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The Evening critic., 1883-01-23
THE MISSISSIPPI QUESTION:
Interesting Testimony Of Captain
Spnrs XpsteptSuy

In the Burrows committee yesterday Captain
Sears, U. s. A., executive officer of the Mlssis-
sippi River Commission, continued his testi-
mony. Captain Sears said that at the meeting
Of the commission, at which S1,300000 was
Appropriated for leyees, there were present
representatives Of Arkansas, Mississippi and
Louisiana.
"Did the representatives make any prom
ises of local appropriations for levees In con-
nection with the commisstonT" inquired Mr..
Burrows.
"Yes, SIR" answered Captain Sears.
"What amounts were pledged by these
States ?"
"Loulsiana pledged $4,000 for the nth
leyee district; Arkansas, $4,000, and Missis-
sippi, 100000 for her second leyee district"
"Hho represented these States %
"Colonel Richardson, State engineer, repre-
sented Louisiana; Colonel Sapplngton repre-
sented Arkansas, and Major Helm represented
Mississippi"
''Was it on the strength of the statements of
these representatives making pledges for their
several States that the commission maze the
llotmentY' inquired Mr.. Burrows.
"Yes, sir; or rather l think, these pledges
taken into consideration"
do you think the commission would have
made this allotment II these pledges had not
been made ?"
Il don't think feel AS II should answer
that question, but don't think the commits.
would have felt ablo to do the levee work If II
had not been for State support"
" How was this allotment made 2"
"SiX hundred thousand dollars was allotted
and 100000 for contingent work"
"Have the amounts pledged by the States
been paid "
~ don't know"
"what other persons appeared before the
commission ,"
Numerous persons residing along the al
luvlal lands Of the Mississippi"
What did they represent ?"
"Some Of them spoke of tho advantages the
levecs would confer upon navigation, and
others were more honest and said they wanted
their lands protected"
"Captain, don't you think that land protec-
lion was tie main object OF these people 2"
"Well, think IT was"
"That Is all" said Mr.. Burrows. Mr. ELLIS
then examined the witness, but brought out
nothing important,
Captain LennOX, Of tho steamer City OF
Providence, a Mississippi River pilot and
master for IS years, was next called. He said
If the river could be conilued within narrow
banks IL would deepen the channel but he did
not think such banks could bo held. Captain
LenLuX said tnat when the commission frs
began work at Horse Tail Bar the dykes
caused great danger TO navigation.
Now" said witness, "there Is no danger
cause they are putting In piles and mat,
down, Gs they are not siropg enough 10 with
stand bump from Il steamer"
witness said the river below Cairo was
deeper than that between st. Louis aud Cairo
1--WE do not consider The river below Cair,
dangerous at all, hut do consider Il SO above
Cairo. This mas always been the case, aud /,
not attributable To improvements,
After Il few other questions the committee
adjourned.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-23
THE EVENING CRITIC.
Hyz,rA A pT .rafIpn htrqfrar saaa
LACoNIC LOCALS.


THE East Washington attempted rape
case has been continued until Saturday for
trial
ARMsTEAD JACKSON, for pounding VIM.
+. Ward, was committed to-day for thirty
days.
THE snow cases have been pretty well
disposed Of and only four cases were
brought TO Judge SHELLS attention to-day.
JAMES TEMPLE, the colored boy who
stole pair of shoes yesterday from Stras-
burg & Bro, was sent to jail to-day for
two months.
RosHDALE Pleasure Club will give their
third annual ball at Abner's Music Hail.
January 90, 1883. The committee reserves
the right to exclude all improper charac-
ters.
WIN. FoRREsTER and Mar ia Cole had
friendly set to on the street yesterday and
were in the dock at Police Court to-day.
Forester was fined and Maria was dis.
missed.
ADAM GREEN, a coiored man employed
by the Washington Gaslight Company, was
committed to Jail for thirty days to-day for
stealing few pieces of coal from that
corporation.
LIEUTENANT ECRLoFF was taking the
necessary action before the Police Court
and Grand Jury to- day to secure the bring
ing 10 tnls clty ana prosecution oil the dia-
mond swindler arrested in Baltimore.
CHARLES DAWES, the boy who accident.
ally shot a colored boy in the eye nearly
month ago. was in the Police Court for
trial. The injured boy is unable to appear
and the case went over for twelve days.
A CoLoRED man is reported to be en-
deavoring to circulate $3.50 counterfeit
coins. An arrest was made of person
corresponding to the description, but not
being identified he was dismissed to-day.
Hon. EDWARD MADDEN, Louisville, KY,
member of the State Legislature, says 81
suffered with rheumatism for some time ;
finally began to use st. Jacobs Oil, which
at once relieved and in short time cured
me-
WhEN the Circuit Court convened this
morning, and the jurors were being ex-
amined as to their fitness, among those
who claimed exemption was dentist, who
pleaded his profession as his excuse. Justice
Macarthur examined the law, and then
said that physicians were exempt from jury
duty, but failed to find the word dentist"
in the law, which was enacted before den
~tistry became looked upon as profession.
He could hardly look upon it as of the same
Importance as medicine, and for the present
he should hold that dentists were not ex-
empt from jury duty.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-23

