The Evening critic., 1882-05-01
THE EVENING CRITIC.
EsTABLIsHED AUGUST. Is8s.
LAcoNIC LOCALS.

A NICE May Day
Two straw hats seen on the street to day.
WONDER if any boys played hockey"
this morning to 60 see the circusY Guess not.
Work was resumed on the Washington
Monument to-day by beginning TO lay tho first
course OF stone for this seasons work.
THE small boy was awful sick to-day.
He was not largely represented at school.
Tho circus proved too much Of an attraction
for him.
THE Potomac Terra Gotta Company have
nled their annual report In the Recorders
ofnce, showing capital OF $780, 900, OF which
$141 ,550 has been paid in, and the existing
debts OF the company amount to $4,000.
ROBERT Cook, colored, was fined $25 by
Judge Smell to-day for keeping disorderly
house In Georgetown. The evidence was that
Cook was one of the residents of No. 1858
West Market Space, Georgetown, which build
ing is known to be q den OF thieves and rancho
or prostitutes.
ANNIE REEDER, colored, has been living
for'some time with n man named Lewis, and
when she went to his house last night found
another colored girl named Mary Lee In the
house. Mary was a former companion OF the
man Lewis, and being jealous of Annie,
rushed at her with a long butcher-knife as
soon as she entered, and cut her seriously on
the arm. Judge Smell to-day sentenceu Mary
Lee TO six months in jail.
In THE Police Court to-day VIM. Mar
tin, n young carpenter, was charged with
grand lahLeny. Tho evidence was that Mr..
Martin, together with Mr.. Charles Williams
and n number of other men, on Saturday even
ing became Intoxicated. During tho festivi-
ties in which the men participated Williams
watch came into Martins possession In some
way which mono OF tho parties know The
watch was afterward recovered at Martins
house and he was arrested and charged with
larceny. Williams testified that he did not
wish to prosecute and regarded the matter as
adrunken freak. The case was continued in
order to allow the defense TO call their wilt
nesses.
MRS. PERRY, of 496 / street southwest,
with two children, one an infant in a carriage
and the other little girl three years old, was
Sixth street, about IL O'Clock this morning,
when the little girl was knocked down and run
over by one of the reckless drivers who en-
danger tho lives OF pedestrians in this city.
The child was not seriously injured, but that
was entirely its good luck and not because of
any upon the part Of the driver ,n , Of the
drivers might have a good effect. The child
Stevens, under the National Hotel.
YESTERDAY the Reformed congregation
OF this city dedicated their new chapel at tho
corner Of Fifteenth and streets. In the
morning the Sunday-school was addressed by
Rev. Drs. staley, Miller and Appel. The ser
mon at the morning service was preached by
Rev. c. +. Sontag. DR.. Eschbach then made q
statement Of the gratifying financial condition
OF the mission. In the afternoon the dedi-
catory services proper were opened by music
by the choir. Liturgical selections appro-
PIRATE TO the occasion were then read by Rev.
sermon was delivered by Rev. J. o. Miller.
The church or chapel was consecrated the
Grace Reformed. sermon was then preached
by Rev. Theodore Appel, superintendent of the
missions who took his text from the eigh-
tieth Psalm, eighth verse. DR.. Staley, OF
Knoxville, Md, preached in the evening, tax
sixth verse: "Jerusalem, which is from above,
is free; which is the mother of us ALL" The
chapel was well filled at each service, and the
greatest interest prevailed among the congre-
cation,