The Washington critic., 1889-01-30
CITY NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

Harmony Circle gave pleasant dancing
party in Edel's Hall last night.
"A marshal's jury found Albert p. Waugh
OF Georgetown insane yesterday.
The Virginia Grand Lodge, X. of p, will
meet in Alexandria on the 10th prox.
General II. j. Hunt, Governor of the Sol
ders' Home, is very Ill OF pneumonia.
The Improvement OF the entrance to the
Georgetown College is about completed.
Colonel Sam o. Reid returned yesterday
from his brothers. funeral in New York.
The National Flambeau Club last night
increased It's membership TO seventy-fve.
"A delegation from the Wikesbarre School
board is In the city learning about our schools.
Rev j. G. Bigham of New Brighton, Pa,
is in the city in the interests OF his congrega-
ton.
Dennis Collins was fined $40 yesterday for
hitting William Mccormack with stone at
ball.
The annual meeting OF the Association Of
Banks Survivors has been postponed until
Mayl. 49,
The Meridian Club, a local young mems
club, has leased house on Eighteenth street.
near |.
st. Paul's Chapel Mission of st. Matthew's
Church will begin u fair in Willard Hall on
Monday.
The lower gates to the Soldiers Home
grounds have been closed on account OF the
bad roads.
The Philadelphia Seminary girls made a
round of tile Departments and visited the
White House to-day.
Policeman Charles H. Bushall was mar
il1d ias, nisnt 70 MISS Margaret hanseli at the
O''ue pa'on.s no,'e
"A delegation OF winston (N. ~ tobacco
manufacturers is In the city to urge the pas
sage of the Cowes bill.
The Washington City Bible Society have
ordered pioles ior the uarheid hospital, fort
M!er anu tue Darracks
Mrs Margaret Stevens, who was keeper
OF tue Georgetown lmshouse Tor many years,
oeu yesteruay, aSeu 90.
The Beckett and Ebenezer cemeteries, at
Sixteenth and q streets southeast, are to be
auahuoheu ana al the oouies removed
The supreme Court yesterday decided the
Harris House case OF Barber vs.. Harris, the
present proprietor, against Mr.. Harris.
The Bethel Historical and Literary Society
met IN the metropolitan Nj. ~ Church last
Iight ana discussed the "ooutherh frooiem.'
1t is reported that j. ii. Breslin of the
Gilsey House, IN New york. has leased Mr..
Mortohs new hats aI fiiteen'n anu IL streets
Thirty Treasury employees were mustered
into the n. q. d. G. yesterday and elected
George A. Bartlett captain of the new com
pany.
The old board OF managers OF the Wash
lnEton Ilty Ofpndn Asylum was re-electeu
yesterday. The years expenses were
Sl6,721.17.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
yesterday heard the case Of Stone & Carter VS..
the Detroit Grand Haven 81 Milwaukee Rail
way Company
"A Jonadab mass-meetng viii be held at
the Congregational Church. this evening, at
which addresses will be made by prominent
men In the order
--rbe postmaster.t;en ;ennral has ordered that
boreaf,er locaI I.tters not Su,IIcianti,, ,raraSS
Shall me fhr,yarIed and tho nnstsne ycipIIepptad ~
from the rccpinientS
nv, CIV
ihe locai aluhNl oi torheii University
meet ~ M ureeh once III we racine
buiuiug tnls allernool louiscuSS Tue question
o' the annual Dauquet.
Rev. DR. Wilson Phroner OF New York
lectured at the New York avenue Presbyterian
Shurcu last night on ne missionary work and
MS Trip around the World
The American Economic Association met
AT All Souls Church last night Posey S. VIII
son spoke on the Interstate Commerce law
taking the ground that il is unconstitutional
The Anacostia and Potomac street,csr
line is 10 he extended 10 the Grrmon 0Tnhan
Asylum on Good Hope mn, and 10 the Con.
gressional Cemetory. Work is to begin 10