The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-07
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE Feast of the Epiphany was appro-
prlately celebrated yesterday In tho Episcopal
churches.
AN alarm from box 81 at 1870 a. m. was
caused by n slight fire I'm the hotnouses In the
rear OF 1908 Ninth street northwest. The
damage will not exceed $500.
THE Office of Colonel Rockwell is being
connected with the Government Propasating
Gardens by n combination OF undergrqhnu
and overhead telephone wires. .ssaf"
WHEN Howard Erqte.s.a'f lind q pity
hangs upon his bre9stss'the fellow had evl..
DENLY cold, apasndd not yet been informed
1 lSSs pr; pE''coush Syrup was the only 'af'
,JBENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER. JR.,
fourteen ear-old son OF the Attorney.Genoral,
broke through the Ice while skating on the
Alexandria Canal, and was rescued by his
companions.
THE hose carriage of Engine No. g,
while responding TO an alarm Saturday even
ing, collidcd with q wagon at the corner OF
Tenth and streete, upset and broke wheel.
No ono was injured.
MAJOR HALL, Messrs. Lee and Reado,
and Professor Mitchell, OF Howard University,
were speakers at the meeting OF tho WOman'5
Christian Temperance Union at Masonic Tenn
pie yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. FRANK HILLYER, q son of Judge
Curtis j. uillyer, and Mr.. dustavo Forsborg,
an artist, had friendly encounter With fenc-
ing.foils few days since, In which young
Hlllyer lost an eye by an accidental stroke.
A STREET GAR of tho H-street line was
crossing the Baltimore & ohio tracks on Sat
urday morning, when locomotive struck tho
| front platform and carried 1t away. Although
several people were In tho car, no one was In
| lured.
A YOUNG man, named William Hart
nett, employed at symes' Hotel, on Ponnsylva-
mia avenue, near Sixth street, died ct an early
| hour yesterday morning from, congestion OF
| the lungs. ewas apparently In good health
| Saturday night
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
is completing Its addition to the Cabinet al
bum for the present Administration, In &C
cordance with long established custom
| These cngravings OF the President aud his
Cabinet are In the highest style or the act, and
| when bound In corresponding style mako q
| handsome and unique volume. The book
| thus made contains the portraits OF each
\ President and his Cabinet from Washington
| etc.
THE teachers of tho public schools were
called by superintendent Wilson to meet a
| the High School Hall Saturday afternoon, &
receive suggestions preliminary to the OBJ
aervance IN the public schools OF the birthday
Of franklin on the 18th instant The las
hour OF tho halliday schools and part OF tho
afternoon session OF the other schools will OF
that day DO devoted to a commemoratlon o
franklin, his life and work. The meeting was
closed by an address upon Franklin by Libra
rlan Sponord.
| THE executive committee of the Society
for the Prevention OF Cruelty TO Animals hell
an important meeting Saturday evening, n
which report was submitted showing tina
| during December 100 cases OF cruelty we're ia
| vestigated and corrected. The bicycle clubs
| were asked 10 cooperate by reporting case!
| Of cruelty coming TO their attention. Al
adult band OF mercy was organized, with thu
Rev. DR.. Bartlett as president; Mr.. L. NJ
Truell, treasurer, and Mr.. s. W. Russell, soc
Rotary. George Il. Angel, president Of ths
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention o
Cruelty TO Animals, was invited 20 come 10 thi
city TO help In organizing juvenile bands o
| mercy.
THE President of the Spngerbund last
night announced the following committee
| for the carnival session TO DO held Tuesda,
| night, February 10: Master OF ceremonies
w. Spangler, O. Herbert; finance committee
j. A. Griesbauer, II. Hinke, A. Behrend; dec
| Grafton committee, j. Rakeman, W. +. Lut7
l.. Goldsmith printing committee, Il. i
| Kirby, Ernst Schmidt, Il. Grimm; petit couu
Gil, President Paul Schulze, f. Schmtd, secrt
taIy, and Messrs. l.. Waldecker, W. BurcharC
A. Fischer, N. Altschuh, T.. Holer, L. Kuool
p. H8venstein, George Marx aud Chrlstla
Xander. Three active members were electe
The financial report showed n balance ovt
400 In tho treasury and no Indebtedness, O
account OF which the society increased II
salary of its efficient loafeyl Mr.. BolssfasD
b. II. DOUGLAS & son .GeSsicum Coug
Drops are manufacturaafty themselves az
are the result OF Qxef forfy tyears experient
In compouplissc Cough Itediclnes.