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The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-06-11
EAST WASHINGTON.

CONCERT AT THE BARRACKS THE Thur
day concerts of the Marine Band at the
Barracks begin this evening at $50 o clock
and will be continued through the sum-
mer.
PERsoNAL.-Nlrs. Frank Krauss, nee
Herring returned to-day from IN exten.
sive tour in Germany.
A PROMINENT TEMPERANCE ADVOCATE
Ex-Governor Samuel l.. Cary of Ohio,
who is well known as q temperance adj
yocate, will address a meeting next Sun
day afternoon ut the Seamen's Bethel Re-
treat.
SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY. - The
Sunday-school connected with the Fourth
Presbyterian Church held its anniversary
yesterday.
A STREET ALMOST IMPAssABLE.-Third
street, between M street and the river is
IN a very dangerous condition The work
of repairing the water main has not been
finished and the street is almost impass-
able for. teams.
THE Coon SAMARITANs.-The annual
reunion of the Good Samaritans is being
held in EbeneZer Church, cornerof Fourth
and ID streets. The election of officers
will take place this afternoon The day
will be closed with picnic.
HOURS For PATIENTS AT THE DIsPENsARY.
The East Washington Free Dispensary
has issued schedule, stating the hours
for treatment of diseases. Every Wednes-
day, between and o'clock, DIR. ID. k
Shute will treat diseases of children. Dis
eases of the nervous system will be treated
Monday and Wednesday, from II to ~ by
Dr. Fernald. Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays from 3 to A and every day from
II to II Drs Hazen and Beatty will treat
diseases of women. Surgical diseases will
be treated every day from 8 to 10 and to
by DR.. Herbert. Drs. Reynolds and
Pyles will treat general diseases every day
from 2 to Emergency cases are taken
at nnY hour.
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The Clever Swindler Held.

John Stanley alias Morgan, alias James,
the clever hotel thief and confidence man,
arrested ut Wizards Hotel last Tuesday
night was held in $500 bail for his good
behavior by Judge Smell this morning on
charge being a professional thief and
suspicious person, and having an unlaw-
full object in view. The prisoner is q
handsome young man, tall of stature and
slender and well-dressed. He was by far
the boldcst and coolest prisoner ever tried
in this court. He is said to be one of the
cleverest in the business He denied
nothing and smiled at the court and the
witnesses. The facts of the case, which
were printed in yesterdays CRITIC, were
to the effect that he ordered $500 worth of
diamond jewclry from Jacobs Bros, to be
deliveredat Wizards, where he intended to
get the jewelry by well-known trick and
leave the hotel. Lieutenant Arnold
stated that the defendant admitted that
he never did any work in his life, never
intended to do any, and that he always
lived by his wits, and also admitted being
a confidence man. When the question of
punishment came up Mr.. Darlington sug-
guested that the law allowed the court to
give the prisoner six hours to leave town,
and the prisoner would leave in one hour.
The Court declined In default of bonds
he will be committed. He stepped back.
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cnAcE Dnos. will clean your carpets
COURT RECORD.

CRIMINAL. CoURr--,Justice Macarthur. -Alex-
ander Sandman and Aaron Brunn, selling
oleomargerin without label; .recognizanoe
forfeited. Charles Crane, alias Thomas Kelly,
alias John Raymond, larceny from the person;
recognzanoe forfeited Annie Pignot selling
oleomargerine without label; recognizance
forfeited. Margaret Riley, selling oleomarger-
ire without liable; recogniZance forfeited.
William Johnson larceny Of a horse; pleaded
not guilty. Albert Jackson, alias simpson, as
sault with intent to Kill; pleaded not guilty:
William Dixon, alias Winfield, rape; pleaded
not guilty William. jackson, second offense
petit larceny; pleaded guilty; eighteen month.
with intent TO kill Lucretia .Tippett; pleaded
not guilty. Oscar Turner, housebreaking in
night; pleaded not guilty.
CoURT IN GENERAL TERM-Justices Cox.
James and Merrick.-Newcomer vs.. Swami ct
al, and Swami, executor, VS.. Swami ct al;
decree below reversed.
EouITY CoURT--Justice IIagner.-IIewitt ct
nj. vs.. Western Union Telegraph Company ct
al: injunction till final hearing granted. Ran
dolph VS. Gaines; attachment dissolved. Cal
laghan vs.. O'Flannigan; sale decreed and Jas,
Fullerton appointed trustee TO sell. West
ham Granite Company VS.. Chandler; invest
ment of $4,000 authorized. Davis VS.. Davis:
Robert A. Golden and John W. Lee admitted
parties complainant.
Police CouRT-Judce Smell. William Adams,
colored, indecent exposure; s20or sixty days.
Mary Law, cruelty to a child; continued.
Roberts Grason and Philip Barker, colored
playing ball IN the street; 81 each. Henry
HARRISON ana MOTIFS ScnlOSSer, James Nauy,
James G. Hughes George A. Tasker and jas.
Mcintosh, loud and bosterous; forfeited col
lateral. John Hill, vagrancy; personal bonds
f. NJ. Stanley, alias Morgan alias Jones, pro.
fessional thief; $500 bonds OF ninety days
James l.. Thomas, embezzlement, grand jury
bonds $500. David Craig, assault on Cathe
r;ne JOY; 81 or three days. Robert Ii. Owens
assault on Lucy Thurston: S15 or fifteen days
Clay Fowler, assault on Rebecca Brown: for
feted collateral. Thomas Croggins, ARRAY
So or fifteen days. Lewis Wood, assault OF
s. Swindells; $40 or thirty days, Isaac Win
ton assault on Alice Robinson; ona cent.
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CITY HALL NOTES.

