The Evening critic., 1882-10-02
THE EVENING CRITIC.
ron. A IA I.IaIIEn IflI1aT 1879
LACoNIC LOCALS.


FANNIE BRUCE, n colored woman, was
fined by Judge Smell to-day for throwing stones
In Georgetown.
JOHN GRAY, homeless colored boy, was
committed TO tho workhouso to-day for one
month for vagrancy.
PETER HARRIS, venerable negro, has
been sent to the Stoutenburgh farm for three
months for vagrancy.
LEWIS BLACKBURN was convicted before
Judge Smell to-day OF carrying pistol, and
was fined S25 or sixty days for tho offonse.
JEFFERSON WINSTON, an old colored
man, pleaded guilty In tho Police Court to-day
TO maintaining nuisance, and was nnod 80.
JULIA GREEN has entered chancery
suit against Annie Forsburgl ct al., asking
permission to sell or incumber an infants
real estate.
EDWARD SWAMI and Francis A. Roberts
have entered suit In equity against Il. Il.
Alexander and q. II. Knight to set aside cor
tain deeds OF trust.
II. X. HIMBER & Co. received permit
today 70 raise the dwelling s,H a. southeast ns,s
west, to cost $4,000.
MT. CALVARY CoMNiANDERY No. 1, of
New York, will arrive in the city this after.
noon and be met at the Baltimore & Potomac
depot by the Capitol City Guards.
THE National Rifles monthly company
Inspection Will be made this evening In tho
nrmory at o'clock, when all the members viii
wear the complete fatigue uniform.
ANYBODY can eaten u COlu now. lnO
trouble is to let 60 like tho man who caught
The bear. wo advise our readers to keep a
bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup handy.
CHARLOTTE MORAN applied to Judge
Smell to-day to be sent to tho workhouso, and
her request was granted to the extent OF ninety
days.
INSPECTOR ENTwIsTLE's report for Sep.
tomber shows that permits were issued for
81 new buildings, Id repairs, 2i lineai foet
OF vault and awnings. The revenue OF the
ofilco was 1910.
HENRY w. BURcu and others have filed
bill in equity against Jno, E. Durch ct al,
estate left by Charles j. Burch, deceased, and
proper division OF the proceeds.
SIX colored boys, ranging from 8 to 16
years Of age, were before judge Smell to-day,
that tho boys sleep In the street and steal
their food, and all pleaded guilty to the charge
and went TO the workhouse for ninety days.
HENRY MURPHY, q colored carpenter,
fell from the second-story of Daniel Browns
house, on o street, between Twenty-ninth and
Thirtieth, this morning, and landed on his head
in tho basement story, but almost NIL
raculously escaped serious injury and was
conveyed to his home.
TEN school rooms in the Jefferson
building were reoccupied this morning. The
contract does not call for the completion OF
the building until November 1, but tho
school rooms Will be occupied as rapidly as
they can be put In condition, and tho rented
AT the annual meeting of the Columbia
Fishing Club, held yesterday, the following
gentlemen were elected officers for tho en-
suing year: President Martin Becker; vice.
Kaufman; secretary, Charles L. Dieterich.
The standing committee is as follows: w. l..
Riley, A. q. Stevens and George s. Kaufman.
The annual election of officers of the
Vermont-avenuo Christian Church Sunday
school, which took place.yesterday, resulted as
follows: Mr.. II. Clay Steer, superintendent
Mr.. Sheppard, assistant superintendent; Mr..
VIM. Moore secretary; Mr.. Hillman, treas
urer; Mr.. Chadsey, librarian; Charles Faw-
cett assistant librarian; Mrs. Hillman, super
intendent OF infant class.
The Grand Commandery (colored),
Knights Templar of the State, and Mt Calvary
(colored) Commandery OF tho city OF Now York,
Will arrive In this city this afternoon, whore
they Will spend n three days. pilgrimage, the
OF the District and Simons Commandery. Rev.
II. Johnson has been selected to deliver tho
oration at the laying OF the cornerstone OF the
Shiloh Church Wednesday afternoon, when
the various communicates will be present.
THE hotel.keepers of Washington do not
anticipate n lengthy season in their business
OF November, It will dwndle In March. The
members OF Congress who arc not reelected
this fall, having no business TO transact when
this term OF Congress expires, Will hasten to
their homes; tho employees at the Capitol
Will not tarry, and the lobbyists, ofllce-seekers
and the like Will bo ready to retire when
the gayel goes down tho last tlme In the House.
60 four months at most Will cover the busy
season, say the grub dispensers.
SERGEANT NoKEs and Officers Burns and
Fitzgerald, of the South Washington precinct,
made n raid last night upon the house of Eliza
Murgen, In McCue's alley, between Sixth and
Seventh, X and L streets southwest at two
O'Clock Sunday morning, and arrested Eliza
Murgen and nino other colored women. The
house is ono OF the most degraded dons OF IN
iquity In this city, and tho testimony produced
In court to-day was OF the most revolving char.
meter. Judge Smell sentenced the Murgen wo-
man to sixty days in Jail for keeping bawdy
house, but no charges were made against the
others.