The Evening critic., 1882-04-17
News Notes.

News Notes.
The German Reichstag will meet April 81.
The Emperor William will spend month
at Welsbaden.
DIR. Lamson's friends and counsel are
hopeful of securing another respite for him.
The report that General Ignatieff was to
he made Russian ambassador to Paris is
denied.
The lace-importing firm of J. Helmsly &
Co., Of New York. is in the hands OF the Sheriff
on heavy attachments.
The Tennessee State Democratic Conven-
ton will meet in Nashville June 20 to noml-
nate candidate for Governor
The movement in wheat at Chicago for
the past week shows a reduction OF stock in
store of nearly 1,250,000 bushels.
The Republicans of the Seventh Con-
gressional District of Indiana have nominated
Hon. Stanton j. Peelle for reelection.
The funeral of Hart Jackson, well known
in theatrical circles and an ex-Confederate
officer, took place In New York Saturday.
The will of the late Isaac S. Osterbout,
OF Wlikesbarre, Pa, leaves $3o0,OO0 for the
establishment of a free library in that place.
The trial Of the Albanians who are
charged with killing Commander selby, of the
British Navy, near Artaki, is now In progress.
VIM. Kennedy, tried in Philadelphia for
embezzling 100000 from Jonathan Posey, his
former employer, was on Saturday acquitted.
At Albany yesterday, a boy named Louis
Marks, aged years, while handling a re-
volyer, shot himself and died an hour after
ward.
Leaf tobacco was sold in the Danvile
(ya.) tobacco market last Friday at $12O, 800,
500, sS6 S73 and $40 per one hundred
pounds.
died yesterday from the effect of poison sent
her by the mistake of a druggist instead of the
medicine prescribed.
Mrs Scoville's petition for the appoint
ment OF a conservator of Guiteau's estate has
been refused by the Chicago County Court.
An appeal will be taken.
The affairs of Charles A. Sweet & Co., of
Boston, who suspended recently, are being
rapidly adjusted, and it is thought TIE firm
Will be able to resume in 30 days.
The heaviest norther" of the season
has been blowing at Vera Cruz, Mexico, during
the past five days, preventing steamers land
ing or leaving. Ailbusiness is stopped.
Cashier Ruth, of the Washington Pa.)
Savings Bank, and II. j. s. Thompson have
been arrested on the charge of engaging in
conspiracy to rob the bank. Thompson is re-
puted to be wealthy.
The fiftieth anniversary of St. Johns
Roman Catholic Church was celebrated yes
terday in philadelphia with impressive cere.
monies. Bishop Crane, of Australia, delivered
the sermon in the evening.
Five thousand ironwOrkers in Paris have
struck against the proposal of their employers
to withhold four-tenths of one per cent. of
their wages for the payment Of insurance
premiums against accidents.
Henry Clark, of No. 500 West Twenty
ninth street, New York. fell from the roof OF
the hve-story building No. 800 West Twenty.
seventh street, yesterday, to the ground and
bloke his SKULL He died instantly.
spring freshet is reported from Du-
buque, Ia, as coming down the Mississippi.
All the lowlands are flooded, and the ST. Crofx
and Black rivers and the tributaries OF the
Mississippi above ST. Paul, Minn. are much
swollen.
The damage to the growing wheat crop
Ia Ohio by the recent cold snap has been
adyces the crop promises even better than is
indicated In the report from the Agricultural
Department for April.
Charles B. Oblinger, said to be mer-
chant OF Lewisyille, o., while temporarily IN
sane, jumped on the train at Newport, Del,
Friday night, and wandered into the house OF
William Hamilton, by whom he was mistaken
for burglar and dangerously shot.
At meeting of the Central Union of the
Irish National Land League yesterday In
Philadelphia, resolutions were adopted thank
ing Messrs Voorhees,, Cox and Robinson, ana
all others who have rendered aid 10 the Amer
ican citizens now in prison In Ireland.
VIM. T. Morgans, formerly proprietor OF
the Liberty IN. " Register, the inventor OF
the Hercules printing press, and one OF the
propIletors or the Morgans & Wilcox wood
type factory at Middletown, N. Y, died Satur.
day, OF pneumonia. He was soldier In the
late war, and was for time the color-bearer
The Jury in the ease Of the United
States against Bates, In the Circuit Court al
Charleston, s. c., rendered sealed verdict
saturday night. 1t VIII not be opened TIL
today but II Is known unonclaly TO be
"guilty on the obstruction count" and moi
guilty on all the other counts, with recon
mendation TO mercy
The remains of the young New Yorker
who committed suicide at the Great Western
Hotel, Philadelphia, on last Wednesday
morning, have been identified as those 0
Langley Bruce, member OF the 1rm 0
Braine Bruce, insurance agents, OF New
York city. The body WAS sent TO New Yorl
yesterday for interment.
Emanuel Cutez, Spainard, was arrested
IN New York on Friday on the charge of swim
ding by means of bogus checks. His plan 0
give check and get out OF the way as speed
ils as possible, He has already served ihre
terms In tho penitentiary ten years and sii
months In alb for various frauds.
freight train parted in the midd
while passing through the Hoosac tunnel yes
terday, and as the front section approaches
the mouth OF the tunnel II slowed up. Tn
rear section came rushing down grade an
struck the front section, causing a wreck
which blockaded the tunnel for ton hours.
considerable quantity OF valuable freight wa
destroyed.
Messrs. Hilton & Libby, doing busines
as the firm OF A. 4. Stewart A Co., n. ", an
successors OF the late A. T. Stewart have an
nounced their purpose TO soil out their store
mills etc., and retire from business. Tn
news has created sensation In New York
though the members OF the firm claim 70 hay
made money every year and TO be enurel
solvent
Karl Heefeldt, journeyman tailor, Q
H0b0keD, N. j., told his wife on Saturday nigh
that he Intended 10 shoot her before mprntne
She clipped into another room and barricado
the door, Heefeldt tried 70 get into the ROOF
several times during the night but did nc
succeed. Early IN the morning he went 10
saloon on the lower floor Of the building 1
4, which he lived, drank glass OF whisky, anf
making anolhef unsuccossfOl attempt 70 90
into his Eife's room, shot himself.