The Evening critic., 1882-01-02
THE EVENING CRITIC.
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.
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THERE is at least one days respite for
Tie Guiteau trial.
THE street lamps will not be ne Tonight
or any night until the 9th instant.
JEEE DONOVAN, a thief who is wanted
in Baltimore on a charge of grand larceny,
was arrested by Detective McDsvitt this
morning.
A SLIGHT FIRE in the house of X. 4.
Mcriick. No. 1908 i street northwest, was
eNtinguished last night by the police with
out tuning in an alarm.
THE REPORT OF the Committee Of the
tecent fair held by Union Lodge, No II,
l. 90. f., shows a net gain of 81 80, with
many returns yet TO hear from.
NOBLE ID. LARNER, NJ. w. grand mas.
ter will receive the officers and members
of the Masonic lodges from = o'clock this
afternoon, at his residence, No. 937 | street.
Two HUNDRED DOLLARS damage was
done by fire this morning TO house No. 93j
X street northwest. occupied by 5. ID. Will
Hanson. The cause of the fire was acci-
dental.
GEN. W. S. HANCOCK states that he
shall not take any action to summon the
court-martial to try Sergt. Mason, who at.
tempted to shoot Guteau, until he receives
Instructions from this city.
COLD is antatonistic TO health. inducing
ttuSho Otntit uAuStlbuN us
eases, which quickly yield to the soothing
yet positive influence Of Dr. Bulls Cough
Syrup. Price 25 cents a bottle.
YESTERDAY was notable one in the
history of Waugh NJ. +. Church. Capitol HILL
No less than PIG persons received communion
at the altar. Services were held in the morn
lug. afternoon and evening, also a watch
meeting Saturday night.
PROF. HERMANN, the wonderful
magician, known throughout the world for
his skill, used st. Jacobs Oil for a severe
attack of rheumatism in the shoulder, aud
was cured by it. He considers st. Jacobs
OIL valuable preparation.
Mr.. w. S. MCkEAN. who was for some
time associated with Mr.. C.. ID. Hess, has
received overtures from both John Laviue,
the New York manager and from Miss
Jennie kimball, the mother of little Cor
iine. He has not yet decided which he
will accept.
QuARTERMAsTER-G ENERAL MEIGs and
Lieut.. Green, L. S. A., assistant engineer Of
this District, have written letters to Mr..
Horace w. Pitkin, chairman of the one
hundreds subcommittee on streets, of
Philadelphia, commenting the use Of
asphalt pavements i'll that city.
THE BIDS opened at the Commits
sicners' Office for the livery of District
horses were as follows: f. NJ. Draney. Sl1
each per month; NJ. Sinsheimer, Sl7.75;
& Son, $l9.70 John w. Pumphrey, 500
H. Burgdorf, 500; G. J.. Sheriff, $50; John
IL. Clark, $2190. and A. Nailor, jr., S25.
The contract has not yet been awarded.
THE REGISTER on Saturday last received
the last will of Henry Thorn for pro-
bate and record. 1t is subject to his wife's
dover interest in the real estate aud her
distributive share under the statute. He
then bequeaths all his estate, real, per-
sonal, ard mixed, to his four children, Owen,
Columbus W., Henry c., Charles G. Thorn,
aud Morah Shryock and their heirs, share
and share alike.
JOSEPH BROWN, alias Charles Cooper, a
young colored man of bad reputation, went
to Lieut.. Boteler's station last night
at about IL o'clock, and reported that rs he
was passing number $50 Fifth street south
east he saw colored foundling on the
doorstep. A policeman went with Brown
aud found colored female infant in n bas-
ket. Brown is locked up at the Seventh
Precinct station on suspicion of abandon
ng the infant.
THE oLLow1NG officers were elected on
Saturday night by Spartan Council, No. s.
Sons Of iona dab, for the ensuing quarter
V. T.. King, W. c.. l.. H. Julien, V. c.
A +. Brooks patriarch w. L. Post, r. S.
s. II. Jecko +. s.. John Humphrey, treas
urer; n. Riley, guide c. III. McEweu
assistant guide Joseph Williamson, |. w. ;
William Lewis, o. w.; Prof. C. II. Moul-
ton, organist; after which, several new
Iaembers were initiated.
THE police report that yesterday was an
unus ually quiet Sunday and phenomenally
orderly for a holiday. Only twelve arrests
were made during the day and night
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tion and one for firing gun. The streets
were almost free from the usual noisy and
illegal demonstrations. At the Police
Court. to-day, Judge Smell disposed of the
persons arrested since Saturday morning.
who numbered four tramps, two petit
thieves and number of b0isterous and in
toxicated parties.
RTHE BILL introduced by Mr.. Neal to in
corporate the Twelfth street railway names
the following persons as incorporators: f.
S. Parker, John NJ. Sims, Henry ID. Cooke,
William S. Thompson, James f. Fitch, S.
L. Seibert, John A. Ruff. John G. Martin,
Jefferson Reynolds and NJ. NJ. Parker. Its
route is: Beginning on Thirteenth street at
Boundary street northwest, thence south TO
l. street, thence along j to Twelfth street,
thence south to Water street, with the
privilege of extension to the waters edge,
with the right also of extension to Seventh
street northwest along Ii street.
TIE Managers of the Garfield Memorial
Hospital, while they have not been notably
successful in getting large subscriptions
here, have been fortunate in enlisting the
prompt and assiduous cooperation OF many
OF the representatives at foreign courts
Simon Wolf, consul-general at Egypt, sends
ESQ Si00) as contribution OF the Khedive
of Egypt, and from other diplomatic mis-
SONS intelligence warrants the belief that
large sums will soon be transmitted
Enough money is expected to build the
hospital. The present idea is that it will
he run by congressional appropriations.
THE BILL introduced by Mr.. Neale to in
corporate the NJ street Cross-town railway
names the following incorporators: B. II
Warner, Robert McMeen, George II. Il
White. +. Kurtz Johnson, Nathaniel vii
son, William Thompson, John +. Chap
man, IL. X. Willard, Henry d. Cooke
John c. Martin and Jefferson Reynolds
Its route is Beginning on College street
Georgetown, and thence along First Il
High, along High to Gay, along Gay t,
Monroe, along Monroe to Bridge or NJ street
along Bridge and NJ streets to New jersey
avenue, thence along New Jersey avenue
to the United States Capitol.
MEssRs. DURANT AND HoRNER, counse
for Mrs. Ellen Randolph, widow of the lat
William M. Randolph, have filed suit il
chaneery against Myra Clark Gaines fo
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