The Evening critic., 1883-06-08
THE EVENING CRITIC.
LACoNIC LOCALS.

THE street-lamps will be lighted at 7:i5
p. IN. and extinguished at 3 a. m.
JOHN SHERLOCK, notorious ru1ian, as
saulted Officer Kenner yesterday, and has
been sentenced to Jail for thirty days.
THE Postmaster General yesterday ad-
vised the discontinuance of the Mail Mes
senger Service between Anacostia and this
city.
NOT drink, not sold in bar-rooms, but q
reliable, non alcoholic tonic medicine, use
full at all times, and in all seasons, is
Browns Iron Bitters.
THE Register to-day received the will of
the late John w. Scott for probate aud
record. He names his wife as executrix
and to her leaves all of his property.
JOHN SHERLOCK and Rachel Goodall,
two of Judge SHELLS most regular visitors,
were before the court to-day for vagrancy,
and went to the workhouse for ninety days
each.
Four small colored boys, who congregated
in front of church and raised a distrub-
ance, were sentenced to pay So each by
Judge Smell to-day, or 60 to the workhouse
for thirty days.
JERRY MAXWELL, a habitual drunkard
who lives at the workhouse, paid a brief
visit to the city this week and has re-
turned to the farm for ninety days at the
suggestion of Judge Smell.
VIM. MATTHEW'S colored boy was
charged in the Police Court to-day with
swimming in the Potomac in costume
consisting of vaccination mark and a
stone-bruise on the heel. A fine of 81 was
imposed.
EDGAR MURPHY, by his attorney, Mr..
C. II. Cragin, to-day filed bill in equity
against the unknown heirs of George S.
| Washington for the sale of parts Of lots 81
| and Sc, in Holmeads addition to George
| town, ID. G.
IN the case of Architect Geo. r. Tolmar
against commissioner s. L. Phelps fol
| false arrest and malicious prosecution
and claiming $4,000 damages, the jury III
the Circuit Court gave the plaintiff a yer
| dict for $500.
| ELI ToLsoN, an accomplished juvenil,
colored thief was before Judge Smell to-da,
for stealing pineapple from in front o
| John Rocca's fruit store on Ninth street
Special officer jana caught the boy in th'
act and he was committed to Jail for fifteer
days.
THE police arrested four bootblacks yes
terday for obstructing the sidewalk in from
of the Ebbitt and Riggs hotels by con
gregating and waiting for customers. Th
youthful INSTRUCTORS were fined s. each, il
| ueluulU Ol WnlCH IHey WCuV W VuC WOlh
house for seven days each.
THE Registered Drug Clerks Association
will give moonlight excursion, on tn
steamer Corcoran, to Marshall Hall thi
evening at p. IN. There will be q concel
ON the boat going down and returning b.
the Washington Operatic Association, wit
n chorus of fifty voices, and the Marin
Band under the direction of Professor Joh
p. Sousa.
THE Ladies' Aid Society, of Hamline NJ
L. Church, will hold an entertainment q
Grand Army Hall this evening corne
Seventh and l. streets northwest. Afte
the rendering of a fine programme, straw
berries, ice cream and cake will be serve
to those present. Persons desirous of a
enjoyable evening should not fail to ava
themselves of this opportunity.
THE strawberry festival of the Unive
salist Church was very successful atfai
The committees in charge were Mesdam
Dean, Sherwood, Tichenor, Beasland an
Allyn, and tho Misses Lowell, Thompso
Stone and Beasland. Little Misses Eva Sta
key and Myra Webb superintendent I'll
flower department. The financial resul
were good despite the bad weather.
FREDERICK JOSEPH, clerk, fired tv
shots on Ninth street in the neighborho.
of the Centre Market at 10 o'clock la
. night at an unknown man and ran dow
Louisiana avenue. He was captured
, Officer Dggins and locked up at the Ce
tral Police Station. In the Police Court t
day Joseph explained that a man struC
him with cane and he shot at him.
fine of $50 was imposed.
!. THE concert of the Metropolitan Bapti
Church, of East Washington, was large
attended last Tuesday evening. The pl
gramme was an excellent one. Madar
Josephine Logan sung delightfully."- and
L ceived two encores. Miss BERTHE era
/ ford, her pupil, sang "Fleur des Alpe
s in a charming manner, and Misses Holt
!. and Lewis pleased the audience we
o Messrs. Mcfarland and the other gentlem
n of the male quartet were heartily encor
THE Grand Jury baseball nine select
!. to play the legal nine, for the benefit of
4 discharged policemen, has been organic
with Mr.. j. Hall Collegiate as captain, n
the following players j. II. Collegiate,
(, w. p. Mayfeld, c.. George Spransy, 1st
Frank Thomas I'd b.; Il. G. Demoll, Sd
NJ. p. Harris, S. s.; c. II. Chappelle, L. f.;
" " j. Clark, C. f., and William T. Lawton, |
" The game promises to be well-contest
J, and will attract the attention of the
Vulnerable friends of the gentlemen of be
s | mines.
N HARBoRMAsTER SUTTON reports the
y lowing new arrivals at the wharv'
o. Schooner c. II. Hoyt, Captain Hurlb(
q. 2O6 tons coal for Stephenson & Br
g, schooner William Schmink, Captain Hc
ID ard, 81 tons coal for Clarke & Give
K, schooner Chingarra, Captain Jordan, 60,
= feet lumber for II. l.. Biscoe; schoo
Mary Ella, Captain Greyson, 40 cords w
do; schooner Pilot, Captain Day, 40 co
, wood for j. O.. Carter; steamer Virgin
}, Captain Brown, 10 bales hay for II.
Biscoe; schooner Sarah Levenia, Capt
". Anderson, 100000 feet lumber for Thor
re. w. Riley.