The Evening critic., 1882-04-28
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS,

THE police made twenty arrests yoster-
day.
EDWARD JOYCE assaulted Lizzie Ches-
ley and has paid So fine.
A DEAD baby was found last evening at
Fourth and streets northwest.
A RADICAL cure for rheumatism is st.
Jacobs OIL. 1t never half does It's work.
OFFICER COLE was thrown from his
horse yesterday on the Fourteenth street road
and his back badly injured.
THE hucksters and produce dealers have
arranged for meeting at Hurford's Hall to-
night, at which they will organize
THE patent appeal in the case of Charles
Hcaton, Improvement In emery wheels, is
being heard In the Court in Danc to-day.
IT was Mr.. f. S. McNerhaney who did
the brickwork at Mr.. Henshaw's building and
not Mr. Mclllheny, as enormously published.
ALoNzo DONALDSON, who shot Ben
iamin Smith, n colored man, in Georgetown,
was held in the Police Court to-day In $500
bonds for hearing on May 3.
THE remains of Marion Hoban, daughter
OF Frederic Hoban, who died of lockjaw at
Ellicott City, Nd, caused by troading on the
tooth of a rake, have been brought to Washing
tngton for burial.
THE Memorial Chapel Choral Society has
elected the following officers: J. J. Brooks,
president; James Watson, secretary; Miss
Minnie Moran, treasurer; Professor Theodore
l. King, chorister.
LIZZIE JOHNSON, for assaulting Chung
Goss, has gone to jail for fifteen days. Chung,
who is a Chinaman, sold q pound OF tea TO
Lizzie, who is a colored woman, and some
alteration arose and the Monaghan was struck
On the back with club.
A HORSE, belonging to DR.. Taylor aud
attached to buggy, ran away yesterday at
Twelfth and streets, and colllded with
out and slightly hurt. The shafts of DR.. Tay
lor's buggy were broken.
A SPECIAL from Fayette, Howard County,
Missouri says: "The divorce suit of General
I'm Il 1npr ip ~ for faA lava, 1. 10
trict, against his wife, was decided in his
favor, and divorce was granted on the ground
of incompatlbility of temper.
BY MUTUAL agreement between coun-
sci, in the Criminal Court this morning, in the
cases OF Mr.. John Hitz and DR.. Charles L.
Prentiss, indicted for mismanagement OF the
affairs of the late German National Bank, fur
ther proceedings were postponed until Mon
day week.
AN EXEMPLIFIED copy of the will of
Lewis Seldner, of Baltimore, was yesterday
filed with the Register. The testator devises
all of his real, personal and mixed property
to his wife Eva during her natural life or
widowhood at her death or marriage to his
four children, share and share alike.
AT meeting of the Wideawake Club last
night the following officers were elected: L.
Willis, president; J. Wills, vlce-president; V.
addison, secretary, and d. Evans, treasurer.
elected: L. Willis, j. Wills, V. Addison, S.
Jones, D. Evans N. Coakley and A. Coleman.
PROFESSOR SHELDON will have two May
balls this season; one on the 18th of that
month for his adult class, and the other for
the Juveniles, on the 22d. His rehearsals give
promise of the good time coming, for the
classes have attained an unusual degree of
proficiency, and the decorations of the hall
are to be worthy even of the neat and tasteful
Professor himself.
THE American Society of Civil Engn-
GERS Will hold Its annual convention this year
in this city, commencing on the 10th and last.
ing until the 10th of May, the place of meet
ing being Willard Hall. Ashbel Welch, of
New Jersey is the president OF the associa.
tion. General II. l.. Wright Will preside on
the occasion. Colonel Casey is tho chairman
OF the committee of arrangements.
IN the case of Kerrgood VS.. Gusdorf, in
which special auditor made report al
lowing the defendant to recover against the
complainant the sum of $4,000 as damages
for closing up and selling the stock in de
tendants store, Justice Cox yesterday filed q
written opinion holding that tho complaInants
and their surety were not liable for the dam
ages by reason OF the bond they had given and
directing that the award be set aside and the
case referred to the auditor to restate the
amount of damages If any should be allowed
THE Columbia Rifle Association held a
special meeting last evening, Colonel j. o. p
Burnside presiding. The following now Nom.
bers were elected: Captain B. r. Ross, j. O.
Munson, William q. keech, George w. Evans,
j. Nj. Pollard, Captain Matthew Goddard and
Leon Schell. The programme of the coming
summers shooting at Benning's was discussed
and decided upon. 1t will include matches
with military and fine rifles covering all
ranges from 200 to 1000 yards, and last from
May L to September /. Considerable Interest
is felt in the military matches in the District
owing TO the approaching contest at Creed
moor, at which some OF the best local shOts
expect TO be In the national team. There Will
be an interesting military match at Ben
ntng'S tomorrow.