The Evening critic., 1883-04-25
Temperature.
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE strcet-lamps will be lighted at 715
p. m. and extinguished at 1855 p. m.
LOOK out for the Fiske Jabilees. See
advertisement; special rates for schools to
the matinee.
MARGARET KENNEDY, an old white
woman, was sent to the workhouse to- day
for the extent of the law for vagrancy.
LADIES and all sufferers from neuralgia,
hysteria, and all kindred complaints,
will find without n rival Browns Iron Bit
ters
THE application of Mr.. Francis w Grant
iDgham, student, for admission to the bar
was to-day referred to the examining COM
mttee
A NUMBER of cattle dealers prosecuted
for doing business without license have
procured their licenses and had the cases
dismissed.
AN old man named John Saunders was
prostrated by an attack of heart disease in
front of Willard's Hotel yesterday, and was
removed to the hospital.
ISAAC Drummer, the Baltimore CONNER
cial agent arrested by Henry Raft, pro-
duced license to-day, and the case against
him was nolle prosecuted.
HENRY RAFF swore out variants to-day
against fifteen produce dealers in the mar
ket for doing business without licenses.
number of other prosecutions will follow.
THE Naval Academy Ball Club has
challenged the Waverlys, of Washington,
and the Johns Hopkins University Club, of
Baltimore, the latter game to be played
May 10.
WASHINGTON B. WILLIAMS, of this city,
who has been so successful with the man
agement of the hotel at Washington Grove,
has. leased the Summit Hotel at Gathers
burg for five years.
THE Bohemian Club hold their last re-
ception this evening at Sheldons Hail.
This being the close of their fourth season,
they have reason to congratulate them
selves on having the most popular and
prosperous organization in the city.
IMMENSE quantities of fish were caught
yesterday in the seines placed opposite the
White-House Landing. The seine used was
eight hundred fathoms in length, and cap
tured about 400 punches of small fish and
nearly 10000 herring and an immense num-
Der of shad.
MIR. JAMES COLLINS, the well-known
railroad man on the Baltimore Il Ohio
Railroad, is very sick at his home on d,
near Second street, in this city. His re-
covery is thought to be impossible. Mr..
Collins is one of the Oldest employees of the
railroad company here, having been con-
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over the third of a century.
THE police raided the house of Katie
Howard on Maryland avenue last night,
and arrested Miss Howard for keeping a
bawdy-house, and held Jennie Clark and
two men as witnesses. In the Police Court
to-day Katie was fined $50, and noted an
appeal. Lottie Clark was charged with
keeping similar establishment in the
same neighborhood, and was acquitted
Judge Pelham appeared in the latter case
An eventful runaway took place last
evening in the northwest section without
doing much damage. A horse attached to n
carriage owned by Michael Shea ran away
ON Massachusetts, avenue near Seventeenth
street, and frightened the horses attached to
hack driven by Joseph Boyd, so that the
two teams started at furious speed, and
the hack collided with carriage contain
ing lady and gentleman. The latter
vehicle was overturned and the occupants
thrown out. All the horses were stopped
before much damage was done.
HARBoRMAsTER SUTTON reports the fol-
lowing new arrivals at the wharves
Steamer Kate, Captain Ellis, fish for r. A.
Golden ; steamer Comet Captain Taylor,
fish for r. A. Golden steamer Fanny Gill
bert, Captain Hilton fish for William Z.
Stuart; schooner Maggie, Captain Cook,
fish for j. III. Skidmore barge Emma and
Julia, Captain Colburt, 112 tons coal for
Potomac Steamboat Company; schooner
Murray Vannamc, Captain Galloway,
10000 feet lumber for George A. Sheehan
and Ross & Sanford; barge Walter N.
Wikks, Captain Bolder, 10000 feet lumber
for TrevsOn & Kane