The Evening critic., 1882-06-15
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.


ONE day nearer to the Guiteau picnic.
RED ticket given to 81 buyers Youngs
THE street.lamps will be lighted at $50
p. m. and extingulshed at 80 a. m.
The police made thirty-two arrests
during the twenty-four hours ending at a. m
DON'T believe everything but be as
sured that st. Jacobs OH is ne remedy OF the
age.
DEAD baby was found at Sixth and
New York avenue last evening and the Coroner
notified.
GEORGE w. HARRISON was fined five
dollars by Judge Smell to-day for cruelty beat
ing his horse.
BIDS were opened to-day by Colonel
Casey for 300 yards Of broken stone to be used
on the Conduit road, above Georgetown. No
award was made.
A FIRE at o'clock this morning de-
stroyed two frame dwellings at the corner of
First and o streets belonging to Mr.. Henry
Bowles, causing a loss OF $3.50.
A FIGHT occurred in the vestibule of the
Fifth Baptist (colored) Church last night,
which resulted In Julia johnson going to Jail
for seven days, per order of Judge Smell.
THOMAS A. WELLS, a small bow. was
knocked insensible and severely injured last
evening by coning in contract with tho poie
OF a wagon at Thlrtleth and NJ streets north
west.
THE game of baseball yesterday between
PostofIlce Department mines resulted in n score
OF 80 to 5 In favor of the Postoflce Depart
ment.
THE Capital City Guard gave pleasant
picnic at the Germanfa Schuetzen Park last
night The following efficient committee had
charge of the arrangements Sergeant p. b.
Incredibly chairman; john II. shepherd, Cor
poral G. u. Lucas, L. s. Carey, Rush Garland,
MILTON HEFFNER, young man, fell
asleep on bench in the Smithsonian grounds
yesterday afternoon and woke up minus
silver watch and chain. Walter Hicks, a col
ored man, was arrested this morning with the
watch In his possession and sentenced to six
months In jail.
In the case of the United States against
John Hitz, involving the mismanagement of
the late German.American National Bank Mr.
H. Ross Perry, special counsel for the Govern
ment has demurred to the plea put In by Mr.
Hitz, and aims that 1t is bad, inasmuch as 1t
contains ayerments to three separate matters
OF fact.
CONSIDERABLE curiosity and merriment
was caused along the Avenue last evening by
n vehicle which was towed by an express
wagon. The vehicle was heavy business
wagon OF an unusual pattern and had Just
arrived by express. The upper part was pro-
tected by board case and bore the Inscription
In large chalk letters, ''Guiteau's Hearse.''
A LIVELY row occurred at the B. & p.
depot yesterday afternoon. young colored
man started TO leave the city and had pur-
chased his ticket, but was followed by a maiden
who objected to his leaving town and desert
ing her. The young man left the depot, and
walking up to the young woman on street.
knocked her down and made his escape to the
market.
HENRY Z. WOODBURY. to-day entered
suit against the District Of Columbia, claiming
S2O,000 damages, for falling into hole on
the sidewalk on G street, near the Riggs
House, on December @, 1881, in1uring his
right leg and fracturing the bone In two
places. He attributes his fall to the fact that
the District failed to signal the dangerous
place by burning lamp, as the law requires.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Mrs. d. 8. Parnell branch Of the Ladies' Land
League was held last evening at the parlors of
Mr.. Thomas Fitzpatrick. Mrs. O'Neill pre-
sided. number of new members were en-
roileu. Dues 10 the amount of $31.30 were
handed In. The ladies were unanimous in
their admiration of the action taken by the
cause Of poor, down-trodden Ireland.
BURNSIDE PosT, No. 8, G. AR, at its
meeting last night, voted to change Its place of
meotlng from st. Georges Hall, on Eleventh
street. to The Grand Army hall, corner Of Sew
enth and streets. The next meeting Will be
on the evening OF June %, at p. m. The Hon.
j. G. Burrows, OF Michigan, comrade of this
post post, Wv, viii ,s address Il at that time; The
trict will be invited TO be present.
MRS. MARY ELLA FORD. living on South
Carolina avenue between Sixth and Seventh
streets southeast, was called last week to
fortsmouth, va, to attend her mother, who
had broken her leg by sudden fall. Yester-
day the painful news reached Mrs. Ford's
friends that she herself had died suddenly at
Portsmouth on Tuesday. Mrs. Ford was a
lady warmly beloved by a large circle of
friends who deeply deplore her loss.
AT the semi-annual meeting of the CO.
lumbia Turn Verein last night the new constf-
tuition was adopted and the following officers
elected for the ensuing term: o. Thedsen, first
speaker; Adolph Levi, second speaker; Ewald
sah senmidt, nrst secretary; ": 2. willerburcher,
Louis Kurtz, librarian; II. A. Bergman, first
leader; william Young, second leader; Otto
Eckstein, first curator; Charles Kattleman,
second curator.
The sites for the three proposed station
houses have been finally agreed upon. The
First Precinct Will be on lot on street, be-
tween four-and a-half and Sixth streets south
Mesl Ine fifth or Central station Will be on
Iwel1th street northwest between G and D.
about half a square below Pennsylvania ave,
nue.; and the Sixth Precinct will be at or near
Eighth and streets northwest. The stations
VIII probably be advertised about Wednesday
next In which case the contracts will be
awarded and the work ready to be commenced
by July /.
CHARLES r. CoNNoR was to-day granted
divorce by Justice Cox from the bonds of
matrimony with Cynthia A. Connor. This
couple were Joined in wedlock In Baltimore,
Nd, July IL, 1867, her maiden name being
Cynthia A. Hodges. After living together
nine years he charges that she deserted him
In October, 1876. He was also given the Gus.
tody OF the child. In his bill the charge was
made that she had become addicted TO Intem-
pe,fsance, Is,,s and had been scandalously intimate
win inhn III thlh CITY, Wnlcn made her unit
10 have control OF the child.
UPON the application of Messrs. Cuppy
and Ingersoll, counsel for ex-senator Chris
tiancy In the divorce suit pending between
himself and Wife, Justice Cox yesterday ap-
pointed J. j. Johnson. esq, special examiner
TO take tho testimony OF Benjamin G.. LovejOy,
esq, and Mr.. Albert Harper. The former Is
the authorized examiner IN the Christiancy
divorce case and the latter the stenographer,
and 10 the defendant the right is reserved 20
object TO competency OF the witnesses or their
testimony. The purpose OF taking their depo-
sffioDs fs 10 get In evidence certain matters
that have transpired during the progress OF
The examination In the examiners room.
News Notes.
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