The Evening critic., 1882-10-27
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.


A coLoREp produce dealer named Cant
was Dnod s25 In the Police Court today
GroRer PARISH, colored, for flogging
his wife, was fncd $40 to-day by Judge Smell.
THE case of John Carter, charged with
assault, was called In tho Police Court to-day
and continued until tomorrow.
MEssRs. JOHN J. CRAWFORD and Charles
II. Dean, students, applied today f9r .n adms. Us
ferred TO the examining committee.
JOHN STARR for assaulting Will Snead,
forfeited collateral In court to-day; but an at
tachment has beon Issued for him to appear
In court tomorrow and etand trial.
THE case of John Johnson, who severely
scalded man In Georgetown two weeks ago,
Ind to DO continued again to-day on account OF
tho dangerous illness OF tho complainant.
JOE DoNNELLEY, powerful white man,
was hauled to tho bar OF Justice to-day for
being n drunken vagrant. Joe was sent to
live with Mr.. stoutenburg for thirty days.
VIRGINIA L. PAYNE and others to-day
filed n bill In equity against William 7. Payne
and others seeking the sale OF lot ~, square
Mr.. HENY McGRAw was charged in the
Police Court to-day with neglccting to assist
Oflcer Ellis whom he was arrosting prisoner
at the Theatre Comique. The case was dis
missed by Judge Smell on account OF frivolity.
MR.. PETER MoNAuAN was charged in
the Police Court to-day, by Special License
Agent Ran, with keeping an unlicensed saloon
on the corner OF First and q streets northwest
The defendant was lned S1Oo, but his lawyer
noted an appeal.
GoRMAN FITZHUGH, an able-bodied son
OF Africa and coal-spado official, was the lrst
Individual before tho bar OF the City Taber-
nac1e this morning, charged with assaultlng
james s. Bcnts. The case was continued until
tomorrow TO allow witnesses TO appear.
WILLIE X. DICK, while riding to the
Fair Grounds yesterday. on bicycle, was
thrown on In crossing the railroad track and
badly hurt, but fortunately no bones were
broken. He was brought to his fathers resl-
dence, No. T3O Thirteenth street northwest,
where medical attendance was rendered.
DURING the week ended October 81
there were so deaths In the District, giving
death rate OF 23.6 per 1000 per an mum. Tho
chief causes OF death were: Phthisls Ii,
typhoid fever 1, pneumonia 3, malarial fover
q, diarrhpa 8, diphtheria 3, Group 1, cercbro-
spinal meningitis, 1. There were 20 births.
JOHN SANS and Will Taylor, two small
colored boys, were hauled before Judge Smell
to-day, charged with constant vagrancy, and
fned So each. Tho boys were afterward dis
charged, for the parent OF one appeared in
court and stated that hfs son had run away
from homo, and he was anxious to have him
back.
In the case of II. III. Alexander against
+. L. Barnes, involving some $50 balance OF
the bill OF tho former for stonographic SER
vices, Justice Macarthur yesterday, in the
Circuit Court, held that the stenographors
could not charge for time and Inconvenience
in attending examinations. He further held
cate copy being required that could not be
charged for.
THOMAS w. INGRAM, chairman of the
st. Augustine Colored Society, raised Hades
generally at Blake Hall last night. Ingram
caused also much dissatisfaction by refusing
TO give checks TO those who wanted to go In
and out. He is supposed to have been the
chief factor In the disturbance that was Gre
ated ut the hall, and he was taken to the First
Precinct Station by oflicer Howell, but for.
feited So collateral In court to-day.
ABOUT 4;30 yesterday afternoon Johnnie
@ the m yard asehed
TO his house, whom his little cousin ran
under the swing, causing him to fall out. As
he was lying on the ground the seat OF the
swing struck him on the hip, producing a
compound fracture. Dr. Bcale and other ply
sicians We're called In, who had to place the
little patient under the influence OF chloro.
form 10 reset the limb. The injuries are very
serious and may possibly provo fatal.
THE friends and admirers of the late
Father Boyle arc taking measures 10 raise
funds with which to place a monument over
his grave. 1t is intended that the monumen,
shall be in readiness by the anniversary OF his
death, next March, and the ladies', who have
prosecute their work with great energy. A
subscription list has been placed In Ellis
music store, and, as this is most convenient
point, II is hoped that the number OF those
who Will call and affx their names will be &c
large that the funds will be speedily raised.
A PLEASANT and genuine surprise party
was rendered tho newly engaged couples, SO
favorably known In Washington society, Miss
Mary Bensinger and Lew Newmyer and Miss
Emma Bensinger and Myer Strasburgor, by
come OF their friends, at the residence OF theii
brother, Mr.. $. Bensinger, 6OS 7 street south
west, on Wednesday evening last. AS usual,
dfhcing was indulged in until early morning
Messrs. Hinke Budd were the caterers fol
the affair. The success OF this party is mainly
due to the efforts OF the Misses Carrie Calishel
AID Rickle Cans, kindly assisted by MIR. anC
Mrs. s. W. Forest.
THE meeting of the Carroll Institut,
yesterday was well attended and the proceed
ings, as usual, interesting. The president OK
planned that the absence OF DR.. 7. Z. McArdle
who had been announced to deliver lecture
was owing to n serious accident that happened
TO him on Sunday evening. The exercises
opened with some choice songs by Mr.. j.:
Shorb, followed by an address on tho applica
tion OF algebraic formulas to arithmetica
questions, with blackboard illustrations, b,
MIR. Frank N. Dovereux. An address on Greg
orian music by Mr.. William Richards, reclta
tion by Mr.. Montague, and q reading by the
president OF the society, with some excellen
vocal solos by d. A. Ryan, concluded YER,
enjoyable evening.