The Washington critic., 1885-08-04
LOCAL BRIEFS.


MORTON MCNAMARA, II years old,
son OF Dennis Mcnamara, the con
tractor, was found dead in bed yoster-
day In Jackson alley.
WIN. JOHNSON accidentally shot a
colored man named Melville johnson in
the breast at the foot OF Seventeenth
street, yesterday morning.
A STRANGE ANIMAL "A strange
monstrosity in the shape of cat with
double body and seven legs is displayed
by "Gus," 725 Eighth street.
A FAMOUS summer resort is the Hy-
geia Hotel at Fortress Monroe. Mr..
Phoebus, the genial proprietor, has at
his well-stocked bar for sale Lemp's
Extra Pale.
A SPECIAL meeting of Kit Carson
Post No. 9, G.. A. H., was held last
night at Grand Akmy Hall, corner of
Ninth and ID streets, to make arrange
ments for attending the funeral of Cen
eral Grant. Resolutions OF respect
were adopted.
JAMES THOMAS and George Haw
kins, two colored boys, were in the
tolls at the Police Court this morning
~
They broke large limb full Of half ripe
fruit off valuable pear tree. They got
one month eav.:
ALL orders for fa,pily use OF Lemp's
beer left at Chris Abner's depot, ll2
Third street, will DC filled the next
morning, il left Inc previous evening.
All orders left IN the morning will be
filed in the afternoon, These rules had
to be made on account of the daily
increasing pressure on his horses.
EX.CoNFEDERATE soldiers tempo
rarily residing in Washington are in
vited to meet on tomorrow (Wcdnes-
day evening at S p. m, at parlor No.
10, Wizards Hotel, for the purpose of
discussing the feasibility of offending
the funeral obsequies of General Grant
on Saturday next City papers will
please give notice.
JOSEPH MULHALL OF the District
E Fire Department, and Miss Maggie
Sullivan were married at st. Peters
Church, Capitol Hill, last evening at
6 O'Clock. Joe is popular young man
and his many friends wish him WELL
There was large attendance at the
church and an enjoyable reception was
held by the happy pair after the
ceremony.
A SMALL white boy, named Frank
Smith, was run over by car III Of the
Avenue line, at the corner of Fifteenth
street and the Avenue, last evening.
The boys head was badly injured.
The driver, Thos McLane, was arrest
ed and charged in the Police Court to-
10
for two weeks.
The Union Veteran Corps, First
Company, held meeting last night.
1t was decided to leave the city Friday
night at 10 O'Clock by the b. 81 p. II. r..
An invitation was received and accept
ed from Adam Goss Post, No. $50, G..
A. r., New York, to be their guests
during their sojourn in New York
during the funeral of General Grant.
On their return they will leave New
York city Sunday night at . O'Clock.
JOHN FREELY, the watchman at the
Metropolitan Hotel, charged Charles
Weirman in the Police Court this NOM
ing with assault. The evidence was to
the effect that the Waterman, last even
ing, charged Weirman with going to
sleep in the lobby of the hotel. The
man denied that he was asleep and the
Waterman called him liar. Judge
Mills said it was no great crime for a
man to 60 to sleep in u hotel. Case
dismissed.
IL you take walk ON the Avenue
at night call at Solari's for Lemp's
extra pale beer. This famous bar
keeps it ice cold. Colonel Staples of
Wizards laid in staple stock OF
Lemp's. The Wizards bar know how
to keep Lemp's; SO does the Riggs
House. The st. Marc Hotel keeps
Lemp's and the American House bar
under its popular management, have a
great run on the extra pale beer. Call
for it only, it is kept at nearly every
place.