The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-08-11

PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE stroet.lamps will be lighted at 750
p. m. and extnguished at 3 q. M
SARAH CANT stole clothing from lady
friend and has gono to jail for go days.
THE police made ffty.nine arrests dur
ng the twen,y-four hours ending alto n. m.
JOHN BIzzrNs. was fined $40 or thirty
days to-day for keeping an unli censed bar In
tho county.
A MARRIAGE license has been issued to
Edward j. Bradley and Sarah L. Landram,
both OF Richmond, Va.
OFFICERS COLUMBUS and Hill shot n mad
dog last evening on Seventh street, between
Il and streets northwest.
GEORGE LAUER forfeited collateral at
Police Court to-day for driving over little
boy. Tho case has been published.
GEORGE CROWN, was charged in the
Police Court to-day with being nm unlicensed
huckster. The case was continued for two
weeks.
FRANK JONES, an ancient darby, upset
lady who was trespassing on his "'tato
patch" and was duly reprimanded by Judge
Smell to-day.
The Coroner has given a certificate of
death from natural causes in the case OF tho
Waterman, Mathews, who was found dead In
the street yesterday.
THE tug Hercules arrived in the harbor
last evening, having in tow seven large barges
loaded with coal, from Philadelphia, and con-
signed 10 different merchants.
A WILD COW and calf created some ex-
element ut the corner of Thirteenth and L
streets yesterday by butting and trampling q
little child and inJuring 1t severely.
MICHAEL SWEENEY, a white boy, was
fined by Judge Smell to-day for stealing q
watch belonging TO David Green from his
wais,coat, which was hanging on fence.
FELIX FOUNTAIN, colored man, was
charged before Judge Smell today with steal
Ing an AK with which Amanda Barber had at
tackled his wife. The AK was returned to
Amanda and Felix was discharged.
JOSEPH FISH was charged in the Police
Court to-day with Keeping dangerous dog,
which bit a child OF William Mooney. The dog
has boon killed, and as the only witnesses were
almost infants the case was dismissed.
YESTERDAY morning as Henry Broome
was on horseback going to look after some
stray COWS his horse slipped at the corner OF
Fifteenth and streets northwest and fell on
him breaking his leg. DR.. bliss rendered
10 his home, $50 Thirteen.and.a-half street
northwest.
MARY THOMPSON, colored thief of
long experience, was in tho dock at Police
Court to-day and pleaded guilty TO the larceny
Of a lot of jewelry and clothing from John s.
Brown and of some jewelry, books etc., from
Marquis Town. Judge Smell imposed a SEN
tence OF one months imprisonment for one
larceny and four months for the other.
COMPLAINTS are made that certain clerks
in the General Postofllco are in tho habit OF
throwing water out on the pavement during
ONCE hours, TO tho frequent deluging in n
minor way OF passers.by. At 8 o'clock yester-
day a lady walking on the Scventh.street side
OF the ofllce was drenched by shower thrown
from an upper window. Complaint was made
to the police, who Will investigate the matter
to.day.-1oddyS Post.
A BRACE Of burglars went a-burglarin'
last night and visited the residence of Mr.. A.C.
Buell., editor of THE CRITIC. While one OF tho
visitors was crossing the roof OF o portico, for
the purpose OF entering the editors bod
chamber, the treacherous metallic roofing
under his feet sent up sound which awoke
the inmates of tho house, MIR, Buell. arose,
and, with pistol In hand, went cunning for the
caller, but before he could raise the window
screen, the franc OF which had swollen from
the damp weather, the burglar had leaped to
the ground, and, with his confederate, made
good his escape, thus cheating the morgue OF
subject and the Coroner a fee.