The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-04-11
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE Circuit and Probate courts were not
in session to-day.
THE sale of seats for the Mendelssohn
quintet Club concert commences tomorrow
morning at Metzerott's.
NOAH JOHNSON, o colored man, who
made disorder in u street.car, was fined S5
by Judge Smell this morning.
THOSE interested in literature will find
Recent Fiction, No. 3 by Adam Clark, IN this
weeks Hdtcheh specially interesting.
ED. NELSON, an old man, disturbed the
tranquility Of Georgetown last night, and paid
50 therefor at the Police Court to-day.
THE will of the late Mary w. Green,
filed with the Register to-day, bequeaths
her estate to Mary A. and Richard v. Green.
FRANK N. ALLEN, colored boy, was as
seseed 50 by Judge Smell to-day for interfering
with Poundmaster Elnsteln and calling his
men "dog thieves"
A. c. CHAPMAN, of 327 Maryland avenue
southwest has notified the police that n pair
OF ladies' shoes and silk handkerchief were
stolen from his house last night.
WILLIAM II. RUcK, employed in the ia
bic factory Of j. NJ. Smith, No. 400 Maine ave-
nue., was severely injured about 10 o'clock
yesterday by having his arm cut by circular
saw.
OFFICER DAILY reports that the prem
ises OF Thomas Mercer, No. 1910 Fifth street,
were entered by colored burglar last night,
but he was frightened off before he secured
any plumber.
Mrs. ELLEN FOLEY while getting into
wagon on Prospect avenue, In the county, was
knocked down by the horse starting, and the
wheels passed over her, breaking throe ribs.
Dr. Ford Thompson was called in.
Mr.. 81. FAGUE, of GIL II street, has
complained TO the police that his house was
burglariously entered this morning, about
5;45 o'clock, by means Of q false key and
silk table.cloth, valued at $25, stolen.
GEoRGIANNA PAYNE, colored servant
girl, In the employ of Mrs. Rebecca Thomas, OF
1905 street, was before the Police Court this
morning charged with stealing finger ring,
valued at $50, from her employer. The lar
cony was not clearly made out and the case
was dismissed.
A WHITE WOMAN, named Kate Murphy,
while getting on car at Seventh street aud
the Avenue, about 7;3O o'clock last evening,
was struck by a passing cab and knocked In
sensible. She was carried TO the house OF her
brother, corner OF Tenth and streets, where
she was attended by DR.. Walter
WILLIAM RHODES, q white boy years
OF age, fell Into sewer yesterday at the Inter
section Of Eighteenth and Boundary streets
and was Injured very seriously about the
head. DR.. Blair rendered medical aid, and
The boy was taken TO his homo at No. 1905
New Hampshire avenue by onlcer White.
A DELEGATION of dry-goods merchants
were before the Commissioners to-day to ask
protection FROM commercial drummers who
come TO tho city and do business without II.
censes, TO tho detriment Of the local dealers
who pay heavy license tax. the Commits
when caught, would be prosecuted.
ABE PAGE, a notorious colored man, was
behind the bars nj Judge Snell's court this
morning on charge Of second olrenso OF petit
larceny, I'm stealing two coats from Solomon
slomberg's store on street. He was pursued
aud when overt6ken drew Il knife and began
cutting nj his pursuers. Tho case was sent 70
the grand Jury and the defendant was com.
mitted.
THE fate of Colonel Won Bloonkor, the
Pride of Porkopolis is itouchingly told by JEFF
Joslyn IN this weeks Hdtchet.
TONE HUDSON Colored cart driver, was
before Judge Smell this morning for cruelty
to animals In overlooking a horse. Agent
Key, OF the Humane Society, testified 10 catch.
ing the prisoner driving u horse hitched TO n
cart loaded with stones and riding ON the load.
His Honor told tho defendant that his riding
on such u load made case OF cruelty 10 ami.
mails, and he was fined So
FRED GRANT, dimInutiye colored boy,
who claims to be only six years old, was IN the
dock at Judge Snell's Court this morning
charged with the larceny OF % cents from
Mrs. Eliza Palmer, who stated that while Mt
market yesterday the defendant broke into her
house and went mp stairs and stole 05 cents
| from drawer. She also stated that he had
bought an iron savings bank with some OF the
money and put the rost into tho bank for safe
keeping. He was sent down for SO, aayB.