The Evening critic., 1883-04-09
THE EVENING CRITIC.
EsTA RIIsHED AUGUST 1888
LACONIC LOCALS,

EVERY department packed with goods
at Strauss & Marks.
JOHN BRINKET was fined IS by Judge
Smell to-day for wasting Potomac water
from defective water.closet.
REMARKABLE for overcoming diseases
caused by impure water, decaying vegeta-
tion, etc, is Browns Iron Bitters.
A LITTLE girl named Kate Clark was
charged in the Police Court to day with
assaulting Bridget Morris and was acquit-
ted.
CHIEF JUSTICE CARTIER to-day granted
Kate Il. Cole divorce from w. II. Cole,
and gave her the custody of the child. The
parties were married here in July, 1871,
and she charges him with adultery, nom
support and desertion.
THE case of Colonel G.. B. Carse, charged
with chastising William A. Thompson for
insulting some ladies, was called in the
Police Court to-day and continued until
Wednesday. The parties will be charged
with making an aflray.
JUSTICE MACARTHUR convened the spe-
cial Criminal Court this morning and stated
that Justice Hagner was unwell, and his
physician had advised him lot to leave his
room. The court was then adjourned until
1880 tomorrow morning.
A LIVELY affray occurred at the gates of
the White House on Thursday night which
resulted in eight charges of assault pre-
ferred in the Police Court to-day, four men
being charged with assaulting four others
and these in turn with assaulting the
Others The honors seemed to be easy and
Judge Smell fined John Mcclure, who was
in one party, and Louis Sauer, who was in
the other, $40 each. The other men were
discharged.
AN eloquent and interesting sermon was
delivered yesterday morning at the Metro
politan Methodist Episcopal Church, by
Rev. DR.. L. Dewitt Huntley, the new pas
tor recently assigned to its charge. After a
few pleasant introductory remarks, he took
his text from the fourteenth chapter of Ex-
odus, fifteenth verse, "And the Lord said
unto Moses, wherefore criest thou uato
me? Speak unto the children of Israel that
| they 60 forward"
THE persons punished by Judge Smell to-
day for violating local laws were Frank
Wolfe, Frank Wood, Henry Spencer, and
| Delcie Adams, who were fined $5 all
around for being disorderly. Richard Chism
| was fined for throwing stones and disor-
dcrly conduct Charles Clark. the legless
| veteran, was sent down for disorderly con-
| duct. Alvin Adams, VIM. Henderson.
| were sentenced to the workhouse as vag
rants. Frank Burton, young dude" in
bottle-green suit, was sent down for inde-
cent exposure of his person. VIM. Bell and
| VIM, Forsyth, two neatly dressed young
| men, were charged with obstructng the
sidewalk and disorderly assembly, and not
having S5 apiece, have taken apartments
at the werkhouse for two weeks
HARBoRMAsTER SUTTON reports the fol-
lowing new arrivals at the wharves
Steamer Meteor, Captain Walker, 100000
shingles and $4,000 feet of lumber for T. w.
Smith steamer Kate Captain Ellis, fish
for r. A. Golden steamer Atlas, Captain
Chesser, fish for r. A. Golden; steamer
Bell May, Captain Loder, fish for j. A.
Skidmore; steamer Fanny Gilbert, Captain
Hilton, fish for William E. Stuart; sloop
Jeanette, Captain Raymond, fish for
r. A. Golden schooner Benny Brew
ster, Captain Jenkins, fish for do;
schooner Mount Vernon, Captain Woods,
forty cords of wood for j. o. Carter ;
schooner Five Sisters, Captain Knight,
thirty five cords of wood do schooner j.
A. Hansman, Captain Diggs, forty cords OF
wood do. steamer Sue, Captain Geoghe-
gan, merchandise for Stephenson & Bros.
steamer Kate, Captain Ellis, fish for r. A.
Golden !; steamer Atlas, Captain Chesser,
fish for r. A. Golden steamer Bell May,
Captain Loder, fish for j. A. Skidmore
steamer Fanny Gilbert, Captain Hilton,
fish for William L. Stuart sloop Dan
Sheets. Captain Mason, fish for R. A.
Golden sloop Lambert, Captain Davis, fish
| do.
BOYS clothing, Eiseman Bros, 7th and e