The Evening critic., 1882-02-14
THE EVENING CRITIC.
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ESTABLISHED AUGUST. 1858.

BUTLER exchanges stoves FOR groceries.
GREATEST BARGAINS in Wet Goods at 707 |
Market Space.
THE street-lamps Will be Lighted at p. m. |
and extinguished at . o. m.
SNOW cases monopolized the usual amount |
OF time at the Police Court to-day.
FoRry.EreHr law-brcakers fell Into the
clutches OF the vigilnnt police during the
twenty -four hours ending at o n. m.
IN TIRE case OF Lucy V. Fnrris for divorce
from her husband Allen II. Farrls, tho bill
was dismissed to-day at the requesto of the com
plainant
IroroLD RIcnoLD, the boot and shoe doaler
No. I91 Pennsylvania avenue, has made an
assignmentto Mr. Leon Tobrner for the benclt
Of his creditors.
HIGH STUpER, n young white man. was this
morning convicted in the Police Court Of a Sec
ond ofrense Of grand larceny. The case was
sent 10 the grand jury.
EDWARD Nc KENNY, n colored youth, went
10 jail to day for ninety days, FOR mallciously
breaking the ornamental coping Of the wall
around the Capitol grounds with n stick
IN THE case of BENJAMIN Fleurey, charged
with stealing q horse and wagon, tho property
of John II. Bayne, the jury In the Criminal
Court today returned verdict OF not guilty.
THE train due here from Baltimore on the
B. I. R.R, at o 2. M, was delayed until II
O'Clock, while the train due at 11:15 did not
arrive until long after noon. The delay was
caused by the wreck at Baltimore yesterday.
THE entorprIsing burglar was not as SUCCESS
ful as usual last night, the only depreciation
which has come to the knowledge of the de-
an entrance to the house No. % IL II street
northwest.
THE s. P. G. A, propose to hold a public
meeting ON the 2oth instant for the purpose of
eniisting public interest in the actions Of tho
society. Mr.. Henry Bergh, OF New York, and
other well-known humanitarians viii address
The meeting.
, THE grand Jury today brought in indict-
ments against the following parties; Sarah
Reed, larceny; Bartholomae Parey, larceny;
S Jeremiah Berry alias Terry Terry Berry @ burglary
petit larceny.
THE King of Denmark is truly n paternal
monarch. Finding that. during the recent
we're weather the royal foot guards were suffer-
ing greatly from coughs and colds, this good
old gentleman ordered q supply of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup for them and now the. sentries
DORSEY FALKEs, a colored boy about years
of age, pleaded guilty, In the, Police Court to-
day 10 the larceny of q silver watch from VIII
liam Palmer, but when 1t was explained that
the "kid" was the sole support Of his mother.
Judge Smell dismissed the youthful offender
from custody. ,-4-i.a b
THE search for the assailant Of the car
driver who was knocked from his car on Satur
day night does not. progress rapidly, the only
money-box, which was thrown away at
Twenty-second and NJ streets after the money
had been taken out. .s--s Ai.-1,a ,ai, -.f
PROF. J. W. CHIcKERINe, JR., lectured before
the Young Mems Christian Association last
evening aboutthe system of weather signals.
Although the night was stormy the chapel was
III.
was illustrated by drawings and with numer:
GUS maps.and charts. to. 4 lff ,.s4 r,-fnttA
MAJOR KISe the indefatigable agent OF the
S. p. @. A., claims that he has impressed upon
the minds of the managers of the street rail
way companies the necessity of keeping strong
hillhorses constantly on duty, and says that q
great deal of unnecessary suffering has been
avoided by this assistance given to the car
horses at The steep or Inclined places on the
routes. sttI
THE HOME PLATE-GLAss COMPANY yesterday
n q nj N raj wi tha
corder of Deeds. The capital stock is S10,-
OC0, divided into 1000 shares, and the In
corporators are James l.. Barbour, Charles C.
Duncanson, John d. Larner, Isaac l.. Johnson,
Francis Miller, Thomas Somerville, Washing
ton B. williams, John L. vogt and Noble d.
