The Evening critic., 1882-09-06
,Tempcrn,ure and Rninro,I.
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE street-lamps will be lighted at z p.
m. and eNtinguished at :i5 am.
MARY MoLrnAN has entered chancery
suit against Il. 4. Waggamnn to set aside
salc.
JAMES BARRY and Mary Harris were
committed 10 the Stoutenburg farm by Judge
Bundy to-day for vagrnncy.
T., A. SrLLHAusEN, executor of p. A.
sellhausen, has entered sui, In equity against
Babctte Scllhuuson and others TO subject the
real estate to claims.
AMONG tho spectators in the Criminal
Courtroom this morning was Mr.. Richard Har.
rington, who at ono time was U. $. Assis tant
District Attorney for this District.
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY students
are In regular attendance at the day and
evening sessions OF the Spencorlan business
College which resumed Its sessions Monday,
August 4.
SQUIRE WILLIAMS, colored man. was
charged In the Police Court with Keeping an
unlicensed barroom on the Bcnning's road In
the county. Tho charge was not sustained
and the case dismissed.
GEORGE TANsEL, tho colored messenger
charged with stealing maps from Lleuten-
ant Greene's ofIlce, was In the Police Court TO
day and had the case continued until to.mor.
row to secure the attendance Of witnesses.
JUSTICE HAGNER opened the fall season
OF the Equity Court by granting two divorces,
both on the grounds of desertion one was
Catherine Creoden from John Q. Creeden and
the other Ida May Demis from John IL. Bemis.
MARY SIsiMs, q colored woman who was
released from custody yesterday on personal
bonds for good behavior, was before the Court
again to-day to answer tho charge OF drunk
and disorderley and was committed for fifteen
days.
THE prisoners dock at the Police Court
is undergoing extensive repairs now floor is
being laid and the walls replastered. This
popular resort Will be reopened to visitors
with increased attractions on and after to-
morrow.
purIrp UtfTToN n vounp man who hos
enjoyed good reputation, was arrested last
night on suspicion while peeping into tho
front window OF house on nj street. Owing
to Huttons good character his personal bonds
were accepted.
THE Interior Department nine refusing
TO take part In the game OF baseball yesterday
picked nine from the iield played tine War
Department nine, the game resulting I'm
Baker did not play with the War Department.
DETECTIVES MoDEvITT and voss yester-
day arrested q. G.. Cannon, colored porter,
for stealing blankets and table linen from
the Riggs House. Some of tho goods were
found at his house. He is held for n hearing.
This is the second case OF the kind this week
that those officers have had.
THE funeral of the late Charles M. Pax
ton took place yesterday afternoon. The SER
vices were conducted at the Epiphany Church,
and the remains inferred In the Congressional
Cemetery. A large number OF friends at
tended. The floral pieces placed on the coffin
were numerous and elaborate.
The friends of musical culture and prog
ress here, which means the Washington public
In a body, should give hearty support TO the
Apollo Glee Club, DR.. Kimball conductor, in
the series OF concerts projected for the ensu-
ing season. Circulars are now being for
warded by mail, and It is expected that gen.
erous responses Will follow.
At meeting of the committee Of the
yestry OF the Church OF the Incarnation, to
whom was referred, with power, the subject OF
the enlargement OF the vestry and choir room,
1t was unanimously resolved to proceed at
once with the work. The contract was given
to Mr.. Diller b. Grofr, who will begin the work
this week, and complete 1t by about the LIST OF
October.
HENRY WATERS, colored man, was
charged In the Police Court to-day with steal
ing two dollars from Emma Reyten q sable
maiden, whose acquaintance he made at the
Baltimore ohio depot last evening. Emma
got Henry TO buy her ticket for her and per-
form other services, and after he left her she
found she was minus two dollars. Waters was
arrested and searched and the money found
on his person. Judge Bundy sentenced the
defendant 10 thirty days in Jail.
LAST nights meeting Of Equal Division,
No. 3, Sons OF Temperance, was very interest
ing, attracting large attendance. The fol-
lowing programme was excellently rendered:
Piano solo, Mr.. S. II. Jecko baritone solo, Mr..
Ed. Whipple; reading, Mr.. Mckee; tenor solo,
Mr.. John o. Pugh; reading, Mrs. Naylor; bass
solo, Mr.. Harry Noyes; reading, Miss Katie
Curry; remarks, Mr.. Rohrer; baritone solo,
Mr.. E. j. whipple; remarks, Rev. w. Curry.