The Evening critic., 1883-04-28
THE EVENING CRITIC.
ESTABLISHED AUGUST Is8g
LACONIC LOCALS.
WARMERS Safe Kidney and Liver G,

WARMERS Safe Kidney and Liver Cure.
Mr.. JOSEPH G. STELLE, the well known
compositor, is confined to his residence with
a severe attack of illness.
THE cases against the two parties charged
with being connected with the recent cock
fight in this city were called in the Police
Court to-day, and the defendants let their
collateral of SIG each be forfeited.
The Good Templars of this city will at
tend the services at Calvary Baptist Church,
Eighth and H streets northwest, tomorrow
evening at 7:30 o'clock, when Rev. s. II.
Green will deliver sermon to the order.
CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIvEs MCPHERSON yesterday awarded
contract for $50 tons, more or less, of coal to
Messrs. z. Williams & Son, at $i.5s ton, and
a contract for forty cords of wood to Mr.. r.
J. Kennedy, at 1896 cord.
The cases Of the parties arrested on the
Seventh-street wharf for being concerned
in the policy business were called up in the
Police Court to-day and VIM. L. Riley was
tried on the charge and fined $50. The
other cases were continued until Saturday
next. Mr. A. B. Williams appeared for the
defendants.
The Rev. DR.. Seaton will preach the
sermon before the Grand Commandery of
Knights Templar, at the Nineteenth street
sion day, on which occasion quite num-
ber of the officers of the grand COM
manderies of Maryland, Virginia, Delaware
and Pennsylvania will pay a fraternal visit
to their fraters Of this city.
ABOUT half past six o'clock last evening
Charles Bickerton, a little boy four years
old, was crossing + street, between Tenth
and Eleventh streets northwest when he
was knocked down by Metropolitan street.
car and was badly hurt on the head and
leg. The boy was carried to his home, No.
COG Tenth street northwest and attended by
Dr. Walter. The police attach no blame to
the car-driver.
LAST evening Police Officer Slack made
o rather novel arrest in the Seventh Pre-
cinct the prisoner being John Howard,
alias Washington, blind colored man, who
claims to be 93 years of age and an herb
doctor by profession. The old man, when
arrested, was endeavoring to dispose of q
horse, buggy and harness, which, it is
alleged, he hired on Saturday last from Mr..
John L. Bishop, of Annapolis Nd and has
neglected to return. The police had re-
ceived complaints of the larceny of the
horse and buggy, and the old man was held
on a charge of grand larceny. The case was
set for trial on Wednesday next and How
ard committed in default of $1,000 bonds
for hearing.
HARBoRMAsTER SUTTON reports the fol-
lowing new arrivals at the wharves.
Schooner William Donnelly, Captain
Haskins, 175 tons coal for Clark & Given +;
schooner Fair Wind, Captain Richards, 113
tons coal for S. Emery barge j. p. Hewett,
Captain -, 17S tons coal for G. L. Sheriff;
barge Charles Barrow, Captain Larrell 116
tons coal for John Miller; schooner Francis
Ruth, Captain Broadshaw, light, to II. l..
Biscoe schooner Howard Ogden, Captain
Reed, 25 cords wood for J. o. Carter
schooner Pocahontas, Captain Kendrick 50
cords for II. l.: Biscoe schooner Sally; Cap
tain JOrden, 80 cords wood for J. o. Carter ;
schooner II. G. Purdy, Captain Simmons, 90
cords wood do. schooner III A. Shea, Captain
Ashton, 40 cords wood for johnson & Bros
schooner Lady of the Lake, Captain Rem
nolds, 20 cords wood for Clark & Given !;
schooner Anna Mason, Captain Upton, 30
cords wood for ]. Maury Dove; schooner
J. II. d. Smoot Captain Name, 90 cords
wood for S. Emery schooner Five Sisters,
Captain Knight, % cords wood for ]. o.
Carter; schooner William d. Clark, Captain
Nash, 45 cords wood for J. o. Carter !;
schooner B. I. Marsh, Captain Eskidge, 200
bushels oysters; schooner H. w. Whiting
ton, Captain Goff, 200 bushels oysters !;
schooner A. j. Dorsey, Captain Hayden,
$50 bushels oysters,