The Evening critic., 1885-04-28
LOCAL BRIEFS.

MIR. JOHN ClITCHER, Ir., was yesterday ad-
mitted to the bar OF this District.
JOSEPH G. GuRLEY has been appointed clerk
10 the Superintendent Of Public Schools OF this
District, vice Rheem, resigned. Mr.. Gurley
graduated at the High School last year.
THE Uniformed Battalion, l. o. o. f., cele-
bIaied their sixty.sixth anniversary Isst night
with reception and hop at the Nationa,
II fies armory, which was largely attended.
DETECTIVE CARTER to-day took into custody
awhito girl, named Lula Robinson, for rob
bling the trunk OF another girl, named Han
nah Hyland. The property has been recoy-
cred.
MRS. ASN Z. MCCARTHY has been granted
letters OF administration on $6,040 worth of
personal estate OF her deceased husband, Dem
mis- A. Mccarthy. The property consisted of the
above money and bonds found In the Safe De-
posit Compsny's office, which was not men
oned in his VIII.
THE ladies' branch OF the Irish National
League OF this city held their first ball at Ma
sonic Temple last night. 1t was q vesy sue
turned over TO the parliamentary fund OF tue
organization. Mrs. Parnell, the mother Of the
parliamentary leader, was present.
THE Concordia Young Peoples Association
gave a pleasant entertainment at Abner's
Music Hall last night, In which Misses Rosa
Gceckler, Louise Moeller, Augusta and Louise
Donch and Messrs. Rudolph Schneider, Fer
dinand Kaiser and Frank olaudy participated
comedy, "Marriage Lottery" was also OK
cellently rendered.
THE Recorder received for record yesterday
TO A. s. Abel OF the Baltimore Sun, OF the
property 1917 street, formerly Democratic
headquarters. deed was also recorded yes
terday conveying the valuable property at the
corner OF Vermont avenue and Il street from
Robert NJ. Morris and others, trustees, TO Cor
nelia T. Roth OF New York city
THE Emmett Guards at meeting last night
elected the following oficers Captain, Will
lam II. Murphy; first lieutenant, James H.
Kelly; second Lieutenant, Patrick Dlllon arst
sergeant, James Q. Reagan; quRrtermaster.
Gffn9nnt. IOhn A. Gleason. rDlOf gnrNannt
Michael Broderick. 1t was decided TO partcl-
pate In the parade at Baltimore on May Z, on
The occasion OF the reunion OF the Army OF the
Potomac.
LECTURE on "rhe advantages OF the now
civilservice system" was delivered by DR.. j..
NJ. Gregory at the Young Mems Christian AS
recitation rooms last night. DR.. Gregory said
that n standard OF rules ls used In allowing
for errors, and the incest judgment brou ght
TO bear upon the examination papers which
pnss an average OF sixty-ilve per cent aud
which are filed under tine respective registers
for each district.
AN Inquest was held last evening on the boz
OF Patrick Bronson, tho colored man who was
stabbed by August Dyson at Twentieth and Il
streets last Saturday night the details OF
which were printed In yesterdays CRITIC
There was only ono eye-wttress to the affair,
a boy named Joseph Asher, who saw the two
men In a struggle, The verdict was to the Of
feet that the deceased died from an incisei
wound in the bowels inflicted by August by
eon. The latter was committed for tue action
OF the grand jury.
THE annual meeting OF the Washington
Bible Society was held last evening at the
rooms of the Young Mems Christian Assocla.
tion building, Rev. A. ", Pitzer, D. D., prestd
ing, and James V. A. Shields, secretary. Mr.
Ballantyne reported that during the year the
agent visited 1850 families and bushes,
places, supplied O01 families and I32 indlvld
uala with the Scriptures. Through the agent
2,31O copies OF the Scriptures were sold anC
Gd1 gratuitously distributed. The amount o
contributions received from churches, 5000. 23
and from individuals, $3.50 90; for sale o
Bibles and Testaments, 1901 81. The old of
fcers wero reelected for the ensuing year
changes being only made IN the direct jrate