The Evening critic., 1882-04-03
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THERE were nine funerals here yesterday
IT is proposed TO extend the grounds of
the Scheutzen Park.
SAMUEL SnEcKLEs, a professional bag-
gar, has been sent TO the workhouse for ninety
days by Judge Smell.
GENERAL BEN lie FEvRE visited Cadets
Jamison and Wilson, of his district, at the An
napolis Naval Academy, Saturday.
NETTIE HIGGINS and Sarah Briscoe, two
pugilistlc colored damsels. had a fight yestcr.
day, which resulted In Sarah being fined So.
THE Columbia Boat Club Saturday
night elected c. Il. Coon president, W. II. Glib
son captain and Q. II. Davis and A. b. Briggs
lieutenants. over sixty members attended
the election.
Mr.. WILLIAM II. LEWIS, one of Cincin-
MATHS foremost citizens, has been sojournlng
for the past few days at the Ebbitt, visiting
many places of interest about the city Ho
will leave for New York tonight.
JOHN BEVERLY, colored man, was
walking along the street on Saturday night
when he discovered that there were three
cartridges In his revolver, and thinking that
IL was safer to have It unloaded proceeded
TO unload it. Sixty days was tho sentence.
A DONATION party at Willard's Satur-
day night, for the benefit OF the sufferers by
under the auspices OF the Auxiliary Branch OF
the Relief Association, and added considerably
10 the donations for the benefit of the sufferers.
In THE case of w. F, Nailor and others
against Catherine Comfy, involving the title to
the real estate of the late Allison Nailor, ST.,
Justice HagDer to-day ordered n writ of as
sistnnce In favor OF the complainants, direct
ing the defendant to put them in possession OF
The property to be used for the benefit Of the
heirs-at-law.
A FEW days ago two white women,
strangers, were arrested here for stealing
goods from shop counter and sent to jail for
nicely dressed ladies arrived at police head.
quarters from Baltimore, and after inquiry
went 10 tho jail aud recognized one Of the
women at the jail as their mother, who had
been missing some weeks. They went back
10 Baltimore overwhelmed with grief.
A DEFICIENCY in the school appropria-
tion has rendered necessary some prompt
action In order TO secure the passage OF n bill
that VIII insure the public school teachers
regular pay until the close OF the school year.
A meeting OF committee OF trustees and
teachers TO secure such action Will be held to-
morrow, and an Interview be arranged before
the close of the week with the House Commit
tee on the District OF Columbia.
JAMES BEADLE, the proprietor of n
grocery store at Twenty-thlrd and II streets
northwest, was throwing ball i'll the street
on Saturday for the amusement of some boys,
when the ball bounced and struck a letter.
carrier named Rittenhouse on the abdomen,
and he picked up the ball and put 1t in his
lctter-bag. Mr.. Beadle went up to the letter
carrier and apologized for striking him and
asked for the ball, but It was refused, and
Deadle endeavored to get it. Mr., Rittenhouse
swore out warrant for assault. Beadle was
arrested, collateral refused and he was de-
tained all night at the statlon-house. In the
Police Court to-day a fine of 81 was imposed.
PHILIP TAYLOR, a young colored barber,
was charged in the Police Court to-day with
carrying n concealed weapon and also with
committing assaults upon Lavinia Morrison
and another woman, who live in a house
OF doubtful reputation at Four-and-a-half and
F streets southwest The testimony was that
Taylor went TO the house In question and got
into q row with tho women and cut Lavinia
hOrriSon with razor. The defendant
claimed that he had been assaulted and
robbed by the women and had done what he
did in self-defense. Judge Smell dismissed
the case of assault on one of the women and
sentenced the defendant to thirty days in Jail
in the other and ninety days for carrying the