The Evening critic., 1882-10-30
News Notes.

There were 139 deaths in Baltimore last
week.
M. de Lesseps has approved scheme for
creating an internal sea In Africa.
A hitherto unknown fort has been dis.
covered intact near Rosetta, Egypt.
Mr. Davitt in speech has urged the
Scotch farmers to demand reduction OF ronts.
Great floods in Austria have hindered
railroad communication In parts OF the coun-
try.
1t is reported Bedouin implicated in the
murder OF Professor Palmer has been captured
and has confessed.
Arab Pasha will divide his defense so as
to cover the period before the war and the
time during the war.
Christian Schaeffer committed suicide
yesterday by jumping into the Delaware, at
Race.street wharf, Philadelphia.
George Seller, aged 80, German, shot
and killed himself In New York yesterday be-
cause he was unable 10 procure work.
In Cincinnati, on Saturday night, Flor
ence Wilson, colored, formerly school teacher
In Covington, Ky, shot and mortally wounded
James shannon, colored.
The cable between Callao and Mollendo
has been repaired, and communication by
telegraph is open between Valparaiso and
points In tho United States.
Charles A. Whitney, of New Orleans,
railroad, died In New York yesterday. Ho was
ono OF the wealthiest men in the South.
The Wheeling MteHigencer says that the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company has
bought tho narrow-gauge line between Pitts.
burg and Washington, Pa, known as the Pitts.
burg Southern, the purpose being to rebuild
part OF II, put down track OF standard gauge,
West via Wheeling.
At meeting of the subscribers to the
Fenian skirmishing fund, held In Now York
yesterday, 1t was charged that one trustee OF
the fund had received $500 and another
$1,000, without any consideration; that Gen.
Bourko had got $50 for writing paragraph,
and that John Brebln had been paid $4,000 as
supervising architect OF rams"
The Flint cotton mill at Fall River,
Mass, was burned on Saturday. The loss Is
estimated at 100000, on which there is an
insurance OF S52o,000. Besides the insurance
ON the building aud stock there is an insur.
anco OF $4,000 on profits, and the company
Will receive 800 day during tho stoppago
until this sum is exhausted.
At Saturdays session of the Inter.semi-
nary Missionary Alliance In Chicago d. b..
Gray, OF the Southern Baptist Seminary, read
paper on show Shall the Best Talent OF Our
Colleges and Theological seminaries 6e So 10
Clark, OF the Drew Seminary, read paper on
~rhe w1 Urgency for Immediate Work Among the
Fitzgerald won the walking match in
New York Saturday night with a score OF 577
miles. The scores OF the others were: Noro-
mac oS7 & miles ale n and ieRsi Herty, al miles
viii divided SSons ths mSa who MslEe
moro than 525 miles In the following propor-
tions: Fitzgerald, $780, Noremac, 5000;
Herty, $3.50.
Services commemorating the conservation
OF four Bishops OF the Episcopal Church 80
years ago were held last night at st. Paul'f
church, New York. Tho Bishops were Rev
Charles Petit McIlyaine, OF Ohio; John Henry
Hopkins, 'of Vermont; iGeorge w. Doane, o
New Jersey, and Benjamin Bosworth, OF Ken
lucky. Tho latter is the sole survivor, but wa
not present.
Anton Delano, carpenter, was dancing
In his own room, In u boarding house, In Gin
cinnati, last evening. Some OF tho boarders
who were annoyed by the racket, proposet
calling policeman, but Emil Trumpeter, on
OF tho boarders, said he would stop him him
self and taking large butcher-knife he wen
10 Delano's room and stabbed him In the heart
instantly killing him.
A large new Switzer barn, located on
farm near the Frederick Junction. Baltimore
4 Ohio Railroad, owned by Colonel Charle6 Z
Trnil and tenanted by John II. Best wa
destroyed by fire yesterday evening. Abou
1900 bushels OF wheat In the straw and l0l
bushels thrashed, so bushels OF ryo and ~
tons OF hay wero consumed. All the live stool
and farming implements were saved. Tn
= loss amounting 70 about $1,000, 10 nearly GOV
cred by insurance In the Mutual Company o
Frederick. The ire was caused by the spon
taneous combustion OF the hay.