The Evening critic., 1882-07-31
News NOfeS.

Arab Pasha has assumed the dress of q
descendant Of Mahomet.
M. De Lesseps declares that England must
pass over his dead body before II shall seize
the canal.
At Smyrna, Tenn, yesterday, five
negroes were struck by lightning and one
fatally injured.
The Egyptian forts have been blown up
and the railroad from Alexandria TO Ramleh
put In operation again.
Sixteen deaths from the effects of the
heat have been reported to the coroner in
Philadelphia since June II.
The French ministry has resigned because
OF the refusal OF the Chambers OF a vote Of
credit for the protection OF the Suez canal.
In the Sohuaripa district of the Mexican
State OF Sonora tho Apaches have killed
ing.
The funeral of Aaron @. Burr, the adopted
son OF the renowned Aaron Burr, took place
yesterday, at his late residence, In New York
At Montreal Friday the crown of the
head OF the statue OF Lord Nelson, some sixty
feet from the ground, was sliced OF by light
ming.
Joseph d. Bates, United States Marshal
for Connecticut, died at Hartford, Saturday,
after a long illness of Brights disease of the
kidneys.
The Scots Guards embarked for Egypt yes
terday, the departure OF the transport being
Witnessed by the Prince and Princess OF Wales
and other distinguished persons.
The Millers' Association, of Minneapolis,
Mimi, have decided to establish two grades OF
hard wheat on the coming crop, VIZ, No. L
hard and No. 2 hard, In addition to regular
NOS j, and ..
Three young men who had been on
spree eat down yesterday on the track OF the
Buffalo Southwestern Railroad, near James
town, N. Y. An excursion train cut one In two,
fatally fatally injured another and badly hurt tho
Duncan @. Ross and Donald Linnie, in
New York, Saturday, signed articles OF agree
ment for an allround athletic match with
Thomas +. Lynch and Captain James @. DAILY,
the Irish-American athletes, TO take place Sep
TENDER and7.
The number of deaths in New York last
week was 1,217, the largest weekly aggregate
for ten years, One.third OF the number were
infants carried on by cholera infantum, due
10 the heat. There were 81 cases OF sunstroke,
OF WIFI CHI 10 proved fatal.
At Cincinnati Saturday the executive
officers Of the brotherhood OF Photographers OF
tho United States and Canada and tho United
Photographers OF North America consolidated
the two bodies, thus ending tho sharp rivalry
that had existed between them.
Mrs. Parnell, at Bordentown, N, j., has
received q cable dispatch from her daughter
Theodosia, at Dublin, informing her that her
daughter Anna, who has been sci lousy Ill
Fanny's death, 10 now much better.
and the coffee and pimento crops are suffer.
ing very much. Tho Water Commissioners for
Kingaton shut on the supply OF water daily
from 10 a. m. TO Q p. m. The sugar crop is the
largest that has been known for many years.
The Pittsburg aud other Eastern dele
gates 10 the meeting OF tho National Lodge OF
Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers, Associa-
ton left for Chicago yesterday, wllaro tho
meeting begins Tuesday. II is genomlly be.
'lieyed that important action IN the strikes In
the iron trade VIII be taken.
The protracted drought which has been
so destructive 10 tho growing crops IN Yir-
ginia has been partially broken during the
past two days by the heaviest rains that have
fallen for months In some localities corn is
not hand high, and on lands prepared for
tobacco not plant has been seen. The out.
look previous TO the rains was very alarming.
Detective Won Gerichten arrived at New
York from London yesterday with two prison.
ers, brought over on requisiuon OF President
Arthur. ono was Jacob Well, a book-keeper,
who forged the name OF his employers, wiorth
Bros. a owen, TO a check for $3,0O0.iO. The
other was VIM. Watts, a master mariner, who
"a wanted al San Francisco on a charge OF as
sault with intent 10 murder ON the high eeas.