The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-03-16
LOCAL BRIEFS.

MR.. Is. w. PERklNS OF Kansas was TO-
DAY admitted to the bar of this District
THE Mary land Democratic Association
will hold meeting at the National Hotel
this evening.
PRESIDENT CLEvELANDs birthday au-
niversary will occur on Wednesday, He
is iorty-eight years Of age.
PROFESSOR CHARLES WELcoTr deliv-
cred lecture on Saturday afternoon on
Searching for the first forms OF lifc."
DocToRs II. u. LEACH and II. Crook Of
this city were called to Herndon, Va, yes
terday and performed very delicate, and it
is hoped successful, operation on Mr.. John
7. Robb, former well-known resident OF
Washington.
IT is sad TO think that Ncbu chadneazar af-
ter his gay life had to go to grass, but sadder
the thought that 80 many men of promise and
ability find early graves by carelessness in
not checking cold In its early stages by
the use OF DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
A CAR loaded with dirt ran of the track
on Pennsylvania avenue, near the Eastern
Branch last Saturday and caught John
Ryan, a member OF the chain gang, aud
broke his log. The chain.gaug were at
work at the time grading the avenue with
dirt cars.
Spring suits at A. Saks & Co.'s.
A NEW passenger route betweenBWash.
ington and tho South and Southwest will
be opened by tho Shenandoah Valley aud
Norfolk & Western railroads and their con-
nections to-day by securing special train
over the Baltimore & Ohio Road via She
nandoah Junction, sixty -one miles west of
this city.
The Carroll Institute Rowing Club has
changed its name to tho Capital Rowing
Club and amended its constitution so as to
admit any one interested in aquatic5 The
n good supply of racing and pleasure boats.
The club memberspropose going into active
training, and the other well-known boat
climbs will find In ii a sturdy competitor for
fame.
THE Coroner held an inquest yesterday
on the body ofArs. Elizabeth Schwerer, tho
old woman who was struck and killed by
train on tho Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at
Brooks Station Saturday, 9s stated in THE
CRITIC. The verdict of the jury relieved
the company from blame. Deceased was
about SO years old and resided on the Bun
ker Hill road, near the District line.
Spring suits at A. Sal1s & Co.'S.
MARRIAGE licenses have been issued as
follows Patrick Davis and Mary Rhone;
Felix Greenapple and Fannie Hepner;
Frank Wood and Lizzie Taylor; A. A.
Rund and Mildred A. Patton; Charles II.
Williams and Annie Il. Taylor; John Nebb
Carter; W. H. j. Woodyesr of Jersey City,
N. j., and Lucy M. Robinson of this city;
Samuel Gray and Maria Lucas.
THE Washington branch of the American
Tract Society held a meeting last night at
the Southern Memorial Church. A paper
was read showing that the total number
of publications which have been sold in
the repositories of the society, exclusive
of those printed abroad and the issues of
nthar fnlliaharc E0O 0Q0 Tho
ceipts for tho year from all sources were
S351 ,470. while the expenditures amounted
TO $354,0s2.
A MEETING of the Committee of Ar
rangements for the emancipation celebra-
tion met last Saturday and the chair ap-
pointed the following subcommittee On
Church or Hall, Rev. r. S. Laws aud W.
II. Scott and Randall Bowie on Music G.
II. Marshall, James Il. Garner, b. III. Free
man, Hamilcar Turleigh and W. Fl. Barker;
en- Societies, A. Belt, S. Il. Jones, w. IL.
Simpson, J. w. Freeman, and Frank ,Ioyce,
who is appointed in the place of Edward
Atkinson.
SALVATION OIL is tho best linlment in
the mark OF for both man and beast. Price
twenty-f five cents.
The fair of the Union Veteran Corps
lFirst Company will BIO opened tonight
at Abner's under favorable auspices. The
opening addresses will be made by Hon.
ID. w. Voorhees,, General Sheridan and
Senator Hawley and other prominent pep
pie will be present. In addition to the list of
ladies having tables, already printed in
The CRITIC, are the following "Army of
the Potomac Mrs. NJ. l.. Urell, assisted by
Mis- w. ]. Simmons. Mrs. John Rouse,
Mrs. Fred. Thomson, Mrs. John Casey, Mrs.
Il. ]. Reigart and Misses Libbie and Vir-
Rinia Ludgate, Lille and Clara Rosafy,
Emx (!arhardt aud InIia ITralI EnnOav
st. Jacobs Well-Mrs Isabel L. Cooney,
assisted by Mrs. David Hagerty, Mrs. o.
Holtworth and Misses Maggie Walsh and
Annie Gerhardt; and coffee cafe-Mrs
George Click, assisted by Misses Carrie
Click and Daisy Kimmel.