The Evening critic., 1883-05-17
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

MoRRrs ROACH, for beating his wife, was
sent to jail to-day for two months.
THE Pound Service, during the past
week, captured SO animals, of which 30
were killed and redeemed. The fees
were $24
CHRISTOPHER BANKS and Charles Wa
ters were charged in. the Police Court to-
day with wasting Potomac water. Banks
was put under personal bonds and Waters
was dismissed
BURGLARS entered private residence at
Twenty-second and NJ streets, while the
occupants were away viewing the process
sion yesterday, and stole quantity of sill
yer ware of comparatively small value.
MIR. CHARLES LEMON, who fell from q
scafold, on ID street, yesterday, is attended
condition. His jaw-bone, collar-bone, arm
and leg, were broken, and his head severely
cut.
JOSEPH MARTIN, young man who is
alleged to have been caught in the act of
attempting to steal rifle from store on
the Avenue last evening, has been COM
mitted to the workhouse for ninety days as
suspicious character.
The Commissioners yesterday received
report from the inspectors of gas and
meters stating that last Saturday the gas
was below the standard by reason of too
much ammonia. The attorney for the Dis.
trict was notified to enter another suit.
DANIEL r. BURNS, powerfully built
man, was too much excited over the re-
union yesterday and was arrested for
striking Colonel Mancossos and running
after James Highly with meat-cleaver.
Mr.. Burns was fined $5 for each of the
offenses.
GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY" is not
only sovereign remedy for consumption,
but also for consumptive night sweats, bron-
chitis, coughs, influenza, splitting of blood,
weak lungs, shortness of BREATH and kim
dred affections Of the throat and chest. By
druggists.
ELLEN HExTER, an aged lady, was
killed about 2:30 o'clock yesterday after
noon by falling from a second-story win
dow of her residence, 515 Fifth street. She
was alone in her room at tho time, and it
is supposed that she lost her balance while
looking out the window. The coroner saw
the body last night and held an autopsy to-
day.
JUSTICE JAMES yesterday granted Min
ME s. Wiley divorce from @. F. Wiley.
They were married in 1878, her maiden
name being Minnie s. Townley, and lived
together until the Sd of April, 1880, when
he willfully and without cause deserted her,
and she had not heard from him up to the
time she entered the suit. The decree al
lows her the custody of their infant son.
CHIEF JUSTICE CARTIER yesterday con-
cluded the hearing in the habeas corpus
cases of George Payne, Edward Payne and
John Powers, and discharged them from
custody. They.were indicted in Alexandria
County, Va, on the charge of obstructing a
fishery at Gravelly Run and resisting on
officer in serving process and requisi-
tion made for them. The Chief Justice
decided that there had been no fleeing from
justice.
The inspectors of marine products
furnish the following statistics for the
past week: Marine products inspected
1,090 bushels oysters, 3,478 punches fish,
729,9S3 herring, 21,541 shad, 81 tailors
4S sturgeon, 1,490 trout, 1880 crabs, 55,-
024 CLANS, 6 Holsters, 1900 mackerel, 1 CARP
Marine products condemned-7O bushels
oysters, S26 punches fish, 5,970 herring,
shad, 5000 crabs, 1924 CLANS, 6 Holsters,
1900 mackerel.
DURING the past week the Health De-
partment transacted the following routine
business: Nuisances reported, 56S; refer
red, ia; abated, 558; referred to Commits
sioners, g; official notices issued, 70; citi-
zens' complaints received, AZ; cases referred
to chemist, 2; inspections of plumbing work
made, 49; Investigations made to ascertain
local cause Of zymotic disease, s; offal re-
moved, 124 tons Of garbage, $50 barrels of
nightsoil and 100 dead animals; unwhole-
some food condemned, 1914 pounds of meat,
three-quarters of q bushel of fruit, las
bushels of vegetables.