Who the original Judge Lynch wls-if such
parsonage ever really eSistsd--is mystery.
III earliest date assigned TO this exhibition
of u developed "iron conscience " is according
10 the "Galway Council Book" tho year | 1875
when ON lrishman In municipal authority in
the county of Galway ,and named James Lynch,
hanged his own son out oI Il window for do
spelling and numbering strangers, "withOut
martial or common law, 10 show a good exam
pie 10 lposterity." Another ancestral deriya.
lion ia 10 be found In one Lynch, who, about
1857, was sent 10 America to suppress piracy
As Justice was not administered with much
rigor or formallty In the colonies, sowing In
the difficulty Of adhering TO the usual forms OF
law In the newly'fashloned territories" II Is
presumed that this Judge Lynch was
empowered to proceed summarily against
the pirates, and thus originated the
term. The opinion which traces tho eN-
precision 10 MIR. Lynch, founder OF the town
OF Lynchburg, in Virginia, Is entirely unsup.
ported by any authority beyond identity OF
name; hut II is curious To remember that so
long ago as the reign OF Richard III. there was
n current doggerel distich "Flrst hang and
Graw; then hear the cause by Lydford law"
. his may have been akin to the historic "gib
let law OF Halifax" which was In practice
down 10 tho protectorate, but which, summary
as was the operation, was carried out by regu'
larly'appolnted magistrates.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-23

Mrs. DR.. BANDS reception last evening
was a very enjoyable occasion. Miss Fam
ME Friend and Mrs. Alice Curtis charmed
the guests by their music, Mrs. Lydia
Tiltcn read an original poem of great
beauty. The hostess entertained the happy
company for twenty minutes on the sub
icct of the science of facial beauty. Rev.
DIR. Hicks gave an exceedingly interesting
and instructive talk on India,
Among tho guests were noticed Mrs. IL.
II. Bornvill, Of Philadelphia; Mrs. Professor
Carpenter, of Boston; Colonel Ruter, of
Florida; Mr.. SperIy of tue Washington
World Mr. and Mrs Meris, Mrs Morell,
the artist; Mr. Curtis, of the Pension Office;
Mr.. Underhill, Colonel Burke, Mrs. Burnett,
Mrs. Cutter Miss Lola Clokey, and Others
of Washington,
The Evening critic., 1883-01-23
PERSONAL.

-HoN. ADDISON @. HARRIS, of Indian.
apolis, is in the city on patent business
He is the guest of Representative Calkins.
EX-SENATOR ]. l.. MCDONALD and
wife are expected to arrive at Wizards
Hotel this evening. He comes to argue a
case in the Supreme Court.
MR.. JOHN MCKINNEY clerk to the
Sergeant atArms of the Senate, is at his
home in Indiana sick. He will return to
Washington as soon as he is able.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-23
MniI Mesxengcr Service.

Mr.. W. Jackson mas been designated as mail
messenger between HlcksfOrj, Va, and the
railroad station In place Of Jer Walker, who
was arrested, several days ago, by postofilcc
Inspector Henderson, for rObblug the mnils.
Man serylco having been placed on the
Ricbmond Mechleuburgh Railroad from
Keysville 10 Chase city, Va, the postmasters
at Elmwood, Haleysburgh aud Lula, Va,
have been instructed 10 invite proposals tor
messenger service between their respective
offices. ANA the railroad station, the distance
being over one-fourth OF a mile, service 10 COM
mence February 1, 1883.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-23
IInnn,, Fnr nni,,In.