Mr.. j. C. De Pertron of Virginia was to-.
day admitted TO practice at the bar of this
District.
James McElwee, by his will, filed with
the Register to-day, leaves his entire es-
tate to his wife
Miss Laura de Force Gordon of Califor.
mia was yesterday admitted TO the District
bar on motion ofMr, A. q. Riddle.
Trials in the Criminal Court have been
suspended for the remainder of the term.
The June term begins next Monday.
Messrs. James ~ Johnston, Leigh Rob
inson and Edward A. Newman, the com
mittee.on examination of students for adj
mission 10 the bar, will hold their next
examination on Saturday, June 20 at 10
o'clock, q. M, in the old Circuit Court.
room at the City Hall.
Marriage licenses have been issued as
follows: G.. q. Taylor ana Grace Raumi
j. II. Williams and Alberta Harris; John
Coleman and Frances Giles; Ashford
Parker and Sarah Mines; Iaohariuh Sim
mons and Jane. Ncae; w. G. Newman and
Clara NJ. Tiyelney: X. b. Bell of Charlie,
County, Md. and Lucy Carey of Alexan,
dria Va. f. j Davis and Ada DAVIS, both
OF Prince William County, Va,
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Mr.. poweLL,s APPOINTMENT.
No Doubt AS to its validity Under &
Law.

No Doubt as to its validity Under the
Law.
The question as to the legality of the
appointment of Mr.. Powell as Superinten-
dent of Public Schools has been brought
to the attention of the District Commits
soners. But there has been some talk
that under the act of the Legislative As
sembly of the District of Columbia, passed
in 1871 at its first session, Mr.. Powcll's APP
pointmcnt is not legal, he not being resi-
dent of the District. One paragraph of
the first section of this act, which cstab-
lshed offices in the District, provides for
tone superintendent of public schools for,
aud resident of, that part of the District
of Columbia known as the city Of Wash
ington.'
Section three of the same act is as fol-
lows
And be II further enacted that no person
shall be appointed to perform the duties OF
any OF the Offices herein created unless he Is a
resident of and shall have exercised the right
Of suffrage In the District OF Columbia.
This matter was looked into by Com
missioner West before Mr.. Powell was APP
pointed. There are Il number of subse-
qucnt laws that have done away with the
legislation referred to. The abolition of
suffrage in the District evidently does
away with the last section quoted.
Inc uCt Oh tOllgrcSS Vi loii HUlHOV-
lied the District Commissioners to dis
continue or abolish certain offices. They
discontinued the offices of superintendent
of schools for the county and for the city
and made a superintendent for the whole
District. This does away with the first
legal paragraph quoted. There are other
laws which make Mr.. Powell's appoint
ment entirely legal. And of course, it
will stand.
The Commissioncr had n short consulta-
ton this afternoon, and decided that they
could see no error made by the appoint.
ment OF n nonresident School Superin
tendent
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DISTRICT GOVERNMENT news.

