The Evening critic., 1883-02-20
THE EVENING CRITIC
LACONIC LOCALS.

DR.. MARMION will have private stable
erected in rear of No. 1719 / street at an
expense of $4,000.
JAMES Boston, colored man, who
threatened to cut his lady loves throat
was sent to Jail to-day for sixty days in
default of bonds.
CHARLES B. CALLAN was fined S. by
Judge Smell to-day for being drunk and
disorderly, and 500 for assaulting Officer
Prather, who arrested him.
WE understand that sealskin coats are
going out of style, and in consequence,
colds are increasing among the fair sex.
How fortunate there is such remedy as
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
AGNES WHITE and Joseph Keifer, both
of whom are old, infrm and silver-haired,
were in the Police Court dock to-day for
being profane and obscene in their
language and raising disturbance, and
the venerable pair were committed to the
workhouse.
AT the Union Bethel Historic and
Literary Association this evening Rev.
Alexander Crummell, ID. D., rector of st.
Luke's, will present the paper for discus
tors ability and attainments are we'll
known, and large audience is expected.
| All welcome.
GEORGE BUSH, a colored man, was
| charged in the Police Court to-day by Off
| Ger Nicholson, of the Fifth Precinct, with
being a suspicious character, and was sent
| to the workhouse for ninety days. The
man was seen trying to sell some curry
combs and other implements supposed to
have been stolen and started to run as soon
as he saw the officer.
| JULIA AGES, a colored servant, was before
Judge Smell to-day charged with the lar
ceny of watch chain, valued at $11, and
| charm, valued at 81, from Mr.. G. M
Dougherty, at whose house she was en-
ployed. The testimony showed that the
watch-chain had been stolen from the gen
tlemans room and given by the servant tt
another servant girl, who returned it to the
owner. Judge Smell sentenced the woman
to sixty days in Jail.
| HARBoRMAsTER SUTTON reports the fol
lowing new arrivals at the wharves
Schooner b. f. Bratton, Captain Hinman
500 bushels oysters schooner Edwin Stu
art, Captain Smith, 600 bushels oysters
schooner Annie Gibson, Captain Kelly, 60
Captain Chseltine, 800 bushels oysters
pungy Charlie, Captain Cullison, 500 bush
els oysters; sloop Daniel Sheets, Captain
Mason, 600 punches fish for r. A. Golden.
r. %. HoLTzMAN entered suit to-day o.
the law side of the court against Eleanor N
MCGOWAN to recover S2S730, which h
claims due him as commissions and ex
penses in securing purchaser for propert
in square 1s1. He further states that
was agreed between them in case he foun
purchaser at $4 per foot he was to hav
two per cent. commission on the 12,5ls
He found the purchaser, but she refused t
execute the deed of conveyance or pay tn
commission.
Mn, A ~ Mrrr c r1,pt oil
dent Of the baseball convention held at tn
Fifth-avenue Hotel, in New York, last SAT
urday, was formerly q resident and mos
| highly esteemed citizen here. He was fo
several years chief clerk of the Architect
office; he was also president for severt
seasons of the New York Republican Asso
citation, and of the Olympic Baseball Clul
and vice-president of the Potomac Boa
Club, all of which positions he filled wit
great ability and honor. He is now res
dent of New York city. and is the secretar
of the Otis Elevator Company and pres
dent of the National League.
Mr.. N. c. DRAPER was charged in th
Police Court to-day with wasting Potomd
water by leaky supply pipe, and the cas-
was dismissed on evidence being Introduce
that the leaks were repaired. The prosecl
tions for wasting water are being activcl
pursued and number of cases are sti
; pending. The inspector states that the
feet of these trials has been TO materiall
= increase the supply in several section
i Wm. Free was also charged with wastir
water from defective water-clcset, and IL
: case was continued for evidence of the r
y pair of the stop-cock.
Z THE managers of the Washington Trail
!, ing School for Nurses have leased cor
> modious house, No. 1921 III street, opposi
the New York-avenue Church, for hon
4 for nurses, which is in charge of a matro
A housewarmipg will take place on THU
!. day next, the 22d instant, from 2 to
o'clock p. m. Donations of money and fu
r, are earnestly solicited for this excellent
/. sttution by n committee consisting of M
d Ricketts,, Mrs. L. f. Andrews and NJ
Thomas l.. Tulloch. Persons desiring t
services of trained and skilled nurses C
apply to the lady superintendent of
- home, who has charge of the nurses I
I, rectOry.
RANDOLPH RoBEY, the jeweer, "
Y. before Judge Smell to-day charged wi
e. receiving a stolen watch, chain and p
of bracelets valued at S3l from q color
woman recently convicted of the larcer
The defendant only gave 81 for the pre-
! erty, but took down the name and addr
V of the woman and claims that he took
e, jewelry for the purpose of givingi it to I
Y police. He claimed that policemen i
" instructed him to take in stolen jewe
to aid them in getting at the thiev
T. Judge Smell declined to hear evidence
this point as he said that jewellers had
q right TO keep fences and policemen had
at right to encourage them, Robey a
itf claimed that the property was only wo
two or three dollars, and contlnual
" was granted to allow him to introduce
pert testimony on the subject. The jewe
no was recovered nv Iientenauts Arnold q