The cleik Of the Criminal Court has pre-
pared permits 10 enter the Erie County IN. "
Penltentlary 10 the following prisoners FOR the
terms Of imprisonment named Eugene Bos-
ton, Frederick Williams ana James Slmms, 3
. years; Henry Young, years: Edward
Morrlll and Charles Wood, eight yegrs each /:
Louis Dodson, years, George SlmOns, 4 years,
James johnson, . years, Charles Montgomery,
years, John Murphy q years, Charles
O'LCafy, 3 year9, The two,last named VIII re-
main IN Jail hero until further orders from
The Evening critic., 1883-01-23

According TO Mr.. Charles Wyndham, tho
York Union League Club are the handsomest
he has ever seen, and finer In every respect
ihan can be seen at any clubhouse in all Lon
don.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-23

DIR. GIBBoNG, acting assistant surgeon to
10 the Marine Hospital Service, at Little Rock,
Ark, reports tnat three cases OF smallpox
have appeared in that city TO date
The Evening critic., 1883-01-23
EIr. seo,t,n Arr Snic.

This collection is drawing many visitors
day and evening at the gallery No. 9l3 Il
street. The universal expression is that Of
will he present at the sale commencing to-
morrow, Wednesday evening, at S o'clock,
continuing Thursday and Friday. The
sale is without the least reserve aud some
great bargains may be expected.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-23
A scufIie Followed

and the husband fearing Dicks law author
ity took to his heels. The latter drew a
revolver and followed the indignant hus.
band firing shot after shot at the retreating
figure. The fifth shot, instead of hitting
its mark, blew Dicks forefnger nearly off,
and " thus ended the first chapter" few
hours later all of the parties were placed
Precinct Station House, charged with as
sault and counter assault, and vowing to
renew hostilities when they were released
from "durance vile"
The Evening critic., 1883-01-23

ENSIGN WM. Il. PULLMAN has been or.
deled 10 duty az The Naval Obseryalory.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-23
little RED Ridine Hood.,

she met a wolf, in the person of Dick An
derson, the colored driver of the Jail van.
and the pair meandered down the street
conversing in gentle tones. At this inter.
esting point the enraged husband appeared
on the scene. Hot words followed, which
resulted in the husband dealing the gay
Dick ponderous blow between his eyes
and sending him to the ground in heap
Dick regained his feet, and with an oath
said, " Pm a special officer, and | arrest
unu -
The Evening critic., 1883-01-23
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II UVALL & MARI, Real Estate Brokers.
- 925 Street N. W.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUA BILE I'M
PROVED REAL ESTATE.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUA BILE M
PROVED REAL ESTATE.
BY virtue of n deed OF trust to me- dated the fses
twenty-sixth day of July, a. ID. 1881 and duly LII
recorded In Liber NoA0l, folio 26s ct seq, one of
the land records of the District of Columbia VIII
sell at public auction In front of the premises on
SATURDAY the 3rd of day February, A. ID. 1883
~ thc hour Of ! o'clock p. m the following de.
Scrlhed real estate, situate In the City of Wash
ingion, y: q, and known and described as part Of
lot NUMBERED two (2), In square numbered (sl3)
eight hundred and thirteen, beginning for the
same at the northwest corner of said lot thence
south on the line OF Fourth street fifty two feet
thence east fifty feet thence Ii sixteen feet
thence east fiity-five feet Inch; thence north
thirty-sIx feet: thence west one hundred nm d
five feet on Inch TO the place OF beginning subject
70 first deed OF trust 10 secure 75Oand interest
ten per cent per annunl, until paid, from No.
yember l5ih, A. u. isS2, and taxes. the total Of
which VIII be made known at the time Ofsale.
Terms of sale-One- fourth cash. and the balance
In SIX twelve and eighteen months from day OF
ahle, with interest at six per cent per annuni, to
be secured by deed of trust 10 the satisfaction of
beneficiary deposit of 500 will be required
when the property Is knock - down. Ifterms Of
sale are not complied with n9ve days from date
fsale the trustees the right to sell at the
risk and cost OF the deiaulting purchaser.
- - WIN. MAYSE, Trustee.
JOHN SHERMAN & CO., Auctioneers.
WIN. NJ SMITH, Salesman.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-23
NJ. A. DAUPEIIN,
Naxx 0rlanna "
z777zsN NEF5vSNEyZ27Wy

NJ B. Orders addressed 10 Neto Orleans aoM
recelUe pfOnHpt attention. was
The Evening critic., 1883-01-23
CAPITAL PRIZE, $4,000.
HOG, zoo Tickets at Five Dollars Each.
Fractions, in Fffths, in proportion.

