The Evening critic., 1883-05-05
THE EVENING CRITIC.
NsTARLIsnNp AUGUST Hsea.
LACoNIc LOCALS.

THE police made fifty-four arrests yes
terday.
of,Cromwell, the art connoseur, was
cured by st. Jacobs Oil Of rheumatism
A SLIGHT FIRE occurred Mt White &
Overmann's cornice factory, yesterday, and
did slight damage.
HENRY s. DAVIDSON, for wasting Poto-
mac water, was fined $5 to-day, aud his
personal recognizance accepted
A THIEF broke into the shed in rear of
Mr.. John F. Grimes residence, No. 26O2
Eighth street northwest, and stole eleven
fancy chickens.
LIZZIE BROWN, a young colored woman
with baby in her arms, was sent to Jail
for sixty days for stealing $3.50 from
Frances Bennett.
PERSONS recovering from wasting dis
eases. such as malarial fevers, ETC., will be
greatly benefited by the use of Browns Iron
Bitters, true tonic.
THE Recorder is engaged to-day in re-
moving the records of his office to his new
rooms in the northeast corner of the base
ment of the new wing of the City Hall.
The examining committee were engaged
to-day in examination of the candidates
for admission to the Bar of this District
whose applications have been referred to
them.
LAST EVENING collision occurred on
Pennsylvania avenue between o buggy
owned by Mr.. John A. Stillman and Herdic
coach No. o. The buggy was smashed, but
no one injured.
A HoD-CARRIER named Conners fell
from the wall of the new building at Tenth
and streets, yesterday, and injured his
back. He was carried home and ply
scian summoned.
Mr.. THOMAS VEssEY, a mechanic at
work on the new National Rifles Armory,
fell from ladder last evening and broke
his collar-bone. The man was conveyed to
his home and surgical aid rendered.
THE suit of Frederick A. Allen against
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
for 500 damages, brought before James A.
! TAFT, justice of the peace, has been brought
up to the Circuit Court by certiorari.
Mr.. ]. AMBLER SMITH, as attorney for
| Arthur ]. Rooney. to-day filed petition
for divorce from Mary Rooney. The plain
| tiff charges that for years she has treated
| him cruelty, endangering his life and
health, and that ten years ago she willfully
deserted him.
l. A PLEASANT double wedding will be cell
ebrated at Grace Church, in Alexandria, to-
| morrow, both the gentlemen being Wash
| ipgtonians. Mr. George McCullum, Of
East Washington, will marry Miss Lizzie
| toulteIs, VI anu MT. y.
| jr, will wed Miss Nellie Seymour, of At
| lanta.
THE meeting of the Woman's Christian
| Temperance Union in Masonic Hall to-
morrow Sunday at 3 p. M. promises to be
one of the best ever held by the union.
| Judge Mcfarland Commissioner of the
General Land Office. will address the audi
ence ON Constitutional Prohibition =
doors open to all come early and bring
| Gospel Hymns.
DETECTIVE JOHN T. Cox was charged in
| the Police Court to-day with assaulting
Mrs. Catherine Trieber, in pushing roughly
| past her to enter her husbands barroom on
| Sunday to make case of Sunday liquor
selling. Judge Smell decided that the detect
i've used no unnecessary violence and ouly
performed his duty. The case was dismissed.
| AT the regular meeting of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, Mr.. L. NJ.
Trucll, the treasurer, reported that the sum
of $47.43 was on hand. Mr.. w. N. Wood,
the agent of the society, reported that he
had investigated eighteen cases of cruelty
to animals the past month. Four cases
were prosecuted and $55 fines were COL
| lected. Nineteen new members had Joined
the society during the past month.
WHISKY CASES were the order of the day
at Police Court and a large number of de-
PENDANTS pleaded to the charge. The wit
nesses were in most cases evidently not be-
lieved, as many of the cases fell through.
Mary Donovan, Mary Collins, Mary Green
and Cornelius Dolan were all acquitted.
Charles s. Shelton was charged with con-
ducting saloon within 400 feet of a school,
house after April 30, in violation of the
law. The defendant claimed that he had
stopped selling when the time expired, and
Judge Smell accepted his personal bonds ia
comply with the law.
ANCHOR LODGE, No. 10, I. o. G.. r., held
an interesting meeting at 1923 Seventh
street northwest last night, at which, after
the transaction ofroutine business, the fol
lowing officers were installed: W. G. T..
Edward It. Eckloff; w. V. T., Maggie A,
Irwin; w. r. S., T. G. Spurgeon W. f. s.,
Theodore ]. Southworth Nv. T., Lottie Nc
Cormick w. chaplain, Lizzie Yost w. M.
John Henkle; w. ID. NJ, Ella johnson w
!. G., VIM. Bayne; W. Q. s., Philip E. Sar-
dou; r. II. S., Maggie Johnson; l.. IL. s..
Lulu Cunning. A large number of proposi.
tons for membership were referred to ap
pirate committees, which is an indication
that the meinbers of the lodge have in view
the motto of the order, /" Reclaim the fallen