The Evening critic., 1882-02-17
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THREH.cARD monte guides infest the
Presidents grounds.
EXTENSIVE repairs to the aqueduct
bridge are in progress.
THE street lamps will be lighted at 605 |
p. m. and extinguished at o n. m.
THE police made forty-eight arrests
during the twenty.four hours ending at 0a.
A VALUABLE diamond pin dropped at the
Charity ball is held at the police headquarters |
for identification.
THE District policy men rendezvous at |
the corner OF Fifteenth and L streets every day |
and compare notes.
WASHINGTON HURDLE, for assaulting |
his wife, was to-day ined SIS and put under |
personal bonds to keep the peace.
LAWRENCE G. CLABK, charged with |
keeping Sunday bar, forfeited his recogni
zance In the Criminal Court this morning.
JAMES WASHINGTON, colored, stole lot
of old dry bones for which Judge Smell gave
him permission to spend the Easter holidays
in Jail.
A YOUNG colored man named Lewis
Honesty committed an assault upon another
colored man, Lorenzo Cohen. Honesty was
fined S5.
Mr.. WILLIAM H. SMITH to-day filed q
bill in equity, for Otway Nichols against John
Cook and others, to substitute trustee In a
deed OF trust.
The men engaged in cleaning a sewer at
Eighth and 9 streets last evening discovered
the body Of dead infant. The coroner has
teen notified.
JAMES F. CoNNoRs was convicted to. day
in the Criminal Court of keeping his bar open
on Sunday, and notice was given of a motion
for q new trial.
THE WILL of Jacob Frederick Sailer was
filed with the Register to-day, and all the es
tate, real, personal and mixed, Is left to the
widow, Elizabeth D. Sailer.
A MAN is wiser for his learning, and the
sooner he learns that tho only proper way to
cure a cough or cold is to use DR.. Bulls Cough
n n q
ABOUT 1856 this morning the fire alarm
from box 80 summoned the department co
frame house In Clark's alley, which was dam
aged to tho extent OF about $3.50.
CHARLES SIMsTAcH assaulted James
II udson yesterday, and went to Gen. Crocker's
popular resort to-day for the benefit OF his
health. simstach Will be at large in sixty
days.
In THE matter of the estate of A. M.
Soteldo letters of administration were applied
fer by Gen. H. V. Boynton. The widow and
heirs renounced their right and he will be ap-
pointed
DANIEL LONG, young white man, was
put under bonds by Judge Smell to-day for
threats toward his mother. Daniel is incor-
rigible, and ought to dwell with Gen. Crocker
for a year or so.
WE want all our friends to remember
that our pressroom is always open to visitors
for inspection of the greatest press in the
world. The windows are not frosted and the
door stands wide open
AMONG the visitors to our press-room
yesterday to see the greatest press In the
world in operation were Mr. L. e. Davis Mr..
G. W. Thorn, Mr.. Luchs, OF Luchs Bro, Mr..
George Spransy and Mr.. John McIlveen.
AN ugly black man named Charles
Brown committed brutal assault some time
since upon an aged and intrm old gentleman
named Lewis Godfrey. Judge Smell this morn
ing very Justly sentenced the defendant to
three months In jail.
HENRY G. POTTER, residing at No. 1106
g street northwest, has reported to the police
that thief attempted to enter his house last
night but was frightened of, and in his fight
dropped some cuffs, sleeve-buttons, ETC.,
stolen from some other place.
MRS. CHARLES ROBINSON, colored, left
her two small children In her house In STAN
tontown, D. g., yesterday, and during her
absence the children upset pan Of boiling
water. One Of them was slightly scalded and
the other 1t is feared fatally.
SIGMUND GICHERER, with Messrs. Luchs
badge a few days since, by the Washington
Literary Association at q farewell banquet.
Mr.. g. leaves for Richmond, Va, in a few days
TO go into business for himself.
Mr.. JOHN RYAN, of Baltimore, the vet
eran type founder, paid our press room visit
yesterday. He declares himself enthusiastic-
ally Of the opinion that we have the greatest
press in the world, and that after having seen
nearly all the presses in the United States.
STEPHEN WAsHINGToN, a colored boy,
allowed his fondness for chickens to overcome
the loser to the extent of nine Chickens prose-
cuted the young thief this morning before
Judge Smell, who imposed an imprisonment Of
ANDREW WILLIAMS has, through his
attorneys Messrs. Leon Tobiner and II. H.
Ward, entered suit in ejectment against
Mary Anderson and others to recover an undi-
vided half Of lot in square III, situated on
the northeast corner OF Twentieth and Lstreets
northwest.
JOSEPH T. GORDON, a restaurant keeper
at the corner Of Pennsylvania avenue and
First street northwest was charged in the
Police Court to-day, with violating the In
n stamp. Judge Smell sent the case to the
grand Jury.
WILLIAM JOHNSON, colored, for the
by Judge Smell ihis % morning IN default M Of 500 a
for the action OF tho grand Jury. Johnson's
f., second ofrense was that of stealing a pair Of
boots from Gustav Geisler, doing business or
Seventh street northwest.
Mr.. FRANK H. FALL, as counsel fol
Edward Holmes, to-day filed a bill In equity
against Mary j. Holmes and others, heirs-at
OF lot 2Os OF Nina Roberts subdivision Of sub
lot rs, Mt. Pleasant, In accordance with con
The Gilmor Meredith, new tug bull
for Mr. Gilmor Meredith, OF Georgetown, ID. @.
the shipyard Of Messrs. Brusster Brothers
Canton, Md. The tug is a very finely y-modele,
NE heam being Ldag degth fee
feet. The tug win be ready for service abou
the middle Of March.
KATE BoTELER was yesterday granted
divorce by Justice Wylio from the bands o
matrimony with o. b. Boteler, and given pei
mission TO resume her maiden name OF Kat
Boyer. The parties were married In this cit
January 3, 1868, and he deserted her Nc
vember 10, 1880. During the time that the
lived together she charges him with repeate,
acts OF cruelty toward her and intoxication.
OFFICER BREEN brought into the Court
this morning, q little tenyearold boy, namo
James Bossy, for obstructing the sidewalk OF
Ninth street northwest. The child Is engaget
in the business OF selling oranges, and prob
ably makes ten or fifteen cents a day. Th
little fellow wept bitterly and the Judge pei
mitted him TO go on his own recognizanc6
0ficer Breen, II would seem, could better en-
ploy his time by looking after other offenders
BAILrFF HUGHES in charge of the gran
Jury, tells q short, but good story about tn
oregon witnesses in the Star-route cases, VIII
put in an appearance before the grand Jur
this morning. While waiting In the room
be called, the temperature proved too muc
for them. They said that whore they cam
from the thermometer was about 80 degree
below zero, and they could not stand this h'
climate. So they stripped on their coat
threw up the windows and opened the door
and tried to get n breath Of fresh air. The
want TO get out Of this hot country as soon
they can.
Mr.. L. RooT, deputy sheriff of Schohar
County, N. Y, passed through the city to-da
ON the way 10 New York with prison,
named Daniel II. Sryker, charged with a