The Evening critic., 1882-02-18
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.


during the twenty-hours ending at q. m.
EDWARD JOHNSON, small colored boy
was sent TO the Reform School to-day by Judge
Smell.
MAJOR BROCK has received one dollar
for the benefit of the victims OF the Midlothian
mine disaster.
JULIANA HARRIS, a colored woman, was |
fined $25 by Judgo Smell to-day for keeping
bawdy house on Thirteen-and-ahalf street.
ROBERT LEACH, JR., who was thrown
against Seventhstree yesterday by his |
buggy capslzng, will probably survive his IN |
juries.
In THE case of Martin J. Casey, convicted |
Of assault with intent to kl, M, Mary bergsvin o
new trial.
BY THE will of Jacob Frederick Sailer,
filed with the Register, all the estate, real,
personal aud mixed, Is LETT TO the wiuow,Enza
beth B. Sailer.
WATER FOWLS continue flying South.
An old "weather-cock' to-day told CRITIC re-
porter that we are to have some very cold
freezes this winter yet.
A NUMBER of pupils from Mrs. Somers
Mt. Vernon Seminary visited the dead-letter
Office this morning and were shown through
the office by Gen. Hazen.
WoRKMEN have been engaged for two
days in repairing the bursts in the private
water-m on the north side of street, be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth, northwest
ON or about the first day of March Mrs.
A. King Chandler will open, new dry goods
and notion store. Tho well known business
capacity Of this lady gives an assurance of
success.
trance to the store of Alice Williams, No. 1909
Seventh street northwest, at o'clock this
morning, but were frightened OF by the In
mates OF the building.
THERE WILL be an Anti Mormon meet
ing at DR.. Buffers Church, Fourteenth.street
Circle, to,morrow at 4 p; m; The Hon. Hiram ran,
Price will preside and Sheldon jackson VIII
address the meeting.
THE grand jury to-day indicted the fol-
lowing parties: Charles Sedgwick, forgery;
Daniel Magruder, J. 9. Biondin, and James
CASTOR and Emma Tibbs, larceny.
A BILL in equity by Margaret F. Tucker
against Catherine F ohlsen, for partition OF Ger.
tain real estate similar bill has been filed
by Eliza N. B. Gill against Jennie f. Buxton
and others.
WALTER H. JAMES and Edward s.
Linthicum, arrested by Detective Coomes, in
Baltimore, pleaded guilty in the Police Court
to-day to the larceny OF a watch and chain
from Linthicum's brother-in-law, and they
were sentenced to 60 days In jail each.
AFTER all the arguments about cheap
Cough syrup is the best remedy for the cure
OF Coughs and Colds ever offered to the pub
lie. The price is only 25 cents bottle and
every druggist in the land sells and recon-
mends it.
The funeral of Col. Meacham takes place
at o'clock this afternoon, in the Metropolitan
bersnip. i His friends S are Cd cordially Invited.
The remains Will be placed in vault at Con-
gressional Cemetary to await the orders of his
family, in Portland, Oregon.
A CoLoRED girl, named Polly Clements,
who has a fondness for the sweets, stole a lot
OF sugar and French candles from Sewers & Co.,
and Judge Smell this morning gave her 9O days
fondness for salt herring, which is dealt out
in large doses at Gen. Crockers hospitable
mansion.
JOHN s. GALLEY. drummer for New
York stationery house, was convicted in the
Criminal Court to-day OF being an unlicensed
commercial agent. The defendant was selling ,s
Mt hotel, when Special License Agent Ran
pounced down upon him and took him into
custody.
THE lectures given at Talmadge Hall, by
Mrs. Cora L. v. Richmond, have attracted uni
versal attention on account of the wonderful
answers to questions from her audiences
Whether from mortal or spirit these inspira
tional utterances of the highest order of in
telligence She speaks again tomorrow morn
ing and evening.
The Agricultural Society of Montgomery
County have elected the following officers
President william W. Rapley; vice-presldents
James Q. Holland, Simon D. Best, BENJAMIN
the county, and William p Cole, of the Dis
trict Of Columbia; executive committee Wash
ington Bowie. william L. Muncaster, Rober
H. Miller, John E. Wilson, and Roger Farqu
har; secretary, A. j. Almoney, treasurer,
V. Bouic, jr.
BURGLARS broke into the Office of Acke
q
Capitol and streets this morning, betwee
midnight and daybreak, and drilled thre
holes IN the safe aca they aeS w any g
feet upon the safe. The burglars were frigh
ened on by the noise OF the explosion f an an
uables were in the safe.
Friends of the late Col. Meacham, blrie
to-day, are taking steps toward having bi
pss doa PIT e.
Col. Meacham was one OF the commissioner
who went out with Gen: Candy and others
beginning Of the Modoc war, and that his cor
panions were all slain and the Colonel himse
shot several times and left for deal. he part
recovered, and has since performed conslde
able service among the Indians. His frien.
claim the injuries he received In tho Can'
massacre hastened his death.
The twenty-second regular meeting
the Biological Society was held in the archiy
room of the National Museum yesterday eve
Ing. Fifty members were present, Prof. q
In the chair. The following gentlemen we
elected to resident membership: Dr.. Il. Ha
Streets, U. $. n, Of the Naval pispensar
Il. E. Hayden, O. @. Marsh, Midshipman Ra
dolph II. Miner, U. s. N, OF the National Nj
scum; Dr.; D. X: shute and Dr. j. H. Yarna
OF the Ohildrens Hospital. An animated d
cusion took place concerning the form or I
tail OF the Arctic sea COW, an animal former
Ocean, but for more than a century eXtin
In this Mr.. Elliott, Mr. True, DR.. Cones, a
Prof. Gill participated.
CHARLES " llEARH, dllaS lnaIlcS l1eill
was arraigned In the Criminal Court to-day
The charge OF grand larceny. This is the
legged three-card monte case that occurred
the Arsenal grounds in October last in viii
i. l.. Boone was the victim. He pleaded
guilty, and Mr.. A. B. Williams, acting couns
called attention to the fact that bail had be
fixed In the sum OF $4,000. He said that
was nothing but a case of larceny at best a
the bail should be the amount usual for su
offenses. District Attorney Corkhill claim
that this was worse than larceny. The accu'
should be given a speedy trial, and II innoc
go free, but II guilty, should receive the
vcrest penalty OF the law. His Honor took
matter under adyisement.
A MEETING of the clerks in the Office
the Commissioner of Customs was held
terday afternoon for the purpose of tax
action In regard TO the death of G.. w. J..
well, late clerk In that bureau. Hon. IL.
johnson was called 10 the chair and, al
stating the purpose of the meeting, serie
resolutions, expressive of the high estimai
In which MIR. Kidwell was held by his fel
clerks and condoling with his aflicted ian
in their bereavement, were presented py l.
iol Weed, esq, and adopted, after which
meeting adjourned. Mr.. Ktdwell was a ci
in the Customs Bureau for nearly twenty,
years, and was universally respected ana
teemed by all who knew him as an upri
Christian gentleman.
Mrs. surratt's Grave.
As is generally known, the remains
. the unfortunate Mrs. surratt are buried