The Evening critic., 1883-04-02
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS,

SOME of the cures by st. Jacobs Oil arr
| almost beyond belief.
JOHN ATzERoTT was sent TO iail fo,
thirty days to-day for stealing an oyercoat
from Charles r. Evans.
TIE grave-robbcrs captured in Phila-
delphia are not as bad as those mothers
who arc life-robbers, by neglecting tho
cough of II child, when they know full
well that one bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup would cure it and make it happy.
A NEW and wonderful machine for
manufacturing steel wire has recently
been placed in the Navy Yard. with
lightning like rapdity chunks of cold
steel are converted into wire without the
agency of heat the steel being softened by
an application of molasses and acid. 1t is
possible to mako an unbroken stretch of
wire miles in length with this remarkable
mechanical contrivance.
RICHARD HALL, another member of the
gang of colored ruflians who recently as
saulted Police Officer Jeffrios and en-
deavored to prevent him from making an
arrest, was before the Police Court TODAY
and was held for the Grand Jury in de-.
fanlt OF $500 bonds for violating the
statute against interfering with an officer.
Several of the other parties are now in jail
WALTER GORDON, colored waiter from
Cincinnati, was charged before Judge Smell
to-day with stealing valuable jewelry and
clothing from wealthy colored woman
OF that city named Annie A. Butler Mrs,
Butler took tho stand arrayed in magnifl-
cent style, and identified the man as an
acquaintance in Cincinnati, who had dis
appeared from her house simultaneously
with the jewelry referred to. The stolen
property was recovered in Gordon's pos-
session in this city, and he was sentenced
TO four months in jail, from which sem
tence he appealed.
HARDoRNfAsTER SUTTON reports the fol-
lowing now arrivals at the wharyes
Steamer Kate, Captain Ellis, fish for r. A.
Golden; steamer Atlas, Captain Chesser,
fish do; schooner Kate Mcnamara, Captain
Miller; schooner Fanny, Captain Cannon,
l2O tons sand for new Pension office; sloop
Lizzie Lane, Captain Russell, 400 bushels
oysters; schooner Maggie, Captain -, 300
bushels oysters; schooner Mary Elizabeth
Ann, Captain Rowe, 200 bushels oysters
schooner John and James, Captain Nellie.
200 bushels oysters; steamer Sue, Captain
Geoghegan, merchandise for Stephenson &
Bros; sloop Jeanette, Captain Raymond,
fish for r. A. Golden.
ROBERT LEE and Charles Salome, two
colored burglars arrested in the Fifth Pre-
cinct, were tried to-day for breaking into
aN ""Jo'hihb ouiuluSS, NUS. 90 anu 90
Seventh street northwest, occupied respect.
lively by Bercsford's printing Office and
Max Luke's cigar and tobacco store. The
properhfS stolen consisted of small sums of
money and several keys and small articles.
1t was shown that about o'clock yesterday
morning Mr.. Beresford found that his place
had been opened, and, believing that the
thieves were still in tho building, sum-
moned policemen and started search. It
was found that the burglars had gone into
the adjoining building and the police went
In, and, hearing noises as if men were try
ing to escape, searched carefully and found
Lee in the act af concealing himself behind
some boxes in the rear of the store. Leo
was arrested and confessed his guilt and
charged Salomc with being his accomplice
Both men were held for the Grand Jury in
default of 81 900 bonds each.