The Evening critic., 1882-05-25
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE street-lamps will be lighted at Ill;
p. m. and extinguished at Ga. m.
The police made forty-fve arrests during
the twentyfour hours ending at o n. m.
MARSHALL II. PARKS, of Wisconsin, was
admitted to the Bar of this District to-day on
motion OF Mr.. VIM. f. Mattingly
BETTY DENT was fined So by Judge Shell
to-day for stealing lace collar and some
spoons from Mr.. William r. Lee.
PATsEY RANDOLPH, prostitute and
vagarant, was committed to the workhouse by
Judge Smell to-day for ninety days.
THE Health officers report for the past
week shows that there were 73 deaths, 81
births, Id marriages and still-births.
LUKE OCoNNoR, for making the neigh.
borhood unhealthy by keeping a COW stable
and seven COWS, was fined by Judge Smell to-.
day.
JAMES A. PERRY, lieutenant command.
Ing the Washington Cadets, writes to Balti.
more that the command has accepted tho invi.
tation and Will participate In the Grand
Army parade.
THE application of William H. Chapman,
Andrew d. Wilcox and Matthew G. Emery
students, for admission to the Bar ofthis Dis.
trict, made today, Will be referred to the ex.
amining committee.
was recently discharged by Judge Smell on
charge of forcibly taking clock from IN old
colored woman, which she had partially paid
1or was befora the court again to-day charged
with stealing mirror under similar crcum-
stances, and was sentenced to sixty days in
Jail. rr.
HORACE KoECHIIN, of France, and Otto
n. Witt, OF Switzerland, both now resIdents of
Germany, have applied for mandamus on
the Commissioner of Patents to compel him TO
issue patent to them for an improvement in
Justice Macarthur issued q rule to show
cause, returnable May 20.
WALTER DAYTON has brought suit be-
fore Justice Helmick against Eastern Star
Lodee, NO. 1O2S, G.; U. o. of o. f., to recover
S12 alleged to be due him for sick benefits.
The case came up last Monday, but was dis.
missed on the grounds of the papers being
is the first suit brought against any lodge Of
colored Odd.Fellows in this city.
A HORSE belonging to Mr.. Shoemaker
ran away last evening on Fourteenth street,
and when short distance below the Avenue
colnded with Belt Line car, scratching the
car and upsetttng the wagon to which the run
away was attached, smashing the wagon This
collision frightened the Belt car horse and a
morse attached to wagon belonging to Mr.
Lorenzo Dow, and the latter ran away, upset
ting the vehicle and sustaining severe inju-
ries.
EDWARD CoBURN, little 12-year-old
scholar at the Franklin school building was
detained by his teacher after school yester-
day, and at about O'Clock concluded that he
mad remained long enough. The boy ran to
the window OF his school-room, and, climbing
out on to the window-sill, jumped to the pave.
ment distance of fourteen feet, and broke
uio ieb ~ INC laii. gentleman who was paSS-
ing, and VINO know the little boy, picked him
up ard carried him to his home, where DR.
Townshend was summoned, and set the frac-
tured bones.
IHE. baltimore San SAYS it is under
Stood that Rev. James L. Mackin, assistant
pastor OF st. Martins Catholic Church, Fayette
and Fulton Streets has been appointed pastor
OF st, Joseph's Church, In that city, In place
OF Rev. P. 1. Chapelle, transferred to st.
matthew's, Washington. Rev. Mr. Mackln
has been ordained fourteen years. For two
years he was assistant pastor at st. Matthew g.
Washington, and went from here to Rockville,
montgomery County, where he remained un.
III hye years ago. when he went TO st. Martin s.
Mr.. Chapelle Will preach at ST. Matthew's
Church, Washington, next Sunday.
A LARGE audience greeted the fourth
presentation OF the Equine Paradox at the
National Theatre last night, and the perform
ance was frequently applauded. Professor
Bartholomew's horses are wonderfully
trained, and invoke serious doubts as to
whether animals are endowed with intellect
or instinct. The court scene is most remark
able, and the battle scene exciting In the ex-
treme. The paradox is an entertainment
which every one wishing to learn something
OF animals and their senses should see or 40
himself an Injustice. 1t is not merely an
amusement, 1t is lesson. There Will be per-
formances every night this week and matt.
nee on Saturday.