The Evening critic., 1883-04-20
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

Ex-GovERNoR ODEN BOWIE, of Mary
land praises st. Jacobs Oil for pains.
JOHN GUETHLER was fined $I05 to-day
for keeping an unlicensed bar in connec-
tion with his brewery.
DR. PIERcE's "FAvoRITE PREscRrP-
TON" is the debilitated woman's best res
tOrative tonic.
JOSEPH FINLEY and John English were
fined 500 each by Judge Smell to-day for
keeping their bars open on Sunday.
JOHN THOMAS, colored man who
struck Benjamin Brown on the head with
brick, was sentenced to sixty days in jail
to-day.
JOHN A, SCHEAPP and Joseph Rowell
were charged before Judge Smell with be-
ing unregistered plumbers. The first case
was continued and the latter dismissed.
JOHN HOPKINS, Michael Quigley and
Yates Simmons, charged with being un-
licensed cattle brokers' produced their
licenses to-day, and the cases were nolle
prosed.
Mr.. THOMAS Z. WAGGAMAN, as agent
for house No. 1928 Seventh street north
west, was fined So to-day for wasting water,
and noted an appeal. Charles Miller was
fined 50 for the same offense.
EDWARD PORTER, small colored boy,
went to Godfrey Leonard's residence yes
terday for the clothes to be washed and
stole pair of gold spectacles which he saw
lying about the house. The boy will be
sent to the Reform School.
A MUSICAL and literary concert will be
given this evening at the Vermont-avenue
Christian Church, under the auspices OF
two of the Sunday school classes composed
Of young ladies. Proceeds for benefit OF
building fund. splendid programme is
promised,
How TO GET SIcK.-Expose yourself day
| and night cat too much without exercise,
work too hard without rest, doctor all the
| time, take all the vile nostrums advertised
| and then you will want to know
How TO GET WELL.-Which is au'
swered in three words-Tske Hop Bitters.
PROFESSOR ALEX. GRAHAM BELL, the
| inventor of the Bell telephone, gave re-
ception at his house last night to the mem
bers of the National Academy of Science
now holding session here, and the ladie;
of their families. Over 600 invitations
were issued. The centre-piece of the sup
per table was an immense floral bell, and al
either end was q representation in flower:
of a telephone.
DRUNKEN man staggered into Police
Court to-day and claimed the ear of the
Court. The inebriated wayfarer said he
had some rights lying around somewhere
which he wanted to have vindicated, bui
Judge Smell declined to hearken to his ap
peal, and the indignant citizen remarked
that he would not disgrace himself by re
naming in such a - den Of iniquity. HI
will remain, nevertheless, until sober, and
has been put behind the bars for saf'
keeping.
HARBoRMAsTER SUTTON reports the fol
lowing new arrivals at the wharves
Steamer Fanny Gilbert, Captain Hilton
fish for William Z. Stuart; schooner
Maggie, Captain Cook. fish for j. II. Skid
more; steamer Kate, Captain Ellis, fish fol
R. A. Golden; steamer Comet, Captain
Taylor, fish do; barge Sarah Kroon, Cap
tain Roberts, ITO tons coal for Potomac
Steamboat Company; barge George w
Sheriff, Captain Ross, III tons coal fo
johnson G. Bros; schooner S. A. White
Captain White, $4,000 feet lumber for L
L. Jackson & Co.; schooner II. G. Purdy
Captain Jorden, 20 cords wood for ]. o
Carter schooner Pioneer, Captain Bell 2
cords wood do. pungy Levant, Captain
-, 200 bushels oysters; pungy William
L. Ward, Captain Russell, 200 bushel
oysters; schooner Edwin Stuart, Captain
Smith, 200 bushels oysters.