The Evening critic., 1882-09-28
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

MILLIONS of bottles of st. Jacobs Oil
have been sold and not n singo complaint ro'
turned.
RICHARD FORD was fined So by Judge
Smell to-day for exposing his person while In
toxicated.
ANpRoscoGarN cents and Fruit of the
Loom 10 cents. A. Kaufman's, 12i1 Eleventh
street southeast.
JAMES CoNNoRs, who keeps saloon at
Sixth and II streets north hwest, was fined s1O5
to-day Tor sell Ing liquor without llceuso.
GEORGE W. HALL, who keeps q saloon at
Seventh and ii streets southwest, has been
fined S105 for selling liquor without license.
JAMES SMITH, q colored produce dealer,
was charged In the Police Court to-day with
doing business without license, and was
dismissed on producing his license.
JOSEPH CURRAN, colorcd man, was be-
fore Judge Smell today charged with carrying
pistol and fined $40, although he testified
that he was only carrying the pistol homo.
THERE is loud call for the pump doc.
tor at the corner of Second and streets south
east. Despite tradition to the contrary, poo-
pie there do drink watermelon they can
get 1t.
A FAMILY of four destitute and sick
children named Bitter and varying from Q to
10 years In age, were found by the authorities
Yesterday at No. 3OOS NJ street and removed to
the Children's Hospital.
THE horse attached to q business wagon
OF Mr.. Adams, Of South washington, took
fright at the streetsweepers at Eighth and L
streets yesterday afternoon and ran away, in
juring the wagon and slightly hurting the
driver.
THE announcement that Lincoln Post,
No. 8, Will give complimentary hop on to.
morrow evening at their hall, corner Seventh
and streets northwest, Will be welcome news
to those who have attended previous hops Of
the same Post.
THE new park in reservation No. II,
south of the Capitol, is progressing rapidly.
Col. Rockwell says 1t will be tho handsomest
park in the city when completed. Its name
has not yet been designated, but 1t Is believed
that 1t Will be styled Garfield Park.
JULIA MAHoNEY, q notorious character,
who has figured promiscuously in Police
Court proceedings for many years, was com
mitted to the workhouse again to-day for on
ticing prostitution upon the public street and
making improper proposals to mon.
THE Potomac Arch cry Club will visit
Sandy Spring tomorrow to contest with the
archery club of that place. The visiting party
Will number about twelve but MS some OF tho
best shots Will not be able to go, the Washing
ton club will have to fight hard to win tho
match.
EDWARD JOHNSON, q centenarian negro
Uncle Ned," was In the dock at Police Court
to-day charged with being vagrant. john
and stoned by school children, and Judge
Smell charitably gave him three months In the
workhouse.
THE total mortality in the District of
COluHDlu inc Week euulDg lHSL SATURDAY
was6 81, being less than during the preceding
week, or at the rate OF 1874 per 1000 per an
mum. or tho decendents 3S were white and 30
colored, making an annual death rate OF 150
per 1000 for the white population and 23.5
for the colored.
A POLICE officer on the stand at the
Police Court to-day, I'm testifying to the details
OF row which occurred last evening, said the
defendants were fussing and ''cutting up"
Judge Smell became interested at this point,
and inquired who was being cut up and who
had the knife, and It was with considerable
difficulty that he was made to understand that
the expression ''cutting up was only hgur.
ative and the fight was bloodless one.
The Register yesterday received the will
OF the late William W. W. Wood, Chief Engi-
neer U. S. Navy, for probate and record. After
the payment OF all debts the testator be.
queaths his entire estate to his wife, Mary L.
@. Wood, during her natural life, and by her
to be managed and controlled. After
her death the residue of the estate, II
susceptible OF partition; II not, then TO be
sold and the proceeds to be divided, with the
tween the sons and daughters OF the deceased
DORSEY SWAMI, colored, was arrested
yesterday morning and locked up at the Fifth
Precinct Station for tho theft OF about 10C
books from Lincoln Hall. John Simms and
receiving the stolen goods. Swami was the
janitor OF the building, and 1t Is surmised that
as many more books have been stolen by him
and disposed OF TO a secondhand book dealer
for whom a warrant is out. Simms and Col
bert are rag-pickers and we'll known to the
police. About 100 OF the books are now at tht
Fifth Precinct Station.