1867 Prizes, amounting s265 800
Application for rates to clubs should be made
only to the office of the Company in New Or
leans.
For further information write clearly, giving
full address, Send orders by Express, Registered
Letter or Money Order, addressed only to
The Evening critic., 1883-01-23
AUcTI0h SaLEx
w EBKS q CO., Auctlonecrs,
w O:Ig Louisiana avenue

NM Aihh' N W. Auctiunttfbt
w OJg Louisiana avenue.
TRUSTEES SALE OF A FRAME HOUSE,
BY virtue of deed of trust dated on the 18th
day OF March, 1879, and duly recorded In liber
g07, folio 42l one Of the land records of the Dis.
trict OF Columbia, will sell at public auction,
on MoNDAY Y, the ed day OF January, lss3 Mt
O'Clock y. M, In front of the premises, all that
part Of lot numbered two (2), In square numbered
four hundred and seventy three ti7S), according
trustees Of Samuel Elliot, recorded In the Sur
veyora office of said city commencing at point
one hundred and fOrty-six (liG) feet from the
southeast corner of said square and running
souln along Sixth street twenty.iour (2i) feet;
thence west seventy-1ve (75) feet; thence NORTH
twenty four l2l feet; thence east seventy.hve (7D
rect TO the place OF beginning located on Sixth
street southwest, between nj and N Streets the
same being improved by n two-story frame house.
Terms-Onehalf cash, the balance In ak and
twelve months. with notes bearing interest and
secured by deed OF trust on the property. All
onveyhncingat pufchssers cost, One hundred
dollars deposit Mt time OF sale.
SIMON JOSEPH,
.. AUGUSTUS =. KAUFMAN.
l6 $40 Ol3l1 2O2 Trustees.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-23

90 The above sale is Postponed until MON.
DAY, February D. same hour and place, by order
of
SIMON JOSEPH,
- AUGUSTUS p. BAURMAN,
ia2Ss7&f3 n Irustee5
The Evening critic., 1883-01-23

w. Fl. VEERHoFF,
Dealer in Wall Papers. Window Shades, Picture
Frames, Pictures, 90.
ei0 6EVEHTH STREET HORVHWhhT.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-23
&zz@zqgzzzgn9 ( qgm9
~ IxsrT
Commissioners.

Incorporated In 1865 for rs years by the Lpgisla-
ture for Educational and Charitable purposes
with capital of q, 0o,OoO-to which q reserve
fund of over s550,000 has since been added.
BY an overwhelming popular vote Its franchise
was made part OF the present State Constitu-
ton adopted December 3D. A. ID. 1879.
7ho only Lottery eper voted on and fndorSed O1
The people OF any State.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-23
MR.. THOMAS OBJECTED

To Dick Anderson Walking with
Mrs. Thomas. and an Attempt to
Enforce the Objection is Resisted.
The residents of South Carolina avenue
between Ninth aud Tenth streets south
cast, were startled last evening by hearing
continued fusllade of pistol shots and
sundry cries and shouts in that neighbor.
hood. Investigation disclosed the fact that
another scandal was on the boards, and that
the firing and shouting was the sequel 1t
appears that Ammonia Thomas, wife of Ben
jamin Thomas, u well known colored man,
started out last evening ostensibly for the
purpose Of visiting her sick mother. On
the way, like
The Evening critic., 1883-01-23
-. NOTICE 10 coNTRAoTons.
49,. DIR. 3. B. MuNoAsTER,
We DENTIST.
Nop II SrREET N w

HRg quarters for Holiday Goods. A Fine
Line Of { Meersehaum Pipes; also, OF French % B,iar
Smokers, articles. Cigars put up 25 IN n box from
65 cts up to IS. s. SICKLE, l0il Pa. ave-. oppo.
HnIvey's.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-23

Louisiana State Lottery Company.
We do hereby certify that soe supervise the
arrangements for all the Monthly and Semi
Annual Drawings of the Louisiana State Lot.
terry Company, and in person manage and con-
trol the Draiuings themselves, and that the
same are conducted NTH honesty, fairness, and
in good faith totcard all parties, and ce au-
thoriSe the Company to use this certificate, ,oith
}ac-similes Of our signatures attached, in its ad
pertisemcnts,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-13
The City's School Children.

