The Evening critic., 1882-10-05
THE EVENING CRITIC.
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LACoNIC LOCALS.

wallpapers and borders, at w. IL. VeohoHs
O10 Seventh street.
THE Commissioners have been potitioned
TO replace with better material the wooden
pavement on East Capitol street.
SERGEANT HoLLINsDERGER arrested
boy named John Siegers, to-day, for careless
and reckless driving at tho market.
EDWARD ABNER has score Of workmeu
employed in putting up winter protection
boards for his pretty summer garden.
THE Health Officer calls attention to tho
defective drainage of Missouri avonuo, bc-
tween Third and Four and-a-half streets.
ELIZA HALL, colored woman, was
fined 80 by Judge Smell to-day for throwing
bucket OF water upon Joseph Jones, colored
boy.
A.C CLARK will erect row Of four
brick dwellings on Seventh street, between
and streets northeast, ut an expense OF
$500.
AN interesting sight to-day was the
etreot parade OF corps OF miniature police
men advertising tho play now being per.
formed at Ford's opera.House.
THE Potomac Boat Club held their rogu-
lar monthly meeting at their boathouso last
night, but there were very fow members pros
ent, and nothing but routine business was con-
eidored
A LARGE delegation of the oldest in
habitants OF "Hookers Division" wore before
Judge Smell to-day and Houora Reed, Ellen
wyrick and Kate White were committed TO
the workhousc.
AN amicable bill in equity was filed to-
day by tho representatives of the estate OF tho
late Ulysses Ward for partition by sale OF lot
4 and part of lots 2 and 3, square 29t; lots 2S
and 90, reservation O, and lots 2, 9 and Is,
square 535.
A GANG of colored boys, led by Thomas
Carey, surrounded an old sick man named
Louis Hunt In Georgetown yesterday, and
robbed him of nfty-flve cents. Carey was ar
rested, ana Judge Smell to-day sentenced him
TO thirty days In jail.
GEORGE JONES' burly negro was sem
fenced to $40 or thirty days to-day for brutally
assaulting Emma simms, also colored Jones
had dispute with the woman and struck her
in the mouth, loosening several OF her tcoth
and injuring her In a very painful manner.
ABOUT o'clock yesterday afternoon two
white men engaged in connecting house on
Efatn S1 Ss near IL yn gs a were
unconscious condition. They were attended
by DR.. Walhausston, and after some time wero
restored TO consciousness, and finally won't
back TO their work.
ALICE PRICE, o young colored woman,
who has been employed by Miss Helen Nc
charged in the Police Court to-day with steal
Ing 500 note from her employer. The evil
dence showed that Alice had boon left In
charge OF the house, but there was no proof
that she had got tho money, and the case was
dismissed.
GEORGE STAFFoRT and John Noonan
were charged In the Police Court to-day with
driving unsound mules and inlictlng unneces-
sary cruelty upon the animals. staffort was
ilned So, and paid the fine: In Noonans case
the mule was lame in both hind legs, and was
not worth So. The case was continued until
tomorrow.
MORRIS DAVIS, small boy, was in tho
Police Court to-day, charged with assaultlng
Hugh Mcllroy, an employo Of the Baltimore
4 Ohio Railroad Company. The testimony
he was stealing a ride, and Davis pelted him
with stones and hurt him severely. Davis
pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to thirty
FRANK wilson, colored man, was in
love with Emma Giants and wanted her to
marry him, and whom she refused he got real
mad, and, Just TO spite her, came to the house
when she was away and stole an express-
wagon load of furniture, bed clothing, trunks,
just did It because he was mad at her, and
went to jail for thirty days.
The National Academy of Fine Arts is
nn institution OF which Washington may we'll
be proud. The little child learns the first
principles OF art, made 80 simple and pleas
ant that the study seems recreation: For
struction is so systematic and scientific that
we shall have no need OF sending our sons
and our daughters to European art schools.
THE Connecticut Republican Association
last night elected the following officers:
President, A. NJ. Worstor; vicc-presldent, o.
Firman; recording secretary, 10. Rice; cor
4. +. Tracey. An executive committee twas
elected as follows: William Il: Webster, s. 1.
Bradler, II. NJ. W. Braider, william G. Tyler,
A. G.. Bliss, Charles Lyman, L. H. Ripley,
James d. Hall and r. Duryee.
PoUNDMAsTER EINsTEIN's report for
three months ending September 80 shows that
I1O in July, $3.50 in August and $50 in septom
ber. There were horses, mule, 131 cows,
80 goats and % geese captured, The total
catch for the three months was 900 animals
and fowls, OF which 21S wero redeemed, 71s
killed and SO sold. or the animals killed 74C
were dogs. dogs The receipts from fees and sales
THE Equitable O. b. Association held it:
36th monthly meeting last evening ut Ma
rlni's Hall, II. II; Twombley, Vice president
in the chair and John Joy Edison secretary
Tho sum Of $4,000 was advanced at an aver
age premium OF Ga per cent, making the
siOs3, on Interest IS. .8s; tho latter Is reduced
10 per cent. annually. Tho board has au
thoriZed subscription books to be open for th(
fourth Issue OF stock for 1000 shares.
AT THE regular meeting of the Unior
Soldiers Alliance last Tuesday the election o
officers for 1883 took place with the following
Howard Mills, first Vice president; William A
Short, second .yice-president; H. W. oyster
third vice e.president; John l.. Henpol, secre
Q. Loyetoy, treasurer; Charles Harbel, proc
tor. The following committees, were ap
Short, Samuel @. LoveIoy and Z. F. Schafllrt
on toasts-Comrades William p. Marsh, VIII
lam Howard Mills and William p. Seville; OF
printing-Comrades II. s. Thomson, Il. W
Oyster and g. Il. II. Holmes.
The Washington Light Infantry last
night elected thirteen active members and tn
following honorary members; Nj. p. HELEN,
A. Schafrer, ID. ID. Anger, NJ. NJ. Parker, s. II
winsed, j. b. Doyle, of Baltimore, and Georg
Hubbell, OF Connecticut. DR.. II. L. Leach wa
elected assistant surgeon of the Corps, and c
H. ourand was elected librarian. The Corp
has been invited to take part In tho Mard
Gras celebration at New Orleans, and ais
have received an invitation to attend tho "Bi
Centennial at Philadelphia" unanimou
vote OF thanks and complimentary resolution
were extended to those who participated 1
tho competitive drill at tho "oriole." Tn
Corps Will turn out tomorrow evening to OF
cort tho Veterans to the depot.
The annual report of Superintendent
Gurley, OF the Free Mail Delivery Service
gives tho following aggregate totalsi Numbe
OF offices, 112; carriers, 8, 1l6; mail letters d
livered, 20S, ,266,739; mail postal cards d
livered, 71,1S1, ,712; local letters deliyere
9O,002, ,317; local postal cards delivered, sc
023,721; registered letters delivered, 2,652
s01 newspapers, &c,, delivered, 100, 701, ,7Ot
letters collected, 30S, ,352,S $40; postal care
collected, 99,421, 1885, newspapers, &c, &C
lected, 61,722,S14; whole number OF piec,
handled, 1,1d3,51S,SS7 ian Increase OF 127
321 1896 over last year,; pieces handled p
carrier, 307,45 Total cost OF service, |
cludlng pay OF postofllce inspectors, S2,62a
2500f ian increase OF 1923, 10 over la
year,; average cost per piece In mills, 2.
average cost per carrier, bas'
carriers, including incidental expenses at u
several onlces, less S5,6S5.0S paid postonl
inspectors, Ss35.75i amount of postage