The Evening critic., 1882-10-18
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE street-lamps will be lighted ut $3.50
p. m. and extinguished at 1:15 n. m.
NORA COLEMAN, colored vagrant, was
committed TO the workhouse to-day for threo
months by Judge snoll'
ALEXANDER SMITH and John Brown,
two notorious trnmps, were sent to the chain
gang by Judge Smell to-day.
MARY SHEA charged Bridget Carroll in
the Police Court to-day with threatening TO
lick her, and Judge Smell decided that bonds
TO keep tho peace should be given.
THE two colorcd boys who were charged
in the Pollcc Court yesterday with stealing
pillow cases from Tiny Garrett were In court
to-day for sentence, and got thirty days In jail
each.
RICHARD LANGLoN an elderly man, was
In the dock at the Police Court to-day charged
with stealing a pair OF shoes and a necktie
from John Clark. Judge Smell deferred son.
tence.
THOMAS r. KEYS, middle.aged man,
who was picked UP on the street before day
break this morning, dead.drunk, was con-
ycted before Judge Smell Of being an habitual
drunkard.
THE thirteen oyster commission mer-
beingunllcensed produce dealers all produced
their licenses in the Police Court to-day and
the cases were nolle pressed.
WHILE playing near his homo on o
street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth, Willie
Jacobs, the 13-year.old son OF Chief Clerk
Jacobs OF tho Architects once, was run over
by horse and wagon and very seriously In
Jured.
UPON the recommendation of the exam
lining committee the following law students
were yesterday admitted to the bar OF this
District John II. d. Jenkins, David A. Nc
Samuel D. Trimblo and F. b. Hedgman.
JERRY SrMMs, colored, was in the dock
at Judge Snells reception to-day, and when
arraigned ms a vagrant and suspicious charac-
5 % us d bs he osG %s plead gSy he Ss
and disgrace him. Jerry got ninety days in
the workhouse.
JAMES +. COLBERT, colored, was charged
in the Police Court to-day with stealing small
sums OF money from his employer, Edward
Frick. The charge was that Colbert sold oys-
ters for his employer and pocketed tho money,
but the case was not proven, and Judge Smell
dismissed the case.
MARY WELSH, q yagrant and prostitute,
who has hardly beon out OF the workhouse for
ten consecutive days in years past, was sent
back to that institution to-day for three
months. She pleaded TO be released aud
promised to leave town, but Smell said that
racket was played out.
The regular semi-monthly soiree of Pro-
fessor phipps, which took place last night at
st. Joseph's 's Hall, corner Fifth and II streets,
was a most enjoyable afrair. 1t was well at.
tended by some OF our bestknown society
people, and II would require too much OF our
valuable space to mention the names OF the
many present.
THE Union Bethel Historic Association
held n most interesting meeting last night.
The principal paper read was on "Stumbling
Blocks" by Miss Rosetta Coakley, who was
greatly applauded, not only for the masterly
way In which she treated her subject, but also
for her extremely effectivo delivery. solo
by Miss Amelia Tighlman, accompanied by
Professor u. d. Fleet, was highly appre-
ciated.
A VERY enthusiastic meeting of the
West Virginia Republican Association was
held at their rooms in the LIE Droit building
last night. After the routine business was
Hon. Charles Davies and others, and tho re-
cent Republican victory In that State was dis
cussed at length. II is proposed to keep the
association going In the future and from now
until the next election takes place the zeal OF
the members will be unabatcd.
The Liberals of Virginia residing in
Washington, Tuesday night, at Association Hall,
ciation The following officers were elected;
President 4. Drame, OF Charlotte; first vice.
president, T. p. FInnegan, OF Greensville;
second vice-president, Henry Cox, OF Pow
hatan; recording secretary, W. +. Stith, OF
Lunenburg; corresponding secretary, j. N.
Phillips, OF halifax; sergcantat-arms, John
A. Stokes, of Nelson. The regular meetings
will be held on Tuesday evenings.
HENRY Young, n colored man living on
the corner OF Eleventh and O streetS northwest,
became Insane last Thursday, ahd since that
time has been confined in his house, while
waiting for permit to the/Hospital for the In.
the cords that bound him to his bed, and,
getting up, Jumped upon his slster-in-law,
VINO was sipepfng on couch In the same
room, ana tried TO kill her. But her cries
aroused the other inmates OF the house, VINO
overcame Young and bound him hand and
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