The Evening critic., 1885-02-13
LOCAL BRIEFS.
.rsrr A. saks 8 Goa removal sale.

VISIT A. saks g. Co.'S removal SALE
RICHARD ALLEN has been appointed pri.
vate in the Fire Department.
L. G. Rock, of 31s @ street, reports that
S2060 In money was taken from his room
on Tuesday last.
OUR local politicians are making ac-
tive arrangements for the next campaign.
They ordered q box OF DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup, and feel confident and happy.
A MODEL of the Dennison School building
on s street, near Fourteenth street. has boen
completed, and will DO sent to the New Or
leans Exposition. It is made Of wood, on
scale Of one-halt an inch to the foot.
MRS. LOUIS Morris, Of the MY Partner
troupe, at tho National Theatre, has re-
ported TO tho police that SIS in money aud
pair Of gold spectacles were stolen from
her dressing. room last Monday night.
THE members of the Congregational
Church will give reception this evening
at the house of Mr.. A. L. Barber on Four
teenth street, in honor Of their new pastor
Mr.. Newman. II is expected to be q very
extensive affair.
RECENT tests have been made at long dis
tabce telephoDiDg by means Of Mr.. Webster
tiillett's invention, which have proven very
successful. The distance between New
York and Chicago has been overcome, and
it is proposed to attempt to telephone across
the ocean.
THE veterans of the Eighth Battalion of
District Of Columbia Volunteers, and Union
OF German Veterans, met last night at Cos
mopolitan Hall to perfect arrangements for
the joint participation Of these organizs-
tions in the dedication of tho Washington
Monument.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued
as follows Robert A. Matthews, Of this
city, and Matilda A, Summers, Of Drum
mondtown, Va Eugene Rossi, of Phila-
delphia, Pa, and Eliza X. Carter, Of Prince
William County, Va. Robert Rhodeir aud
Harriet Grinucl.
Valentines at ]. Jay Gould's, 421 9th ST..
COLONEL WM. A. Cook, as attorney for
Pauline M. Powell, has filed petition for
divorce from her husband, VIM. Powell,
and asks permission to resume her maiden
name Of Kaiser. They were married July
10, 1851, and she charges that he deserted
her three months later.
THE residences of Mr.. j. II. Danforth, at
Mount Pleasant; DIR. Bliss and Colonel
KDifin, at Brightwood, and W. II. Ger
mann, in East Washington, have recently
been completed by Mr.. George Emmert. the
architect, and present novel features that
are likely to become very popular The
dwellings are of frame, covered with a
ullduHSut DduClCu duNl
painted as to resemble brick.
TIE bazar being held by the ladies of
Ascension Church. for the benefit of that
edifcc, attracted a large assemblage last
night. The features were tho Peake sis
tiers, who sang and danced with indefatiga-
BILE enthusiasm to the delight of the spec
tators. Tonight the bazaar will close,
when vocal and instrumental concert
will DO given. The Franz Abt Club. Mrs.
True, the Misses Phillips, Mrs. Wynne,
Master Charles Burnett, and Others nave
volunteered.
VISIT A. Saks & Co.'s removal SALE
The Richard Wagner Club, which was
recently organized, will make its first APP
pearance before the public tomorrow night
ut the Universalist Church. They will
present varied programme, selected from
the works of Beethoven, Wagner, Men
delssohn and other classic writer's The
club is composed of Messrs. Bernays, Kas-
par, Weller Lent, Knorr, BoeclSel aud Pro
fessor G!oetzner, and is under the direction
Of the latter. 1t Is proposed to give three
concerts, at regular intervals, similar in
character to the chamber concerts given
here two years ago.