The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1883-03-14

PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

A FULL line of Faster novelties at w. II.
Veerhoii's GIG Seventh street.
FoR sprains, burns, cuts, bruises, pains
st. Jacobs Oil is the best remedy known.
THE following directors were elected yes
terday by the Columbia Railway Company:
II. A. Willard, II. X. Willard, +. G. Davis
Henry Dickson, A. Il. Coppes, Thomas j.
Fisher and w. II. Clagett.
A LARGE number of young people whiled
away the hours last night at St. Joseph's
Hall, the occasion being dancing reunion
by Professor T. L. Phipps, the well-known
dancing master. A soiree will be given
next Friday evening.
Roy named John Jones was run over
by wagon last evening on Thirteenth
street, between G and d streets. His legs
were terribly cut and bruised, and he was
taken to the Emergency HOSPITAL, where
his wounds were dressed.
Ducks charge everybody with being a
"quacll," and there are but few who are OK
empt from the gosling accusation. DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup is certainly an excep-
ton to the rule, as it is, no doubt the
greatest remedy offered to a suffering peo
pie.
The following directors of the National
Life Insurance Company of the United
States af America were elected yesterday
Van II. Higgins, j. II. Nitchie. A. S. Pratt,
Benjamin V. Page, David Quigg, Frederick
futile. Matthew Latin, G. G. Hammond,
Charles p Griffin, George II. Latin, Cyrus
BARLEY and William H. Turner.
Equal DIVISION of the Sons of Temper
ance held large and interesting meeting
last night. The arrangements for the en-
tertainment next Tuesday contain the
names of the following ladies and gentle
men prominent in dramatic and musical
-. Il
| Dunn, Messrs. John q. Pugh, DIR. N. Frank
White, L. ]. Whipple and Professor R.
| Mckee.
A coLoRED Roy about Z years old,
named Walter jackson, was brought to the
| Fifth Precinct Station last night by two
| colored men, who said that they found him
| stuck in the mud of the flats at the foot of
Seventeenth street. The boy seemed to be
foolish, and said that he was trying to
wade across the river. He was turned over
to his father, Samuel Jackson, who lives in
Clarke's alley.
THE alarm of fire about 8 o'clock last
night, struck from box 1885, was for fire in
| the stables of Edward Dickson, in the rear
of house No. 1112 X street The fire
burned brightly, and considerable appre-
hension was felt, as there were number OF
frame buildings adjoining, but the firemen
succeeded in extinguishing the flames be-
fore the damage had exceeded 5000. The
building belonged to Isaac Stewart.
A coLoRED WOMAN named Emma Brown
was arrested on suspicion and locked up at
Police Headquarters last evening She was
seen lettering about stores on Capitol Hill
and the police watched her for several days
finally arresting her yesterday, when they
found in her possession gold ring, some
cloth and several pawn tickets Her hus
band, William Brown, was also arrested
but there were no charges made against
him.
THE Register yesterday received the will
of the late Catherine Brown for probate and
record. She leaves 5000 to Alexzene Mon
tague, 5000 to James c. Wright, 800 t.
Lincoln Brown, 500 to the First Coloret
Baptist Church, and 800 to the Nineteenth
Street Baptist Church. These amounts are
to be paid out of the proceeds of her lifi
insurance policy in the Mutual Reserve AS
ISOLATION of $4,000. The balance, 81 900
she leaves to James Gray to be invested il
United States bonds for his use during hi
minority. James Gray also receives in ad
dition two 800 AZ per cent. government
bonds. After these requests are paid al
the real estate, household goods, and per
sonal effects of the deceased are bequeathet
TO her niece, Annie Gray. John w. Hunte
is named as executor.