The Evening critic., 1882-07-25
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE strcct.lamps will be lighted at IL
y. IN. and cxtlneuishcd Mt ESQ n. m.
THE police made forty-fivo arrests dur
ing the twenty -four hours ending ut a. m.
LIZZIE HALL and Mally Sears paid 80
each into Smells contribution box today for
pounding Carrie Long. All tho parties were
colored.
ELLEN ABLE, the most boisterous and
corpuent of tho veteran vags who infost the
"Division," was sentenced to jail again today
for profanity.
THIS being st. James day. there will be
full choral service Mt the Church Of tho In
carnation with music appropriate to the day,
NJ $3.50 p. m.
THE Coroner has given certificate of
burial In the case OF James Murray, tho old
soldier who hung himself ut tho Soldiers
Homo on Friday.
THIEVES forced an entrance through the
second.story rear window OF DR.. Bromley's
residence, 1871 ii street northwest, last night,
but were frightened or without securing any
plumber.
JOSEPH WHEELER, juvenile colored
thief, has been sentenced to sixty days in
jail for each OF two larcenies. one case was
the theft Of two gold rings and the other of a
toy stove.
A GENERAL fight between Thomas Over
ton, Henry Bush and Edward Cohen was ven
tilated In the Police Court this morning and
resulted in Bush being fined ten dollars and
Smith 1--WE.
accidental death in the case Of Mr.. Wolnber-
ger, who fell from the upper story of the
Meyers House at 2 80 yesterday morning and
died at the Providence Hospital.
CHARLES RICHARDSON, a colored musi-
clan, charged Ellen Ross In tho Police Court
to-day with stealing his guitar. The testimony
was that Richardson was drunk and dropped
his guitar in the street. Ellen was discharged.
JUDGE SMELL gave another of his popu.
lar complimentary soirees to the dead beats
and yagrants to-day, and Annie Morrison, VIM.
Crompsey, Mary Swaggart, Joseph Richards
and John Frederick took part In the festivi-
ties. The sentences ranged from thirty 10
ninety days In tho Workhouse.
ABOUT IL o'clock yesterday morning n
horse hitched TO cart, end driven by Joseph
Washington, while passing through an alley
and streets northwest, caught Its foot in q
sewer grating, knocking the grating OF and
falling Into the sewer, where 1t died.
ABOUT 10 o'clock last night DIR. Morton,
residing at 1877 street northwest, entered
his parlor without striking light, and while
feeling about in tho dark for something he
wished he put his hand on the head OF no
gro who was concealed behind the sofa. A
struggle cnsued, and tho negro, knocking DR..
Morton down, made his escape.
AGAIN the war-cioud has broken over
the classic shades OF d street In the Vicinity Of
the Poa building, and another familyfight has
been the result. Isaac Kutler, an employe Of
one OF the junkshops, smacked sammy Holtz
over against a.pair OF steps and Hiram Holtz
came TO sans rescue and made ma, things warm
around" was SMELLS remark this morning
when he heard about II.
THE alarm Of fire turned in at 0:37
O'clock last night from box % was caused by
Ia fire In the row OF frame houses on the west
side OF Fourth street northwest, between L
and n. II began In the house No. 1884, occu-
pied by Harriet Nolan and owned by Mrs.
1882, occupied by william Wheeler and owned
by Il. d. Duffy, and 1896, occupied by Henry
Coleman, the agent OF which IL Mr.. Prescott,
were injured 10 the extent OF about $1,000 TO
the houses. Tho furniture IN these houses
was saved. House Mo- 1898, owned and occu-
pied by Dennis McMurrough, was damaged by
Nnter 10 the nmOunt of %DOO. partly tnAured.