The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-13
THE EVENING CRITIC.
LACoNiC LOCALS.


THE police made thirty -four arrests dur
ing tho twoniy.four hours ending at o n. m.
SOPHIA WALMsLY, for beating Rachael
Morton, has gone to Iail for sixty days, per
order OF Judge Smell.
AMONG SHELLS victims this morning was
william Brooks, who got sixty days for pound
Ing Kesiah Johnson.
JOINT. CALLAGHAN and Byron c. Coon,
both clerks In the PostofIlco Department. were
before the Grand Jury to-day.
TIE fires alarm from box 731, at 6:3O this
morning, was caused by slight accidental
firo at Pascoe's baSchouse, 1927 Jefferson
avenue
By the will of Albert Davis, flied with
the Register yesterday, no appoints Row.
William Warning, Of the Berean Baptist Church,
eSs M OF It, ana Leaves all of his property ib
colefed public schools. az .9 ntsAfF
JoHNlR NsELL has been arrested by
0fIlcer Harlow upon suspicion Of having stolen
two Government blankets which were found In
They are held at the Fifth Precinct Station
awaiting idcntiDcation.
A PROMINENT member of Cavalry Bap-
tiet Church positively stated to a CRITIC no.
porter to-day that Mr.. Bigelow ditI.not appro.
PIRATE any funds belonging to tho church or
Sunday school, and was not In n position which
would have enabled him to do so.
SHORTLY after dark last night carriage,
containing lady and two gentlemen, drove
east and tho lady was thrown out and serl-
ously hurt. The names OF the parties were
not aacertained, although several persons
witnessed the accident.
Mr.. BENJAMIN S. MAGAR, an old aud
well-known Potomac pilot, dIod. at his resi-
dence, 510 Tenth street, Tuesday evening.
MIR. Mngar had boon engaged on tho river
since his youth, and wns pilot on many OF the
river steamers until within the past few zones,
when falling health compelled him to rotirs
from that business. His last service on the
river was as pilot OF the Mount Vernon steamer
Arrow. kNs ee
THE following order was to-day issued
from tho PostofIico DEPARTMENT for tho infor.
nation Of postmasfers:, y" After consultation
with the Second Assistant postmaster. General
and the Auditor for the Postonice Department,
the General superintendent OF tho Railway
Mail Service informs this ofIlce that 1t has been
decided the division superintendent Railway
Mail Service must hereafter purchase their
own stationery and such other supplies as
have heretofore been paid for by postmastors."
HEALTH OFFICER TowYsHENp has writ
ten u letter to the Commissioners, requesting
them to direct tho Police Department to arrest
all parties violating section 2 OF the health
ordinances, which declare that the carrying of
all offensive material, such as fat, bones, fish,
&C., in q decomposing state In other than GOV.
cred and Enclosed wagons constitute nui.
eance injurious TO health. Ho also says that
tho itinerant garbage collectors Interfere with
the regular collector, and that the offal is with.
held by families neglecting to attend to calls
of the collector, practice that is In most cases
the root OF disease.
CHARLES CLARK, tho obstreperous one.
legged, battloscarred veteran, who is regu-
larly committed to Jail twice a month for dis.
orderly conduct by Judge Smell and for two
weeks each time, ISas tho principal attraction
at Snelfs matinee to-day. Clark came TO the
court In n wheelbarrow, escorted by two police
officers, being too dunk to walk, and was
placed In q cell. The Judge decided not to
hear tho case until tomorrow, owing to tho
prisoners condition, and Clark enjoyed him.
self by cursing His Honor to his hearts con-
tent In tones that rang through tho court
house and made things lively.
In response to inquiries concerning the
law under which boys arc fined for bathing 1t
is found that Webbs Digest, on page 40, un.
der The head OF bathing, gives tho following
law: al. 1t is not lawful for any person OF
persons TO bathe or swim in any part OF the
rivers, creeks, or In the canal, in the jurisdic.
tion OF the corporation, at any timo between
the hours Of q q. m. and p. m. OF each and
every day, except in the following named
places, viz: In Rock Crock, In tho Potomac
River, between Fourteenth and Twentieth
streets, in the Tiber, north OF X street north
and Anacostia, east OF Fifteenth street east.
The Georgetown law is similar rs far as the
hours arc concerned, and both laws Impose a
81 fine or ten days In jail for each offcnse.