The Evening critic., 1883-06-06
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE street-lamps will be lighted at 7:45
p. m. and extinguished at o. m.
LIVER disease, headache aud constipation,
caused by bad digestion, quickly cured
by Browns Iron Bitters.
THE Commissioners have under consid-
Grafton new system Of police alarms which
it is proposed to connect with the police
stations.
THE secondhand merchant named Fay,
prosecuted for receiving lamp stolen
from Mr.. Tatsapaugh, did not answer when
called in the Police Court to-day and an at
tachment was issued for his arrest.
DIR. PIERcE's "PELLETs," or sugar
coated granules-the original "little liver
pills." beware of imitations) cure sick
and bilious headache, cleanse the stomach
and bowels, and purify the blood. To get
genuine, see DIR. Pierce's signature and por-
trait on Government stamp 25 cents per
vial, by druggists.
THE District docket at Police Court to-
day included Molly Harris, George Carter,
Mary Daniel, Sarah Kennedy, William
Hickey and John Holland, all of whom
were arrested for disorderly conduct. Mary
Lilly. who was formerly well-known aud
wealthy woman, was charged with being a
vagrant and habitual drunkard, and was
committed to the workhouse for thirty
days. Annie Crawford, for trespassing on
the mall, was fined $5. Agnes White, who
has grown old and gray in the workhouse,
got out yesterday afternoon and proceeded
to get so drunk that she was in the dock
again to-day on the return trip for
ninety days visit.
TODAY was "threats day" in the Police
Court, much of the session being devoted to
disposing of petty cases of threats of per-
sonal violence. Defendants white, black,
Ill .,.I
girls were put under bonds not to execute a
choice assortment of bloody and awful
threats. Men who had promised to let day
light shine through their gentle wives
little boys who had threatened to pound
each other until their respective parents
would be unable to identify them; indig-
nant ruffians who had proclaimed their in
tention to jerk a soup-bone out of weaker
antagonists; old hags who had threatened
| to copjure their enemies, and all sorts of in
| dividuals for all varieties of threats were put
under personal bonds to keep the peace.
| THE case of Mr.. George r. Tolman
against ex-Commissoner s. L. Phelps for
| $4,000 damages was taken up in the Cir
cult Court for trial yesterday afternoon.
The plaintiff, an architect, was employed in
| the erection of houses for the defendant,
and dispute arose. in which Captain
| Phelps declined longer the services of Mr..
Tolman and discharged him. He then de-
manded the plans and specifications, which
the architect claimed as his property, aud
refused to deliver up. Captain Phelps
thereupon, on June A, 1879, swore out a war
rant, charging him with larceny, had him
arrested, confined in the station-house fol
several hours, until released on bail. When
the case came before the Police Court and
after hearing, it was dismissed by Judge
Smell. On the ensuing November Mr.. Tol-
man, through his attorneys, Messrs. 81. E
Davis and John E. Norris entered sui
against Captain Phelps for false imprison
ment and arrest, stating the damages in thu
amount above given. Messrs. Riddle ani
Miller appeared for the defendant.