The Evening critic., 1882-11-17
THE EVENING CRITIC.
LHsTA BIIauFD AUQIrgT 1919
LACoNfC LOCALS.


THE police made forty. FIVE arrests dur
ing the tweniy-four hours ending at 8 q. m. to-
day.
GEORGE MAKEPEAcE TowLE at Congre-
gational Church this evening; subject, "vic-
toria."
SECURE your seats for Congregational
course OF concerts. Four hundred and three
tickets taken yesterday ut Metzerotts.
ALBERT MoINTosH will invest $4,000 on
the erection OF four bricki dwellings on Tenth
street, between and II streets northwest.
WILLIAM l.. DUNLOP seeks by bill in
equity against Marian cutting aud others TO
remove cloud from tito TO lot Ia and part OF
lot IL, square TO-
Elk SENATOR FOWLER will address tho
Arbitration League this evening at 1880
O'Clock at the E.Strcet Baptist Church. All arc
invited to hear this able address.
PERMITS TO repair and alter dwellings
were Issued to-day TO w. u. Holtzclaw,
Springer \ Bro. aud w. Wheeler. The total
expense OF tho improvements Will be $500.
b. WAS broken down In health with chills
ard fever; Elixir OF Babek relieved my suffer.
very good. d. RoBISsoN, ISL streets.w.
THE Grand Jury paid visit to the Jail
to-day and found 1t In the usual fresh and
duties today they will be discharged until
Monday week.
THE commission appointed by the Dis
trict Commissioners 10 ascertain whether the
sufficiently strong for safety have entered
upon their duties.
SANDY BRUCE, colored. while In the
dock at tho Criminal Court this morning await
ing Trial, was suddenly seized with ut. He
was removed to the wituess.room, received
medical attention and soon recovered.
MAJOR TURNER requested Judge Smell
to-day TO release william NcDougal from
custody. McDougal was recently committed
for the larceny OF So from Turner. Judge
Smell directed the release of the prisoner.
81 MOVE" said delegate in Virginia
convention, that our chairman take q dose OF
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup, he is so hoarse that
no doubt tried this wonderful medicine.
IN the Police Court to-day the charge
Of uttering n false draft for 800 which has
been preferred against Samuel d: Palmer
originated in n mistake, aud no Intent to dc.
fraud entered into tho transaction.
TEE will of James p. Mexican was filed
with the Register to-day. All the estate is left
TO his wife during her life and at her death to
be sold and the money divided among the chill
dren. To the orphans fund OF Washington
Lodge No. g. 10. o. F. is bequeathed 800.
A MARYLAND sheriff came to the city to.
day for Charles Johnson, the. young coiored
man held by the police for making probably
fatal assault on little boy named Joseph
Dant, In Prince Georges County. The negro
became enraged at tho little fellow about two
months ago and struck him ON the head,
fracturing his skull, and then made his escape
10 this city. Johnson will DO taken back for
trial as soon as the proper papers are pre-.
pared.
THE proposed removal of number of
idiotic patients from st. Elizabeth's Asylum
TO the poorhouse, to be supported there by tho
appropriation for the maintenance of st. Eliza
beths Insane Asylum, has been declared i'm.
practicable by Comptroller Lawrence. Tho
idea Of the removal was TO relieve the crowded
condition OF tho Insane Asylum, but Mr.. Law
renee has notified the Commissioners that the
support OF Insane patients at any place but
the Insane Asylum could not be paid for out
OF tho appropriation.
In response to n request of the Commits
sioners the Inspector OF Plumbing has made
an examination of the drainage sewerage and
ventilation OF the Columbia building and has
rendered an exhaustive report on their condi-
tlon. He pronounces tho building TO be unit
for occupation and tho plumbing to be so de-
fective as to be absolutely dangerous to tho
occupants. In many places noxfous odors and
sewer gases pervade tho rooms and the wash
stands, water-closets, and drains are reported
10 be in an alarming condition. A complete
change Of the drainage, ventilation, sewerage
ETC., is pronounced TO be necessary.
BEFORE day yesterday morning, bur-
glars entered about the same time) the
houses Of Messre. Belt, Chapman and King,
Nos. 1912, 1914 and 1916 Tenth street, and
ransacked several rooms in each, escaping
with their booty. From Messrs. Chapman and
Belt they took but few articles, some of
which they dropped In making q hurried
| exit, but they won't through Mr.. Kings house
more thoroughly, taking two gold watches, q
lot Of silver and clothing, worth in all about
| $500 or 5000. Mrs. King heard u noise In the
house about O'Clock In tho morning and
| woke her husband, who thinking one OF the
children might be sick, ran up stairs to tho
| nursery, and before he realized that burglars
| were In the house they had made their es-
| cape. A singular coincidence was developed
| when Messrs. Belt and Chapman compared
| notee, each had lost four napkin rings.