The Evening critic., 1883-04-13
THE EVENING CRITIC.
EHTA RIIaHTD AIJQIJRT 1898
LACONIC LOCALS.


The police made forty arrests yesterday.
Boys clothing, Eiseman Bros, 9TH and E.
FERDINAND BECKETT, for assaulting
Sandy Turner, was fined IS to-day.
ISAAC SMITH, for striking little girl,
named Mary Tibbs, was fined $5 in the
Police Court to-day
A SLIGHT fire occurred last evening at
house No. 131 l. street northwest, and was
extinguished by some citizens.
JOHN LILIES, marine, was charged
before the Police Court to-day with assault
ing Annie Barker, and was fined $40.
SHOULD you be sufferer from dyspep-
sia, indigestion, malaria, or weakness, you
can be cured by Browns Iron Bitters
ABOUT o'clock last evening a colored
infant was left on the steps Of st. AIMS
Asylum, and was taken in by the Sisters.
STAR OF HOPE LODGE OF GOOD Tenn
PLARs meets at Odd-Fellows' Hall, corner
Twentieth street and Pennsylvania avenue,
this evening.
DENNIS S. NooNAN was arrested for as
saulting his wife and resisting and assault
ing officer Prather. He will be tried for
both assaults tomorrow.
Go and hear Misses Evan, Maddox, John
son, Roberts, Morrice, Harrison, Barnes,
Mrs. Mills and Mr.. Forsman at Congrega-
tional Church this evening. Admission, 25
cents.
JUSTICE MACARTHUR will hold a session
of the Circuit Court tomorrow from half
past twelve till half-past one, in tho old
Circuit Courtroom, for the transaction of
Circuit Court business.
THE regular meeting of Chambers Lodge
of Good Templars will be held this evening
at Dashaway Hall, Georgetown. A large
number OF new members will be initiated.
Visitors will receive hearty welcome.
DOUBTLESS the jurors have determined
not to get left in the matter Of all their pay,
since the Attorney General has given
notice that the appropriation is growing
small, for many of them this morning drew
their pay in full to date.
GEORGE W. SALTER LODGE of Good
Templars meets this evening at Northeast
Temperance Hall, s23 II street, and will
initiate very large number Of new men,
bers. Visiting templars will receive q cor
dial welcome, and be highly entertained.
PHILIP MAORI was the pugilistic name
of diminutive colored urchin that ap'
peared in the Police Court dock to-day to
answer a charge of beinga wanderer on this
| terrestrial sphere with no visible means Of
support. The little fellow was released
with a reprimand.
A NUMBER of policemen called upor
| Judge Smell this morning to urge the
earlier convening of the Police Court. They
complain that when they are on duty al
night they suffer great inconvenience by
being detained until 12 or l o'clock at the
court. Judge Smell said he would endeavol
to secure earlier sessions
| Mr.. A. ii. JACKSON, counsel for JOSEPH
| W. Coomes, inquired of Justice Hagner IL
the Special Criminal Court, this morning, i
additional bond would be required of hi!
client for the indictments recently fount
against him. District-Attorney Corkhill
said that Mr.. Coomes was now under bono
and additional surety would not be de
manded.
A FULL GROWN oppossum was captured
on Pennsylvania avenue, between Sixtl
and Seventh streets, about / o'clock thi
morning. This is the third or fourtl
ANIMAL captured this week in the city, an,
the natural query is, where do they com,
from ? A policeman said this morning.
that the Smithsonian and Agricultural
parks are full of them A moonligh
possum hunt in the city of Washington
will be the next diversion from routin
matters. The one caught this morning
was full grown and quite wild.
INTERESTING public temperance meet
ipgs will be held under the auspices of tn
Good Templars on Sunday afternoon a
follows: At Fletcher Chapel, corner New
York avenue and Fourth street, at
o'clock at Dashaway Hall, Market Build
ing Georgetown, at 8 o'clock, and at North
east Temperance Hall, 1923 II street north
east, at o'clock. These meetings will
addressed by prominent temperance speak
ers. All are welcome.
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