The Washington critic., 1889-01-28
CITY NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

mfr. William Muhlheisen of Fifth street is
confined to his home bv Illness.
james Frank, keeper of Police Station s,
who has been III with fever for sometime, is
improving
Mrs. L. G. White of California spoke at
Clabaugh Hall last evening on the "Sins Of
Humanity"
The convention of the Colored National
Press Association win be held in this city on
the 9th of next March.
Sun Shing was fined IS in the Police
Court to-day for being too lavish in his use Of
Potomac water in his laundry.
The Women's Foreign Missionary Society
of the Central Methodist Church held their
anniversary exercises last night
The Young Peoples Association of the
Vermont Avenue Church celebrated tho Asso-
ciation's second anniversary last night.
Mrs L. NJ. S. Marble of Minneapolis de-
livered temperance address at the Union NJ.
4. Church, on Twentieth street, last night.
Mrs. Thomas A. Jones of 946 i street
southwest kept her wealth, S53, in little
iron safe, and Saturday thief stole the safe,
money and ALL
Policeman Montgomery mistools wreath
of fog for smol G last night and pulled the
box for the fire engines. No damage save to
the fire laddies' tempers.
The statue of DR.. Gallaudet at Kendall
Greea will be unveiled on the closing day of
tho school, and convention of deaf mutes
will assemble on that occasion.
The Corean Legation will soon install
itself In the elegant residence Of Mrs. s. L..
Phelps, on Iowa Circle, which building has
been leased by the Corean Government.
The Delsarti Glass, under Miss L. j. Will
sons direction, will give an entertainment for
the benefit of the Newsboys Home at the
Universalist Church, on the 18th of next
month.
Colonial Beach will be in new hands next
season, as Mr.. Frank Sharpless, the we'll
known confectoner, has leased II for the sea-
son, and has secured new boat for the
route, from New York.
Mrs. Fayette G. Snead was buried from
st. Johns Church, Saturday afternoon at $3.50
O'Clock, Dr. Leonard officiating. The funeral
was largely attended by the relatives and
friends of the deceased lady.
About sixty congenial men, representing
the various political, professional and social
circles OF the United States, sat down at the
January dinner of the Gridiron Club at Cham
berlln's on Saturday night.
The friends of Major Fleetwood will ten
der him benefit testimonial at Metropolitan
A. NJ. Il. Church, Friday evening, February
Is, for his efforts IN the successful organiza-
tion of the coIored District militia,
Rev. Nv. Dixie, LII. D., Of Massachusetts,,
delivered the second OF n series of lectures on
social science Saturday night in the Young
Mems Christian Association gymnasium hall
the lecture treating of the laws OF property.
Henry Martin and William Watson, the
two confidence men that Detective Wheeler
arrested for trying to bunco a countryman,
were required to give bonds or 90 to the
workhouse in the Police Court this morning.
They rendered $1,000 gold mine bond, but 1t
was not accepted
"A sum amounting to over $4,000 has been
raised in this city through the efforts Of a
number of Washingtonans for the purpose OF
establishing home for incurables The sub
scription list was started with a generous
donation of $500 by Mrs. Fox, sister OF
Mrs. Montgomery Blair.