The Evening critic., 1882-05-17
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS,


THE Criminal Court has adjourned until
Friday next.
The street-lamps will be lighted at 7:3O
p. m. and cxtinguished at n. m.
WHY the Texas cattle should all be
broadhorns is very mys-steer-ious.
THE police made thirty-oight arrests
during the twenty-four hours cndlng at . q. m.
WASHINGTON Cn1LDs, for cursing his
tenants, was nnod 81 in the Police Court to-
day.
CONRAD RENTH has gone to Jail for
thirty days for stealing blankets from Robert
Hutchinson.
JAMES Z. SNowDEN, a colored man, for
brutally beating his wife, was ilnod S5 by
Judge Smell to-day
Mn. JAMES W. PORE, of Mass, was to-
day admitted TO the Bar Of the District on mo-
tion OF Mr.. A. G. Riddle.
JOHN WHITEFoRD, of the Providence
Mission, has given, since October / TO April l,
2,114 lodgings and d,916 meals.
In the Criminal Court to-day Judge
wylie discharged the Petit Jury until Monday
next on account Of lack Of work to keep them
employed.
The body of an infant, so far decomposed
that neither sex nor color could be asoertainei,
was found last evening IN q sewer at Fifteenth
anu streets.
SARAH TAYLOR, colored woman,
charged Mrs. Offenstein with assaultlng her to-
day, but the charge being unsupported, tho
case was dismissed.
ALL lovers of art will be cordially well
coined at the National Academy OF Fiho Arts,
Corcoran building, Fifteenth street, this
Wednesday, evening, at o'clock.
Mr.. r. o. HOFFMAN, real estate broker,
has sold the northwest corner Of Ninth and D
streets northwest, known as Seaton Hail. to
General N. L. Anderson, for S61 800 cash.
THERE will be two celebrations of the
Holy Communion, Ascension day. at st. Paul'5
Church, Twenty-thtrd street; the nrst nj 80
aud Nrf 10 NJ 4 n
MRS. DAVIS, of 421 New Jersey avenue
southeast has received her decorated set OF
porcelain from the furnace, and will be glad
to see her friends interested In porcelain paint
ing any evening this week.
GEORGE JAMES, convicted in the Police
Court OF the larceny OF nine silk handller-
chiefs from Wm. S. Teel, appealed his case TO
The Criminal Court, and there was found
guilty and sentenced to six months in jail.
Doc stories should be written in purple
ink.-wAsHINGToN CRITIC. And II told ver-
bally, the tails should be related In waggin'
-Neac Jersey Enterprise. Or, in bark on IN
rolling deep.-CRlTIo. oh, cur-tail this do
Repu6Ncda. That is not our office.
EDWARD BERRY, colored man.. broke
into the house Of Mr.. Nathaniel Wilson, on
Sunday morning, and stole quantity OF
household goods, and although he was seen
cape. Berry has been arrested by Detectives
Coomes and Acton, and Will be tried on Fri
day for burglary.
IHE commissioners, III response 10 n re
quest from Treasurer Gilnllan, have for
warded to him a copy of the minutes of thu
board electing j. Dent president on July 1
1881. The Communication states that tn,
president OF the board is elected annually, anC
that his check may be honored at the Treas
ury.
THURSDAY being the festival of the As
cension there Will be special services Mt th'
Church OF the Incarnation, corner Twelfth anC
N. Morning prayer, sermon and Holy Com
munion at IL o'clock, and full choral ever
cong at z 80 p. m. Music appropriate to til,
day will be rendered by the surpliced choir
In the evening the Rev. Dr. Hasklns, rector o
st. Marks Church, Blooklyn, VIII preach.
BISHOP PINKNEY lectured last night u
the Congregational Church before large anC
fashionable audience upon "Trayels on th
Continent" The reverend lecturer gave
graceful word-picture OF all the promfnen
places in Europe, and also an interesting his
tory OF the customs, languages and habits o
tho continental races. The audience were at
tentive, and attested their pleasure by fre
quent applause. The lecture was delivered
for the benefit OF St. Andrews parish.