The Evening critic., 1884-12-31
LOCAL BRIEFS.

FRANK HUME, Ibola>ale grocer, pcnnsylva-
nj, nia avenae' sells tlpSF ProfInm seap:"Buy
our.nATE sale. E,sssrsa iISs, cor. 7th E.
MARGAREPR0DEY has petftioned for divorce
frcs Interfering with her. she charges him
with cruel treatment and squandering herrsss
tate in riotous living. .ssa0
.. "wno1 ~ ne e., goSs love 10y! sIasass" says
cold ore 81 cough sdsgleS means deaihi
with theeScds, for It keeps thousands rom
thelr ysFusp, but mortals who take 1t praise 1t.
,SDh. JOSEPH BoRRows one OF the Oldest ply
sicians In the District. is lying seriously iii at
MS residence, No. 921 E street northwest.
mer, Of No. 90 street north west, at a late
hour last night was said TO be In a very pre-
carious condition..
HENRY X. WILLARD, administrator OF the
estate OF Frederick l.. Christmas, has entered
suit sgainst Mary L. O. Wood, oxecutrix Of the
estate OF William W. W. Wood, to recover a
balance due on q mortgage on Breoklyn prop
Ios been &c paid In fs subject put which has
AT meeting OF st. Aloysius Branch, No.
ine ofcers were elected for the ensuing term.
President, J. II. Buscher: ice-president, Den
mis- Council; secretary, d. +. Olarkson; SER
geant alarms, Joseph Geler; sentinel, John j.
sweeny; trustee, Daniel Grady.
THE Washington K Georgetown Railroad
Company, by q bill in equity against the Dis
trict Commissioners, asks that they be en-
Joined from endeayoring 10 collect assessRsapss
on the capital stock and tr8 cks as EeAte6state
for the years from 1874 to H&k{nstne ground
that the assessments aEeAtE aI.
FULL-DREss pitss'flsen Bros, 9TH and e.
A VERY lEss6 'delegation30f members OF the
naxtsonthmpment OF the q. A. II. met last
evening at the National Hotel and discussed
the eligibility OF the various candidates, NJ. A.
Dillon In the chair. No conclusion was reached,
except that some man outside the Depart
ments Of the Government must be selected.
A CONTRACT, 1t is said by the Philadelphia
Pros, has been made by General HGzen, OF the
Signal ONCE, with Professor Samuel A. King,
the well-known mronaut OF philadelphia, TO
n AXE i've balloon ascensions In the Interest
OF meteorological research. Three OF these
ascents will be made from this city, and the
other two will take place from the grounds OF
Girard College In Philadelphia.
THE Baltimore & Potomac Company have re-
Crossing FourteentS Street Southwest With
their railroad tracks, and yesterday 1led q
bill In equity against the District Commission
ierng with the company IN laying the track, as
they claim they have the right to do under
their charter and subsequent acte OF Congress.
THE third reunion OF the High school class
OF 80 was held last evening at the Dorrance.
The election Of officers for the coming year re-
suited as follows; President, r. II. Phillips;
irst vice-preeident, H. Stewart; second vice.
president, II. /. Manningi secretary, j. d. Della
A. b. Hall; editor, O. O. BaYkett; delegass8 70
me Ai Manar Associa'ion' A. !lps"s'ewart
FuLL-DnFss pants. E,ss "a Pros, 9TH and E.
MR.. JQsRYA-BsffchER Oh Rectortown, Va,
-hs0snfpped over the Virginia Midland Rail.
road to Philadelphia sixteen head OF the
ineton. II was a special trial trip OF the
much-talked OF Shellaberger Compartment
Cattle Oar. The car Ia what might DO called a
ard Captain Carter, large stock shippers,
were with the train and are very enthusiastic
In their praise OF the car. The saving from
ebrinkage alone will be at least 500 per day.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been Issued as fol-
towei Joseph II. Paul and Harriet A. Cart
wrighti Sebastian II. Obald and Annie l.. Nor
row; J. D. Osborn and Sarah A. Wood; ]. For
roll and Nora @. Nalleyi NJ. II. schmltt and
Mary v. Waters; o. A. Bortright and Mamie
d. Francis, both OF Richmond, Va; b. II.
Hughes OF this city, and Eunice W. Sanders, OF
Racine, Wis.,; Thomas II. Cornett, OF Gray5on
County, Va, and Mary l.. Culver, OF this city;
II. d. Simpson, OF Stafford County, Va, and
NARY NARY a; Johnson 81 this City, John Lyons aud
ME Radcliffe, both OF Baltimore, Nd; George
Brosius and Lizzie Walter, both OF Baltimore,
Md;i Mars ms1a CLARK, Of Mupterton County,
Va.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued as
Fooie joseph TSS 1. Wilson and sarah :. Manu.
both OF Chesterfield County. Va; John v. An.
derson and Hattie Tolson; John Temple and
and Emma S0tn Gya D. G, 2sSs
Ter, OF Fauguler County, va, and Harriet
Parker, OF Fairfax County, Va; Mitchell
Brown, OF Prince Georges County, Nd, and
Lizzie Q. French, OF this city; James p. Ber,y,
OF Topeka, Kan, and Louisa Lucas, OF this
e s John u; Hsrbin, Of this city, aud Mary
woo1S and Willie W. Baker, both OF Rich.
mond, Va; L. X. Armstrong, OF Woodville,
MIDI Julian NJ. Board, OF Rutland, vi, and
Ellen v. 8. PHILIPPE, OF this city; Kanse Esko
and Martha Mockabee.
Buying for New Years Day.
The merchants to-day found that their
harvest WIS not over. They had purchased
where they had NOT expected. Many people
uelayed their buying until after christmas.
consequently the stores to-day were much
IIequented. They were not as crowded as
iney were during the Christmas season, but
sun crowded by people who wanted 10 buy
were very lively indeed.
A New OrganIst.
The services OF Mr.. Charles II, Elliott.
psrOsher OF Henly II. Elliott, OF this city,
tpUrmefiy organist at tho American 0ufgpeI Ia
raras, nave been seeN4d fQr.~sfe winter as
'tAAiS' ~ me West NaSyterian Church.