The Evening critic., 1882-03-14
News N0tes.

Taylor & Co.. stock brokers, of Wilkes
barre, Pa, suspended yesterday.
CIV. Slocum, prominent grocer of Del
aware, o., made an assignment yesterday.
John J. DAILY & Co., wholesale station
ers, OF st. Louis, made an assignment yester-
day.
John II. Bailey, tax collector of West
Chester, Pa, was arrested In Philadelphia yes
terday, charged with being short in his ac-
counts.
The bill for the sale of the States inter-
est in the Boston 4 Albany Railroad stock
passed the lower house OF the Massachusetts
Legislature yesterday.
The anniversary of the death of the
st. Petersburg yesterday by solemn service
at the Cathedral OF st. Peter and st. Paul.
The cane fields of the Sonora plantation,
near san Felipo, between Havana and Matan-
Zas, Cuba, were destroyed by fire on Sunday,
and neighboring estates were greatly dam
aged.
II. G. Reese. serving a sentence of three
years In the Auburn N. " Penitentiary for
bigamy, committed suicide yesterday by hang
ing himself In his cell He was formerly
clergyman.
The Wilmington Conference M. e.
Church, which has been In session at Middle
town, Del, since wednesday, adjourned last
night. Before adIourning strong anti-poly
gamy resolution was adopted.
Queen Victoria. in a touching letter to
Sir William Harcourt, expresses her gratitude
her words OF Affection and sympathy after
her fortunate escape from assassination.
J. NJ. Davis, Deputy United States Rev
enue Collector, noted for his raids upon the
mo0nshiners, was waylaid and killed yester-
day afternoon near McMinneyille, Tenn, by a
gang OF twenty men armed with shotguns.
Intelligence has been received of an ap-
palling earthquake In Costa Rica. Adyices
thus far received state that four towns have
been destroyed. These are Alaiuela, San
Ramon, Grecia and Heredia. In Alajuela
alone several thousand lives were lost. Those
left alive are homeless.
The funeral of Venie Clancy Mrs. Des-
campsl, the young actress, only 22 years OF
age, who died In California, ana whose re-
mains were brought 10 Baltimore for inter
ment, TOOK place yesterday from the house OF
her friend, Mrs. Herman Leimbach, on South
Broacway, in that city.
James T., and A. J. Bolton, white. sent
from Princess Anne County TO the Virginia
peniientiafy for eighteen years for the fnur-
der Cf their father, made their escape sunday
night by eluding the newly-appomted colored
guard. James Bolton was captured yesterday
afternoon about three miles from the city.
On Sunday evening mob Of the railroad
strikers at Omaha surrounded the quarters OF
the soldiers, and some brickbats We're thrown
al the officers. squad Of soldiers charged
the mob. and a man named q. Y. Armstrong
received q hayonet wound In the breast, from
which he died later IN the night. The non
strikers resumed work yesterday ana no fur
fher disturbances are reported.
Alta meeting of Petersburg (Ya) Board
al Trade yesterday II was resolved that the
agitation upon the question OF the reduction
81 the tax on tobacco IL Injurious % me trade
and that II there r. 10 be any legislation on
the subject. the whole tax ought 10 be re
moved and rebate allowed on all stamped
I u}<l.acco manufactured after the passage OF the
I'D fyrs-srlal % this eneet was ordered 9
/, he NO vi E@eessa!s Representatives "a