The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-09
THE EVENING CRITIC.
ESTABLISHED AUGUST 1865.
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE pawnbrokers state that they are |
| doing big business in holiday presenta.
DENNIS TERRILL has requested permits
| zion 10 erect a stable on lot 10, square 2OT.
THE regular monthly meeting Of the |
| School Board was held last evening and unlm'
| portant routine business transacted
THE board of directors of Columbia Hos
| pital last night adopted resolutions OF re.
| spect to the memory OF the late Dr. Johnson
Eliot.
| INSPECTOR ENTwIsLE has issued per.
| nit to erect two frame buildings In rear OF
Nos. 3i7 and $40 Four-and.a'half street |
| southwest.
DIR, JAMES Z. MORGAN will deliver tho |
| annual address OF the Medical society 10.
| night The subject Is: "Dofonse OF Medicine |
and of the Medical Profession
THE meeting of the United States Naval |
Institute held last evening at room 20 Navy
| department, adjourned without the transac-
tior Of any business, there being no quoIaessj
| present
If you are a frequent&sas~ OF
miasmatic District -hsgtfshde your system
| against the scQnre6 OF all new countries ague,
bilious p,sdfhtermitteht 'fevers-by tho use
MIR, JAMES STEVENSON, of the Geolog-
| zeal Survey, has reported tho discovery of a
| number OF clln cities and towns In Arizona
| which are different In many respects from any
| previously known.
Mr.. j. NJ. McCLGNTocK and Miss Annie
| Conrad were married last evening nj the resi-
dence OF the brides parents, No. 1907 Tenth
|
| for Northern tour,
GEORGE VoNEIFF treasurer of the Ger
| man Lutheran Church, 31S virginia avenue
southwest, asks that the property, DC ,a%emp s
for religious purposes. .syse
THE poor sufferer thstfas been dosing
himself with so.calledsT foches, and thereby
some couen, Should take bur advice and use at
| onG0,Br. Bulls Cough Syrup aud get WE'LL
/ CAPTAIN ]. S. BRADFORD, of the United
States Coast Survey, was coming from his
| home near the old Soldiers Homo yesterday
| morning. when he was thrown from his buggy
into the snow banks. Fortunately he was not
4 hurt.
GRAND PATRIARCH ID. II. BRAINARD
| oflciated last evening at the installment OF
| officers OF Fred d. Stuart Encampment, Uni.
formed Rank, 1. o. o. F. The newly.elected
officers Of Decatur Lodge, No. o. we're also In
stalled last evening.
In the case of James n. Carpenter, who
| sued the Washington & Georgetown Railroad
Company and claimed $4,000 damages for
| being elected from Pennsylvania avenue car,
the Jury in the Circuit Court this morning re-
turned a verdict for the company.
AN OLD gentleman named Robert Nc
t Cook, while crossing Pennsylvania avenue, at
the corner Of Four.and-ahalt street, at z
| o'clock last evening, was struck by passing
team and knocked down. HIS race was pain
fully cut ana other injuries sustained.
r YESTERDAYS sessions of the week of
4 prayer at the Congregational, metropolitan
3 and Presbyterian Churches were well attended.
The Rev. W. l. McKenney presided at the Tor
| mer, the tonic being "Humillation and Con.
fession;" at the latter the Rev. DR.. Downs led
the services.
THE report of the Central Dispensary
and Emergency Hospital for December shows
that during the month $50 new patients were
admitted for treatment. OF this number ~
were white and 2l5 colored. In addition 10
operations were performed, $40 prescriptions
compounded, and indoor patients aud %
Z, | emergency cases cared Tor.
THE Mount Vernon Church was the
scene last evening of the Wedding Of Mr., J
w. Cruit and Miss Lucy Myers. The bride
was beautifully dressed In albatross cloth
with smilax and natural flowers, and the
church was filled with intimate friends of the
young couple. A reception was held at tbs
residence OF the brides parents.
=, THE Board of Directors and the distrib
utors OF the fourth subdivision Associated
Charities held meeting at the house OF Mr.
3. O. NJ. Bell, 927 street. After receiving the
report of the distributors Mr.. L. j. Dallas, the
reported S bS %S cs ase W @
and asylum. The report of the secretary o
the day nursery showed that the work Is bein
actively and effectively carried on.
THE annual meeting of the contributor
II | 10 the support OF the Epiphany Church HON
- | was held Monday evening at the Home at
o'clock Rey pr. paret called the meeting ~
- different committees were read and approved
The officers OF the Home were elected for II
M | ensuing year. The number OF inmates or tn
wi Home now reaches sixteen, one died durin
AVA the year and one left the Home.
ppy THE annual meeting of the Bar AssociG
Az | ton was held last evening and largely a
iiy | tended. Mr.. Morris presided and Mr. II.
ad | Garnett acted as secretary. The expenses
US, tho reception OF Lord Colerldge were di
Sc cussed and 1t was shown that the receptlo
tyS committee had subscribed $500 TO settle Ii
TO accounts. The committee declined to be +
saI imbursed, and tho matter was dropped, and
ID | resolution adopted thanking the committee Il
M its labors. The annual election was held au
The | Mr.. l.. q. Hine was unanimously chosen {
res president; Mr.. j. G.. Payne, first vice.pres
md dent; Mr.. W. f. Mattingly, second vice-pres
dent; Mr.. Leigh Robinson, secretary, ana nj
iuiT | Andrew Bradley, treasurer; the board or d
ica- | rectors, Messrs Maddox, Gordon, Davis, Ga
A | nett and Webb. The newly.elected preside
use. | made an appropriate address, and satisfaction
r At reports were read.
,gsSSi BREWSTER CAMERON, who is about
- resign the position OF "general agent of Il
Department OF Justice to accept au appoir
Inent as receiver OF public moneys at Tucso
Arizona, has made a report to the Attorne
General OF his work and that OF the examine
of the Department since his appointment.
principal recommendation Is that the prose
system OF fees for United States msrshals a
district attorneys should be done away wi
and In Its place q system OF annual salar
amount of work performed he says that II
number OF cases, especially In the South
has indisputable evidence that arrests hn
been made solely for the purpose of increasi
the fees Of the marshals ana that under
circumstances II is no surprise that there
been determined resistance upon the p
of the people. He says his labors have
suited In saving to the Government In eleN
the months 100000 in accounts OF marsh