The Evening critic., 1882-05-25
THE EVENING CRITIC.
TGTApTIeHED AUGUST. 1888
LACONIC LOCALS.

A RED ticket given to 81 buyers. Youngs.
THE price for meals at the New York;
avenue Hotel Will be 500 per month from
June 1.
J. RICE TREMBLY has been notified to
take down the dilapidated Stables, NOS. 5O3
and sos Maine avenue.
BENJAMIN CARTER, a colored driver,
Cor driving his horse on the sidewalk, has
paid $2 into Judge sncll's treasury.
Mr.. WIN. G. CIssELL received permit
to-day to build two brick dwellings on Fourth
street, between street and Maryland avenue
northeast, at an expense OF $4,000.
THE lottery cases against Messrs. Plumb
and Rodgers, for whom Mr.. Jefr Chandler APP
Court today until Saturday, as Mr.. Chandler
was unable to attend. The defendants have
given collateral.
AN East Washington delegation. includ-
ing Dr. McKin, Captain A. Grant and Mr.. Mer-
chant waited upon the President to-day and
requested the appointment Of Colonel James
A. TAFT as a Justice Of the Peace for the east
ern section Of the city.
THE Commissioners have notified MIR.
White, president of the Belt that he will be
allowed time until July to put Eleventh
street northwest, from street to Boundary,
In repair. The company have promised TO
complete the laying OF their track and repairs
to the street by that time.
IN response to the request of DIR. Butler,
that an order should be Issued forbidding the
crying of Sunday papers, the Commissioners
have stated that they have no authority or dis
position to Issue such an order. The crying
Of papers after p. m. on Sunday Is already
forbidden and the law is not extensively vio-
lated.
THE Grand Jury too day brought into court
indictments against the following parties:
John Clark, burglary; Robert White, larceny;
Dennis Lyles, assault with intent to commit
rape on Jessie Carpenter; Peyton Randolph,
falsely making and forging and transmitting
and presenting afIdavit in support OF pension
claim.
IN response to q request to have l.
street, between Sixth and Eighth northwest,
paved and improved. Lieutenant Greene re-
ports, ''The streets to be paved with the ap-
propriation OF 100000, for fiscal year
1882 So have already been designated in
to Congress and been approved by the
House, L street cannot be paved before July
!, 1888"
GEORGE Cook, colored man, about
Court to-day by his wife, girl OF about nine
teen, with beating her. Cook testified that he
had beaten his wife more severely than usual,
small strap and whipped her. When asked
whether he knew that wife beating was out OF
did not think his wife could get along without
1t. Judge Smell imposed a five dollar fine.
HENRY REED and Samuel Jones, two
little colored boys, were called to answer In
driving. Jones forfeited SO collateral, and
Reed was fined q similar amount. Mr.. Colon
Omohundro testified that he was driving along
the Bladensburg road when he met the two
boys riding on horses, evidently racing, and
with their animals in dead run at the rate OF
four minutes. The horse ridden by Jones
collided with Mr.. Omohundro's buggy, upset
ting 1t, and throwing him out and crushing
his foot.
MR.. T. L. SCHMIDT, a tailor, who occu-
pies the first floor Of No. 1916 street, north
west, charged Mrs. Grace Jones, who occuple:
the upper floors, with keeping o disorderly
house. Mr.. Schmidt testified that the house
was continually in an uprosr ut night, intoxl
Gated visitors and mad musicians making
night hideous, whilo the noise indicated tha
a party of revelers were upsetttng chairs ant
jumping off tables. The next-door neighbor
were called and partially corroborated thes,
statements, while a number Of neighbour
were called and testified that they had alway
considered the house quiet and orderly one
and had never heard the noises complained
OF. Judge Smell accepted the defendants per
sonal bonds.