The Evening critic., 1883-06-21
THE EVENING CRITIC.
ESTA RIISHED AulIIST IaAS
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OFFICER DARCY, of the Fourth Precinct,
is on the sick list.
LoNGFELLow's poems are good, but the
Longfellow cigar is acknowledged superior.
TODAY, the 21st of June, is the longest
day in the year, the total length of sun
light being fifteen hours and three minutes.
POLICE OFFICER APPLEBY is confined to
his house by illness and has the wishes of
of his many friends for his speedy recovery.
MR.. WIN. SEABREEzE was fined S. for as
saulting James Miller, colored man, with
whom he had dispute about the treatment
of horse.
MADAME TAPP was in the Police Court
to-day, charged with keeping bawdy-
house, and fine of $25 was imposed. A
previous fine of $25 was also collected.
A LITTLE girl, named Bette Duvall, was
accidently run over by DIR. Hanfords carri-
age last evening, on Thirteenth street, near
F. The child was not seriously injured
On motion of Colonel ]. G. Payne the
application of Mr.. Joseph s. Worrell,
student, for admission to the bar, made to-
day, was referred to the examining COM
mittee.
THE removal of Police Headquarters has
been fully accomplished and the lieuten-
ants reported at the new office this morn
ing. The heavy safes were transferred to-
day, and the old building will be deserted
after tomorrow.
The gentleman who read the resolutions
of congratulation ON the acquittal of ex-
Senator Dorsey on Tuesday evening was
Mr.. Isaac N. Tancil, and not J. w. Tancil,
as enormously published.
JOHN DINGLE desires to have it stated
that IS was not collected from him in the
Police Court the other day when he was
there on complaint Of his wife, but that he
was released on his personal bonds.
CHARLES COLLINS colorcd, struck
Frank Eaton ON the head and has gone to
Jail for sixty days. When sentenced in the
Police Court to-day Collins began to dance
and make grimaces and sing "Wait Till the
Clouds Roll By"
The case of q colored man named Reu-
ben Burnett, charged with assaulting
Nathan Ashton and cutting him seriously
with knife, was dismissed by Judge Smell
to-day, good case of self-defense having
been made ont.
Mr.. DAN WALSH, the popular res
taurateur, opposite the City Hall, has do
mated keg of lager for the Thirsty counsel
lors and inquisitors on the occasion of the
game of baseball between the lawyers and
grand jurors on Saturday next.
AMONG the District cases in the Police
Court to-day were Thomas Barton. charged
with throwing stones and fined s.; John
Young, charged with disorderly conduct
and fined S5, and Nicholas Crowley, keep
ing an unlicensed bar, was dismissed.
The players on both mines that are to
decide ON next Saturday, at Athletic Park,
as to whether the lawyers or grand jurors
can play the worst game of baseball, have
been invited to meet at Walsh's restaurant
90
game.
The second game of the Washington
Baseball Association was played yesterday
afternoon between the Stars, of North
Washington, and the Critics. The Stars
were victorious by score of 10 TOT. The
Junior Nationals and High School will play
the third game of the Association to morrow
on the old National grounds.
EDWARD AND ANNIE SPEAR, q middle
aged couple, very ragged and weak, were
in the Police Court to-day as prisoners.
The policeman stated that the pair said they
had come from Baltimore, and had no place
60, ana he had found them asleep on n va
cant lot. The parties were released on per-
sonal bonds to leave the city.
NELLIE PARKER, aged IL an inmate of
Minnie Ford's house. on d street, between
| Thirteenth and Thirteen and "a. half
streets northwest, took laudanum with
suicidal intent last night. DIR. Markwriter
was called in and pumped the poison from
her stomach. Sne is pronounced out of
danger She had been in the house
but week, and had been deserted by man
who had brought her to this city. She is a
native of Norfolk.
HARBoRMAsTER SUTTON reports the fol-
lowing now arrivals at the wharves
Steamer Virginia, Treckel, 15i bales of
hay, wilkins; schooner Mary Ella, Grey
son, 42 cords of wood II. l.. Biscoe; schooner
Caroline, Mothershead, $4,000 feet of lum
ber, Wimsatt & Uhler; schooner Anna
Mason, Ashton, 20 cords of wood, j. o. Car
ter; schooner Samuel Edgerton, Philips
| $4,000 feet of lumber, johnson g. Wimsatt
schooner A. L. schmerk, - IA tons OF
coal, johnson 4 Bros; schooner Alice
Hodges, Drisgell, 10000 feet of lumber,
George A. Shehan.
JUDGE SMELLS quiet and peaceful matt
nee was disturbed to-day by one of the 'oc-
| casional breezes that are bound to arise from
| the imperfections of the system of serving
| subp9nas. Mr. ID. w. Lewis complained
| that he had been unable to secure the SER
| vice on witnesses for the defense in case
| in which he was retained, and said that the
| police and bailitf had failed to help. The
| Court said that no bailiff should refuse to
serve subpoena. Mr., Lewis said that
Bailitf Revels had refused to help him. Mr.
| Reyels denied the charge emphatically
| saying that IL was malicious aud false, aud
quite an excitement followed for few mo-
| ments.