The Evening critic., 1882-02-24
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.


PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.
MFssRs. Jos. NJ. CALLAHAN and J. d. |
Ferguson will give an entertainment NJ the |
Insane Asylum this evening.
THE Coroner has been notified that the |
body Of n female white infant, three days old, |
has hcon found In an alley between Twentieth |
and twenty first, and streets northwest
JOSEPH A. W. LEVIN, residing at l2l2 |
Thirty.second street, died suddenly this morn
ing of hemOrrhage. When he was attacked
Drs. Sheckols and Appleton were summoned,
hut arrived too late.
AMONG other indictments brought in by
the Grand Jury today was one against Frances
wallace for the murder OF her female infant
child on the 31st Of last December, by abandon.
ing and exposing her to cold.
EDWARD GREEN, black, was tried before
Judge Smell to-day, but produced n set OF wit
ncsses who swore linn through and secured
his dismissal. The charge was keeping a
policy shop at Third street and Virginia avenue
southwest.
PETER CAMPBELL has entered chaucery
suit against James S. Boss and John sherman,
praying en- injunction against tho defendants
and restraining them from collecting the rent
on certain real estate until the plaintir is re.
paid for The money advanced TO complete the
houses.
AUGUSTA HERBERT and Morris Roach,
two newsboys, undertook 10 disigure each
others physognomies in the basement of the
star ofnco yesterday afternoon, and were ar
rested after battering each other to some ex
tent. Herbert was fined 81 and Roach was
fined 81 by Judge Smell today.
THE grand jury came into court to-day
with indictments against tho following par
ties: Anthony Steward, alias Anthony John.
son. alias Frank Harris, second ofense
petit larceny; Mlley Peyton, second ofrense
alias Matthew Lee, second ofrensc petit lar
ccny; James Connell, alias Shanty Connors,
and John Skivington, burglary and larceny;
Charles sedgwick, forgery Francis Wallace
murder.
FRANK L. EATON, by his attorney, Mr..
A. A. Lipscomb, to-day Instituted suit against
the District of Columbia, claiming $1,000 dam
ber, the plaintiir, In company with friend,
while riding down Twelfth street, aud when
across dead horse lying in the highway. The
animal that they were driving became fright
ensd ran away @ threw sMo me ,S oscapants Of the
Both men were seriously injured and both
have sued the District for damages received.
MARIA M. MoCKABEE was granted di-
vorce to-day by Justice Wylie from the bonds
of matrimony with her husband, John Mocka-
bee, and permission was granted her to re-
sumo her maiden name OF Maria NJ. Murphy:
The cause of the complainant was conducted
by Mr.. John n. Oliver, and the papers show
hat the parties to the suit were married in
this city October 26 1885, by Rev. John H.
Dashiell, OF the NJ. Z. Church, and lived to-
gether until January 3, 1877, when the hus-
band quietly packed his traps and quit the
and has not bothered her with HIS presence
since that time.
THE regular evening meeting of the
Carroll Institute took place last night. The
musical and literary exercises we're of n
highly interesting character. The Mozart
amateur Orchestra, under the leadership Of
Prof. Joseph Caldwell, rendered several very
acceptable compositions. Messrs. Bangs,
Flynn and Rheem, of the Lawrence Barrett
cited several selections with excellent effect.
The musical part of the programme was sus-
tanned by Messrs: Lawrence, Short, Forsman,
Fonncll and Sullivan. Messrs. Lackey and
May recited and several other members
favored themeeting with impromptu humor-
Gus speeches.
W. F. SPRAGUE is still in custody at Po-
lice Headquarters, and will be furnished
transportation and sent back 10 his home in
Newport Rhode Island Sprague is quiet,
little old man, whose insanity is shown in
only one delusfon to wit: that he has been ap-
pointed by Providence TO perpetuate the Nom
ory of George Washington. Sprague has been
annoying the Newport authorities for some
time without their taking any steps 10 conflnc
him in an insane asylum and when he started
10 come 10 this city they wrote TO Major Brock
that IL might be advisable to send the veneer
able crank 10 the Insane Asylum. Major Brock
has determined that the District of Columbia
contains cranks enough and he objects to tax
ing charge OF imporations from New England
THE committee appointed at the last
National Encampmcnt Of the G.. A. r., who
have been in session In this city for the past
four days, left the city last evening. In the
afternoon they called on the President in com
pliance with n resolution adopted at the las
National Encampment, and called his atten
ton to the violations OF section 1854 OF the Re
yised Statutes regarding the appointment o
eX-Union soldiers in the Departments. The
said that this law had been violated I'm numer
Gus instances. The President in reply sal,
that II was his intention, when ho could ge
the time, 10 examine into the subject, and h
would then endeavor to have corrected tn
abuses complained OF. After very pleasan
and satisfactory interview the committee with
drew.
THE stockholders of the Washington 1
Atlantic Railroad a. Company held meeting a
the Carrollton Hotel, Baltimore, yesterday
and elected the following directors; f.
Heron, W. W. Blunt, T.. g. Hancock, Jerom
sradley JoSsPh Villas r p Robinson Robinson and anhs
quently elected +. J. Heron president an
Jerome Bradley secretary and treasurer, Thi
company has a bill before the Maryland Let
islature charging Its powers. The road
chartered TO run from the terminus OF tn
Annapolis; thence by steamers to the Easter
shore, across the peninsula by rail to Lewe
Del, which is TO be coal port, and to CONNIE,
nice is TO be In Baltimore.
MEssRs. Cook & COLE this morning, 6
solicitors for BENJAMIN Yandenburgh, con
rine 4. yandenburgh: The petition SHOW
that the plaintiff resides in this city and Ill
defendant In New Jersey, and that they WEI
They lived together al wykcoir's Mills for SON
two years, at the house OF her parents. j
tried to induce her 70 go elsewhere to yesid
do so, and declared that she nev,
would leave her parents. She at that tin
knew tiut inc treatment no anu Ndo L
ceivng from her father and mother made
impossible for him longer to continue visitil
her at their house. In March, 1870, he
formed her that he would live no longer tn
way and urged her 10 come with him and
would support her and their child comfort
bly,, but II she refused IL would result In
final separation. She declined to go, and
has not seen her since that time, as he came
this city on March 90 1879.
"'TIs MORE brave 10 live than 10 die
Therefore don't walt till a slight cough Z
velops itself into consumption, but secure
bottle OF Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup at the smi
outlay Of 25 cents, cure your cough and II
On happily.
"Kinduess 10 Animals
The Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
Animals VIII hold an unusually Interest,"
meeting this evening In the Congregation
tuIll la for 4