The Evening critic., 1882-11-03
THE EVENING CRITIC.
EHTA RLIaHED AUGUST 1893.
LACONIC LOCALS.


THE school teachers will be paid off to-
morrow.
FIFTY-sIx arrests were made by tho po-
lice in the twenty.four hours ending ut 3 a. m.
today.
MRS. EMMA GELsToN will construct
brick residence on East Capitol street, between
Sixth and Seventh streets, to cost 81 900.
DoN'T fail to attend tho great sale of fall
and winter clothing for men and boys at Low
Newmyer's, 734 Seventh street northwest.
THE case of the butcher, Fenton, charged
with being nm unlicensed produce dealer, was
set for hearing tomorrow at the request OF tho
prosecution.
ROSE McDEvITT, tho Oldest of Judge
SHELLS customers, who occasionally comes dp
from the workhouse In the evening and goos
back the next morning, was committed to
day for another month on hor own confession
that she had been "takin' leetlo too much
tonic."
The messengers of the Columbia building
made n beautiful heart OF flowers to place
on thoir dead comrades bier. They have also
made pillow OF flowers, In which tho words
"Rest in Peace" was beautifully worked. The
funeral took place at o'clock to-day, and was
largely attended.
JUDGE SMELL directed to-day that
Arthur Payne, tho colored jury-nxer,. .be al
lowed In future TO sit In tho courtroom, In
stcad of being confined in tho cell during tho
session OF court. Payne Is suffering severely
from rheumatism, and IL Is feared that his
strength Will not last through his trial.
A WIDTH of olcloth has been placed
acroes the floor OF tho clerks room OF the Com
missioners' ofnces, leading from the entrance
door to tho door OF tho room In which tho
Commissioners Sit The oilcloth was put
down to prevent the rapid wear Of tho carpet,
caused by constant stream OF visitors.
YESTERDAY horse belonging to Mr.. p.
Underwood, residing on the corner OF First
and S streets northwest, took fright while
standing at tho foot Of Third street southeast
and dashed away at fearful ratio Of speed,
and ran Into n lamp-post near South Caro-
lima avenue and broke tho letter.box and tho
lamppost
Miss PoMMARD, the French governess,
who is charged with the larceny OF valuable
clothing, laces and jewelry at the Soldiers
Home, was In tho Polico Court to-day to answer
tho charges preferred against her. Mr.. G. NJ.
Smith, counsel for tho defendant, waived an
examination and asked that bonds be llxed
$1,000 in each OF three cases and tho bonds
were lxed ut half that amount.
A NEW form of thieving has come to the
attention OF tho detectives. 1t appears that a
costume of bicycle rider,will follow one of the
silent steeds until he sees Its owner descend
and leave It unprotected, when he will walk up
mount the FURNISHED wheel and ride away.
Several of these larcenies have occurred, and
the bicycles are generally sold by tho thief
almost Immediately after he has succeeded In
stealing 1t.
THOMAS MACKEY, young colored
waiter, was in tho dock at Police Court to-day
TO answer q charge OF stealing a shawl and
some 1ewelry from tho residence OF Mr.. George
Hohler. Tho testimony was that Mackey was
seen In tho neighborhood Of Mr.. Kohler's
house when tho goods were stolen, and subse
quently told Mrs. Rohler that II he would moi
| be prosecuted he would return tho property
| Judge Smell sentenced the prisoner to sixty
days in jail, with thirty days additional IL the
| property was not restored to the owner.
SPECIAL LICENSE AGENT RAFF ha:
| made q case against Caroline n. Burrell ant
| procured q warrant against her for doing
| business MS q retail liquor dealer without
| license. Mr.. Ran says that this woman con
| ducts the foulest den outside OF tho Division
| Her establishment, No. 1918 New York ave
nue., is apparently q candy store, but in re
| ality is drinking saloon Of low character
| The upper floor is O resort freduented by whit
and colored people OF both sexes. Mr.. Raj
says the trial tomorrow will develop stat
OF AFFAIRS that is unusually horrible.
GEORGE PIERCE, colored, was chargot
| in the Polico Court to-day with making threat
| Of personal violence to Priscilla Pierce, with
whom he has been living for sixteen years
| Priscilla testified that her husband had de
serted her and her eight children, and wa,
| living with another woman, and that he hat
| threatened TO kill her. The man denied eve
being married to tho woman and said that h
| had been taking care OF her for sixteen years
and as he thought that was long enough, h
had left her and gone TO live with anothe
woman. Judge Smell accepted tho defendant
personal bonds to keep tho peace for 81
months.