The Evening critic., 1883-03-02
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE street-lamps will be lighted at 6:25
| p. III. and oxtnguished at 3 a. IN.
THos THOMPSON and Charles Summers
were given the extent of the vagrancy law
| to-day.
Mr. HARRY L. WEST, city editor of the
Posi, has an interesting sketch in the COM
ing number of our Continent, entitled
Leaves from the Journal of Tramp"
WIN. GROVES, an inebriated individual,
who was found in another mans house,
was before Judge Smell to-day charged with
being a suspicious character, and was sent
to the workhouse for ninety days.
LAWYERS will gladly learn that Broug-
ham, the great English barrister was al
ways careful of his throat, and further that
DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup is the best remedy
for bronchitis and other throat troubles.
WILSON DEFREEs was charged in the
Police Court to-day with being one of
gang of boys who broke into the windows
of Murray Universalist Church, but the
testimony did not implicate him and he
was dismissed.
Mr.. ALcoRN was driving down Ninth
street about 5:30 o'clock yesterday after
| noon, when his horse took fright and ran
away. Alcorn was thrown out at the cor
ner of Ninth and X streets, and the wagon
| passed over him, cutting his head and
| bruising his neck and arms. He was taken
| to the Sixth Precinct, where he was at
| tended by DIR. Patterson.
HARBoRMAsTER SUTTON reports the fol-
| lowing new arrivals at the wharves
| Barge +. l.. Name, Captain Turner, 200
bales straw for Posey & Co.; barge G. S.
French, Captain Turner, $40 bales straw
and $50 bushels corn for Posey & Co..
schooner James II. Richardson, Captain
| Wallace, 300 bushels oysters; schooner
Va,,, ain nat1
| bushels oysters; steamer Bell May, Captain
| Lucas, 1000 punches fish for r. A. Golden.
| THE Emergency Committee of South
Washington deserve great praise for their
good work in alleviating the wants of the
deserving poor Prompted by their action,
"The Mysterious Four" popular social
organization, have perfected arrangements
for select phantom party, to be given Tues
day night, March 13, at Becker's Hall, the
proceeds to be distributed to the needy un-
der the direction of DR.. II. E. Leach, physi-
clan in charge of the Eleventh Sanitary
Division. 1t is to be hoped that this move
ment will be an incentive to future benevo-
lences.
THE report of the board of inquiry or
ganized to examine the inefficient mem
bers of the police force, made their report
TO the Commissioners last evening. 1t is
understood that it recommends the pen
sioning of certain officers from the police
mems fund, which now amounts to nearly
500 600. Another important recommendation
is that when q policeman drawing 800 a
month salary shall become negligent and
incapacitated for duty by reason of age and
long service, he shall be reduced to the ES75
class, and young, active officer be pro.
NOTED to take his place.
A DECREE was made in the Equity Court
yesterday by Justice James in the case OF
w. G. Wood and others against NJ. c.
Meigs and Others discharging the restrain
ing order, denying an injunction and dis
missing the bill. Messrs. Eppa Hunton,
peared for the plaintiffs and Messrs. r. d.
Mussey and Philip Dodge for the defend
ants. The plaintiffs made application to
restrain the defendants from erecting Chief
Engineer Cronin's patent known as the
Siamese nozzle and stand pipe in the Gov.
ernment Printing Office and Insane Asy
lum, which was denied by the chancellor