The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-02-11
LOCAL BRIEFS.

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Valentines at J. Jay Goulds, a21 Och st.
TIE Comptroller Of the Currency yester-
day extended tho corporate existence of the
National Bank of tho Republic of Washing
ton, d. c., to February II, 1905
MR.. A. QUEEN, of Tennallytown, while
returning from the funeral of his son yes
terday, dropped dead of heart disease on
Grant Road. The Coroner was notified.
COLUMBUS discovered America and Edi-
sou invented tho photograph, but It re-
NAMED for DR.. Bull to invent tho remedy
of the ago, "The Cough Syrup" tho kingly
cure.
THE establishment of Mr.. J. Wells, tho
plate. printer, of 225 + street, was entered
by man Monday night and robbed. Find
ing no one in the store he took $50 from
the money-drawer and also some valuable
papers and left.
ABOUT o'clock yesterday afternoon
frame house on the Bladenburg Road owned
by John Mills was burned TO the ground.
Two white mon who have been loafng
around the place and who are supposed TO
have set the place on FIRE have been arrested
by tho police in West Washington on sus-
pcion of arson.
FRANK WARD yesterday afternoon, in
obedience TO the order of the court, began
moving his stock from his dairy building
on Third street to his now establishment
on d street, between Ninth and Tenth.
He experienced considerable trouble in
providing for his twenty six horses, as his
new stables were not ready to receive
them.
THE record in the court.martial trial of
BTigadier-G General Swain, together with the
review and report Of Attorney General
Brewster in the case, was laid before
President Arthur yesterday afternoon for
his final action. In his review of the case
the Attorney. General holds that tho court
was properly organized, and that tho court
was correct in its ruling on that point.
A YOUNG MAN named Grady, residing on
F street, between Thirteenth and Four
tccnth, attempted suicide yesterday. lie Is
salesman by occupation, and being out of
employment recently he became despond-
emit. About noon yesterday he was found
in an unconscious condition from an over
dose of morphine. Physicians were sent
for, and after working on him for some time
he was revived.
MEssRs benson & MCNEEs drodgo No.
Q, intended for work on tho Potomac flats
improvement contract will DO towcd in a
day or two TO point opposite tho Arsenal,
in the Washington channel aud will be-
gin work next Monday. This is intended
for work in the outer, or Virginia channel,
weather Is over.
THE Y. NJ. c. A. Debating Club has chal-
lenged the National University Law School
Debating Club to participate in public de-
bato on the 18th of February in the parlors
of tho Y. NJ. G. A., and the N. U. H. S. De-
batting Club has accepted the challenge and
elected Pollock and Monahan, of the junior
class, and j. w. Phillips, of the senior, to
represent them. The subject of debate will
be given out at the next meeting Of tho
club.
THE excursion Of the New Hampshire
Club to the New Orleans Exposition passed
through this city last night, at p. M, on
special train of four Pullman cars. They
will spend three days in Jacksonville and
then proceed to New Orleans, where they
will remain five days. reaching Washing
ton ON their return about February 81, and,
after spending day or two in this city,
leave for Boston, reaching there about Fob
ruary 30.
The lady friends of the Emmett Guard
held q meeting Monday evening and or
ganized club for the purpose of present
ing that company with an American flag to
be presented to them at their first enter
tsinment which takes place on the Itch OF
March, the flag to be of American manufac-
tire from the Women's silk Culture Asso-
citation Of Philadelphia. They also de-
cided TO loan it to the Guard for their
parade on the 2lst of February and 4sh of
March.
. . " o Delicate diseases of either sex,
however induced, radically cured. Address
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association,
Buffalo, N. Y.
MARRIAGE licenses have been issued as
follows Charles Monkey and Martha Drum
mer; Win. Hitnor and Annie A. Newman;
Horace Carter and Isabella Thomas, both OF
Georgetown, ID. c.; Joseph II. Summons
and Hattie Dubant; Guin Guinnip and Mary
Il. WaIder; Alexander Diggs and Sarah
Buckman; jesse Smith and Agnes Lyles;
VIM. H.Wherrett and Linda +. Clark both
of baltimore. Md; Henry Meyer and Au-
gusta r. A. Heitmuller; f. W. Harvey, OF
Leesburg, Va, and Mary Ii. Combs, of st.
Joseph; George II. Lyford, of Quincy, Ills,
and Josephine Culbertson, of indianapolis,
Ind.
LADIES, attention is called to the 20
cent night dress, which in point of finish,
trimming and workmanship surpasses any
thing of the kind in the market. For sale
by II. II. Taylor, 1913 Pennsylvania venue.