The Evening critic., 1882-02-08
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

the twcnty-four hours ending at A. m.
THE grand Jury to-day examined Henry |
aoldwater OF Arizona, as awitness In the Star.
route cases.
THE finest assortment of valentines in the
city at Brad Adams. fine envelope given
with each valentine.
JOHN W. ALL1vGER, aged 1 years, an ncor-
rigible boy, was to-day sent to tho Reform |
School by Judge Smell.
THE National Fair Association will hold n
meeting next Monday evening to complete tho |
organization of n jockey club.
THE Froebel Society Will hold regular |
meeting this evening at the residence OF Mr.. ]. |
Il. Philip, 2004 Fourteenth street.
@. N. TOWERS, n letter-carricr, was fined $40 |
by Judge Smell, to-day, for using Insulting |
language toward Mrs. Austin, neighbor.
THE morning session OF the Police Court was
devoted almost exclusively to hearing tho tes-
timony in cases Of violation OF the snow law.
THE regular monthly meeting OF the WASH
ington kindergarten Union VIII be held to-
night at tho Kindergarten school on Eighth
street.
wHITNEY's, 3O7 Seventh street northwest,
Cider and Vinegar mandatory In daily opera
tion. orders delivered promptly to all parts
of the city
THOMAS LEWIS and Lewis Dobson, two
rough-looking tramps, We're handed over to
Gen. Crocker's tender care, this morning, by
PHIL. REITER, who keeps q saloon on Tenth
street, south of Pennsylvania avenue has a
Scotch terrier that helps himself to beer and
will not drink water. r.
POSTMASTER ANGER and Assistant Post
master NJ. NJ. Parker were among tho enthusi-
astic admirers Of the working Of the greatest
press in the world yesterday
AN INTERESTING meeting of the Anthropo-
logical Society was held last evening. The
principal event was an address py Major
Powell on the subject of "The Evolution Of
Sociology"
DISTRICT ATTORNEY CoRKHILL to-day re-
ceived n very fine coil OF rope forwarded with
the compliments Of the Democrats OF Yer
sailles, KY, and n request that 1t be specially
devoted TO the service of Guiteau.
SUBSCRIBERS are coming in SO rapidly to
THE CRITIC that 1t naturally creates some con-
fusion in the delivery. We hopo our patrons
will promptly notify us of any fault In the de-
livery of their paper, either as to time or ir-
regularity.
THE annual meeting Of the board OF mana-e
gers Of the Washington City Orphan Asylum
was held last evening. The officers who have
served during the past year were reelected,
vacancy caused by the death of Mrs. Washing
ton
THE report of the good work done at the
thatthere were 391 patients treated, 10 opera
tions performed, 1887 prescriptions given,
% emergency cases attended to, 100 vaccine
points furnished, 131 persons vaccinated and
house patients accommodated.
- AN accidental fire occurred early this morn
ling at the residence OF Mrs. Webb, at Clifton,
above Georgetown. Sparks from an open fire.
place set fire to the carpet, and n serious con.
Migration was only avoided by the presence of
mind Of Mrs. Webb, who extinguished the fire
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VIRGINIA p. TAYLOR has filed suit In chan
cery against Horatio @. Ryan and others, heirs
at-law of Robert H. Ryan, seeking the sale of
sublots 33 and "a, square 693, to satisfy anote
for $4,000 given by Robert II. Ryan to tho
plaintin, dated February II, 1874, and pay
able five years after date, which note has ma
tured and remains unpaid.
THE hearing Of the case of Mr.. A. Hart,
charged with receiving an illegal pension fec
from Mr.. Squires, was continued before Com
missioner Bundy yesterday afternoon. The
complaining witness finished his direct testi
mony, which was only repetition OF what
has already been published, and was cross
examined to-day at O'Clock.
CONSTABLE HUBBELL called at Citizen Wal
ter Jackson's house the other day to serve a
writ The citizen said he didn't swami no
writ" and proceeded to eject the constable in
hrst-class order by catching him by the neck
and throwing him into the street. The con-
handling Judge Smell fined jackson $50.
