The Evening critic., 1882-03-10
THE EVENING CRITIC.
LACONIC LOCALS.
rsTA BLrsHEp AUGUST ssss.


THE street lamps will be lighted to-
night at O % p. m. and extinguished at a. m.
THrRrY-Two arrests were made by the
police during the twenty-four hours ending Mt
9a.m.
A DEAD white infant was found last even
ing under one OF the arches OF the Aqueduct
bridge, and the Coroner notified.
Mr.. +. p. HALL was fined $50 by Judge
Smell to-day for keeping his bar-room open on
Sunday, and an appeal was noted.
MAJOR BROCK has issued an order for
the arrest OF vagrants, In compliance with
letter from the Commissioners, published yes
terday.
A coIoREp sneak-thief entered the
entry of Mr.. Slinoy's residence, No. 1880
sti Get northwest yesterday, but was fright
ened of before he could capture anything. =
THE Rossini Choral Society last night
added John @. Parker, Albert Fox, O. A. Will
Jams and Rev. s. Domcr to their membership
roll. They will give concert at st. Elizabeth
on the 24th instant.
LAST night Mr.. c. II. Davis, of West
Virginia, delivered a lecture on Sheridan, the
wit and author, before Carroll Institute. A
cornet solo, by Prof. Gibson, rapid sketching,
by Prof. Little, and piano solos made up the
rest OF the programme.
THE Round Table Shakespeare Club read
"The Winters Tale" at the residence OF Miss
Triplett, COS street northwest, last night.
REGULATIONS were also delivered by Prof. Law
renee, Miss Saxton and others.
THE Rev. William II. Sumner, S. J., so
long stationed at Georgetown College, where
he made many friends, is now temporarily
visiting his friends at the college. He is this
year stationed ut Frederick City, Nd, where
he Will return in a few days to assume his
duties.
THE Calvary Chapel Choral Society, un-
der the leadership OF Prof, Theodore !. King,
John G. Judd, had good attendance, and af-
ter singing and rehearsing by the society the
company were favored by a solo by Mr.. Smith,
n Inv MiSspa Swnnk and Judd and
Messrs. Moran and Smith, solo by Mr.. George
H. Judd, and instrumental music by Miss
Craig.
THE following District cases have been
assigned for trial in the Criminal Court to-
morrow James Walsh and John II. Wright
unlicensed bar; stephen g. Cassassa, Thomas
w. Smith, and Patrick Sullivan, occupying
street. Thomas Z. waggaman, failure TO re-
move snow two cases); Spencer Webb, fast
driving; James Frawley. nuisance; Charles
Wright, obstructing funeral and military
procession.
MEssRs. o. s. b. WALL and T. B. War
wick, as solicitors for James Jones, today fled
a bill in equity praying that he be granted
divorce from his wife, Margaret Jones. The
parties were married in this District by Rev
Edward Willis, pastor of the Liberty Baptist
Church, on April 8, 1877, and he charges tina,
at the house Of the plaintiff March 1S, 1879
and since that time has been openly and noto
riously living the life of a prostitute and has
repeatedly committed adultery In house oc
cupied by Fannie Howard, in the rear Of No
1541 street.
In THE Criminal Court this morning the
case of Charles Sedgwick, indicted for forging
the name of William E. Clark to a check on the
National Bank Of the Republic and utternl
the same, was called for trial, Gen. Eppa Hun
ton and Mr.. Frank H. Fall appearing for the
accused. The counsel demurred to the counts
in the Indictment setting out the utteriag or
the ground that 1t was not shown to whom the
utterance was made, which was requisite. The
demurrer was sustained by the Court, and the
Government entered nOlle pros, In the case
The witnesses were Immediately sent before
the Grand Jury to assist in finding new bill