The Evening critic., 1885-01-14
LOCAL BRIEFS.

THE grand jury this morning prtsente
All Indictment against Henry Ii. Drayden
for larceny.
RECORD was made to- day Of the incorpo-
ration Of the Nonpareil Club for literary
Improvements and social intercourse. The
directors are w. Thompson, A. O. McGill
and John +. Beaton,
A FAMOUS Washington gambler, it is
said, will soon 90 TO preaching. He would
have begun ten years ago, but he has only
Just now found n cure for his cough. 1t is
Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup.
MRS. ELIZABETH L. w. BAILEY, widow
of ID. w. Bailey, has been suggested as
laintif in the place of her deceased hus-
and in d o suit against the District to re-
over $4,000 damages for violating con-
tract.
Mr.. L. p. PHELPS, for the administra-
trlx, Mrs. Elizabeth l.. w. Bailey, has
suggested her az plaintiff in the place of
hor deceased husband in his suit against
tho District for $4,000 for violation of
co 1tract.
ALI persons interested in art studies for
themselves or their children, are cordially
invited to visit the National Academy of
Fine Arts, corner of Eighteenth street and
New York avenue, Wednesday evenings at
8 o'clock.
A MEETING will be held in the parlors of
the Temple Cafe, on Ninth above street
mol Invest, at o'clock tomorrow after
noon, for the pIrpose of organizing a per-
manent News Boys Aid Association. The
arrangements are in the hands of the ladies
who gave the dinner to the news boys last
night.
THE first grand ball of the Crescent
Dsmatic Club of East Washington at
w shington Hall tonight promises to be
ur. OF onN In
bers are Messrs r. P. Stull VIII Towers,
J. W. Stull, A. Sperry and W. Armstrong.
Professor Krugers full orchestra will be
present.
THE annual Meeting of the s. p. G. A.
was held sc the office of the Riggs Fire In
surance Company last night. A resolution
was offered by Mrs. Barker to DO acted
upon by the next meeting reducing tho
annual membership fee to 81. Judge SHELLS
resignation as member was accepted. The
election Of officers was postponed until tho
next meeting.
Mr.. LEWIS CLEPHANE, treasurer of the
HON opathic Hospital Fair, this morning
awarded to Mrs. Rachel STEELE Floyd the
year scholarship in Spencerian Business
College, Mrs. Floyd having received 3i5
votes, Miss Eugene Ashe I55. Mrs. Floyd,
in receiving it, said she priced it more than
silver or gold and should try in her life to
buOW NOR dppieClaIloH'
JUSTICE Cox to-day granted Louisa f.
Walker divorce from the bonds of matri-
mony with John o. Walker and given the
custody Of the children. They were mar
ried August 10, 1875, and she charges on
March 13, 1850, under tho name Of John
Walker he was sentenced to the Albany
Penitentiary for two years which he served
and has never returned to his family.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued
as follows: Samuel Gundaker and Mary
Williams; Alexander Barnes and Fannie
Addison; jeremiah Crowley and Nellie
Briseoi Medortn Crawford. u. s. Army, and
Lola Goodall, ofthis city; Edward b. Train.
ham and Lizzie IT, Lorman, both of Char
louisville, Va; j. w. Goods and Carrie V
Sbacklett, both of RectOrtown, Va; Charles
A. Clements and Katie II. P1uger; George
~ Phuger and Carrie Michan; Herman
Horfurth and Ella +. Bean.