The Evening critic., 1882-10-28
News Notes.

At Toronto yesterday argument in tho
Phipps extradition case was postponed to No.
yember 90.
The Irish parliamentary party has passed
resolution in favor OF amending the arrears
ofrent bill.
Precautions have been taken at Lyons
and at Montceau les Mines to repress the an
archists' uprisings.
The town of East Brady, Clarion County,
Pa, was partially burned last night. The loss
is estimated at $75 900.
Frank A. Crawl, assistant postmaster at
Wellsboro, Pa. was arrested on Thursday for
rining registered letters.
The sentence of Ike Shipman, one of tho
Eastman (Gal rioters sentenced to be hanged,
was yesterday commut ted by Governor Colquitt
10 imprisonment for life.
Sheppard +. Knapp, jr, aged 26, son Of
the broker OF the same name, while fishing In
tho North River (New York; yesterday, fell
overheard and was drowned.
The family of Avis Roger, q hotel-keeper
in Bufralo, were poisoned yesterday by eating
pancakes containing arsenic. little boy died,
the mother and father are In precarious con-
dition and two children Will probably survive.
The affair is mysterious.
An opinion has been rendered by the
Connecticut Supreme Court, setting aside the
trust deed Of the 4. \ W. sprague Manufac.
turing Company to Zachariah Chaireo as fraud
ulent and void, as far as It affects the interests
OF non-assenting creditors.
The Army rifle contest at Fort Leaven-
worth closed yesterday, the Atlantic Division
taking the first medal. Generals Sherman
and sheridan, Senator Logan and wife and
Major General Pope were present The medals
were presented TO the winners by General
Sherman.
The Aryan Order of America, society
designed to collect into n social body the do.
scendants OF those who took part In the early
struggles which resulted In the establishment
OF American liberties, assembled yesterday in
Baltimore, and took steps toward completing
the organization.
In New York yesterday Charles Schwarz
went 10 the ofllce of his uncle, Lewis Lyon,
president OF the Third Avenue Railway Com.
pany, fired two shots at him without doing him
any injury and then blew out his own brains.
Mr.. Lyon thinks his nephew was seized with
sudden lit Of insanity.
The fall exhibition of the Lynchburg
Va) Agricultural and Mechanical Society
match was won by Charlie Ross, q Maryland
horse, In 2;d2, Bay Frank second, and tho Kid
third. The running race, mile dash, was won
by Auburn, Clara second.
A deputation of the Louisville news
boys and bootblacks yesterday presented a
basket OF flowers to the ladies OF the National
Temperance Christian Union, now In session
In that city. one OF the boys made speech
and another offered prayer. Miss Frances f..
u. Willard was reelected president OF the
Union.
The plan of visitation for next spring
was adopted by the NJ. L. Bishops at Berwick,
Pa, yesterday. Bishop Warren Will be at
Winchester, Va, in the Baltimore Conference,
on March 81; Bishop Bowman VIII visit Baltl-
more in tho East German Conference, on
March %; Bishop Warren Will be at Alexan.
dria, Va, March u, and Bishop Peck Will visit
Cambridge, Nd, March z.
In the Scoville case yesterday Louis SEQ
vile testified that he believed his mother to
be insane because she persisted IN the notion
that she could write books and lecture sue
cessfully, and because she ran q boarding
house when she was losing money. While
Mrs. scoville Harper was testifying under
cross'exhmlnation hor husband, apparently
under the influence OF liquor, made a disburb-
nnce In court, saying no was there TO protect
his wife, and he was committed for ten days
for contempt.
IT makes no difference how you caught
that backache, use 81. Jacobs oil.