The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-10-20
CITY NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Matt ers of All Kinds 20 Interest
Everybody.


Everybody.
General Drum left the city on Saturday.
FALL overcoats. Eiseman Bros, 9TH g. Il.
Secretary Lincoln started for Illinois to-
day.
The woodshed in the rear Of 18 f street
was eighty damaged by IRE yesterday.
Mr.. VIM. @. Schley, of Baltim ore. Md,
was to-day admitted TO the bar Of this District.
Mr.. w. W. Burhans, manager of tho
United Press, left the city to-day for weeks
vacation In the mountains East.
Henry Hawkins, colored, was charged in
the Police Court to-day with assaulting his
mother. lie got thirty days in jail.
Charles Tibbs, for stealing backing
brush from another bootblack named George
warner, got two weeks In jail this morning.
AT a meeting of tho Jefferson Democratic
Association Saturday night they decided to at
tend tho mass-meeting In Alexandria Wednes-
doy.,
Chief Justice Cartier resumed his seat on
the General Term Bench this morning, after
being confined to his house for week past
( rom bilious attack.
Mr.. John Heckinger aud Miss Bertha
Gassenheimer were married at Abner's Hall
last night. Rev. d. Stern ofliciated. Tho happy
couple left on an Eastern tour.
If you have Sore-Throat, a Cough or q
Cold, try d. II. Douglass Il Sons Capslcum
Cough Drops; they are pleasant to the taste,
perfectly harmless, and Will surely euro you.
John Ryon was tried by Judge Smell to-
day Tor assaultlng his mother. Tho evidence
showed that no also committed an assault on
daye.
AN amicable bill in equity has been filed
by Jas. Gawler against Margaret and Andrew
klndelo for administrators sale OF part OF lot
ceede.
The Canstatter volks. Fest vorein has do.
mated s25 for tho widow OF tho late onlcer
Fowler and $25 for the German orphan Asy-
lum out OF the proceeds Of tho recent 5uabian
festival.
Mr.. John N. MITCHELL who has been for
the past twelve years a letter-carrier, has been
transferred TO q first class clerkship In the City
pottof1ce, his health having prevented HIS
continuance as carrier.
A NEW postal convention between tho
United States and Mexico was to-day signed
by Poetmaster-General Hatton on the part OF
tho United States and Nj. Romero, Mexican
Minister, on the part OF Mexico.
Sarah Summers and Buck Butler were
ssed $40 each by Judge Smell this morning
Tor assaulting colored woman named Sophia
Gray. The man was accused OF holding Sophia
while the woman pounded her.
The Nationals have finished their season
and are on their way homo. Negotiations are
In progress that Will strengthen the nine next
season. Baker, Powell, Fulmer, Gagus and
Halpin, OF this years nino, will BIO retained.
Company B, Washington Light Infantry
Corps, will leave here on Wednesday after.
noon at 8 O'Clock for Richmond, Va, where
they will participate in the competitive drill
the next day. While In Richmond they will
stop at the St. James Hotel.
Tho Amateur Association will play the
following schedule this week: Monday, Star
We. Germantown; Tuesday, Falcon vs.. ID. c.;
wednesday, Street vs. Potomac; Thursday,
Wayerly vs.. Germantown; Friday, b Street vs..
ID. O.; Saturday, Star VS.. Falcon.
DIR. Hartigan held post-mortem exam-
inaiion yesterday, at No. 212 ID street, over
the body OF j. i. Knight, who diod suddenly.
The examination developed the fact that he
died from natural causes. Ho was employed
recently In the Agricultural Department.
Mr.. Frank barley, who for many years
wss employed as compositor on the Star,
died at his residence, 321 Missouri avenue,
Saturday night. Deceased was q member OF
the Columbia Typographical Union, and also
knight OF Pythias. His funeral Will take
place tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
The last meeting of the season was held
by tho Potomac Archers at the Columbian Col
lege grounds last Saturday. In the Columbia
round Miss Nellie Holmes led with 31S. Mr.,
Maxson made 42S points. Miss Nellie Holmes
VIII receive the ladies' championship badge
this year, and Mr. Maxson again carries OF
The geniiemen's trophy.
The Workingmen's Blaine and Logan
Club held a grand Publication meeting at
Clan-na-Gael Hall Saturday night in celebra-
tion OF the Ohio victory, The hall was mag
nincently decorated, and paintings OF the lead
Ing Republican leaders were hung around the
hail. The exercises consisted OF speeches and
vocal and Instrumental music. Handsome
pictures OF Blaine aud Logan were distributed
among the audience.