The Evening critic., 1883-01-31
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

fEhlINENT FAhADhhFHo'
JOHN ALBERTs was charged before Judge
Smell to-day with keeping an unlicensed
bar and was fined S10j
EMMA BARNES and Susan Scott, two
colored women, had fight yesterday and
Emma was fined s. for getting the best
of it.
A LAMP exploded in the Catholic Unions
rooms, 1920 Thirty second street. about
eight o'clock last evening causing dam
age by fire Of about $25.
The case against William Richardson,
charged with breaking mans head open
with an iron pot was called in the Police
Court to day and continued.
In late article in the Louisville (Ky.)
Courier-J9nndi, we observe that Governor
Blackburn, of that State, speaks again
and again have had occasion TO use st.
Jacobs Oil, and every time it has been sue
cessful."
A coLoRED man named Carl Sunday enl-
ployed Mt the Jefferson School building,
dropped dead while at work there about
five o'clock yesterday afternoon. The body
was taken to the First Precinct Station, and
afterwards to his late home, $40 Fighting
alley.
WILLIAM HOLLAND, q middle-aged man
of respectable appearance, was before the
his wife on the head with lamp. Hoahnd
got off on spree and went home in state
of exhilaration, and after raising q general
row threw the lamp at his wife cutting her
painfully on the head.
CAPTAIN II. L. TULL, formerly of the
Lady of the Lake, has been appointed cap
tain of the steamer Excelsior, and assumed
command on the trip last evening. Cap
tain Barker, first officer of the Lake, has
been promoted to the captaincy of that
steamer No changes have been made
among the under officers Of the steamer.
An THE annual meeting of the Grand
Lodge, Independent Order of Mechanics,
held last evening, the following were
elected officers for the ensuing year; +. G.
O'Neill. G.. A.; j. NJ. Richards, " G. A.;
Ed. Bawsel, c. secretary j. w. Thompson
G. treasurer; T. J. butcher, G. c.; w. c..
Sholes, q. chap. G. 7, Hilton, G. l. s.; N.
A. Ball, G. o. s.; Il. c. Crump representa-
tive to Supreme Lodge.
THE Commissioners have received COM
munication from Mrs. Louisa Pollock, in
quiring if she could have the use of n piece
of land upon which to build a free kinder
garten, since there is no money at the dis
position of the Commissioners for the pur-
pose of paying the rent of building in
which the kindergarten union intend to
open free kindergarten February 12, with
out any further expense to the city.
THOMAS GEARy was driving down Con-
necticut avenue near Nineteenth street,
about o'clock last evening, when the bri-
dle-bits breaking, his horse ran away. He
was thrown to the ground, breaking his
right leg just above the knee. He was
taken into DIR. Whites drug store, corner OF
Nineteenth and Connecticut avenue, where
his leg was set, after which he was taken
| to his home on ID street, between First and
| Second.
ABOUT Has o'clock last night fire was
discovered in the shoe store of Abraham
Cooper, No. $40 Eighth street southeast. An
| alarm was turned in from box $751; tt
| which the companies in that district re-
| sponded promptly, but did not go into ac
tion, as the fire was extinguished by the
| officers and citizens. The stock in the store
was considerably injured by water. Dam
age about $3.50; insurance, 81 500. Cause
| unknown.
| JOHN McGINNIs, sailor, was before
Judge Smell to-day in full uniform and {
black eye to answer charge of cursing ant
being disorderly. The police officer testi
fed, and was passing the prisoners docl
when Mc(iinnis asked him what good it dit
him to send him to Jail, and then Launched
into volley of profanity and abuse, whicl
Judge Smell could not hear but inquired
whether the prisoner wanted to speak tt
the officer. :" done spoke to him." re
sponded the jolly tar, "and cussed him Il
HI and back again.