The Evening critic., 1883-04-03
Temperature.
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

MARKET MASTER CLAYTON BUELL. has
reported upon Watson's labor market
scheme. He makes an elaborate statement
to show that such plan would not only
be impracticable, but work i'll results.
J. ORMANp WILSON, Superintendent of
the white public schools, sent protest
against the selection of the school sites
recommended by the trustees in the second
subdivision to the Commissioners, but it
arrived too late and was returned to him
yesterday.
OPPOSITION is what it wants. That will
make it solid we mean DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup. 1t has entered the lists and come
out far ahead. In the ranks of legitimate
household remedies for the cure of coughs
and colds DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup stands
first Price % cents.
MRS. IMoGENE ROBINSON MoRRELL cor
daily invites all interested in art, music
and elocution to attend the reception at
the National Academy of Fine Arts, Cor
coran Building, opposite the Treasury,
Wednesday evening, April A, at 8 o'clock.
Visitors will be received Wednesday after
Moons from 9 to 5 o'clock.
THE District Commissioners have re-
ceived notice to quit the house used as
school on Fourteenth street between u
street and Ohio avenue. They have re-
ferred the matter to their attorney for an
| opinion as to whether the lease contem-
| plates or authorizes such action by the
| lessor also as to whether they are COM
| PEELED to abide by it.
THE old vestry of st. Luke's p. L. (col-
| ored) Church, which was reelected at the
meeting of the congregation on Easter Mon
| day night, had their first meeting last
| night. They elected Hamilton s. Smith as
register and Spencer Murray as treasurer
| for the ensuing year. The Bishop of the
| Diocese and the Dean of Convocation were
unavoidably detained until too late. They
promise to meet the vestry during the
present week. The church Is advertised
for sale on Monday next at 5 p. m.
HARBoRMAsTER SUTTON reports the fol-
lowing new arrivals at the wharves
Sloop Jeannette, Captain Raymond, fish for
r. A. Golden schooner Peri, Captain Nash,
5000 feet Of lumber for Ii. L. Biscoe
schooner Iowa, Captain Curley, 10000 feet
of lumber for II. l.. Biscoe; schooner
George and Martha, Captain Weston, 40
colds of wood do steamer Norfolk, Cap
tain Shropshire, merchandise for J. III.
johnson & Co. schooner Mary Ella, Cap
tain Gibson 400 bushels of oysters pungy
Climax, Captain Kryer, 300 bushels of oys-
tiers.
SUNDAY morning Rev. DIR. Power, pastor
Of the Vermont-avenue Christian Church,
after the morning service, took up O special
collection for the building fund of the
church, and succeeded in raising $500.
Next week the pastor will go on collect
ing tour, and 1t is expected that he will be
very successful. The amount required to
finish the handsome edifice, now in course
of erection, is not very large and it is
hoped to raise it by tho middle of the
summer. On Friday evening next the
members of the church will tender Mr.
Power farewell, previous to his depart
ure on his trip.
The regular annual meeting of the Ma
| tional College of Pharmacy was held yes
terday at the college rooms, Colonization
Building, corner of Pennsylvania avenue
and Four-and-a-half street. The reports of
the officers and committees show the col
lege to be in prosperous condition. After
the reports had been read the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year. G.
G. c. Simms president; Charles Becker
first vice. presidents r. l.. Eliot, second
vice-president j. r. Walton, secretary
| John A. Milburn, treasurer; and as addi
tional trustees, Messrs. W. S. Thompson, w
G. Duckett, II. A. Johnston, S. +. Mohan
T. ID. Bowling, Karl Kullberg and DR.. S
Waggaman.
THE W. F. NJ. Society of the NJ. Z
Church held their third quarterly meeting
of this missionary year in the parlors of the
| Suuich SCStSiuuy ~ Lou u. IL.
Mrs. Hartsock, the president, in the chair
Mrs. La Fetra read the Scriptures and Mrs
Bishop Andrews led in prayer. Mrs. Site
and Mrs. Soper, returned missionaries gave
interesting accounts of the manners and
customs of the japanese and of the Chinese
Mrs. Polk inhorn, sister of Missionary
Soper, showed quite number of article:
manufactured by the Chinese. The hand
painted photograph frames were rich and
beautiful. Mrs. Bishop Andrews, Mrs. Til
ton, Mrs. Deane, Mrs. Linville, Mrs. Hart
sock and Mrs. La Fetra gave encouraging
accounts of the auxiiaries in the Washing
TON district