The Evening critic., 1883-02-09
THE EVENING CRITIC.
ESTABLISHED AUGUST 1893
LAnoN1O LOCALS.

The street lamps will bo lighted at 5:j5
p. m. and extinguished at n m.
SAMUEL SuECH ELS was sent to the work
house for month to day for vagrancy.
THE ease against Henry Edwards for
keeping an unlicensed bar has been con-
tined for hearing.
THE persons committed by Judge Smell
to-day for disordcrly conduct were Maria
Nichols, Wm. Forsyth, 0sburn Turner
Alfred Butler, and Thomas $. Hart,
A NUMBER ofcredulous parties who be.
lieved that Professor Virgins storm would
charge over the earth to-day made appli-
cation at the Navy Yard yesterday for the
loan of anchors and chains.
FANNIE CRAWFORD, a hne-looking and
well dressed woman, who was found lying
dead drunk in the street near the Govern
ment Printing Office yesterday, was sent TO
the workhousc for ninety days to-day.
The Commissioners yesterday approved
the applications for liquor licenses of Daniel
Collins, 62l Seventh street southwest;
Frank Diester, 1918 u street northwest,
and L. A. Lovelace, 1880 Seventh street
northwest. f. Yr. ..
Ducks charge everybody with being
"quack," and there are but few who are ex-
empt from the goslin accusation. Dr.
Bulls Cough Syrup is certainly an ex-
ception to the rule as it is, no doubt, the
| greatest remedy offered to suffering
| people
HARBoRMAsTER SUTTON reports the fol-
lowing new arrivals at the wharves
| Schooner II. A. De Witt, Captain Wylie,
| 100000 feet of lumber for L. Il. Jackson d
Co.; pungy Miami, Captain Davis, 700
| bushels of oysters pungy Chief Captain
Swami, 700 bushels Of oysters.
| SAMUEL T. LUcKETT was charged in the
| Police Court to-day with wasting Potomac
| water by defective water-closet, and was
fined s.. An appeal was noted. Robert
| johnson was then prosecuted for % similar
oflense and fined So. A third case of the
| same character was called and continued.
| A DISTINGUISHED audience listened to
the lecture of Mrs. Lucinda B. Chandler in
fhe parlor of Mrs. Merchant, East Capitol
street, last evening, and were highly
pleased with her views upon "Parenthood
and Progress" Tomorrow evening, Sat
urday, at o'clock, Mrs. Chandler will de-
liver lecture upon "The Relation OF
Moral and Physical Hygiene" in the par
lors of the Spencerian Business College, cor
ner d and Ninth streets.
The Storm Club met Wednesday evening
and were charmingly entertained at the res
idence of Mr.. j. NJ. Edgar, No. 1908 Fif-
teenth street northwest Despite the storm
there was goodly number present, and the
evening was an enjoyable one for all. Mr.
Thomas read on article on the manufacture
of glassware, its various uses, &c, display
ing beautiful specimens of glass lace. Mr..
Newton read an essay on the Past, Pres
entsn and Future Relation of Labor to Capt.
tai" Mr.. Allan recited some of his expert
ences during the war. Messrs. Stewart
James and Grant sang Coming Through
the Rye with good effect. Mrs. Allan aud
Mrs. Edgar sang duet. At ten o'clock the
company sat down to an elegant collation.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs
j. w. Newton, Miss Gillett Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Allan, VIM. James, Mrs, Pritchard
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Stewart, Robert Lytle
Mr. and Mrs T. L. Grant, Mr.. and Mrs. Y
Il. Thomas, and Willie Edgar.