The Evening critic., 1883-04-04
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE Indiana Republican Club will meet
at Timms Hall on Saturday evening at
which time an election of officers will be
held.
The case Of Private Watchmau Klopfer
for shooting the colored thief, Romeo Ellis,
has been recontinued for week, the in
jured man still being in a precarious condi-
tion.
LICENSE AGENT RAFF yesterday ar
rested ]. Blankenberg, representing b. Kohn
& Bro, of Baltimore, for selling goods by
sample as commercial agent. He gave Sc
curity to take out license to-day.
In reply to n request from the Sumner
Guards, who ask for fifty sets of cavalry
equipments, the Commissioners have re-
piled that the quota of the District is over
drawn to the amount of 81, ,724.97.
WEAK lungs, splitting of blood, con-
sumption and kindred affections cured
without physician. Address for treatise,
with two stamps WORLDS DIspENsARY
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Buffalo, N. Y.
HENRY A. DAVIS was charged in the Po-
lice Court to-day with attempting to shoot
his wife. The woman could not appear,
owing to the sickness of her daughter, aud
Davis was released on $500 bonds for a hear
ing.
HENRY KRopp was charged before Judge
Barbara Kropp, to whom he has twice been
married and from whom he has twice been
divorced. Kropp denied the charge, and as
he had just served out q sentence of six
months for threats, he was released.
MAURICE DILLON and Jack Decker,
laborers on the architects roll of the Capt.
tol, had quarrel yesterday. One Of them
challenged the other to a contest Of skill,
| Ia Sullivan, catch as catch can. Just one
| round was fought Decker knocking Dillon
clear out of time in a fraction over one
minute. Dillon was taken away with a
sealed optic.
THE dead body of new born babe was
found by the side of the Baltimore & Po-
tomac Railroad track at Wilson's Station,
on the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad, Mon
day. 1t was wrapped in two towels and
had evidently been dropped from passing
train. The body was first seen by little
boy, who was afraid to say anything about
it, When next discovered it was being de-
voured by dogs.
A SPECIAL MEETING of the Wisconsin
Republican Association was held last night,
at which General j. C. Starkwether pre-
hessrs. Bradford Rexford, A. U. Wyman,
Carl Rose, G. L. Keath, L. M. Truell, A.
T. Longley and Joseph c. Coover, was ap-
pointed to prepare suitable resolutions
upon the death of the late Postmaster.
General. These were reported and unani-
mously adopted.
The District Commissioners were in exc.
cutive session for two hours yesterday
Merely routine business was disposed Of
and there was no discussion of police affairs
A report upon school furniture, recommend
ing the adoption of the Shattuck furniture
for the new schools was received from Gen
eral Birney. The Commissioners deter
mined to extend the grounds of the new
school on r street thirty six feet and they
also decided to readvertise the P-street
bridge contract, as there was but one bid
received.
| HARBoRMAsTER SUTTON reports the fol-
lowing new arrivals at the wharves
Steamer Kate, Captain Ellis, fish for r. A
Golden; steamer Atlas, Captain Chesser
fish for +. A. Golden schooner Coast Sur.
vey, Captain Bailey, fish for William E
Stuart sloop Daniel Sheets, Captain Mason
fish for r. A. Golden; schooner Mary Ella
Captain Nash, 35 cords wood for j. 0. Car
ter barge NJ. A. Gunson, Captain Gunson
2SS tons coal for G. II. Burgess; barge f
NJ. Wicker, Captain Cook, 251 tons coal
for c. II. Burgess; barge Minnie Newton
Captain Fitzsimmons, 265 tons coal fol
Clark G. Given barge Gratitude Captain
Brant, 249 tons coal for Clark & Given
pungy Sarah Jane, Captain Russell, 40(
bushels oysters pungy Shining Light, Cap
tain Thomas, 600 bushels oysters pungy
Charlie Captain Cullison, 800 bushels oys
tiers; schooner Virginia, Captain Davis, 20t
bushels oysters; schooner Flora and Agnes
Captain Algey, $1,000 feet lumber fol
| Waters & Son,