The Evening critic., 1883-02-12
THE EVENING CRITIC.
EETl pI rauED ATTGrTsT lana
LACONIC LOCALS,

Go TO Veerhofl7s, 016 Seventh street, for
valentines.
SAMUEL BROWN forfeited So to-day Mt
Police Court for keepinga disorderly house.
THE ladies of the Assemblys Or. Little's)
Church will give social entertainment
on Friday evening.
JAMES BATEMAN pleaded guilty to-day
to assaulting Frederick W. Okic, aud sub
mitted to o nominal fine.
THE alarm of fire struck from box 1874,
about 6:30 o'clock last evening, was for a
slight fire in frame house 1920 / street.
THE case of receiving money under false
pretenses against Zell Hoover has gone over
until Wednesday next for trial. Hoover
has furnished bail and retained Colonel
Cook as counsel.
Ar THE Union Bethel Historic and Lit
erary Association Tuesday evening, Mr.
Cardoza, by request, will reproduce his
paper entitled "An Evening With Shakes
peare." All welcome.
A YOUNG MAN named Willis Ragan was
before Judge Smell to-day for stealing some
wood from freight car and with assault
ing the officer who arrested him. Ragan
was sent to jail for sixty days.
THE city was left in almost total dark
ness last night until nearly 8 o'clock.
Only lamp-posts adorning the public build
ings served rs beacon-lights " TO the way
farer in search of spiritual comfort.
MARY DONOVAN, lady who took a
broomstick to Thomas Welsh when he
went to her house drunk and troubled her
about some business affairs in which they
were jointly interested, was fined one cent
by Judge Smell to-day.
IN the Court in Banc to-day, Justice
Hagner delivered the opinion of the Court
in the case Of Coleman and Neal against
HeuriCh which came up on exceptions. In
the court below the plaintiff sued the de-
fcndant for false arrestsand imprisonment;
one got verdict for $50 and in the other
case the defendant The judgment of the
court below was affirmed.
MANzELLA BROWN, the servant girl at
General Emory's, was charged in the Police
Court to-day with applying indecent epi-
thets to Eva Sample, the servant at General
Beckwiths. Miss Eva testified that her
sphere of usefulness and that of her rival
were only separated by q backyard fence,
as they lived in adjoining houses and that
barrier was not sufficient to prevent an ex-
change of pet names, which resulted in the
prosecution. Manzella was fined $5.
A MEETING of the Hamilton College
alumni was held at No. II Grant Place,
last evening, and an association formed of
the alumni of that college residing in this
city. Judge scofeld, of the Court Of Claims,
was elected president; Senator Hawley and
Director of the Mint Burchard, vice-presi-
| dents; Second Assistant-P Postmaster Gen.
eral Elmer, treasurer, and DIR. II. Randall
Waite, secretary. The twenty-frst of this
month was set for their first annual dinner.
WILLIAM II. HAssIN, a colored man, was
charged before Judge Smell to-day with
writing policy at various places, among
which was restaurant on Virginia avenue,
| between Sixth and Seventh streets. Henry
Raft aud Officer Carter had the place raided
| when Hassin was writing for number of
colored men, and Judge Smell imposed a
| fine of $50, from which an appeal was taken
| by Judge Pelham, who appeared for the de-
fendant. James Hunt was then charged
| with the same ofiense, and the testimony OF
several young women policy players was
given, and sentence imposed and appeal
noted.