The Evening critic., 1883-04-23
LACONIC LOCALS,

BOYS clothing, Eseman Bros, 9TH and b.
SAMUEL T. LUcKETT was to-day ap-
pointed Constable by the Court in General
Term.
THERE will be a mass meeting Of coored
citizens to-nights at Mt. Pisgah's Church,
corner of Tenth and r streets.
WILLIAM PATTERsoN,a q venerable, long
haired tramp, has resumed his old quarters
at the workhouse for q ninety days term.
LADIES and all sufferers from neuralgia,
hysteria and all kindred complaints,
will find without rival BrownsIron BIT
tiers.
ADDISON CARTER, colored, had spite
against blind man named John Hawkins
and kicked his front door down, for which
he was fined $50 to-day.
JUDGE MAcARTHUR stated to-day that
no bail cases would be tried in his court un.
till after all cases confined in the Jail shall
have been disposed of in some way or other.
EVERY lady who is in need of summer
dresses for herself or her daughters; should
attend the opening at Taylor & Hufty's to-
day. A fine display may be expected and
prices will suit every one.
JULIA JOHNSON, q colored woman who
raised disturbance at Thirteenth street
and the Avenue last night by screaming
murder " and "policew for amusement,
was sent to the worknouse to-day for two
weeks for being drunk and disorderly.
THE employing painters have resolved to
adhere to their platform and not give 50
per day wages. A number of painters still
continue unemployed, and meetings of the
other trades unions are being held to assist
them. The Bricklayers' Union will meet
for this purpose tonight.
AMONG the District cases disposed of by
Judge Smell to-day was that of James
Powers, charged with being an incorrigible
boy, and released on his personal bonds !;
AHnic Davis got one month for vagrancy !;
James Tolson and Georgiana Chapman
were given fifteen days each for disorderly
conduct.
PARTIES desiring to purchase pianos aud
organs should not fail to examines L. c..
Worch & Bros stock of instruments.
| Pianos and organs on installments, $40 per
month. Ten Thousand copies of the popu-
| lar five-cent music. Call for circulars and
catalogues. L. C. Worch & Bro, 025
| Seventh street'northwest.
Mr.. A. C. RICHARDS this morning sub
mitted motion to reduce the bail of
| Parker, committed to Jail in default OF
| $4,000 bail for obtaining $50 from Judge
| Noah under false pretenses. The District
| Attorney stated that he was not prepared
to say without furthur investigation what
he would do. Time was granted for fur
ther investigation.
| PIONEER LODGE, No. /, Sons of Jonadab
held an interesting session Saturday night
the occasion being the fifteenth anniversary
| of the connection of Il. O. Polkinhorn with
the council, and also the third anniversary
| of Judge j. j. Weed. Messrs. John w
Thompson, Polkinhorn Weed, L. +. Miller
T. B. Marche, Rohrer w. j. Vance, w. II
Champion, w. Phipps and others made
happy addresses.
| NUMBER of capitalists are negotiating
for the purchase of the old Chronicle build
ing, on Pennsylvania avenue, between
Ninth and Tenth streets. They have the
refusal of it, and after meeting, to be held
this week, at which an organization will bt
effected the transfer will probably be com
pleted. IL is the intention of the new com
papy to establish depository for articles o
value OF all kinds, large and small.
| PROSECUTING ATTORNEY CHARLES
MOORE called Judge SHELLS attention to-da,
to the charge preferred against Colonel VIM
q. Moore, of the Washington Light In
iantry Corps, of conducting a gift enter
prize in connection with the fair now il
progress. The case had been set for to-day
but Colonel Moore having retained Judgt
Davidge as his counsel, and that gentle
man being engaged at the Star Route trial
the case was continued for two weeks from
to-day.
CHARLES MYERS aud Edward n. Brown
two small boys, scholars at the CrauCi
School on Navy-Yard, were charged in tn
Police Court to-day with stealing pens, al
umbrella and Il hatchet from the school
Mr.. Campbell Darlington appeared for tn
boys and made no defense, but asked tn
mercy of the Court rs it was the first oil
fense and his clients bore good character
Judge Smell said that stealing from u pub
lie school was a serious matter and fine
the boys $50 each.
CoRNELIus SHEA was prosecuted in tn
Police Court to-day for obtaining $50 uude
false pretenses for selling to Ellen Donohu
a COW which he represented to be fresh, an
which did not provo to be so. Mrs. Done
hue testified that the COW was sold to he
as fresh COW and the mother Of q calf tina
was with IT. DIR. Bushmau, vetertar
surgeon, testified that the COW was no
fresh and was not the mother Of the cali
The defendant said that he bought the COW
rs fresh and sold it under the suppOstio
that il was. The case was continued tO
further evidence for the defense.
THE Hibernian Benevolent Society, NJ
/, at their meeting last evening elected tn
following officers for the ensuing year
President, James LiRskey vice-presiden
Thomas Levin secretary, John ii. q Brlel
treasurer, =. b. Dunn; marshal, job
Bligh assistant marshal, p. Kelley boar
of directors, p Larkin, George X. PETTY
John Donnelly, George F. Eberly, Georg
Callahan and Daniel Donovan, They ais
elected Mr.. Peter Mccartney and John i
O'Brien as delegate aud alternate +,
spectively to tho Irish-Amcrcan conver
tion to be held in Philadelphia on the pot
instant.
Fort STEVENSON, DAKOTA TER.-Rey. Jam,