The Evening critic., 1883-02-20
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

SPEAKING of the gambling houses to a
reporter last night Captain Vernon said
that none of them bad been opened since
Saturday night, and that they were not
likely TO be opened again soon.
JOHN BARRETT aud Joseph Myers were
in the Police Court dock to-day charged
with being vagrants and suspicious char
acters in West Washington, and were COM
mitted to the workhouse to the extent of
the law.
TIE officers Of the Grand Lodge of Good
Templars will make an official visit to
Minnehaha Lodge, Timms Hall, corner of
Seventh and ID streets northwest, this even
ing Friendship Lodge will also pay
fraternal visit to the lodge at the same
time.
The Senate amendment to the District
Of Columbia Appropriation bill cuts down
the salaries Of the police surgeons from $3.50
$500 per annum, but at the same time in
creases their work by the addition of the
fire department and the additional police
men. Two of the surgeons stated yesterday
that II the amendment became a law they
would resign.
In ACCORDANCE with the directions of
the Commissioners, the police leutenants
have reported the number of men in their
several precincts inefficient for police duty.
The total number is twenty-five. In other
words, one policeman in every ten is, by
the admission of the lieutenants, inefficient
as an officer. The examining board will
be appointed and begin their Investigations
during the present week.
Tomorrow NIGHT, at Masonic Temple,
the Indiana Club will have a reunion and
reception. There will be music and dancing
little speaking, and good, sociable time.
A large number of invitations have been is
sued. The net proceeds will go to the aid
of the sufferers from the recent flood in In
diana, and therefore has purpose doubly
laudable. The Indiana members of Con-
gress, her Senators and other distinguished
statesmen will be present.
GEORGE GRAY, young man of good ap-
| peaTance, was in the Police Court to-day
| charged as a suspicious character. Officer
Nicholson testified that he saw the defend
ant and two Others engaged in breaking up
| gas-fixtures and other metal and succeeded
| in arresting him after chase. The boy
said that he found the gas-fxtures, but as
| they are believed to have been stolen from
house at Twentieth and G streets, the
case was continued for further testimony
| DIR. ELLIOTT CoUEs delivered his lec-
ture on ''Demon of Darwin" last night at
High School Hall, corner Of Seventh and o
streets northwest, to large audience. The
life of Darwin was protrayed in singularly
| beautllul manner. lie gave MS Wh0lo time
10 the wonderful things in nature-his
work being indefatigabe-his researches
after truth untiring, and when found he
had the courage to declare them. The lee
ture was written in blank verse.
THE temperance meeting held at North
east Temperance Hall, s23 Ii street, on last
| Sunday afternoon was the largest yet held
at that place. Mr.. G. NJ. Nye and DR.. C. A.
Norton delivered eloquent and powerful
addresses, and the singing was under the
direction of a fine choir These meetings
will be continued every Sunday afternoon
at o'clock, and every effort will be made
| to make them attractive and the means of
| thoroughly educating the people upon the
| subject of temperance.
The 106th anniversary of the birth of
Robert Emmett will be observed by the
| Irish element and friends in Washington
| and Georgetown on the evening of the 5th
| of March, and not ON the dth, as that day
| falls ON Sunday. The Clan-na. Gael will
| unite with the Wolf Tone Club in celebrat-
| ing the event at the hall of the former by q
| complimentary musical and literary enter
| tainment, which will be opened by the trial
| scene of Emmett, including judges, counsel,
| jury, sheriff, soldiers, the prisoner all ex-
cepting the jury appearing in the costume
of the time. Tho junior Clan-na Gael of
Georgetown, will observe the day in their
hall