The Evening critic., 1882-10-12
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.


ISABELLA JOHNSON was fined 81 by
Judge Smell to-day for striking Louisn scott In
the face. Both parties are colorod'
JouN HAWKINS, a colored vagrant and
hnhitunl drunkard, was sentenced TO thirty
days IN the workhouso by Judge Smell today
AFTER our report closed yesterday Mrs.
Inc Inc niI disordcriy house at 100 New YORK ave.
nue., was fined 400 by Judge Smell.
JrDEDIAu II. CUTTINGS, William Ken.
ncdy, george ID. Livingston, Joseph n. Young
and William =. Wilson were accepted as tales.
men IN the criminal Court today, thus com.
rieting the panel.
Mn. j. n. SMALL, ir., and Miss Miriam
Run were united in marriage at Waugh NJ. T..
GhurISh', ye,,tnSrday m95ning, BY tho pastor,
went North for their wedding tour.
BY the consent Of the District Attorney
and at the suggestion Of Colonel Christy, coun.
sci for the dotcndant the trial Of A. q. sotclio,
indicted for the murder OF his brother, A. NJ.
Sotcldo, was set down for the Both inst.
COMMISSIONER WEST was takon i'll at his
ONCE yesterday ana had 20 go home. lIo
grew much worse at midnight aud DR.. Wells
was called In and applied rostOratlves, and at
. O'Clock this morning he was much bottcr.
CHARLES ANDRE was charged In tho
Police Court to-day with stealing one bunch OF
grapes from the fruit stand OF William o.
hhrove. Judge Smell sentenced tho man 10
nftcon days In jail fol- his Insignificant theft.
TAX COLLECTOR Cook has issued mott.
ncatlons 10 taxpayers that II they do not tako
advantage OF the act OF Congress OF July 12
1882, and pay their back taxes on or before
November 1, tho penalties ana 10 per cont.
interest Will rcattach.
FRANK PRICE and Isaac Hawkins, two
little colorcd boys, who have been In tho habit
OF stealing coal from richards & Co.'s coal
yard, were in the Polico Court this morning
charged with petty larceny, and were com.
mitted to Jail for thirty days each.
MARY HOLLAND, colored woman, was
charged in tho Police Court to-day with u.s.
saulting Sarah shanklln, also colorcd. The
evidence was that razors and bricks figured
extensively in the melee and that both women
were more or less injured, but Sarah sworo
the hardest and Mary was ilncd $40 or thirty
days.
THE Florida Republican Association held
called meeting last evening, md transacted
business Of Importance relative . tho up.
OF 20 per cent. In the transportation has been
obtained, and all voters who desire to take I'D
vantage OF the same will apply to the associa'
the 17th, at p. IN.
JOHN HALL, colored boy, saw an ac-
quaintance on d street, by the market, yester-
day, and threw a large tomato at him by way
OF recognition. The missile missed Its mark
and took effect on passing dandy, and for
some seconds the air was nlled with lying to-
mnto Juice and profanity, and tho unfortunate
juvenile has been handed over TO Intondent
StoutenbHrgh for seven days.
WIN. RICE, a small colored thief, was be-
fore Judge Smell to-day for tho second time
Tho prisoner does not appear to be more than
ten. years old, but is hardened criminal ana
constant vlolator OF law. Nellie Garfield, the
proprietress OF fruit store, testified TO his
frequent larcenios from her, the last being Of
S5.25 takon from her money drawer. When
arrested Rice resisted desperately and bit his
captor severely on the hand The youthful
desperate was given thirty days In jail for his
deprodatlons.
MIRANDA JOHNSON pounded her mother,
Laura Johnson, some timo ago for washing up
her room without permission and has evaded
arrest ever since. Last night tho woman was
arrested at her fathers house, and to-day she
was fined s5 at Police Court. Charlie John.
son, the woman's father, protested against her
arrest In 80 loud voice that no was to-day
charged with disorderly conduct, but was dis
missed at the request OF Oniser Branson, who
made the arrest, as he has previously been n
lawablding citizen.
THE Resident Maryland Republican As
sociation last night elected the following on.
GERS for the ensuing term: President II. s.
Widdicombe; vice.presldent, A. W. Layton re-
cordlng secretary, George H. Cline; cOrrc-
spending secretary, II. Clay Evans; treasurer,
Robert d. Wilson; sergeant-at-arms, Henry
DaYids; executive committee, Samuel Morris,
George W. Wells, L. s. Mcdonald, u. NJ. Green,
George W. Orem and oliver Shaw. Delegates
10 the Interstate Association, George W.
smoot and Henry Plummer.
The annual report Of W. W. Dudley,
Commissioner Of Pensions, shows that nt the
close Of the fiscal year ended June 80, 1882,
there were 2S5005 pensioners, classified as
follows: Army invallds, 173,13S; army
widows, minor children and dependent rela-
nyes, 70d1s; navy inyalids, 2,39l; navy
tives, 1858; survivors OF the war OF 1912,
7,13f, and widows OF soldiers OF that war,
21,601. The names OF 26,664 new pensioners
11,4f0 were stricken on The average annual
value OF each pension was s1O2.70, and tho
number OF claims filed since 1861 Is s37, ,36I,
OF which 112,71O were allowed.