The Evening critic., 1882-05-03
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

WIN. w. WILTSHIRE, esq, of Arkansas,
was admitted TO the Bar OF the District
to-day I'm the Court in Banc.
ANNIE FITZHUGH, a colored witness, re-
fused TO obey summons from tho Police
Court, and has gone to jail for ten days for
contempt.
ANNIE BERRIE, n colored servant for
robbing Mrs. L. Burns, her employer, Of sheets,
knives, forks, spoons, etc, was to-day sent 20
jail by Judge Snell
MARY L. HILL has filed a chaneery suit
the sale mado by him for tract of 100 acres OF
land known as part Of BealTs adventure, on
the east side Of the Eastern Branch.
GEO. w. CHASE has filed bill in equity
at-law of william Chase, deceased, for portion
of parts of lots and z, square 341, or that It
be sold and the proceeds distributed.
THE Horseshoers Union held meeting
submitted. The proprletors of ten shops have
agreed to pay the men $3.50 per day
and require but eight hours work on Sat
urday.
Mrs. FoGEL, German, appeared in the
Police Court to-day against Mr.. Lovejoy, also
German, who she charged with running after
her her with a revolver and threatening to shoot
sustained, and Judge Smell dismissed the
case.
JANE and Annie Davidge, two colored
women, living in house No. 1O1 Four-anda-
half street, where slight flre occurred yes
terday, were charged to-day with attempted
arson, but not being proven to have had access
TO the room whore the fire broke out were
dismissed. The women had repeatedly threat
ened to compel Nora Young who occupied
the room, to move from the house.
Mrs. ANNIE MITCHELL colored woman,
appeared in the Police Court to-day against
Franklin Brown, whom she charged with as
saulting her. Her testimony was that Brown
had thrown her upon lounge on Thanks
giving day and attempted to commit rape.
Brown in his own defense said that he had re-
peatedly visited Mrs. Mitchell with her full
permission and the prosecution had been the
result Of a difficulty between Mrs. Mitchell
and Browns sister. The case was dismissed.
SUIT has been instituted on the law side
ofthe court by the District against ex Constable
GY. Atlee and his sureties, II. b. Donaldson and
William Buckly, on their bond of $500. The
declaration alleges that on July q 1880, JUS
lice Helmick gave judgment against William
Wiskad for the sum of S5, and placed the writ
of execution in Atlee's hands. 1t is,claimed
Atlee made return Of having served It when
in fact he had not done so, and in consequences
some OF W1skad5 goods were sold at a great
loss to him.
THE knights of st. Augustine Comman-
derry No. 2, have elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: Commander Ananias
Herbert; first deputy commander, John F.
Fletcher; second deputy commander, Lewis
b. Brown; recording scribe, Charles H. Butler;
financial scribe, Isaac Landic; captain-gen-
eral, James M. Foy; herald, John Mitchell;
warden, j. b. Brown; standard-bearer, Francis
Herbert; board OF governors, II. Dyer, r. Coats,
William ii. Lee.
A MUSICAL ASSOCIATION was organized
last evening at Mt. Vernon Place NJ L, Church
LSouth), corner of Ninth and X streets. The
Object OF the association is to encourage and
improve congregational singing. Twenty-six
ladies' and gentlemen Joined, and elected the
following officers; Il. A. Sitter, president;
Robert W. Best vice-president George A.
Thomas, secretary; Frank Compton, treas
urer; Professor Daniels, musical director;
Miss Annie Walker, organst; Miss Florence
Ball, assistant.
SUPERINTENDENT WILSON and the su-
peryising principals of the public schools are
conducting the oral examinations In the
eighth grade of all tho schools, Tho studies
In which this examination is calculated to
test the proficiency Of the scholars are those
which cannot be tested in a written examina.
tfon; for Instance, mental arithmetic, elocu-
tion, etc. The examiners have found all the
what they have studied, and the examination
has proved highly complimentary to the ef-
ficiency of tho pupils and the careful training
OF the teachers.
ABOUT 8 o'clock this morning, as Mr..
Moxley, the billposter, was driving In his
buggy in company with a lady along the Ave-
nue., and was crossing Fifteen-and-a-half
street, the reckless driver OF a Herdic coach
drove his vehicle against Mr.. Moxley's
carriage with such force that tho win
dow5 OF the latter were shattered, a wheel
taken of, the lady thrown out onto the asphalt
and other serious damage done. The driver
OF the Herdtc was very profane when remon-
strated with by passengers for his reckless
driving and he drove on threatening to horse
whip any one who interfered with him. 1t
would be In order for the authorities to keen
other vehicles off the avenue In order to allow
Herdic drivers to pursue their winding way
without SmaSh-IIDS -