PAUL JONES, through his solicitor, Nj. Lin
den Kent to-day iled suit against the Balt-
more Ohio Railroad Co. for $50, 900 damages,
which he claims TO have sustained by reason
of being misdirected ON December 10, 1881, as
TO the train, when on his way to Gaithersburg
from this city. In consequence of the wrong
direction being given him he got on the train
while in motion and had HIS right arm cut
of. ~
WHO can tell the various stages which the
emotions of nine-tenths Of ordinary humanity
underwent to-day. st. Valentine made many
heart beat caused many tender response,
msny tsSprh n snou1 not w0maes he anu
many a sour look and emphatic curse. The
p letter carriers set out early, heavily laden,
and every other person afoot, in carriages, or
in street-cars, either exhibited valentine or
had something to say about the missives with
which the city was inundated to-day.
DELIGHTFUL private masquerade party
was given lest night at the residence OF Miss
Annie Newman, No. 4oS Maryland avenue
southwest, and was n most enjoyable affair.
Dancing was kept up until a late hour, and
was only interrupted to do ample justice to a
fine collation., which was served at minnight
Among those present were Misses Thomas
Davidson, Huhn, Shellhorn, Adams, Newman,
Skinner, Stoddard and Messrs. Walker, Taylor
Dowden, HUM and many others.
THE lecture on Charles Sumner, by Hon
George II. Downing, at Bethel Hall last night
brought out a large audience, as do all enter
tainments under the auspices OF Union Bethel
A. NJ. L. Church. The lecturer was followed
closely throughout by his interested audience
and was frequently Interrupted by marks Of
approval This lecture course is designed Il
assist In raising funds for the building of the
new church, and has so far proved entirel,
successful.
MTssRs. GEO. W. STEVENS and p. j. Sharkey
Of New York, who came over here last week Il
assist IN getting the Elks of this city In goot
working order, are still with us. They art
seeing the town by daylight as we'll as wink
ing at the silvery moon occasionally at night
The boys took in Guiteau yesterday, and pur
chased photographs and other wares kept OF
hand for sale by the assassin sharkey say
Guiteau Is a dead crank, while Stevens think
the miserable wretch is still playing the par
of an actor.
JULIA JOHNSON, a colored girl, Went into tn,
store Of j. Young Il Brother, No. 7;S6 Seventh
street, last evening, ostensibly for the purpose
OF purchasing some stockings. Miss Ida Lo
max, VINO is employed IN tlle store, saw Jilllt
2 pocket pair of stockings and sent Miss Tin;
Leman for a police officer, and when Miss lie
man returned she WAS assaulted by the col
ored thief and her face badly scratched. Judg
Smell imposed an Imprisonment of sixty day
IN one case and thirty In the other.
ELLA A. BRAXToN, an utterly all but wash
erwoman with the appearance OF an psthete o
, the deepest dye, was charged In the Polio
= Court to-day with stealing child's dress, bu
when she went upon the stand she made 50 n
mantle u statement, with a mixture of poetry
Hstheticism ana Scripture, that when she cor
cluded oratOrically, 81 have told the truth, 70
the truth shown In the darkness and IN
darkies comprehended II not" the prosecutin
attorney made a remark 10 the effect that IN
maiden was inspired, and Judge Smell sal
that he would have TO dismiss the case.
IN CONSEQUENCE of a sudden and violent n
tack Of sickness, Rev. Dr., Domer, the pastor
ST. Paul's English Lutheran Church, was M
able 10 occupy his pulpit on Sunday evenin
| last. A large audience was consequently d
I appointed. The special subjects which hay
been presented In course at this church latel
have excited much interest. The topic OF las
Sunday night will be considered on next Sul
day morning. The pastor OF this church, as
well known, is a Christian liberaist IN his II
ligious views, and presents the truths or n
lieion In harmony with the generoslties OF u
Christian system and In the light OF the mo
rational interpretations
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The Potomac Flats.
The Board OF Army Engineers on tho Pot
mac fats were in session to-day, They ha'
already examined six plans for the reel