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


THE police made SO arrests yesterday.
LOOK in at A. Saks & Co.'s window to-
morrow. ~
THE Commissioners have declined to per.
NIT the closing Of an alley In SQUARE 234.
"A NEW brick front will be built to house
No. 209 street southeast, at a cost Of ST.
400.
A coLoREp waiter named Henry McGlue
has been arrested on complaint of II. Della
field for grand larceny. No.
MARY FLYNN will build new front and
other additions to house No. 1927 L street
northwest, to cost $500.
CHARLES w. KING viii build row of
-four brick dwellings on Massachusetts ave-
nue, between Sixth and Seventh streets
northeast, to cost $4,000.
Mr.. CHARLES W. PRocroR to day,
through his attorney, Mr.. w. Wheeler, ap-
piled for divorce from his wife, May r.
Proctor, on the charge Of desertion.
c.. J. HYLLIER took out permit to-day
for the erection of two rows of three hand
seme brick dwellings each, each row to cost
$4,000. Both rows arc to be built on Hyl-
lier avenue.
FROM II. b. Polkinhorn, newsdealer, next
to City Postoffice we have handsome pic
ture of the great East River suspension
is selling at 35 cents each. Everybody
should procure copy.
JANE DAvAGE, a colored. woman, who is
charged with stealing gold watch in An
napolis, was arrested to-day by Detective
Edelip, and is held for the Maryland au-
thorities. The crime was committed o year
ago, and the property had been previously
recovered.
THE plans for the new building to be
erected by the District under the act of
Congress, for the National Association for
Destitute Colored Women and Children,
| have been prepared by Architect John B.
| Brady, under the Inspector Of Buildings,
and approved by the association.
SUCCESSFUL burglary was perpetrated
between l and 3 a. m. to-day at house No.
| 706 Thirteenth street northwest. The
! room occupied by Colonel j. H. jerks was
| entered by means of a balcony in the rear
| and valuable gold watch aud chain and
| some other jewelry and money were stolen.
| IT is reported that Mr.. William Slyers,
formerly clerk in the District building,
went to the residence Of his wife, from
| whom he has been separated, and abducted
his three children, who have been left in
| her custody. Mrs Sayers is clerk in the
Treasury, and on her return from Office
| yesterday found the children missing.
| EASILY PRovEN.-It is easily proven
that malarial fevers constipation, torpidity
of the liver and kidneys, general debility,
| nervousness and neuralgia ailments yield
readily to this great disease conquerer, Hop
Bitters. 1t repairs the ravages of disease
by converting the food into rich blood, and
it gives new life and vigor to the aged and
infirm always.
THE Register yesterday afternoon re-
ceived the last will of the late Cornelia
Al n-... F. I...1
Baird. To each of her nephews, Garnett
Smith and William Smith, is given $1,000
to Cornela Baird Halibird, $780, to Jane
b. Swift, servant, 81 ,000 to her son, lot 5,
square 2l7, premises No. 1405 X street
northwest. The rest of the estate is left To
the husband, who is named as executor.
HARBoRMAsTER SUTTON reports the fol-
lowing new arrivals at the wharves
Barge o, Captain Turner, 115 tons coal for
Potomac Steamboat Company barge Il
Captain Gritty, lis tons coal, do; schooner
Kent Island, Captain Purcell, 70 cords wood
for II. j.. BiscDe schooner Blue Bell, Cap
tain Morill, 90 cords wood, do; schooner
George and Martha, Captain Davis, 90 cord;
wood, do; schooner c. w. Willie, Captain
Slower, 220 tons coal for city dealers.
bella FENY, a notorious young gentle
man, was in the Police Court to-day
charged with assaulting colored man
named Price on the street on Saturday
night and knocking him down with q
blackjack or a stone. Feny was with q
number of other young men, and several oi
them testified that he was not the guilty
party. Judge Smell said, after hearing the
evidence: "The colored man seems to be
the most honest witness in the lot, and
would sooner believe him than whole
gang of such men as these" A fine of S5t
was imposed.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BREWSTER, at til,
request of several Congressman, has writer
to the District Attorney for the Browns
vile (Texas) District, asking for q lisu o
the witnesses who appeared before TIL
grand jury at that place recently in tn
case of Collector of Customs Haynes, VIII
is charged with several serious offense
against the statutes. The reason for thi
action is the allegation that the grand jur,
dismissed the charges against Haynes solel.
on the evidence of witnesses for the de
fense without calling those Of the Govern
ment. Also, that the jury was composer
of applicants for positions under Haynes
relatives of his deputy and parties inter
ested in smuggling operations.
LOOK in at A. Saks & Co.'s window to morrow