The Evening critic., 1883-05-04
THE EVENING CRITIC.
ESTABLISHED AUGUST 1868.
LACoNIC LOCALS.
ADMISSION so cents to Fiske Jubilees.

ADMISSION 80 cents to Fiske Jubilees.
FoRTY-NINE arrests were made by the
police in the forty-eight hours ending at s
a. m. to-day.
THE application of Mr.. Edward F. Glea-
son for admission to the Bar was to-day re-
ferred to the examining committee.
THE Gas Company has been granted
permit to lay main pipe on Rhode Island
avenue, between New Jersey avenue and
the Boundary.
PERSONS recovering from wasting dis
eases, such as malarial fevers, ETC., will be
greatly benefited by the use Of Browns Iron
Bitters, true tonic.
CHARLES BRANsoN, colored, for stealing
three cart loads of bricks belonging to the
District, was sentenced to Jail for ninety
days to-day by Judge Smell.
THE alarm of fire sounded from box 134
last night was occasioned by the burning of
a chimney on Eleventh street, near north
west. The damage was trifling.
JOSEPH MASON, for stealing Susan Lind
seys shoes and trying to dispose of them
on the Avenue, was given thirty days by
Judge Smell in the Police Court to-day.
THE ex-policemen have decided to test
the legality of their dismissal without
trial, and it is stated that about one dozen
suits will be entered against the District
for salary next week.
CHAMBERS LODGE OF GooD TEMPLARs
will meet this evening at Cropley's Hall,
Georgetown. The officers for the present
official term will be installed and several
new members admitted.
JAMES BRENT, William Robinson and
- Burrows were charged before the Po-
lice Court to-day with being unlicensed
produce dealers. All of them produced
their licenses and were dismissed.
BUT light audience attended Judge
SHELLS reception to-day, and the subjects
lectured upon were mostly District cases of
trivial importance. The Judge gave but
few permits to enter the Stoutenburg Uni
versity.
THE Commissioners have declined the re-
quest of Mr.. William Dickson, who, on the
part of the National Jockey Club, desired
to suspend net banner across Pennsylva-
mia avenue, near Tenth street, for twenty
days.
THE asphalt pavement on G street, be-
tween Second and Fourth northwest, must
have been bad lob, for the workmeu are
patching it again. 1t seems as though they
were always patching it, but somehow it
won't stay patched
THE Star of Hopo Lodge of Good Tenn
plars will hold its regular meeting this
evening at Odd-Fellows' Hall, corner OF
Twentieth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
The installation of the newly elected Off
GERS will take place and much other bust
ness will be transacted.
THERE will be meeting of Anchor
| Lodge ofGood Templars at 1923 Seventh
street northwest this evening. A large
| number of new members will be initiated
and the officers for the present quarter will
1N,s toll aI cst xty1l hno ~
| welcome and be well entertained.
| THE April number of the agricultural Re
| rieio is replete with interesting matter
Among the articles is one on the Railway.
and the United States General Land
| Office" by our esteemed fellow citizen
Henry Beard, esq, in which he answers al
| article in the North american Reriew by
| Hon. George w. Julian.
| THERE will be meeting of George W.
Salter Lodge Of Good Templars this even
ing at Northeast Temperance Hall, S23 II
street. The meeting will be of unusual
interest, and all Templars are invited to at
tend. Installation Of officers, initiation oi
very large number of applicants for mem
bership and an excellent programme viii
be the attractions.
THE Dist rict Commissioners contemplate
purchasing new engine for the Fire De
l
from the various machine works in th'
country. The company making the new
apparatus will be required to take one o
the old ones now in use by the Fire De
paItment in part payment
| GEORGE CRUIKsHANKs, q colored sailor
who arrived in a vessel at the wharves, be
came dangerously sick with the measel
and was to-day given a permit to go to tn
Freedman's Hospital. Isaac Bird, Eliz
Delaney, Bette Addison and Ellen Black
stone were also given permits to go to tn
Freedman's Hospital, being sick and desti
tute.
WHILE walking past the school building
on Sixth street. between B and G northeast
Mrs La Belle accidentally dropped ladies
gold-linked neckchain. and q colored bo
standing near Immediately picked it u
and ran away. The jewel is an old famil
relic, and the capture of the culprit is anX
iously awaited by the family of Mrs. l.
Belle.
THE Knights of st. Columbkill hav
elected the following officers for the ensu
ing year Terrence A. Duffy, commander
Thomas Curtin, first deputy commander
S. p. McGrath, second deputy commander
John Frantz, third deputy commander
William Murphy. recording secretary Pal
rick Mcnamara, financial secretary; NJ.
Stack, treasurer; board of manager
Michael Devepy, Edmund Deveny, Niche
las Gilroy, Patrick Dillon and Jeremia
| O'Connell.
THE case of William Robins, of the Sig
nal Service, charged with taking watc
from John w. Jones' a colored newsboy, W;
tried in the Police Court to-day, The test
timony showed that Robins had been on
protIacted spree, and without KNOWN
what he was doing he took the watch froi
the boy on Pennsylvania avenue to ascertai
the time, but afterward he refused to retur
it to the owner Judge Smell said that
did not suppose that the watch was take
with criminal intent but drunkenness WI
no excuse, and the prisoner was held unit
tomorrow for testimony as to character.
Go hear the Jubilees tonight.
Orange BlossOms.