The Evening critic., 1882-03-31
THE EVENING CRITIC.
LACONIC LOCALS.
.BLIsHED AUGUST Isos.


THE police made thirty-eight arrests dur
ing tho twenty-four hours ending at a. m.
MARY SIMMs violated the vagrant laws
and has gone TO Join General Crockers gang.
FRANK LINE INDUCED in the wicked
pastime of playing ball, and was nned 81 by
Judge Smell to-day.
THE President has appointed O. P. q.
Clarke as a trustee OF the Reform School OF the
District of Columbia.
A RECEPTION will be rendered tonight
Mt Foundry Church to DR.. Doale, Presiding
Elder of Washington District.
THE counsel for the plaintiff has dis.
missed tho suit brought by Mr.. N. w. Burchell
against the Federal Fire Insurance Committee.
JAMES LEE carried ye deadly and dan
gerous pistol about his person, and has sought
the shelter of General crocker's hospitable
roof.
THE case of Christiana Taylor, against
whom two indictments have been found for
the murder OF the Fisher children, has been
set down for trial next Monday.
THE Right Rev William Pinkney, ID. d.,
bishop, will preach, administer rite OF con-
nrmation and celebrate the Holy Communion
in Grace Church, southwest on Sunday, April
2, at ii n. m.
THE District Auxiliary Women's Ma
tlonal Relief Association will give n donation
party, concert and dance at willards Hall, to-
morrow evening, for the benefit OF the suffer.
ers by the Mississippi Hoods
VIM. CARTER, Mary Dyson and Denis
Long were tho unhappy individuals who used
more profanity than is allowed by law yester
day, and received the unpleasant alternative
OF So or fifteen days this morning.
GENERAL BIeELow has received petit
tion with upwards of fifteen hundred sigma
lures OF prominent citizens OF Brooklyn ask
Ing for tho pardon of Sergeant Mason. The
petition VIII be presented 10 the President TO-
day.
MRS. ANNA KENNEDY, aged seventy
years, was found dead In bed at her resi-
dence, 627 d street southwest, and the Coro.
NOV mot AnA Tva dC IN haan oil
for long time, but was not under medical
treatment.
JOHN w. BELL yesterday filed bill in
chancery against James Mankin, his wife, and
Deborah @. Brook, to set aside the conveyance
of lot 8, SO. 504, claiming that 1t was made to
satisfaction of n judgment held by him against
James Mankin for S21255.
THE bill of exceptions in the Guiteau
case was signed yesterday afternoon by JUS
tice Cox, and now goes to the Court in Banc.
AS appeals In criminal cases have preference
hearing early in the April term, which meets
the fourth Monday of next month.
THE police made a descent upon vacant
house on Twelfth street northwest, supposed
to be the rendezvous of a number of tramps,
last night, and found Edward Archer, Walter
Dare, Mary Alexander and Isaac Green, all
colored, asleep on the fioor. Thirty days In
the workhouse was awarded to each for vag-
rancy.
MARIA COLEMAN, a colored girl years
old, was run over by wagon driven by j. J.
Walter yesterday afternoon on Massachusetts
avenue, between Tenth and Eleventh streets
northwest. The child was not seriously in
jured, and no blame is attached to the driver"
There WIS an error In the above. The girl is
a white girl and the daughter of Captain Cole
man, of the Pension Bureau.
AT meeting of the congregation of the
Unity Presbyterian Church lat present wor-
Shipping In Clabaugh Hail. Fourteenth street)
unanimous call was extended to Rev. George
b. Patch to be their pastor. This church has
il.asr 81. a
1fberality Of spirit which betokens bright fu-
ture for them, and their present quarters are
becoming too small for their rapidly growing
congregations.
In THE Police Court to-day Eliza Jen-
kins charged John Wells, Joseph Murphy and
Albert johnson, three colored men, with US
Ing prodane Ianguage &c toward her. me DEFEND
as "dog-catchers." The testimony of Miss
jenkins was that the men pursued dogs in
the sDivision'' and tried to catch them, and
she had come to the window and told them
to let the dogs alone, when they began TO
curse her. The men said they were in pur-
and were returning TO the wagon when the
complaining witness began to curse them and
throw missiles ar them until they were re,
quired to beat a hasty retreat. Judge Smell
dismissed the case.
In the Police Court to-day colored
girl named Lille Shueman, 13 years OF age,
show her to be an accomplished sneak thief.
Miss Elenor Gaines, young lady residing at
No. 1928 street northwest, testified to find.
ing the girl In the dining-room of her resi-
dence on the 23d instant, and that the girl
made an explanation of her presence there,
which, after her departure, proved to be false
Miss Gaines discovered that the girl had stolen
a pair OF CATERS belonging to her. Mrs
Garrett, living at No. 1011 street, also testi
fed that the girl had stolen a pair of brace
let's from her under similar circumstances
Judge Smell postponed sentence in the case to
give the parents of the defendant an oppor
tunity to give security that the young thie
would be committed by them to reformatory
IT NOW appears that the failure to prose
cute the street railway companies for failing
TO pay their license taxes is not because th'
companies cannct be found, as was the natu
raj Inference, but because the prosecuting
authorities have not Issued the warrants
About ten days ago informations against tn,
Metropolitan and Washington & Georgetown
lines were sworn out by the special llcens,
agent, and he, like the general public, is at
loss to know why the corporations. cannot bs
prosecuted as private individuals would be
The only question seems to be whether thii
delay arises from careless and inexcusabls
neglect or from corruption and bribery. Tn,
facts In the case are that the District law
specihcallydmposes an annual tax of SO fol
each car owned and used by railroad com
pany. This tax was regularly paid unit
about three years ago, since which time 1t has
been persistently violated.
News Notes.
1t is announced that no change will b
made in the Eastern prices OF coal during tn