The WEEKLY MoRTMTY.-T total
mortality for the week ending June 6,
1885, was o. OF this number ~ were
white and 80 colored. The death-rate per
LOO per annum was 1G per cent, for the
white, 1882 for the colored and 20 81 for
the total population.
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS. - Permits to
build have been granted to j. d. Kilch,
erect stable in alley between ID and
Il and Ninth and Tenth streets northwest,
5000: A. c. Strauss erect a frame dwelling
at Bennngs, 5000; Ralph Wheeler, erect
frame dwelling $50 l. street southwest,
$500
CANNOT BE CHANGED. - Residents OF
Eighth street southwest have complained
to the Commissioners against their street
being improved by gravel, and suggested
granite or asphalt. The Commissioners
reply that the estimates approved by Con-
eress were for gravel and cannot be
changed.
BUfLDINGs CONFERENCE.-THE. Cornelius
Gonov0n has been notified to take down
Z house No. l0l6 Sixteenth street in fifteen
days. Mary NJ. Craig has been notified
to take down two frame buildings in
Georgetown. Joseph Stock is notified to
take down No. 1910 Thirty-second street
in ten days
SoUTH WASHINGTON IMpRovEMENTs.--A
delegation of business men and property
owners in South Washington waited on
the Commissioners yesterday and asked
for certain street Improvements. They
were told to get together and agree on a
list of streets that they want improved,
Just as the residents of East Washington
had done, and they would be improved
after July TO the extent of the appropri-
alton.
BUILDING IMPRovEMENTs.-- Permits to
build have been granted to John Hogan
to erect eight frame dwellings on Ken
lucky avenue near Thirteenth street
northwest 5000; John i. Waggaman,
erect ten frame houses in alley Between
Onc-and-a-halfa and n and o streets south
west, 50 200; Charles w. Cook, erect two
frame dwellings on G. street between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets, 81 800;
George Mason, erect stable in square 1872,
5000
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KILLED BY THE CARS.
George NJ. Schafer, n Paper-Hanger,
struck by n IL. e. D. Train.

George NJ. Schafer, n Paper-Hnnger,
struck by n B. & o. Train.
Mr.. George NJ. Schaler, the paper
hanger of 1909 Pennsylvania avenue, was
struck and killed by train on the Metro
poitan branch of the b. d o. r. Il. last
night, just beyond Boundary street. The
body was not discovered until this morn
ing at 1926 o'clock Mr.. Schafer was at
tending the silver wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. Christian Buechelcr, which was be-
ing celebrated at Germania Schuetzen
Park in the vicinity of the accident. He
was in his buggy when he was struck by
the tram. The skull of the unfortunate
man was crushed in, and his right arm
was nearly cut Off. He was found in a
culvert near the track, and the buggy was
ground into small pieces. The horse has
not yet been found. Officers hardwood
and White found the, body this morning
and conveyed it to the Second Precinct
Station-House. Deceased leaves wife
and six children. An inquest will be
held tomorrow at o'clock.
Later in the day Lieutenant of Police
Pearson visited the scene of the accident
and learned additional facts, and showing
that the first report of the police was evil
IDENTIFY incorrect. He says it is evident
that the horse and buggy got into ditch
near the track and could not be extricated.
This occurred about midnight. Traces of
the horses feet paving the ground to get
free of the buggy can be seen. The man
walked 200 yards north and sat on the
track, and was struck by the outgoing
train near midnight. 1t is said that the
whistle was blown continuously for some
time. The police were notified by colored
man at 10 o'clock to-day that he had found
the horse, which came back to the scene
of the accident.
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WEST WASHINGTON.

SUBSCRIPTIONS and advertisements for THE Critic
receired at G. H. Flcslinq's drVg store.
A FAvoRITE CoURsE.-N street, between
Thirtieth and Thirty-second. has become
q favorite course for the display of the
ilect-footedness of several of the young
gentlemen of this place, and nearly every
evening q large crowd of ladies and gen.
tlemen gather there TO wtnes, the races,
in the result of which great interest is
manifested, especially by the fair sex, who
become greatly excited over the contest
The purses are generally so, and the
course 175 yards. The betting is quite
spirited, and considerable amount of
money has changed hands at the several
contests already held. A well known
young gentleman of West p street has won
nearly every race, and scooped in fair
amount of shekels by his heetness.
PERsoNAL.-Nirs. Green formerly Miss
Carrie Pickrell, wife of DR.. Green, assist
ant surgeon U. S. navy, is very sick with
gastric fever at her home on o street.
The Rev. Henry Gross, assistant to Rev.
Mr.. Haskell of Mount Calvary Church, is
lying very ill at his residence, on Thirty
second street, with bronchitis of the throat.
MIR. r. A. Newman, the well-known
shoe merchant on NJ street, is very ill
with paralysis.
CLOSING EARLy.-Thc provision dealers
of this place will continue to close their
stores at 1870 p. IN. until October l.
WAITER DRILL.-The waiter drill at the
Dunbarton street NJ. n. Church, which
was such n success, will be repeated to-
night.
A PINK TEA.-The ladies of the Aid
Society and Rector's Chapter of st. Johns
Church intend giving a pink tea on
the 25th of June, at which all the ladies
having the tea in charge will wear pink.
It will be held in the. grounds. of Mrs.
Mackall on the Heights instead of at Mr..
Henry Dodge's on Thirtieth street. as was
at first intended.
GRAIN RECEIPTS. - Arrived, canal-boat
| NJ. {, w. Boyer, with 300 bushels oil
wheat and tons of hay to j. G. e. j. NJ
| Waters.
THE RIVERS oNDITIoN.-Temperature
and condition of water at a. M: Great
Falls, temperature, 20; condition, %; re-
| ceiviIg reservoir not IN use; distributing
reservoir, temperature, 73; condition at in
fluent gate-house, 50; condition at elluenl
| gate house, 30.
RID OF A NUIsANcE.-John Hill, n white
man, 20 years of age, was arrested by OFF
Ger Sutherland last night and was sent
| down this morning as a suspicious charac
ter. 1t seems that he has been goine
| around to different houses in town pre-
| tending to repair scissors, etc. He then
asks for something to eat and if he is re-
fused becomes quite violent, threatening
all kinds OF violent things. The ladies
| will be very glad to hear that he has been
arrested and they need have no fear Of
him.
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READ CAREFULLY.
Another Grand Move Toward
an Increase in Business.

