The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-11-13
LOCAL BRIEFS,

The gas-lamps will be lighted AZ $40 u,
m. and extInguished at 4 40 g, msss-Ns'si'''s -
EN-. P. Harsjs,s sss.sF NJ street
northwesL ,zses'.u truly superior soap 10
sp4R. Waters. qrocsa..a sse~s.gyyyc nfh street
northwest, aazss tnt6stomers who have tried
.Ilppsi-sftf1lum Soap Will have no other"
Justice Cox to-day granted Michael Nc
Ginley divorce from tho bonds Of matrlmony
with oatherine Y. Mckinley ON the grounds OF
adultery and desertlon.
A young colorod man named August
Dyson was sentenced 10 pay lino Of $40 or SO
to iail for sixty days for assaulting colored
Girl named Mary Bird last Saturday night
Colonel Samuel N. Hoyt gave a Blaine
banquet at his residence, 1923 Madison street.
last night, number of friends having been
invited 10 celebrate the result Of the campaigns
This they did right royalty. ,ee
But John p. Robinson, .heestz, they
Sdasng EnSS SS not know ESSy
cure cure for for fis, cough, cold in the
cheat<sce. IS Or. Dufi's Cough Syrup.
frank Garrett, q young man of West
Smell to-day TO using profano language while
intoxicated. .I'll eNear OF for one year II
you let mo or" said the defendant. 'I will
lake So security that you do" replied the
Court.
In the Police Court this afternoon John
+. Brooks, John Ennis and Charles Norris
were charged with writing policy. The cases
went over until Tuesday next, and the defend
ante, who will BIO used as witnesses against
the backer OF tho game, were released on their
personal bonds.
John Thompson, sometimes called Wm.
Nailor, was convicted In tho Criminal Court
to-day OF jumping into Ninth street car on
the Sth OF August last aud snatchlng pocket
BOOK containing s6.d0 from tho hands OF Mrs.
Albany Penitontiary for three years.
Charlnc nixnn olioa Novtc., N ,yJ,;lo
youth, was tried In tho POLICE Court this morn.
Ing for the larceny OF a large bell, Weighing
ioO pounds, from como person to the District
Attorney unknown. AZ the owner of the bell
could n5i be produced, tho case was sus-
nSDded for argument as ID whether the case
could DO sustained.
Mr.. Charles r. Parker, the cashier of the
Sacao last TSssd SSrk c hS rsS
donce, 272 West Twenty-soventh street, In
that city, was well and fayorably known In
ms ei,y MIR; Parker was cashier az Wliiards
during the war, while yet o young man, with
Mr.. Chadwick, his uncle, who was, at that
Time, one OF the Willard proprietors.
Colonel Chambers McKibbin will take up
his residence In this city for the winter. He is
now 81 years OF age, and Is tho father OF Col
onel Joseph @. McKibbin, and OF General David
ID. McKibbin and Captain Chambers McKibbin,
OF the Army. Ho was commissioned an as
sistant quartermaeter by General Jackson In
1881, but resigned from service, and was post
master at Pittsburgh under President POLK,
naval ofllcer at Philadelphia under Buchanan,
, ard subtreasurer and acting director OF the
Mint under President Johnson.
Marriage licenses have been issued as fol-
lowe. W. Il. Boughton and Ene Rodier; Chas.
Matthews and Eliza Matthews, both OF
Prince Georges County, Nd; John NJ. skinner
ard Flora Waters; Joseph Johnson and Ro-
HI cca Lowham; IL. II. Zurburg and Ellenor
Rabbit; +. W. White and BridgetDurhaud;
Daniel Rainhart, OF this city, and Bessie Field,
Of Newton, N. j.; George E. Smith, and Mary
Levi Butler and Lizzie Butler; W. II. Small
wood and Martha O. Honesty.
On tho night of election q committee of
gentlemen called at the residence OF Major A.
II. s. Davis aud presented him with mag
Difcent silver ice-water urn, November be-
Ing the anniversary OF his silver wedding.
The urn Is beautifully chased ana engraved,
OF one gallon capacity, and has two gold-llned
goblets and nat star-shsped gold-linod
urn, is some thirty inches In height Directly
over the faucet, and In beautiful scroll.
work, 10 the followingi "1S59-Nov. 4, 1884,
Presented 10 Major An, 3. Davis, by his old
friends in the Government Printing ONCE"
A colorcd man is said to have accostod
the 6-year-old daughter of Mr.. VIM. j. Nc
Donald In the yard In front OF her home, 2120
l. street, yesterday afternoon, and enticed her
10 follow him by promise OF buying her
candy. Tho neighbors saw the man walking
down street toward Rock Creek, accom-
panied by the child. Mrs. Lea and other per-
sors who saw the man with the child, followed
In the direction he had como and saw him
Jump out Of gulley on the side OF the Creek
and run OFF. The child was found whore he
has arrested q colored man on suspicion of be-
ing the guilty party.