The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-10-13
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MEMS EIensHtaff band-sewed shoes at
McCasnsex Co.'p, COS Pennsylvania avenue.
1.-THE Health Office dispensed an unusual
large amount OF medicines among the poor
last month.
SAMUEL BETTERs, colored, was shot in
the hand yesterday on the Livingstone Road,
In tho county.
In the Police Court this morning there
were 1902 forfeited as collatsrals in the cor
poration cases.
THE regular monthly meeting of the
board OF managers Of the Associated Charities
Will be held Tuesday evening at p. m. at the
Central of1lce.
AN attempt was made about 11:30 o'clock
last night TO fire house 21O7 Ninth street
occupied by Francis .Wilkerson. 1t was dis
covered In time and extinguished by James
JUSTICE JAMES to-day dismissed the bill
OF John II. Merriman for divorce from Della
Merriman, charging her with desA1tfN1rufd
adultery on the ground thaiiAeDseoffa failed to
sustain the charge. szBas
Boys bootSsssS NC ormick & Co.'s, COS
Pcnnsy&Sd6>0hvenue.
second meeting last evening at the residence
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Blackwood. After the hand
some badges were distributed by the charm
Ing vfce-president the club adjourned.
A ToUGH-LooKING young white man,
named Ed Lestrange, was before Judge Smell
this morning for fourishing razor In Lynn's
saloon, on the Avenue. He got three months
the extent OF the lawn default OF $50.
SAMUEL NJ. DENNIsoN was charged
before the Police Court this afternoon with as
sault with intont to kill Samuel Boilers by
shooting him in the hand In Uniontown. He
was also charged with assaulting the father OF
Boilers. Continued for one week.
PETER FUNNEGEN. the notorious conf
dence man, who was arrested in an auction
room in this city In company with his wife,
recently, is stl In jail awaiting trial for using
the mail for fraudulent purposes. He Is well
known in other cities as n crook.
MATILDA WASHINGTON, colored, wa,
badly burned about the head and body abou
7:1I 'clock this morning. She was attempts
,ng 90 iight nre Win kerosene OIL 10 her
Nineteenth and l. and III streets.
HARRY SMITH, middle.aged eolored
man, with pushy hair parted In the middle,
thick lips and n feminine voice, was In the
dock at Judge Snells Court to-day for attempt
ing beastly assault on Onlcer Shurland, who
was In citizen clothes at the time. Three
months in jail.
ZAcuAnIAH CHAFFEE, of Providence, r.
l., assignee OF the Sprague Manufacturing
rick Morris and ]. j. Darlington, filed bills
in equity against s. Blatchford and d. W. Girls
void and against W. 3. Hoyt, Q. g. Franklin
and L. Hoyt, IT,, to remove cloud upon certain
L titles.
UNION BETHEL Historic and Literary
Association opens tho session OF 1886 Tues
day evening at z $50 p. M, when the president
will review the work Of the past year, ana a
discussion on "rho Negroes Chances In
1SSd.-5" relative to the New Orleans Exposi-
ton. The discussion Will be opened by Mr.. j.
W. Cromwell.
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for man or beast.
ARRANGEMENTS for the Methodist Cen.
tennial Conference are being perfected. The
conference Will he held at Mount Vernon
Place Church In Baltimore city, commencing
December o. great deal Of interest In the
coming conference ia taken by the Washing.
ton ministers and members OF the Methodist
church. IL Is expected that there Will be
about 10000 strangers In Baltimore during
president OF the committee on general ar
rangements.
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