We are now building an extension OF Box
III feet to our already magnificent establish
ment, which, when finished, will give US the
finest Show Rooms in the United States. We
have the finest Electric Light In the country,
making at night our entire building as bright
as the finest day In sunlight. No heat of gas,
or from the engine running the Electric Light,
as one would imagine, because the store Is
cooled by 10 large Patent fans, distributed
throughout tho building, making breeze
equal to that felt on one of our steamers while
sailing against the wind on the Potomac. All
of this is worth seeing, and You are cordially
invited to come and enjoy the breeze whether
or no you wish to purchase. We have come to
the conclusion that we have more goods and
less money than we want to carry ont our new
enterprise of running our building through to
Eighth street. We shall open this new ad-
dition, with new goods only. We shah com
mence to run off our present stock, without
regard to cost. Our assortment is large, much
larger than necessary to carry. We will, must
and shall sell. Call and be convinced that 1t
is pleasure to deal with LANSBURGH 81
BRO. No Misrepresentation are made. Every
article is guaranteed rs represented or money
refunded.
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AN uNFAlTHFuL OFFICIAL.
The Sexton of ST. Johns T.. Il. Church
Accused of Defaulting.

The sexton OF ST. JohnS II. II. Chureh
Accused of Defaulting.
James J.. Thomas, the alleged default
ing colored sexton of st. Johns p. f..
Church, was put on trial before the Police
Court this morning on a charge of embez.
cling S20.50 from the church. The
amount actually embezzled was 81 1913.
The accused is a tall, intelligent, elderly
colorcd man. Mr.. Campbell Darlington
appeared for the accused. Rev. DIR. Leon
ard and nearly all of the yestry were pres
ent in court.
Mr.. A. Ross Ray, member of the
church, identified bill that was left at
his house for pew rent The bill was tor
$3.50. Witness incloscd the money in an
envelope and gave it to the accused, who
returned him receipt for the amount.
General b. C. Card treasurer of St.
Johns Parish, stated that he made in
quirics among the members of the congre-
cation if they had paid Thomas money.
He discovered that the accused had col
lected money and failed to account for it,
''1le admitted continued General Card
chat lie was guilty. He gave as an ex-
cuse for this that he had lost $500 of the
churchs money and did not like to go to
the vestry and say that he had lost the
money. To make up the deficiency he
collected rents and gave receipts to the
Yestry for the previous quarter. He sub
sequently made out list of persons from
whom he collected money. The amount
was S1,11213. Thomas always bore an
excellent character
The case was held for the action of the
grand jury, under $500 bonds.
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ALEXANDRIA.

THE ORANGE RAoE.-The "Orange" race
at the shaking rink last night, contested
by. Wolford, Kintz, Wattles and Tyler,
was won by the former. Among the most
graceful skaters on the part of the ladies,
are Misses Gibson and Wattles and Mrs,
Gregory. Among the gentlemen, Cole,
Durham, Wattles and Tyler,
A SUDDEN DEATH.--A daughter of the
late William q. Cazenove of this city, who
married Judge Waller of Stafford about a
year ago, died suddenly in Richmond last
night
CHANGE IN TRAINs.-The W., O. & w.
II. X. will commence running their trains
directly into Washington on Sunday next,
instead of attaching them TO the local
train, as heretofore.
THE DEMAND FOR THE CRITIc.-Since
THE CRITIC changed hands and once more
became a conservative newspaper it has
been much sought after by those looking
out for the news. Its departmental news
is much fuller than the other newspapers
read in this city
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Their Fifth Anniversary.

