The Evening critic., 1883-06-11
THE EVENING CRITIC.
LACONrC LOCALS,
AUGUST 4


excavation on the sidewalk by barricade,
was fined $5.
A. S. PENNELL, for assaulting Harry
Hendrickson, was fined $40 to-day, and an
appeal was noted.
ALEXANDER LEE, colored, for stealing
pair of martingales from John Williams,
was sent to Jail to-day for sixty days.
THE application of Mr.. Blair Lees, stu
dent made to-day for admission to the Bar
fthis District, was referred to the exam
lining committee
JUDGE SMELL to-day issued an order that
attorneys attending his court must not sit
at the table heretofore reserved for them
except while the case in which they were
retained was on trial.
DURING the memorial ceremonies of
John Howard Payne Saturday several
gentlemen, it is alleged, had their pockets
picked. Several well-known thieves, re-
Gently turned out Of Jail. were on the
grounds.
EDWARD EVANS and John Cook, white
bartender and a colored man, were charged
in the Police Court to-day with assaulting
each ether. Evans was fined $5 for assault
ing Cook and Cook was acquitted of the
assault, but fined S. for contempt of court
THE jury of inquisition in the case of
James NJ. Springman, claiming damages to
his property at the corner of Sixth street
and Maryland avenue southwest, from the
the b. & p. II. r. Co. by reason OF trains
passing in front of the premises, last Satur
day awarded the petitioner $1,000.
A coLoRED witness in the Police Court,
who failed to appear on Saturday, was
brought in to-day on an attachment When
asked why he did not appear he explained
that he was off on o drunk and could not
come. Five ' dollars or ten days for con-
tempt" was Judge SHELLS comment.
THE members of Columbia Topographic
cal Union, No. 1O1, are talking of giving a
rousing reception to Billy Briggs, who was
elected financial secretary of the Interna-
tional Union at Cincinnati last week.
Billy is deserving subject for such action,
and has such host of friends as will assure
the success of the reception.
BRAXToN JORDAN was charged in the
| Police Court to-day with obtaining $i5 un-
der false pretenses, by selling as unen-
amount was really owed. There was moth
ing in the evidence to support criminal
| charge, and the case was dismissed. Mr.. A.
| X. Brown appeared for the defendant.
| THE Howard University Law Depart
| ment held memorial exercises ut Lincoln
| Hall last evening in respect Of the late j..
II. S. Parker. of Tennessee, who was an
honored and esteemed alumnus of the in
stitution. Resolutions deploring his loss
and sympathizing with his widowed and
bereaved wife and mother were read, which,
after eulogies by several members of the
department and friends of the deceased,
were unanimously adopted
CHARLES CLARK, the limbless and pro-
fame veteran, was in the Police Court dock
to-day, for about the hundredth time,
charged with disorderly conduct. The ven
cradle ruffian invited Judge Smell and the
police to region reported to be even hotter
than Washington, and after his profanity
and abuse had subsided sufficiently to al
low Judge SHELLS gentle tones to be audi
BILE, His Honor remarked, 1920 for con
tempt of this court and S. for the disorderly
conduct" The police force managed with
some difficulty to take Clark down to hi
cell.
The steamer Mystic carried good mum
ber to Glymont yesterday on the frs
Sunday temperance excursion. The city
was reached again just before the big rain
and all delighted with the trip. On the
return there was much enjoyment in lis
tening to singing, recitations by j. Wir
Kali and several impromptu temperance
speeches. On motion of Mrs. Sanford vote
of thanks by the ladies was rendered the
manager for making it possible for ladie
and children to enjoy these trip free from
the dangers and annoyances of whisky
brawls and fights.
HARBoRMAsTER SUTTON reports the fol
lowing new arrivals at the wharves
Steamer Sue, Captain Geoghegan, mer
chandise for Stephenson & Bros; schooner ]
j. Hanseman, Captain Young, 10000 fee
lumber for johnson & Wimsatt; schoone
Thomas B. Taylor, Captain Hillman, II
tons coal for c. II. Burgess schooner Will
lam L. Woodhall, Captain White, 100 ton
coal for johnson & Bros barge c. W
Brepgle, Captain Bowers, 115 tons coal TO
Potomac Steamboat Company; schoone
Southern Beauty, Captain Laudin schoone
Juvenile, Captain Mason, 40 cords wood 70
Johnson & Bros; schooner Mary Jane, Cap
tain nellie, 30 cords wood for j. o. Carter
schooner Mary Ella, Captain Greyson, 2
cords wood for II. l.. Biscoe; schoone
Oliver Underwood, Captain Hendricks, 3
cords wood for j. o. Carter schooner Addi
Ludington, Captain WISER, $4,000 fee
lumber for Il. W. Riley; schooner Mar.
Washington, Captain Colville, $4,000 fee
lumber do. schooner Pocahontas, Captain
Hendricks, 35 cords wood for ]. o. Carter
schooner Ansop, Captain White, 30 cord
wood do schooner Madel, Captain Simpson
25 cords wood for II. l.. Biscoe schoone
George and Martha, Captain Davis, 20 cord
, | wood for j. o. Carter,