The Evening critic., 1883-01-17
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

Miss MAGGIE MARTIN, while coasting on
First street last evening, mot with painful
accident.
JOHN w. BuRLEY, colored vagrant,
was committed to the workhouse to-day for
ninety days,
WILLIAM BLACK yesterday entered suit
against j. j. Pattlson for $500 damages for
being bitten by his dog.
WALTER JOHNSON, young man who
exposed himself on tho street, was sentenced
to thirty days in Jail by Judge Smell today.
The will of Elvira b. Brandon was
yesterday filed with the Register. The testa-
trlx leaves her entire estate to her husband.
PIERcE's pleasant Purgative Pellets"
are perfect preventlves Of constipation. In.
closed in glass bottles, always fresh. BY all
druggists-
THE new Sixth Precinct Station-House
is entirely finished, and tho removal of ofll-
GERS to their new quarters began at noon to-
day, per order of the Commissioners.
JAMES Phillips, guardian of Jane w.
and Fannie A. Phillips, has filed bill In
construe the will of the late Helen d. Cork
hill
RICHARD WILLIAMS and John Cava-
naugh were charged before Judge Smell to-
day with being loud and boisterous. Cava-
naugh forfeited S5 and Williams was fined a
like amount.
WE understand that seal-skin coats are
going out of STYLE and in consequence, colds
are increasing among the fair sex. How for
tunate there Is such n remedy as DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrupl
THE Natural History Society of the
High School has elected the following Of
flcers: President, Hugh Nj. Smith; vice.
president Herman II. Blrney; secretary, Miss
Emma Hanford treasurer, Miss l.. O. Drane;
counsel, Titus Ulke, Miss Maggie Wolhaupter
and Miss Lille Cohen.
ANDREW MAsTERsoN, n young white
man, who walked here from New York, and
al q clOthHg n
crow on the way, was before Judge Smell to-
day ana asked to be sent to the workhouse, as
he had no work and no home. Judge Smell
granted tho request to the extont of ninety
days.
| HARBoRMAsTER SUTTON reports the fol-
lowing new arrivals at tho wharves: Steamer
| John Gibson, Captain Young, merchandise
| from New York consigned to Inland & Sea.
| board Coasting Company; shooner Annie Glib
son, Captain Kelly, GOO bushels oysters; sloor
Mary, Captain Maston, 500 bushels oysters;
schooner G.. w. Driver, Captain Southerd, 6Ou
| bushels oysters.
MR.. JAMES w. MogRIssEY, business
| manager for the Wyndham Comedy Company
| arrived IN the city yesterday and is following
up the good and telling work with which he
| made "Honest Little Emma" famous. Wynd
| ham, he says, did service in this city as major
| during the civil war, at a time when nearly al
England was against us, and comes now with
the reputation Of being the best comedian In
the English speaking tongue.
A PARTY of twenty-five excursionist;
| from York, Pa, destined to Florida, arrived
| in the city last night In charge OF the popular
| and efficient passenger agent of the Virginia
| Midland Railroad, John A. Jones. The chie
| of the party is J.. II. Shireman, of York, Pa
The excursionists left this morning via yir
| gnia Midland route att 10. stopping ovel
| night at Lynchburg, Va, Charlotte, N. c.. anc
Charleston, S. c., on route to Florida resorts.
AT the annual meeting of the stock.
holders of the Herdic-Phaeton Company yes
terday the following trustees were elected L
| servo for the ensuing year: A. d. Hepburn
| of Philadelphia; Samuel G.. Everly, of Wash
ington; r. Bruce Bare, of Washington. Aftei
the close OF the stockholders meeting the new
| trustees held their first meeting, and elected
A, D. Hepburn president Samuel G. Everly
secretary, treasurer ard superintendent.
THE Anthropological Society held its
| annual election last evening at the National
Medical College, with the following result
President, Colonel Garrick Mallery, United
| States Army; vice presidents, DR.. Rober
| Fletcher, President j. @. yelling, Major J. w
Powell and Professor Otis Il. Mason; genera
| secretary, DR.. W. j. Hoffman; corresponding
secretary, Colonel f. A. Seely; treasurer, Pro
fessor ]. II. Gore; curator, Colonel @. G. Royce
council at large, Professor l.. f. Ward, Mr.
G.. X. Gilbert, DR.. A. F. A. King, Professor L. A
Fay, Mr.. II. W. Henshaw and Mr.. David Hutch
| eson.
OF the prominent real estate agent
against whom Special License Agent RAN pre-
cured warrants the following have taken ou
| the required license; Thomas j. Myers, j.
| N. Huyck, Ryan Tracy, James l.. Davis, Ed
ward D. Cottrell, as have also Messes. Casson
| Carpenter, against whom warrant had ne
| yet been Issued. The cases against thes
parties Will of course be nole prosecuted o.
the production OF the licenses, and some Q
them were to-day disposed OF jp that manner
The other gentlemen have unified In efforts I
contest the law on the subject, and have en-
ployed Mr.. j. Amber Smith to represent ther
and thoroughly test the matter.