The Evening critic., 1883-01-16
THE EVENING CRITIC.
ESTABLISHED AUGUST Is0S.
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGE COOPER, q negro wife-beater,
has gone 10 jail for fifteen days.
CALVIN ID. JOHNSON will read paper on
'Sompulsory Education before the Literary
Association at Bethel Hall to night
No retail liquor licenses have yet been
granted TO dealers in Anacosta although
several applications have been made.
THOMAS JONES, small colored boy,
stole n handsome shepherd dog from Daniel
Stewart and has gone to jail for fifteen days
THE increased mail service between
Anacostia and this city went Into ei1ect yes
terday. Mr.. II. Brashears has the contract on
the increased schedule.
MIR. MURRAY ADDISON was thrown from
n Herdic yesterday and had his left arm badly
fractured by the fall Drs. Bayne and Yarrow
rendered the necessary surgical assistance.
THE District Commissioners yesterday
passed an order for the construction OF tele.
phone line to the smallpox hospital. This
VIII be connected with the public exchange.
on Sunday Mrs. Alexander, lady we'll
known to large circle Of acquaintances In
South Washington, died at her home on Thlr-
teenth street. The funeral took place to-day.
ME-. r. S. THOMAS, of Virginia, fell oa
the Ice last evening, on tho Avenue, near
Eleventh street, and broke his leg. He was
taken TO hls quarters at tho United States
Hotel, where he was attended by Dr.. Town
ehend.
WALTER CARTER, Il tall, powerful negro,
was struck with SNOWFALL yesterday and was
so incensed at the indignity that he knocked
his youthful assailant endwlse aud has beon
committed to tho tender mercles of Warden
Croker for thirty days.
THE residence of Mr. Oliver w. I.ongan,
n clerk in the Adjutant. Generals onlce, No.
222 Eleventh street, was ransacked by
burglars on Monday night, who helped them-
selves plentlfully from the larder and carried
away quantity of silverware, clothing, etc.
RICHARD MANN is young gentleman
who got on n spree the other day and went
into a tobacco store to geta plug of the weed on
credit. Miss Door, the fair prcprietess OF the
establishment, gave her moneyless customer
TO understand that she did not do business
that way, and he turned in to lick everybody
in the house and has got place In jail for
thirty days.
A SPECIAL meeting of the Chess, Checker
and Whist Club will be held this evening at
their club rooms, No. 1920 New York avenue.
Alarge attendance of members is earnestly re-
quested, as business of Importance will be
brought before the meeting. The club rooms
are open every evening, and those Interested
in the above games are cordially welcomed to
witness and participate.
Mr.. JOHN b. BRADY has been appointed
architect for District buildings under Mr.. En-.
twisle, the building inspector, vice Mr.. p. J..
Laritzen, resigned. Mr.. Brady Is n talented
young architect, who has long been associated
with Architect Clark, of the Capitol and has
done some important work for the District.
The reconstruction of the Jefferson and the
three schools now In process OF erection are
from Mr. Brady's plans.
WAY last evening installed the following OH.
GERS OF st. Johns Commandery, No. 81, United
Order Of the Golden Cross, for the ensuing
term: n. c., DR.. S. A. II. McKim; V. n. O., Mrs,
j. NJ. Dobson; n. X. OF r., Dr.. II. A. Dobson
T. X. OF r., Joseph Burroughs; treasurer, Mrs.
Emma McKim; prelate, Isaac Rector; herald,
Samuel Mahoney; W. of l. g., Mrs NJ. Nc
CutcheOn: W. OF o. G., A. H. Jones; P. N. c.,
j. II Searles.
A LITTLE novelty in the policy prosecu-
tions is the arrest OF an alleged curbstone pol
icy writer In South Washington. Onlcer Block
has apprehended Levi Haden, who is charged
with being walking policy shop, who carries
his paraphernalia with him, writes policy In
the street, receives money, writes tickets, gets
the drawings, pays the prizes, and does the
whole business without having an oflce or
shop. Haden when he was arrested was forti-
fed with all the implements OF his nefarious
avocation, and was released on $50 collateral.
In the Police Court to-day the case was called
and continued until Thursday next.