CHATHAM NJ TOWERS was on trial in the
Police Court this morning charged with as
saulting Edwin F. Austin with broom. The
prosecuting witness gave his testimony in the
most tragic manner, and at times would strike
an Oscar Wilde attitude and tell how the brutal
broom did its deadly work. There were no
visible signs that he had been badly assaulted,
and the Judge simply imposed fine Of So.
THE CRITIC press-room is throngcd every
afternoon with visitors to see the greatest
press in the world printing the best afternoon
paper in the United States. Among them
each day are Members OF Congress, editors of
papers from other cities, merchants and 9th.
ers, and all 60 away astonished and pleased
at the beauty and perfection of the machine
We start the press at 3 80 o'clock each after
noon. Visitors are always welcome.
THE clerk OF the court has made out com
miiments TO the Auburn State Prison for the
following convicts, and turned the papers ovei
10 Warden Crocker to deliver the prisoners
John Evans, larceny, two years; Thomas
Banks, second ofrense petit larceny, three
years; Lewis W. Waymen, assaultlng police
man, two years. George Carr second orense
petit larceny, two years; William Smith, burg
larry and larceny, three years; Edward Wheeler
burglary and larceny, four years; George Nc
Cauley, grand larceny, one year.
THE VAN, with its load of prisoners, was latt
in arriving at the City Hall this morning, and
when it did come 1t was found that the delay
was occasioned by fight between two OF tn,
inmates, John Jackson and Edward Williams
1t seems that the former loaned the latter
ring, WhicM ne asaeu tor aS ~ ttey s wore riainl
lit into Jackson, and a little of the Ryan-Sulli
van business was INDUCED In. 1t was neces
sary to stop the van before the trouble coult
be stopped and the fighters separated.
LITTLE birthday party was given last even
ing at the residence OF Mr.. Charles Mankin oi
the Festivities Albert sheridan, Frank Neace an
two other young "bloods" called at the hous
and inquired why they had not been invited
and supplemented the inquiry by breaking Il
the front door and throwing quantities of snoN
into the front passage and through the parlo
windows. Mr.. Mankin arrested sheridan an
Neace and Judge Smell to-day sentenced Neac
to sixty and Sheridan TO thirty days In jail
MAJOR BROCK this morning received a tell
gram from Martinsburg, w. Va, saying thn
Joe Cropeys stolen children were I'm custod
AT that place. II Will be remembered that MI
Cropsy, rag dealer in this city, reported
the police about two months ago that his tw
little daughters had been abducted, and II wa
afterward learned that the children were wit
party OF gypsies travelling around the c)ul
try and begging. Mr.. Cropsy has been tram
Ing through Virginia, Wost Virginia an
Maryland for several weeks in search of n
children, ana Will go direct to Martinsburg.
THE trial Of James x; Christmas, indiete
for the murder of w. S. Whitney, on the afte
noon of the 25th OF J une last, Is assigned Il
trial next Monday, but will in all probabilii
be postponed Messrs William A. Cook, Il.
Cole and j. j. Neates, counsel for the defen
ant, yesterday served notice on District A
torney Corkhill of an application for col
mission to issue to take the depositons
John II. Wheat and Selena Wheat, residiI
near Barrytown, Duchess County, N. ", d
rected 10 Joseph Martin, notary public, L
siding at Red Hook, in said county. Mr.aI
Mrs. Wheat were both present at the time
the homicide.
PUBLIC Installation OF officers or MINI
haha Lodge No. 1, l. o. Of q. r., took place
Tlmms Hall, corner ID and Seventh street
last evening In the presence OF a large aud
ence, after which an interesting musical al
literary entertainmentwasg given. The follol
Ing Officers were duly installed by G.. W. @.
A. II. Frear, assisted by q. W. q. T. j. II. Whitel
OF Maryland; Andrew Kalstrom, w. q.
Anna Platt, W. V. IT,; II. +. Taylor, w. recor
retary; Helen NJ. Lewis W. treasureri j.
Dony, W. chaplain; Frank A. Spear, W. MI
shal; Mamie Daniels, w. deputy marshall Ma
CaDrO, W. deDutv aecrptary. Mary Darnall.