The Evening critic., 1883-03-23

PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.
To-Day is Good Friday.

TODAY Is tOOu fTluay.
JUST now our spring stock awaits your
examination at A. Saks q Co.'S,
THE triangular reservation at Pennsyl-
vanua avenue and Thirteenth and streets
is to be enclosed by posts and chains in
stead of the iron fence.
THE best etiquette for man is not to
boast of his virtues. 1t is also exceedingly
inelegant to annoy society with his coughs
and colds, when he can find relief in bot.
tie of DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup.
COMMISSIONERS WEST yesterday began an
examination of the engine houses of this
city by visiting Nos. 2 aud 4. He found
everything in the best order save some
slight repairs were found to be necessary.
AN alarm of fire struck from box 1874 at
4 o'clock last evening, was for a fire in tho
chimney of house No. 727 Twelfth street.
The engines responded promptly but did
not go into service, the fire being at once
extinguished.
OFFICER EDELIN, saw a colored man,
named William Braxton, endeavoring to
work the bunko game last evening, and,
getting into the mans confidence, induced
him to confess that he was professional
swindler. He landed him behind the bars
A. WATSON has written letter to the
District Commissioners, recommending that
a labor market be established on b street
east or west of Seventh street northwest
He suggests that persons desiring work in
city or country can assemble here where
they may be seen and hired
As A result of the meeting held at Grace
NJ. L. Church last Friday night petition
to the Commissioners is being circulated
praying that licenses be refused to circus
companies or other exhibitions, who desire
to hold performances within the city
1s,x,;t- AlDA aI, nrlt
within settled localities be prevented.
MORNING STAR LODGE was honored last
| night by fraternal visit from Minnehaha
| Lodge, at their spacious hall, 1923 Seventh
| street northwest After the regular busi-
ness of the lodge was transacted most
| pleasant and interesting good of the
| order" was rendered, consisting Of organ
| and guitar solos, recitations, songs, read
| ings and remarks.
SKILL IN THE WoRKsHoP.-To do good
work the mechanic must have good health.
| If long hours of confinement IN close rooms
| have enfeebled his hand or dimmed his
| sight, let him at once, and before some or
ganic trouble appears, take plenty of Hop
Bitters. His system will be rejuvenated,
his nerves strengthened, his sight become
clear, and the whole constitution be built
up to higher working condition.
| JUST as the officers, who had been re-
lieved from duty, were marching into the
| Fifth Precinct Station, at midnight, they
were startled by loud report, as of some
explosion, in the upper story of the station,
or the crash of some heavy body falling on
the roof. An investigation was instituted,
but the cause of the occurrence could not be
discovered. A large crack was, however,
noticed in the plaster. 1t is feared that the
building is settling down.
ANOTHER burglary has been perpetrated
successfully and jewelry, clothing, ETC.,
stolen. The house of Thomas Miller, the
lumber merchant, was entered on Tuesday
night The stolen articles were found
| yesterday in the grass in Stanton Square,
where they had been thrown. A watch
was put on the place and later a man was
seen looking for something on the spot
where the articles were found. He was
| arrested and taken to the Seventh Precinct
Station, where he gave the name OF
Thomas Hayden, remarking at the time
that they had caught him that time,
but they would never discover his identity
When arrested he had lot of skeleton
keys in his possession.