The Evening critic., 1882-03-30
News Notes.

Six members of the House of Commons
will probably be unseated on account of frauds
perpetrated at the elections.
Hanlon and Boyd were both out practic-
ing In their boats yesterday morning, and
their performances greatly pleased their
friends.
placard has been posted in Dublin
menacing the members of Parliament from
that city because of their supposed intention
to vote for the cloture.
The committee on the bill pending in the
French Chamber of Deputies for the abolition
of the concordat has refused to assent to the
separation Of Church and State.
Minister Lowell has informed the friends
of DIR. Lamson that he can give no Official in
dorsement to their petition to Sir William
Harcourt for a comm utation OF sentence.
Thus far in the week the movement of
freight traffic from Chicago eastward has been
no heavier than for the corresponding period
last week. Freight officials say rates We're
never firmer than at present.
The new board of directors of the Penn
sylyania Railroad Company met In Philadei-
phia yesterday for organization, and all the
with President Roberts, we're reelected.
w. F. Miskey, jr.. well-known Phila-
delphia contractor, who was sentenced to the
penitentiary In lssl forconspiracy 70 defraud
taken out of the penltentiary on writ OF error.
The railroad coal miners of the Pittsburg
district, In convention at Pittsburg yesterday,
as % Se Of INNING
from four cents to three and a-half cents per
bushel.
While workmen were engaged in moving
large stone In the Fox Rock granite quar-
ries, near Woodstock, Nd, yesterday, the
stone slipped, falling on Isaac Owens, crush
ing both legs. Several other workmen were
slightly injured.
The fire in the Wadesville shaft, near
Pottsville, Pa, operated by the Philadelphia
4 Reading Coal X Iron Company, has gained
such headway that orders were issued yester-
iaU a IN the rails and live stock and
flood the mine This Will throw 300 men and
boys out OF work for several months.
Most Of the striking compositors of the
New York World have Joined the typograph-
fcal union and now demand union ratos, VIZ.
40 cents per 1000 ems and extras, Thirty
new men are at work setting type; Mr.. Hurl'
burt has refused the demands OF the strikers,
and at present there is little prospect OF set
tlement.
A suspicion having arisen in Pittsyl-
yania County, Va, that an attempt VIII DC
made by members OF a secret society OF col
ored people to rescue Dock Wright, who is to
be executed at Chatham In that county on the
3lst, Governor Cameron has ordered the Dan
VILE Grays to that place on the day OF the
execution.
The trial of David d. Mcmillan for the
Killing OF Rev. Father Mccarthy began a
Greenfield, Mass, yesterday, before Judge
Knowlten, OF Springfield large crowd was
In attendance, Including number OF women
was Iap leSphS that ae9 p,yeg before the Coroner
Jury, and has already been published.
The oyster dredgers, forty-six in number
recently convicted In Matthew'S County, Va.
OF violating the State oyster laws, and son
Ienced to the penitentlary for one year, al
rived In Richmond, Va, yesterday, and wer.
at once conducted TO that institution. An ei
fort has been made 70 obtain executive elem
ency, but the Governor has not yet taken actiol
IN the matter.
The coroner's jury which investigate
The recent explosion q the boiler q the tug
wharf, Philadelphia, attributes the acciden
10 allowing pressure OF steam beyond tn
strength OF the boiler, aud recommends tina
the United States laws relating TO steam YES
sells be amended as 10 require two safety
valves upon each boiler, and that the lever
be cut on at thesafety point.
A fire broke out in Walker Hall, tn
finest Of the Amherst College buildings, q
Amherst Mass, last night, and at midutgl
was still burning. Only the four bare wall
Will remain. The estimated loss Is not IA
froIn a quarter OF million, including III
building ITSELF valued at Sl25,OOO; the Shol
ard cabinef Of minerals, $SO,OOO; collectiO
Of apparafus, $4,000. hne collection
paintings and valuable archives are anon
fhe fhings destroyed.
The international Sabbath ObseryanG
Conference opened at Pittsburg Tuesda
night The question OF sunday railroad trali
nnd SUNDAY mails was discussed. Hon. Wn
~ Dodge, of New York; DAVID y. smalil
Pennsylynnla, and Barker Gunthere, OF Nc
Jersey, were appointed a committees 70 CONF
with railroad lianagers upon this subject.
the session yesterday John Fulton, CHIEF mh
Ing engineer of the Cambria Iron Compail
read paper showing that iren works can
operafod ~ less expense and greater pront
The ions run Dy stopping on Sunday.