The Washington critic., 1888-09-18
CITY NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

"A dead infant was found by officer W. T.
Davis at the foot of G street yesterday.
Mr. A. b. Kelly has been recommssoned
as notary public in the District of Columbia.
John g. Strobel was internally injured
yesterday by falling from the house 926 9
street southwest.
Owing to the bad weather the Schuetzen-
fest has been postponed until Monday and
Tuesday of next week.
AT meeting of the Merchants Rifles last
night the following honorary members were
elected; Captain L. l.. Blake and B. Dawson
The District has pettioned for an inquiry as
to the mental condition of Smelling, the
printer who bombarded several office windows
recently.
Charles Dean, employed by John w.
Green, of No. Alb First street southwest, was
arrested last night for selling Green's horse
and wagon for $40
Congressman Springer of Illinois adj
dressed the meeting of the New York Demo
cratic Association at their rooms on Ninth
street and Pennsylvania avenue last night on
the issues of the campaign.
John G.. Straber, a carpenter, fell from
tue roof of house on G street. yesterday,
between Ninth and Tenth streets southwest
and sustained serious internal injuries. : lto
was carried to his home on Virginia avenue.
The Old Guard Union Veteran Corps, have
returned from their trip to the q. A. X. en-
campment at Columbus, Ohio For being the
best marching organization in the line they
were rewarded with a broom which was hand
somely decorated.
DIR. Henry b. McKOne has been removed
from duty as resident physician at the Emer-
gency Hospital This action was decided on
at the board meeting held Friday night last.
The removal Is the consequence Of the assault
made by DIR. McKone on DR.. Deale.
Representatives from the Departments of
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont,
Maine and California, on their way home
from the National Encampment at Columbus,
were entertained by the Department of the
Potomac, G. A. r., at tho Grand Army Hall
last night. .r,
The well-lnown druggists, Lewis Flemer
q Bro, doing business at the corner Of Four
and-a-half aud p streets, have made an assign
ment to VIM. b. Matthews. The preferments
are rent, s., 4O0 to Charles Flemer; $1,000 TO
j. A. Flemer; $1,000 10 Samuel L. Lewis and
clerk hire to date, $34
Chief f.. o. Graves Of the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing was yesterday presented
by the ladies of the press room with basket
of flowers and an engrossed expression of
thanks for his having been instrumental in
fitting up and furnishing an elegant dressing
room for the use Of the ladies OF that Bureau.
The inclement weather prevented the
laying OF the corner stone of the new st.
Marks Church on Capitol Hill yesterday
afternoon II the weather is fair to-day the
stone will be laid at o'clock, but in the event
of rain the first fair day hereafter, at the same
hour, will be selected for the exercises.
After The Critics report of the ROLES in
quest closed yesterday Clark was brought to
the City Hall, and appearing before Judge
Cox, gave hail in 5000, with N. H. Shea as
surety, and was released. The case will be
brought before the grand jury of the Dis
trict toward the close of the present month.
The Commissioners yesterday afternoon
awarded to j. IL. Hewlett the contract for
building two new school-houses at $24, ,00C
each. One Of the buildings is on / street, be-
tween Third and Four-and-a-balf streets west,
and the other on Il street, between Seven
eenth street and New Hampshire avenue
northwest