler undertook TO elect the woman from the
house in forcible manner, for which rer-
formanco ho has taken lodgings at the jail for
fifteen days.
MRS. GENERAL GREEN, while crossing
Fourteenth street yesterday ievening, accom-
panied by her husband, was knocked down by
wagon driven by colored man and badly
injured In the right foot. She was taken TO tho
Osborne House and finally removed to her
residence on l. street, and received attention
from DR.. Tyler.
FoRD's OPERA-HoUsE was bought in
yesterday by Mrs. NJ. A. Dyrns, the owner,
for 500, 100, Mr.. Owon o'Hare being hor only
opponent. His final bid was $4,000. For
tho present, at least, the second story Will be
rented for theatrical and operate purposes.
The membranes on the building amount In
NIL TO about 100000.
hartley THORNTON was charged in the
Police Court to-day, by the Agent OF tho s. p.
@. A., with cruelty driving marc that had
fallen down an embankment and been badly
sprained. The testimony showed that the de.
fendant took the animal out OF the harness
when he found that sho was lame, and Judge
Smell dismissed the case.
DAN MuMFoRD, small colored boy,
pleaded guilty In the Police Court to-day to n
fiend. Mumiord waylays less muscular
school children than himself and
steals their lunches from them. James oliver,
little white boy, complained that his lunch
was taken yesterday and Dan was committed
to jail for fifteen days.
ELI ToLsoN, small colored boy, was in
tho Police Court dock to-day charged with
stealing sausage In small quantities from the
stand OF Charles Bland I'm the Centre Market.
Onlcer Mickey, the custodian Of the market,
testified that Ell was one OF gang OF Juvenile
thieves who have been In tho habit OF stealing
fruit and vegetables and whom he had re-
peatedly warned. Judge Smell imposed a 1ne
OF So, in default Of which the little fellow went
to jail for thirty days.
THE managers have decided to invite
Governors OF the different States, OK Presi.
dents and distinguished Army officers to at.
tend the Garfield Fair. The contract for en-.
given TO tho Homer Lee Bank Note Company, of
New York. The invitations Will be of card.
board, about the size Of an ordinary postal.
more as they are wanted. Among tho many
donations will be one by Sir Lionel Sackyille
West, the British Minister, of q full length oil
portrait OF queen Victoria by a famous artist.
The District Commissioners have referred
to their attorney the application OF tho Sister
hood OF st. John, an Episcopalian order Of
benevolence, for cancellation OF special assess
ment on certain real estate owned by them.
Attorney Riddle decides that there is no OK.
emption in this case from taxation on special
assessments. He concludes; ~ am constrained
TO say, n little regretfully, that know of no
law exemptlng the property OF the Sisterhood
OF st. John from assessment for improvements.
/ only hope the Improvement enhanced the
value OF the estate, as the law presumes It
did"
THE Presbytery of the City of Washing.
ton held meeting to-day at the First Presby-
tcrlun tnuTCn. ltcV. Ut. preSlueu.
Rev, +. II. Burdick presented credence letters
from tho Bay Association, California, and also
his acceptance OF call from the Sixth-street
Presbyterian Church OF this city. Rev. O. H
A. Buckley was received into the presbytery
from the Champlain Presbytery. On the sug
gestion OF Rev. DR.. Clarke that the article Of
the Revised Discipline which forbade mini
ster to marry his late wife's sister, niece, sc.
was wrong In policy, the report upon the
discipline was referred for examination tc
Judge Strong and Rev. Drs. Sunderland aud
Craighead.