The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-03-23
LOCAL BRIEFS,


CAPTA IN OF POLICE VERNON is dotaine
at his home by slight indisposition.
TONIGHT at willard Hall an enter.
tainmcnt for tho newsboys will DO held.
SALVATION on will relieve and cure
pain at lightning speed. Price 25 cents q
bottle.
FREDERICK Brown Is held by tho po.
lice for tho Pittsburg, Pa, authorities for
grand larceny.
Tue Washington Microscopical Society
will hold its first exhibition at tho High
School tomorrow evening.
VAsuDA COLE, oolored man Of Leon
ardtown, fell dead on the steamer Sue, en-
route for this city, last Saturday.
The young folks OF tho Church of Oar
Father intend 10 give an entertainment at
Masonic Hall on tho I'd Of April.
JOHN f. CORNELL pleaded guilty in tho
Criminal Court this morning to tho charge
of forgery. Sentence was suspended.
CnrLDREN's pantaloons at 69c. A. saks
& Co.'S removal sale. a..
w. e. EpMoNsToN qualified as tho adj
ministrator of tho estate Of the late James
ID. Clary to-day and gave bond in $4,000.
ROBERT THOMAS, who lives on X street,
near Fourth street, yesterday discovered
that $50 had been stolen from his bod,
NneIe nc nlu ~.
Miss FLORA w. POTTER, the slster.in-
law of Mr.. George II. Walker, correspondent
Of tho Cleveland Leader, di ed on Friday
night in this city.
In the thrilling melo.drama across the
Atlantic" at tho Dino Museum, q feature
will DO the introduction Of trained and
spirited horses on the stage.
AT the annual meeting of the st. Georges
Society, last Saturday evcning,it was de-
cided to celebrate st. Georges day by the
usual anniversary dinner,
SERGEANT JOHN WRITTEN, Battery d,
s, cond Artillery, stationed at Washington
Ban cks will to-day re.enlist He has
been in service for over thirty years.
ANDREW SMITH, colored while handling
q pistol at his house, No. 1884 Second
street. yesterday morning, accidentally
shot his sister In the jaw. Ho was ar
+, stod.
VISIT A. saks & Co.'s talooh sale.
TBEpupils of the Holy Cross Academy
on Massachusetts avenue are preparing TO
give another rendition of tho charming lit
tie operetta of Little Red Riding Hood
IN April %.
REvERIEs of bachelors used to contain
an al oy of painful anticipation on account
of sleepless nights with the prospective
LADY, but DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup has
made all that part joy forever.
A MEETING of tho committee of arrang-
ments for the emancipation was held Sat-
urday night. Row. Il. s. Laws stated that
u o colored people throughout the city
we're enthusiastic, aud tho celebration
would be the grandest that ever occurred
in the city.
Mrs. Carrie D. T. Swift Rochester, N. V,
for twenty five years suffered from heredi-
taiy rheumatism, many times being utterly
elpless especially in warm weather In
July, 1853, she used few bottles of War
Der's Safe Rheumatic Cure, and in January
1885, said her restoration to health was as
complete as miraculous. Cure permanent.
Try it.
ST.. PATRIcK's TOTAL ABSTINENCE So.
GETTY at meeting last night elected the
following officers J. II. McNerhany, presi.
dent; ]. Finn, vice.president; J. A. Kins
ley, secretary; ]. j. McDevitt financial
secretary; William Smith, treasurer, and
Patrick Flynn, sergeant-at-arms.