The Evening critic., 1882-05-16
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JAMES BURNS has been appointed a
special patrolmnn for duty In the Naval Oh.
reryatory grounds.
Mr.. CHARLES o. TwINING, brother of
the late Major VIM. Twining, called upon the
District commissioners to-day.
THE LIQUOR license committee to. day ap-
proved Edward Leoensteins application FOR a
license TO sell liquor at the Theatre Comiquo.
THE will of James A. Barr was filed
with the Register to-day, and the boquests
are all confined 10 tho family of the deceased.
Mr.. JEROME BoNAPARTE will build a
private stnblo In alley, between Sixteenth
s4,7oo w ''''' ~ - '''' VI
THE house of Mr.. J. l.. McCreery, No.
121 Sixth street northeast, entered by
burglars last night, and robbed of 5000 worth
OF silver.
GEORGE A. CLARKE and Cora A. Clarke
yesterday petitioned the Orphans Court 20
appoint them guardians OF their nephew,
Clarke Kirk Tilton.
TODAY James II. Rogers application for
admission TO the bar, on motion Of Mr.. Rldour,
was referred in the Court in General Term TO
the examining committee.
GEORGE b. DALTON and ex-Postmaster-
General James, better known as Lying Tom,
were before the Grand Jury today giving tos-
timony in the Star-Route cases.
HENRY LA CRoaIE, colored, trespassed
In piece OF woods belonging to W. W. Cor
coran, esq, and cut down number of young
trees, and was sentenced to sixty days in Jail.
GEORGE Pool, colored, who has deserted
his wife and taken his child with him, yester-
day cursed his wife when she went to inquire
about the child, and was to-day fined for pro-
family.
HENRY G. SAGE and others yesterday
filed bill In equity against Agnes V. Camp
bell ct al, petitloning for the sale of sublots
IL and Id, square 620, and distribution of the
proceeds.
IN the divorce suit of Joseph T. Addcks
against his wife Helen l.. Addioks, the afIldavlt
Of Susan Hill, nurse to their child in the year
1881, was lled showing acts OF cruelty on the
part Of the husband.
The parsonage of the Ninth street NJ
p. Church has been rented out, and tho re-
Gently appointed pastor, Rev. z. T. Lassell, has
his residence at 1886 Columbia street. be-
tween Ninth and Tenth northwest.
A YOUNG PEOPLES MEETING, for social
enjoyment, has been organized to meet In
Ninth-street NJ. Protestant Church every We'd
nesday evening at z :45 o'clock. The exercises
10 be literary, musical, and religious COM
bined. Visitors welcome.
EMMA STUART, a colored denizen of the
Division, approached frail sister named
Kate White (black) last night on the street
beneath her dress and cut Kate in tho head,
fphicting horrible wound and covering her
with blood, Judge Smell sentenced the des-
perate female to sixty days in jail.
JOHN LONG, about three feet long, was
charged in the Police Court with being an in
corrigible boy. Mrs. Long testified that he
would not stay at home and was a bad boy.
John was sentenced to the Reform School dur
ing minority. Among the spectators during
this case was a little boy whom John saved
from drowning at the risk Of his own life less
than two weeks ago.
The National Arbitration League will
hold an adjourned meeting this evening at 8
O'Clock, at the I-street Friends Church. Sub
jects OF interest Will be discussed, among
which Will be the propriety OF inviting all the
civilized nations to send delegates to the Arbi-
tration Congress of tho Governments of North
and South America, called by the President of
the United States, to meet in this city Novem-
ber next.
AT the preachers meeting of the M. p.
Church for the District held ut Ninth street
Church Monday morning, "The training, Of
the larger children OF the Sabbath school to
sing in the church choir" 'The occupancy of
some part of the main floor. rather than of a
Of holding session Of the sabbath,schooi
only in the afternoon were among the sub
jects remarked upon by the ministers present.
JAMES LEONARD, the driver of the
Criminal Court van, and Alexander Brown, a
colored giant, apparently about six feet seven
inches in height, were charged In the Police
Court to-day with making an ARRAY in Judicl
mitted TO So fines. singular circumstance
is that the gigantic Brown had q bruised fore
head, which gives rise to the belief that Leon
ard must have been on stilts or else up tree
A NIcE-LooKING young man, who seated
himself in well-nllod West End car, held In
between his jeweled fingers the stump of a
cigar, giving out its dying fumes They are
not a pleasant odor, even to old smokers, and
in this case was specially vicious. One brigh,
little miss, a dozen years old, saucily re-
marked, SO as to be heard: g If he Will throw
1t away will pick him up longer stump as
soon as We get up to the park" 1t was not
long before that young man went to tho front
platform TO see man.
THE complimentary dinner last evening
extended to Hon. John II. Lynch was a most
elegant affair and passed or most happily
Hon. Frederick Douglass presided, with the
guest of the evening on his right and Hon. d
X. Bruce on his left Among the gentlemen
at the table were the following: @. B. Purvis
NJ. D.; W. L. Matthews, A. II. Augusta, NJ. D..
L. j. Minton, +. j. shadd, NJ D.; David War
ner, James +. Bradford, o. s. B. Wall, O. A
Fleetwood, George @. Smith, j. M. Gregory, r
]. Harlan and George w. Cooke.