The Evening critic., 1883-04-27
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE street lamps will be lighted at 7:15
p. m. and eXtinguished at 1890 a, m.
GEORGE w. HUNT, for writing policy,
will be tried in the Police Court on May 2.
VIM. WHITE, for stealing an overcoat,
was given $40 or thirty days in Jail to-day.
THE Woman's National Labor League
held well-attended meeting last night
aud disposed of routine business.
Mr.. ROBERT WILSON, Surveyors Office,
Toronto St. Jacobs Oil cured him of Rheu-
matism while scores of other medicines
failed.
JOHN SToRK was charged in the Police
Court to-day with keeping a dangerous dog
and was released on promise to kill the
beast
THE musical and literary entertainment
postponed in consequence of rain, will be
given by Queen Esther Club on Monday,
Both instant, at y. M, at Israel Church.
THE meeting of the Soldiers Temper
ance Union, held in the post likrary at the
Washington Barracks, was largely attended
Wednesday evening, and the exercises were
very interesting.
THE District Commissioners devoted sew
eral hours yesterday to further considera-
tion of the schedules for street improve
ments during the next fiscal year, but an
nounced no final decisions in regard to the
work to be done.
JAMES BROWN and Thomas Parker,
young colored men, tried to gain ad-
mittance to an amateur performance last
evening, and after raising disturbance
were fired down stairs. They were fined
$40 each to-day for disorderly conduct.
LAST Tuesday night the store of Captain
Magruder, located at Bright Seat, Prince
Georges County, Nd, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire. Loss about $4,000; insured
for $500. Captain Magruder is we'll
known in Washington, and his friends here
will be sorry to hear of his loss.
YOUNG and middlc-aged men, suffering
from nervous debility and kindred affec-
tions, as loss of memory and hypochondria,
should iDclose three stamps for Part VII of
Worlds Dispensary Dime Series of phamph-
lets. Address WORLDS DIsPENsARY
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Buffalo, N. Y.
THE Uniformed Encampment of Odd
Fellows of this District appeared on parade
in uniform yesterday evening in honor of
the Odd Fellows anniversary, with Schroe-
ders band, and attracted much attention
as they marched down the Avenue. Last
night there was a pleasant hop at Odd
Fellows Hall.
MAJOR Dye claims that the newspaper
criticisms Of the recent discharge of police
officers are unjust, and that full publiea-
tion of the facts would show that the dis
charge of the men was necessary to pro-
mote the efficiency of the force. The men
were all reported against by the Examining
Board, and the reasons for their removal
were deemed amply sufficient.
ABOUT o'clock last evening, Matthias
Hunter, colored man living on Bennings
Road in the county, was driving home in a
wagon, and being under the influence
of liquor when crossing Bennings Bridge,
he drove off the south side of the bridge
into the water, and, reaching the shore
himself, he started nome, leaving his horse
and wagon in the water. About mile
from the bridge Hunter met police officer,
whom he told about the team, and who
started to hunt for the horse and wagon,
which he succeeded in finding. The horse,
being harnesscd securely to the wagon, had
struggled in the deep water for five hours,
and was rescued in very feeble condition