The Evening critic., 1882-10-30
THE EVENING CRITIC.
EsrA RLIsuEp Auarsr Inns.
LACoNIC LOCALS.


Mr.. JOHN p. ANDERSON, of Cleveland, o.,
was to-day admitted to tho bar of this Dis.
irict.
EXTENSIVE repairs will be made to st.
Johns Church orphanago at an expense OF
5000.
WM. II. DOWNING will build threo
story bay window at 713 street at an ex.
OF $500.
LOUIS DAVIS will raise and undcrpin
dwellings No. 1711, 1918 and 1715 d street
northwest.
ABRAHAM FISHER will expend 5000 on
the erection OF brick store, No. O25 Sixth
street southwest.
The Commissioners at meeting o-day
approved the application Of Samuel W. Bryan
for liquor license.
Mrs LYDIA SEXTON will preach at
Hamlinc NJ. Z. Church tonight at I $50 p. IN.
Come and hear her revival services.
A HANDSOME brick tower and outbuild.
Ing will be erected In connection with the
Church Of the Holy Cross at n cost of $4,000.
DOUBLE the stock of overcoats we have
ever shown are now displayed on our couu.
ters. A. saks Co., BIG and 31S Seventh
street.
THE bridge Of size across Eighth street,
connecting the Postonlco Department and tho
Money Order ONCE, is being painted an ollvo
green.
MRs. EMILY ATKINS, colorcd died yes.
terday Mt Freodman's Hospital at tho ago OF
100 years. The remains Will be Inferred at
Potters Field.
CHARLES PELHAM, ESQ. who went to
Alabama to attend the funeral of Congressman
Lowe, has returned TO- the city and resumed
tho practice OF his profession.
THE children's meeting Mt the Congrega-
tional Church yesterday afternoon was ad.
dressed by Rev. DR., Worden, whose subject
was '".comc." The singing by tho choir was
excellent.
MARY SMITH, colored woman of bad
reputation, was convicted to-day of stealing
clothing from Thomas Gravy and assaultlug
woman named Kelly dnd was sent to jail on
both charges.
ABRAHAM PAGE, a young colored sneak
thief, stole n ham from James Buffers store
on d street, between Ninth and Tenth streets
northwest, on Saturday and was to-day COM
mitted to jail for thirty days.
A NEGRO named Saunders was charged in
remarks to persons passing along the street
and insulting ladies'. Judge Smell sentenced
him to sixty days in the workhouse.
EDWARD KENNEDY was charged in the
Police Court to-day with stealing an umbrella
from william Walsh. The witnesses were
unwilling to testify and Judge Smell convicted
the prisoner and suspended sentence.
JAMES PINKERT, who shot companion
named Benjamin Butner on Saturday, was ro-
leased from custody to-day by Judge Smell on
5000 bonds. Tho boys were playing together,
and Butner was accidentally shot In the arm.
COLONEL ROCKWELL has announced that
Mcpherson Square Will be resurfaced and that
the contract for relaylng the walks In the Ex-
ecutivo Mansion grounds has been awarded to
Burns & Son. The work Will begin at once
THOMAS LYNCH was charged in the
Police Court to-day with making threats Of
personal violence TO his wife, Mary Lynch,
and Judge Smell sentenced him to six months
| in jail In default OF bonds to keep tho peace.
EDWARD JOHNSON, another of the men
| connected with the assault on william
| Williams, in which he was cut so seriously
| that he is now thought to bo dying, was com.
mitted to Jail to-day for trial, neither bonds
| nor time being fixed.
BooBy BROOKS and Cassie Catlit were
the euphonious names OF sable pair who
stood up at Judge SMELLS bar to-day. The les.
| timony was that Brooks went for Catlit and
the cailit into Brooks, and Judge Smell fined
| the latter SO for assault.
The diamond robbery at the residence Of
| Mr.. Hercules Dousman, near the Soldiers
Home, Will be Investigated In the Police Court
| on Thursday next. Tho prisoner was com.
mitted to Jail to-day In default OF 81 900 bonds
| to await trial on two charges oflarceny.
IN the case of the Masonic Mutual Relief
| Association as inter-pleader in the suit against
| McCauley ct al. and asking instructions as to
whom sheulS be paid certain benefits the
the fund should be paid to the widow, Mary
| McCauley.
GEoRGIANA JOHNSON, n colored woman
was taken in by another colored woman
| named Allen, through charity, and managing
| - get away with nearly the whole OF her bene
factress' Quilt, the case was brought to Judge
snei's attention this morning and the thie
committed TO jail for sixty days.
EDWARD CoNELLY was charged in the
| Police Court to-day with destroying private
property, by throwing large stone through
plate-slass window, valued at $50, ON the
| Avenue. Judge Smell fined him 500 or sixty
days in the workhouse, and the prisoner was
committed In default OF the fine.
MARY JOHNSON, q colored woman who
was not invited TO a funeral IN tho county the
| other day, stationed herself In front OF the
house and began to mimic the funeral service
ana continued 10 disturb the ceremonies until
she was arrested and taken TO the Police Court
where she was fined for disorderly conduct.
THE statement that Mr.. John Douglas
was recently bound over TO keep tho peac
toward Policeman Nicholson is incorrect. Or
tho contrary Nicholson was the only part,
held 10 preserve the peace. II is true tina
the parties arc neighbors, but Mr.. Douglass
has never been on Intimate terms with tho
Nicholson family.
FRANK HAMMOND and his wife, Ma
linda, q German couple, became involved In
row on Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
street, Saturday night, and were locked up
II appears that Hammond charged his VIII,
with having been unfaithful to him. He fount
her In the company OF an upholsterer nance
Hoffman. The latter dropped the woman ant
skipped when Hammond discovered them.
THOMAS FITzsIMMoNs was charged il
the Police Court to-day with stealing an 1risl
setter pup from colored man named VIM. +
Young. The testimony showed that the dos
| was lost and the defendant found 1t and tool
care of 1t, and when 1t was advertised for no
| titled the owner. Tho prosecution seemed L
be brought for the purpose OF getting the dos
back without paying the reward, and Judg
| Smell dismissed the case and gave tho custod!
| OF the dog to the defendant.
THE 18th birthday of Clement M. Site
was celebrated Saturday evening at the resi-
dence OF Mrs. A. p. Lacey, 00i street. A ga,
party OF young people were present, including
Misses Addio Burr, Sallle Burroughs, Ma
Wollard, Mary Barnes, Myrtle Sinsabaugh
Matte Dodge, Mamie and Bessie Kern, Mabe
Lizzie Gapen; Messrs Harry Blair, VIII Curtis
Walter Clephane, james Emery, Samue
Fowler, N. O. Downs, Percy Hughes, Alber
Hall, Harry Stock, NJ. +. +. swartzell, Harr
| English, Paul Barnes, Wallace Nairn, Harr
Martin, VIII Lingcr, Harry Andrews.
Caught I'm the Corn.
Frank Jones, u colored man, who resides II
the county, appeared In the Police Court TO
day to answer a charge OF assaulting Richar,