The Evening critic., 1883-05-14
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.


PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS,
THE street-lamps will not be lighted
again until the gath inst
JOHN r. CORNELL, the grocer, on Sat-
urday made an assignment in favor of h.
J. Mcpherson for the benefit of his credit
ors.
THE Knights of st. Patrick attended in
body yesterday afternoon the funeral of
Patrick Hines, from his home on Eleventh
street northwest, between G and Ii streets.
THE funeral of ]. G. Cornwall took
place yesterday afternoon, and was at
tended by Harmony Lodge, knights of
Pythias, and other members of the same
order.
j. w. BOSWELL and.wife last Saturday,
by their attorneys, Messrs. Fletcher and
Barton, entered suit against DIR. G. p. Fem
wick for $4,000 damages for alleged NAL
practice in treating broken arm of Mrs.
Boswell.
CORONER PATTERSON held apost-mortem
examination yesterday afternoon over the
body of Michael Bennett, colored man,
who was found dead at Giesboro Point Sat-
urday night and gave certificate of death
from natural causes.
EDWARD FINLEY, young boy, while
fishing Saturday at the Eleventh street
wharf, fell overheard, and would have
drowned but for the heroic conduct of his
brother Willie IL years old, who managed
to seize him and get him to shore.
golden MEDICAL DISCOVERY" is not
only q sovereign remedy for consumption,
but also for consumptive night sweats, bron-
chitis, coughs, influenza, splitting of blood,
weak lungs, shortness of breath, and kim
bred affections of the throat and chest By
druggists.
THE Belt Line Railroad Company Sat-
urday elected the following directors: A.
NJ. Clapp, Ed. Cammack, w. J. Cowing, b.
F. Fuller, G. w. Gray and G. s. Bradley.
1t was determined to enforce by law the
right of the cars of the company to pass
along Ninth street, between Louisiana
avenue and Il street northwest.
AN adjourned convention of the colored
Sabbath school teachers at Asbury NJ E.
Church yesterday afternoon drew large
| number of people. Interesting services
were begun by music from the Sabbath
school. Addresses were made by DIR. Hunt
| ley, his subject being Necessity of Trained
Sabbath-school Teachers" DR.. Astwood,
| ex-minister to San Domingo; DIR. Crum-
nell, of st. Luke's Church. and General
Chester, of Louisiana. The services were
attentively listened to.
| THE last meeting of the Dashaway Club,
until next September, was held at Odd-Fel-
lows Hall last night and was we'll attended
Remarks were made by Judge s. G. Mills,
Joseph Hilton and Charlie Nye. Sergeant
Allen, from the Washington Barracks,
read letter from an old comrade in San
Francisco, which was most pathetic tenn
perance address, founded on fact. Charlie
Nye's address was the most touching he
ever made and moved many of his listeners
to tears. DR.. Frank White recited "Over
| the Hills from the pOOrhousen
The Register received last Saturday an
exemplified copy Of the will of the late
Margaret M. Dyer, of Alexandria, Va. She
gives, after the payment of all debts, one
third of her estate to her son, John F.
Dyer, in trust for his children one-third
to her daughter, Cordelia H. Dyer, aud the
other third to her granddaughter, Ella M.
Marbury, SO long as she may remain single
Should she marry, one-half of this third is
to go to her brother, Addison Marbury.
The will was executed or the 21st of De.
cember, 1858, and she directs that her
slaves shall not be sold.
THE vermont-avenue Christian Church
Sunday-school was addressed yesterday
morning by Mr.. Tompkins, of London
England, an advocate of temperance. He
has come to this country in the interest Of
the cause. After he finished this address
Mr.. Sitter, the superintendent, announced
that the chapel of the new church was be-
ing rapidly pushed to completion, and that
it was the intention of the congregation to
get into it as soon as possible. The Young
Ladies' Aid Society gave an excursion to
the Great Falls on Saturday, in the interest
of the building fund, which was decided
success.
AT the meeting of the Italian Benevolent
Society Sunday night the following officer
were elected: F. Sanjolippo, president; g
Chelini, vice-president; G. I. Rallo, secre
tary; G.. Zerega, secretary of finances
G. Casassa, treasurer G.. Arancio, vice
treasurer; A. Aragazzi, G. Baricaluppo ant
L. Zerega, directors; A. Pavarini, T. Lii
vingi, G.. Desio, T. Castagnetto, committee
men F. Cristofani, marshal; E. Chelini
assistant marshal; G. Brizolara and N
Giovannoni, flag-bearers; G.. Baricaluppo
standard.bearer, and D. Devincenzo, door
keeper.