The Washington critic., 1888-02-10
CRY NEWS PARAGRAPHS.


Mrs Charles \ Shi;on gave q leap
year party in Washington Hall last even
ing.
The German American dramatic
Society met at Miss Ransom's studio last
night.
james Shields, colored. was to-day
held in 1900 bonds for the grand jury for
housebreaking.
w. Lee Moxley was buried from
Trinity Church, Georgetown, yesterday
in Holyrood Cemetery.
james Shields, coored, was arrested
yesterday by Officer Bailey for stealing
horse feed from Calvin Gains store.
a concert will be given to- night at the
Government Hospital for the insane
in which our local talent will participate.
The carnival and masque ball of Co
lumbia Bund, No. 81, was held at Ebefs
Hall last night, and was jolly occasion.
Judge Hagner yesterday entered
judgment in default for Marshall, Field
Y Co. VS.. Mayer II Rohr of the Bon
Marche.
The Carpenters and Joiners' Union
No. /, gave ain enjoyable ball last night at
q. A, X. Hall. The proceeds going to the
Reading strikers.
William a. Gordon obtained a YER
diet for $500 which he paid g. W. Cisscl
for property which was not as represented
to be when he bought 1t.
"A young son of Professor Frisbie of
of the Naval Observatory was run over
ana seriously injured by o wagon driven
by man named Russell.
Richard Martin and his wife were
yesterday arrested for taking two trunks
belonging to Mrs. Burse, from a house on
| street. They were released OH bail.
a. l..
on bicycles attracted considerable atten-
ton on the Avenue last evening. The
ladies' bicycles are the invention of q
Washington firm.
Bertha Lyles, colored, who was re-
fused admission to Harris's Biiou Thea
ire, the other night, has applied for a
warrant against the management under
the Civil Rights act.
-Messrs l.. d. Bell, H. w. Gray, w.
=. Boudinot and George Sanders, the
| Cherokee delegates, will arrive here about
the 18th instant TO look after the interests
| of the Cherokee Nation in Congress
The railroad meeting to be held at
| Warrenton, Va, tomorrow, to agitate the
| building of trunk line from Washing
| ton to the South through that place will
be addressed by General Bingham of this
city.
| The Crawford Shoe Company of Bos-
ton, having branch store in this city,
! have put OF the streets handsome adver-
| tising wagon in the shape of a mammoth
! Crawford shoe. 1t is artistic and an in
dication Of enterprise.
The Improved Order of Red Men last
evening attended the Knights of Pythias
| fair, now in progress at the E-street Rink
| The successful contestants for prizes las
| night were ]. G. Mastin, Miss Annie Fed
| crime and Miss Julia Ourand
Prizes went as follows at the Knight,
Of Pythias' fair last night; Miss Annie
Federline, oil painting, Mary Queen oi
Scots; Miss Julia Ourand, oil painting
country scene; j. G.. Maston, Past
Sachen's Improved Order of Red Men!
regalia.
Daniel Washington, Frederick Black
well and Samuel Turner, colored Harr,
Miller and Oscar Rudquist, white, wer,
arrested at the Long Bridge, yesterday
and locked up at the Fourth Precinct
charged with violations of the policy law
They each left $50 collateral.
A GOLD WATCH WILL be presented to the
Government Department Messenger re
ceiving the largest number of votes at tn,
Grand Army Bazaar and Fair.
Carroll Institute gave its first annua
banquet last night. Toasts were re
sponded to by Rev. Father Chapelle
Hon. Zachary Montgomery, II. w
Sohon, w. B. Johnson William III
Manogue, Alex. Porter Morse, Jane
Fullerton, ID. |. Murphy and others,