Reports received by Superintendent Tarbell
from all the public schools in The city, show the
following attendance OF pupils on the opening
day: High-schoo 462 grammar grade, high
school. 1873; school No. l, 377; No. q 585; No. 3,
525; No. 4, 574; No 5, 200; No. 6, 564; No. z,
534; No. 8, 49, No. 0, 524; No. 10, 500; No. IL.
S2l; No. IL, 374; No. 13, COS; No. IA, 1856; No.
Is, 149; No. 16, 1873; No IT, 224; No. l 8, 1853;
No. 10, So No. 20, 377; No 81, rs (coored); No.
%, 1868; No. %, 173; No. "A, 800; No 25, $40;
No. &c, 341; No. 27, 310 No. %, 420. The num-
Der enrolled during the first week of last year
was 9,767, while the total number reported at
the opening of this year is 10342. The increase
ia the attendance will necessitate the opening
of additional rooms at Nos. 4, 8, 20 ana 20.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-13
Board of Trade Arch.

1t is probable that the sBngerfest arch, at the
crossing of Washington and Meridian streets
will not be taken down until after the State fair
proposition having been made to the Indian
apolis Board of Trade, which will, it Is thought
be accepted. 1t is the intention of the board, in
case an understanding is arrived at with the
builders of the arch to decorate it much hand
somer than 1t was before and by displaying upon
it all the great products of Indiana, from miner.
ais and cereals to fine arts, make a showing typ
ical of the wealth, fertility and progress of the
State. A. Metzner, who designed the present
arch, is now engaged in drawing a design in
which these features will be arranged to the best
advantage, and with due regard to symmetry
and artistic taste. j. L. Bieler, who directed the
work on the s@ngerfest arch, has offered his serv
ices gratuitously toward decorating the arch
for the Board of Trade.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-13
Death of Mrs, Elizabeth Arnold

Mrs. Elizabeth Arnold, wife of Hon. James T.
Arnold, of Montpelier, this State, died last even
ing at the Grand Hotel, after painful illness Of
several weeks. Mrs Arnold had been afflicted
for several years and came to this city for the
purpose of receiving surgical treatment. An
operation was performed several weeks ago,
from the effects OF which she rallied and ap-
peared to DE recov ering. On Tuesday evening,
however, she was taken with congestion Of
the lungs and died in about twenty -four hours.
Mrs Arnold was widely and favorably known in
the community in which she lived, and the news
of her death will be received with sorrow by a
large circle of friends. Mr.. Arnold, her husband,
was a member of the Legislature of 1879, rep
resenting Blackford and Grant counties. He
was with his wife at the time of her death, as
was also her mother, Mrs. Johnston. The re-
mains will be taken to Montpelier this morning
for burial. The interment will be made at Bluff
fnn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-13
PETTIS, BASSETT & co.
SHOT BY AN OFFICER.
Jack Murphy, a Notorious Character, Shot
While Resisting Arrest

Jack Murphy and John Sullivan. two dis
re putabe characters who have figured rather
VIGOROUSLY in local police matters, attempted
to rob a man from Fountain county named Col
umbus Kerkhan. of forty cents yesterday after
noon about O'Clock near the corner of Market
and Noble Streets They had been endeavoring
to persuade Kerkhan who is a helplessy ignor-
ant fellow, and wholly unable to count money,
to treat them to the drinks, but he refused.
They then grabbed some money that he was
shaking in his hands. Kerkhan made complaint
to Patrolman Connect, who found the men near
where they had committed the robbery and I'M
dertOOk to arrest them. They resisted however,
and succeeded in getting his mace away from
lin. after which they started to run. He drew
his revolver and fired, bringing Murphy to the
ground, but the other made his escape. Muir
ply was taken TO the police station in the patrol
wagon and was registered on the charge of high
way robbery. DR.. Hodges, the police surgeon,
examined him, and found that he had been
wounded in the hip. He failed to locate the bull
let by probing, but the wound is not regarded as
one which is likely TO result fatally. The only
danger, the Doctor states, is 10 be feared from
lOcRiaW.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-13
1877.
1885,.
White. Cord. w hite. Cord.

The largest increase in the white population
during the six years has been in the First dis
trict, composed of the counties of Gibson, Per-
ry, Pike POsey, Spencer, Vanderburg and War
rick where, in 1877, there were 34,797 white
is shown that there are now 41,166. In thu
Eleventh district, comprising the counties Of
Adams, Blackford, Grant, Howard, Huntington
INV Miami, Wabash and Wells, the enusaAr
shows an increase from oS,415 to 45,519, which
is the largest voting population in any district
in the State, Tie First district has the largest
number of colored voters, 2,487, and the Twelfth
the lowest, 50. In the Fourth district the coored
voters have decrease from 1920 in 1877 to only
800. In Marion county there are 27,529 white
voters and 2,293 colored, while in 1877 there
were only 23,745 white and 1907 colored.