The Evening critic., 1882-03-23
EAST WASHINGTON.

Fifth street. between Pennsylvania avenue
and G street southeast, and the Intersection OF
d street and South Carolina avenue, fronting
the Eighth Precinct station House, are In a
most doplorape condition. Pedestrians and
school children who are forced 10 cross the
intersection I'm order TO reach the school build.
Ing on the other side, have to wade ankle
deep in yollow clay, there being not even
nagways or wooden crossings across this
waste OF clay. Fifth street, from the Avenue
to street, besides being almost impossible
on account OF mud, Is in u dangerous condl.
lion, IL being interspersed with downgrpdes,
upg rades, ricketty stairs, raylnes, etc.
Street beggars are not so plentiful since the
Associated Charities have begun active opera
tions,
We have crank in East Washington who
claims TO have solved tho mystery OF per-
petual motion. His inyention consists OF u
mass of cogs, wheels, ropes, wires, cords,
rubbcrs, old boots, gumshoes, bootjacks, etc.
"1t don't quite work yet" he says; "but 1t
viii when add some more wheels and things
TO IL !" The only thing really perpetual In its
nature that we discovered about the machine,
or its inventor, was the tongue Of the latter,
which is as perpetual as the fall of water Mt
Niagara. The boys call him "Cogwhecl
Jimmy"
spraincd his ankle this morning at the corner
Of Fourteenth and streets northwest. He
was assisted TO his homo by several passors-
by.
Boxes for tho purpose of receiving subscrip-
tlons for the relief OF Sergeant Mason's family
arc being placed In several prominent busi-
ness places III lDlS SbfllDu. Inc inscription
on the boxes reads: "Chip I'M East WASH
ingtons donation TO THE EVENING CRITICS
fund for the relief OF Sergeant Mason's fam
lly." Boxes can be found at DR.. Dooley's drug
store, corner OF Third street and Pennsylvania
avenue, and DR.. Fergusons drug store, corner
Second street and Pennsylvania avenue. More
boxes VIII be placed around to-day and notice
of their whereabouts given in this column.
Be careful and do not go near him with n
lighted candlc match or cigar; ho may eX-
plodc We refer to stoutly.bullt almssolic.
" a ic unipr tlroiful East Va pVtp To,
day asking for money to help 10 bury his
WIFE, He has no wife. He wants money to
help to bury himself. Every five cent piece
you give him means glass ofdouble-distilled, of
lacb-act,ng whisky. The police desire an In
terview with him.
The friends of Truck A, II is understood, will
vote en- mass for the pool table tonight at the
Rifles fair.
Three blocking pedestrians were
Accommodated at the Eighth Precinct last night.
one claimed 10 have put In some good heel
and-toe business between Baltimore and this
city; another claimed TO have followed the
Potomac from point nearly 100 miles south
OF here, while the third came from the glori-
Gus West
House No. 10 d street southeast Is in q
very dilapidated and unsafe condition. The
proper authorities have been notified, bNt for
some unexplained reason no action has yet
been taken Every day IL remains in Its pres.
cnt condition human lives are in jeopardy,
and unless the matter is soon attended to the
building may suddenly collapse like the spar.
sons one-horse shay"
Clements Lodge, l. O. G. r., held its regular
weekly meeting last night at Washington Hall
The pump doctor is badly needed by the
pump corner of Tenth and Z streets, and by a
brother pump corner OF Ninth and streets
southeast.
THE CRITIC overheard the following this
morning;
''Good mornin' Mister Washington, how is
| you?"
"Only tol'able. Got bad case Of de infiue
sia."
ssDat,s hod 1isa cot n n,id1lin, caea of n.
| vertigrease, myself
Rev. Perry Ryder, of Philadelphia, occupied
the pulpit of the Ebenezer NJ. E. Church last
night.
Officer Huntington arrested Joe Lee last
night for indecent exposure. Joe felt the
| strong embrace Of the law this morning IN
Judge Snells court.
The attention of the water authorities II
| called to the hydrant corner OF New Jersey
| avenue and street southeast. 1t needs over
| hauling.