The Washington Cadet Corps will cele-
brate their fifth anniversary tomorrow
They will leave their armory at Seventh
and o streets northwest at $50 p. IN. and
proceed by way of Eighth to g. to Seventh
street to the Avenue, down the Avenue to
Third street, countermarching up the Ave
nue. to Fifteenth street to street to Yer
mont avenue, and will be reviewed in
front of the Arlington. After which
there will be dress parade of the organiza-
tons at Van Ness Park and an Grafton by
J. Harry Smith, esq, of the Washington
Bar. A reception will be held by the
corps until ~ o'clock midnight DIT the
Van Ness, for their friends, with music
and dancing. All the local companies
will visit the grounds in the evening to
extend congratulations.
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The following parties, recently indicted,
were arraigned in the Criminal Court to-
day and pleaded not guilty: William Tip
pett, assault with intent to kill Lucretia
COW house and stable of John O'Leary on
May7; William Dickson, alias Winfield,
rape on Ella Walker; Albert Jackson,
alias Simpson, assault with intent to kill
Benjamin Simpson; William Johnson,
larceny of horse on May 10 from Major
Howard Charles King, breaking into the
saloon of Fritz Herzog on May IA; Charles
Johnson, breaking into the house of John
A. Schnopp on the 2lst of last May Geo.
Briscoe assaulting Policeman Hogan.
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Three Criminals Plead Guilty.

William Jackson, in the Criminal Court
to-day, pleaded guilty to second offense
of petit lareeny,an was sentenced to the
Albany pcnitentiary for fifteen months. /,
Samuel IL. Cant, colored, pleaded guilty
of assaulting Police Officer p Fl. Skid
more, and was sentenced to one year.
In n similar case Michael Green pleaded
guilty to AN assault on Officer Michael
Hogan but sentence was deferred to ascer-
tain the extent Of the policeman's injuries.
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Sale at the "Osborne.,'

Tho entire contents of the cafe and all
the fine parlor and chamber furniture of
the "Osborne," No. 800 Fourteenth street
northwest, were sold mt auction by Thos.
Bowling, auctioneer, this morning. The
sale was monopolized by the usual large
number of auction sharks, who bought
most anything put up because it was
cheap. The aggregate amount of the sale
was about 81, 900.
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Extending the Water supplv.

According to the report of Major Ly-
decker on the work on the water supply
extension during the month of May the
Indictment weather in the latter part of
the month caused serious delay in the
work on the dam at Great Falls. Work
on the tunnel progresses RAPIDLY. Salts,
factory progress has been made on the
reservoir. For condemned land, Il. l..
Dent was paid $59630; John Sherman,
1854 .25; Helen Rand Tindall, 81 ,2l5; Leroy
Tuttle, 81 ,327.50 and William Linkins,
c1oo
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Sale of Fine Trotters.

Some very fine trotting horses, just ar
rived from Kentucky, were put up for sale
at auction this morning at Wash. Majors
stables. Lady yelling, n mare that has
trotted a halfmile in l:l2, was withdrawn
after $3.50 had been bid. j. b. Wiltberger
secured Cottage Chief, with record of
2;4l, for S225. T. j. Simpson bought Chan
cellor, that has trotted half mile in 1918,
for S270. King Bee, with.a record of 2;35,
was withdrawn aftera bid of $3.50 had been
given. Triumph brought an offer OF $23l,
but Mas withdrawn.
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LOCAL BRIEFS.

LIGHTNING Ron orders received by postal
j. II. Kuehling.
Mr.. AND Mrs. CHRISTIAN BERECHLEH
celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary OF
their wedding at the German Scheutzeu
Park yesterday. There was large num-
Der of friends present.
Senator Logan will be serenaded by the
colored people tomorrow evening. The
procession will form at the armory of Com
pany b, Capital City Guards and will be
headed by that company.
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The sensational world has again been
stirred up by the report ola contemplated
CORY duel. The duel has been fought.
There was no blood shed "Tharp'sn
whisSey was the weapon used, and was
pronounced the finest in the world.
Tharp, SD i street northwest.
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"Aiderney Dairy wagons"

Fresh Attorney butter churncd every morn
ing and delivered in u n ward" prints. 40c.,
per n. Also cottage cheese buttcrmilk and
sweet milk, &c. per qt Cream, 15c. per pint.
Public speakers and singers find II. II. Doug
lass n Sons Capslcum Cough Drops sure
remedy for hoarseness.
Aloha,
The new perfume-sec beautiful story book at
drug stores free Eastmans Aloha Perfume.
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