The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-11-14
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The gas lamps will be lighted at 510 p. m.
end extlngushed at 40 a. m.
Annie Il. Knox has applied for divorce
from william Knox, and charges him with
desertion,
Upon n telegraphic appeal the local DEM
Va, TO be used In demonstration there TO-
night
Attention is called to Miss saxton's card
in the amusement column. Miss saxton
ia now forming dramatic class, and II would
be wise TO make application at once. -,g~ur
The latest riddle of Yhyeswas my
baby's last attack of G{s<B Ike this para.
eraph2 because t.vtstefy short, and ended
SyEnt
Mr.. Thomas Burgess, painter, of old Ninth
street, who was run over by q two-horse coal
wogon on Saturday last at the corner Of Tenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, and who had
he arm badly hurt, Is recovering from the acss
cident and was out yesterday. .s.ss'e
Mrs. JAS. l.. Norris, wifesefet promi-
nent patent attorney, AssySfo street Get north orr
number ot.ysese: She would not use any other
asAnacuhslders It the best soap in the mar
The sympathy of tho entire community
Will reet with Mr. Charles u. Bailey, secretary
Of the Washington Gaslight Company, aud his
wife in the loss OF their daughter Eleanor,
which occurred last evening, at their resi-.
Illness. ..sa
Mr.. j. II. Turpin, of tho GreaksSs Cor
PRESENT. away sy IN the YORK fi Sasy u 3;
numssa as ''0' 'n0 wants 0' his
H~certifcate Of the Incorporation OF the
chesapeake club, organized for literary i'm
filed with tho Recorder. The directors are
Edward Donnelly, Harry Wilson, Howard p
Chield, John Simmons and John English.
About $50 o'clock last night an alarm Of
fire was sounded from box 731, caused by tho
burning OF the steam tug Gilmore Meredith,
lying at tho foot OF Third street, on tho river
front. The ilro was caused by sparks from the
furnace. Tho vessel was badly burned, and
the loss could notbe estimated. She was fully
insured.
Marriage licenses have been issued as fol-
lows John W. Taylor and Annie Z. Brunnell,
both OF Prince Georges County, Md: Lee p.
Bowles, OF Baltimore, Md, and Sarah Z. Shaw,
OF Montgomery County, Md; George Mahoney
Mary Walsh htrel RchsrdsSn Of Wim ana
TOP, N. o., and Lulu L. slmms, OF this city;
Oscar Brown and Josephine l. Matthews.
Helen Walker, colored servant girl, up.
peared in the prisoners dock at the Police
Court this morning with an Infant In her arms
and pleaded guilty to charge OF grand lar
ceny of gold watch and chain valued Of 800
and S145 in cash from Mrs. Harriet Fay. De.
tectlves Cox and Garter found the watch In
the house of the prisoner between the mat.
trtssos of bed. The case went e lnssgrand
jury se.ife
Drops are manuiqeHHd by themselves, and
are tho resultsofovtr Forty years experience
In coIipoandlng cough mixtures.
NTno Washington Canoe Club have ar
ranged for "swine barbecue" at Barbecue
Boy, Eads' Mills, Potomac River, near
the Chain Bridge. The nat Will
leave the clubhouse on the day before the
feast. Tho invitations are signed by +. N.
Moore, the boss of the barbecue; II. II. Soule,
chief cook; j. II. Lake, keeper OF tho Kitchen
ranges d. n. Russell, slayer of the swine;
James II. Morgan, chemical mixer; j. b. Nc.
Queen, head waiter; all hfnds, dish washers.
Announcement is made that Wristbands Will
be loosened at p. m. sharp.
Joseph Williams, alias Smith, the colored
man arrested last Wednesday for assaultlng
little Maggie Mcdonald, the six-year-oli
daughter OF Mr.. j. Mcdonald, OF 2120 L street,
was before the Police Court thie morning for
trial. MIR. Campbell Darlington appeared for
the accused. The case went over until next
Wednesday under 81 700 bail, at tho request
or the prosecution, TO get further evidence as
TO the identity OF tho prisoner. This Is the
case In which the little girl was enticed from
her home by colored man on the promise OF
buying her candy, and instead OF doing this
she was taken TO Rock Creek, where the flend
was driven AWAY and the child rescued.