The Evening critic., 1883-02-21
LACONIC LOCALS,

IN the Circuit Court to-day the trial of
the case of Otterbock VS.. Campbell was re-
sumed.
THE Capital Pleasure Club will give
their second annual ball at Willard's Hall
on tomorrow night.
JOHN HANEYAN and Anthony Sullivan,
for assaulting Susie Clark. colored in
Bates alley were each given ninety days
IN Jail to-day.
The Court in General Term devoted the
day to the trial Of the Elliot VS.. Stewart
case, growing out of the contested will Of
Jared J.. Elliot.
THE reception and reunion to be given
by the Indiana Club at Masonic Temple
tonight promises to be a largely attended
and greatly enjoyable affair."
JOSEPH PATTERSON, produce dealer,
produced license in the Police Court to-
day and the case against him for not hav-
ing one was consequently dismissed.
THERE was an immense assemblage at
the Police Court to-day, attracted by the
trial of the gambling g-house case, the Jack
son-Carrington attempt to kill case etc.
GEORGE WAsHINGToN was called in the
Police Court to-day, but owing to the fact
that tomorrow is his birthday, he forfeited
his collateral and did not put in an appear
ance.
j. G. G. KENNEDY was charged in the
Police Court to-day with being an unli-
censed real-estate agent, and the case was
dismissed on the production of the neces-
sary license.
TONI MACKEY, charged with the larceny
of So from Mrs. Philip Thompson, who
keeps confectionery, was to-day placed
under $500 bonds to appear before the
Grand Jury.
IlrN- f,,, tl,n
poultry stock of Douglas Howard will re-
side at Government expense for six months.
Mary Sanford, for stealing dresses from her
mistress, will be given board for thirty
days.
TODAY, shortly after II o'clock, fire,
occasioned by q defective fue, broke out
in the second story of the residence of Mr..
j. G. McKelden at 623 + street. An alarm
was turned in and the Fire Department re-
sponded, but the flames were extinguished
without the assistance of the engines,
MARIA BERRY has filed a bill in equity
against Mary A. Byrne and others to set
aside a sale made by the heirs of William
II. Ward, trustee, of part of lot 2, square
3sl, which is covered by the stage portion
of the building of Ford's Opera House, and
that conveyance may not be made until
the full terms of the sale have been COM
piled with.
Gus THOMAS, alias William Jones, col
ored, was charged in the Police Court to-
| day with four different cases of petit lar
ceny. He had stolen from Messrs Morris
Clark, j. j. Peabody, Joseph Free and Wm.
| Douglas. Gus pleaded guilty in two cases.
but was convicted ON all the charges and
given three months in Jail in each case,
| making one year in limbo.
STILsoN HuToHISs, of the Post, was
| charged in the Police Court to-day with OBJ
| structing an alley in square ISL, between
| Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets and o
and Massachusetts, avenue by the erection
of brick wall abutting upon his premises.
| Several witnesses were examined includ-
ing the defendant and twenty days notice
was given to remove the obstruction.
HARBoRMAsTER SUTTON reports the fol-
| lowing new arrivals at the wharves:
Schooner j. Ii. ID. Smoot Captain
Name, 25 cords of wood for j. o. Carter;
schooner Fanny, Captain Henderson, 100
tons of sand for new Pension Office; schooner
Howard Ogden, Captain Reed, 500 bushels
of oysters for II. A. Golden; steamer Bell
May, Captain Lucas, 1000 punches of fish
for r. A. Golden; steamer Norfolk, Cap
tain Shropshire, merchandise for J. II.
Johnson & Co.; schooner Thomas Richards,
Captain Hopkins, $4,000 feet of lumber for
johnson & Wimsatt.