The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-02-17
LOCAL BRIEFS.

MRs. ELI zABEfH STONE Of tho stone
mansion, above Boundary, reports that $40
has been stolen from herbureau.
PROFESSOR WILEY LANE, of North Car.
olina, died suddenly Of pneumonia at How
ard University yesterday morning.
A POUND PARTY, for the benefit of the
Associated Charities, will be held at the
residence of Mrs. II. f. Crosby to night.
THE Coachmens Society, OF this city,
held ball at tho National Rifles Armory
last evening. There was large attend
ance.
ROBINSON, PARKER & Co. report that
coat and vest, worth $3l, were stolen from
their wagon in front of their store yester-
day
A SLIGHT FIRE occurred at No. 80 d
street yesterday, which burned a lambre-
quin aud portion of a mantelpiece aud
carpet
, A coLoREp woman named Sarah Lee
died in Majors alley this morning Of
hemonhsge, without the attention Of
physician.
SALVATION on. the greatest cure on
earth for pain, may BIO relied upon to eff
feet cure wherever au external applica-
tion can be used. Price only % cents a
bottle.
THE Germania Mmnnercbor's masquerade
ball at Abner's Hall last evening proved q
very successful and enjoyable event Tho
attendance was very large and the costum-
ing elaborate and effective.
THE Washington Cadet Corps will hold
dedication reception at the armory, 705 o
street northwest, on the evening before the
dedication Of the Washington Monument,
for the entertainment Of visiting strangers
and the friends of the corps.
IT having been asceHtained that James
Lewis, colored, who pleaded guilty in the
Criminal Court last Monday of tho charge
of housebreaking in the day was under 10
years of age, ho was yesterday sent to the
Reform School for three years.
THE Union Veteran Corps First Com
pany) held special meeting aud drill ut
their armory last night. The lady honor
AIRY members of the corps reported that
large number of articles have already been
received for the fair next mouth.
THE Washington party that went to
Philadelphia to the Americas Club ball
made quick trip, enlvened by the fun
and gayety TO be expected.on such all occa-
sion, were Hospitality received, sumptuous-
ly entertained, and returned this morning,
brtakfasting on the train.
Mr.. PIERREPoNr EDWARDS, British
Consul General at New York, is in the city
urging upon Members of Congress the inn
portance Of authorizing the President to
appoint commissioner to represent the
United States at the forthcoming exhibition
of the inventors in London.
G. ]. J.. FoxwELL met with an accident
on Saturday night about 1870 O'Clock, by
which he fell and broke his left arm, near
the wrist Mr.. Foxwell was the chief mar
shall Of the Knights of Pythias parade, to
take place ON the 10Th instant, and it will
be necessary to select another to take the
place.
REV. DIR. THEODORE APPEL will lecture
upon 1.-THE Wonders of the Moon" Tonight
in Grace Chapel, corner of Fifteenth and o
streets northwest, which promises to be ex-
ceedingly interesting, as the Doctor is said
to be an entertaining speaker, and was for
merly professor of astronomy in Franklin
and Marshall College.
TONIGHT the challenge debate between
the Y. M. O. A. Literary Society and the
National Law School Debating Club will
take place in tho association parlors, 1i09
New York avenue, at s o'clock. The ques
ton "Res0lred, That the treatment Of the
Indians by the United States Governments
has been unjust,p will be discussed by the
law school club in the affirmative and the
IN. G. A. Society in the negative. Prep
aratiOns have been made to accommodate a
large audience by increasing the seating
capacity OF tho parlors. The public are in-
yited to attend.
MARRIAGE licenses have been issued as
follows James M. Cralghlii oil baitlmore'
MO-, ana anne +, berry Oh 9eopsetown, ~
y. scot6 LocRetE ana Maggie bond NIL
iard +. Tanner OF TINS Guy ana ANNIE M.
GGnEllng oil Cuipeper county, va 5oricK
W. Smith of this city and Matilda M.
Madison, OF Culpepcr County, Va. Ameri-
Gus Dawson and Rachel W Irpndeii poth OF
montgomery county, va JOS a. fheipS
ana carrie DeesGhlih h0oer1 y. Engiauu % OF
Wessn9reIAn u, Ooun'y, va, "uu MSry ~
hnIdoGk oil Oharles Couney, Mo rreu-
erick H. Palne ana Marion l. Myers
FROZEN FACTS" is purely American
expression, and one, too, of rccent
origin. 1t has the merit of attracting at
tention, and also seems to bear conviction
Of uuthfulness or, its face. We make room
in our issue of to-day for fact ofthis char
esq, of Boston, Mass, says, CDR r. V.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery has
nral af Oc tQn re-