The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-18
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

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5 MSST na1 6 Loan Warmers GIG
Tpe 1as-lamps will be lighted at 500
o'clock p. m. and oxtlnguishod at o'clock
o. m.
II. G. McCATHRAN was yesterday APP
pointed to position as fireman In the War
Department.
INSPECTOR ESTwIsLE has issued permit
10 W. II. Robinson to repair n house on Elst
Market Space, Georgetown, $3.50.
DIR. ELLIOTT CoUEs will read paper,
entitled can Old, Old Story Told Again." at the
meeting OF the Unity Club tonight.
In the Court of Claims yesterday the cases
OF q. NJ. Schoonmaker and J. s. North against
the United States were argued and submitted.
BY tho will of the late DR.. johnson Eliot,
filed yesterday, tho deceased leaves his entire
estate to his widow, and names her as execu.
trix.
THE Washington House property, north
west corner OF Third street and Pennsylvania
avenue, has been sold at public auction 70 Me-
Charles jacobson for s26,05O. sesr
oD Do not be deceived and ot take
Drops for r Nd soro T6roats. D. s.
and Ilasef1ark on every drop.
Mr.. JAMES S. ToPHAM has entered
protest with the Commissioners against the
closing o Meridian avenue, Meridian Hill, as
II would Interfere With his property.
THE verdict of tho Coroner's jury in the
case OF John Buckley, who was killed by
locomotive Tuesday, wos rendered yoster-
day. The jury said the killing was accidental.
The Commissioners have approved tho
following applications for barroom Licensees:
VIM. Bagman and Samuel f. Campbell, and
disapproved those of Cassidy & Carley aud
George Mccarthy.
THE First Comptroller has decided that
clerk summoned as a witness Is entitled to
his salary during his absence as such witness,
Notwithstanding he had previously been alb
sent thirty days In the year.
A VERY interesting meeting Of the Con-
cordla Young Peoples Literary Association
was held at German Hall last evening. After
duete, solos, etc, were rendered.
GENERAL MCKEE DUNN has consum-
mated the purchase OF John j. Shipman's
magnificent farm, called villa Nova, near
Lewinsville, Va, about nine miles from the
city. The purchaser price is said to have boon
100000 In cash.
The members of the suffrage committae
OF one hundred, representing East Washing.
ton, have announced their intention OF calling
massmeetlng In that section next woek, II
Is expected that several Congressman Will DO
among the speakers.
The police have two New York thieves
under surveillance, whose mode OF operating
Is to ascertain tho names OF merchants who
have freight at certain points. They then call
for the goods with wagon. stating to thos , In
charge the merchants sent for them.
Dir. PITzER's second lecture in his course
OF Biblical theology Will be delivered this (the
A. rooms on New York avenue. The subject
iF, "The Bible: Can We Trust IT." The Los
lures are free and open to the public. .sses''
HAVING been troubled withtse9efy bad
SSnsn STe about Nm nas s1s
such great n a ins' Cough a%s s'y Syrup IN,
and earDseuy recommend It to oil afilcted
- A Dark
-THE National Woman Suffrage Associa-
lion VIII hold Its sixteenth annual convention
at Lincoln Hall, in this city, March 4, 8 and @.
Public sessions will be held at 2 aud z $50 p.
sions, open only to oflcers and members of tue
association, will be held daily at 1880 a. m.
MIR. Il. A. WHrTEHAND, the popular
proprietor Of "The Owl Cigar Store" met
with fall on the leo In front OF the new Pou-
sion ONCE, on Fourth street, last night, aud
was shaken up considerably. He ought to
have known that while Judge Smell fines citl-
zeDs for not removing tho snow and Ice, he
can't fine the Government.
THE Illinois Republican Association at
its adjourned meeting last evening admitted
the following new members t. j. Smith, j. A.
Fuller, NJ. II. Phelps and 7. Porter. Tho
usual routine business was disposed OF and
the committee on reception OF the Illinois
press reported q sketch OF the programme OF
entertainment, which was favorably received
AT the regular meeting of la Fayette
Lodge, No. 10, +. A. A. NJ, last night at Ma.
sonic Temple, MIR. II. j. Blakelock resigned
his secrearyship on account of Ill health, q
position held by him for thirteen years. Mr.
Henry Merrill was elected to fill the vacancy
Past Master John II. Olcott was presented with
handsome past masters Jewel as token OF
the appreciation by the lodge OF his servlcos
Tho meeting was followed by a banquet at Alb
ner's.
AT A meeting of number of gentlemen
at the residence OF Mr.. A. A. Hayes, 17l7
IN mr.
ganized corps Of volunteer officers to assist
the S. T. O. A. to enforce the laws, Judge Mac.
Arthur presided, and the following gentle
men enrolled themselves: Judge Macarthur,
Colonel benjamin, Assistant Adjutant. Gen.
eral; Hon. George s. Boutwell,, Representative
Lyman, Of Massachusetts; General Beverly
Robertson, Lieutenant Selfridge, Lieutenant
Babcock and Mr.. Roe, OF the Navy; Messrs. Il.
Ross Perry, Jesse Brown, and Messrs. Garnett,
Brewster, Gordon, Newman, Moore, Slade,
Darlington and Hayes. Tho members will
ha