The Evening critic., 1882-08-17
News Notes.

Socialism is spreading among the Span
ish peasants.
The writing of war risks on Suez Canal
freights has ceased.
The freedom Of Dublin was yesterday
presented to Messrs. Parnell and Dillon.
An Englishman and his three guides
were killed In an Alpine climbing expedition.
The report that Arab has procured the
deposition OF the Sultan from the caliphate Is
denied.
The FIRST load of new oats delivered at
Lacrosse, Wis, sold yesterday at forty cents
bushel.
The city government of Baltimore has
taken steps for the repression OF smallpox, of
which 70 cases are now reported.
Yesterday the Dundee Land Company of
Scotland closed tho purchase OF ii,00O acres
of timber lands In Mississippi and Crittendon
Counties, Ark.
The deaths are reported of DR.. Edward j.
Chalsty, In Baltimore, aged go years, and
Captain Edward NJ. Hardy, In Norfolk, Va,
aged 10 years.
The Lumbermen!s Exchange at Chicago
yesterday advanced the prices on about half
the grades quoted In the official list The ad-
vance Is from 30 cents to 81 per 1000 feet.
Senator Edmunds has given S5 900 for
The endowment OF a room Mt the Mary Fletcher
Hospital, Burlington, VI, for the use of young
female patients, In memory OF his lately dc.
ceased daughter
There was large OK Confederate soldiers
reunion at sedalia, Mo-, Tuesday A largo
body OF ex,Union soldiers took part In tho
procession. The Rev. B. Il. Lacy, chaplain for
Stonewall Jackson, made the opening prayer.
An Irish Land League picnic at Buffalo,
N. Y, yesterday was attended by 5000 per-
sons. Rev. DR.. McGlinn, OF New York, and
William Redmond, brother OF the member OF
Parliament for County Wexford, were the
speakers.
The Pennsylvania Railroad promises to
Issue tickets at halt the usual rates between
Philadelphia and Pittsburg and Intermediate
points and TO give lower fares from Baltimore,
Washington and New York during tie Penn
bf-centennial celebration.
At a meeting Of colored citizens at Now
port yesterday a letter was received from
Bishop Daniel Payne, OF Florida, expressing a
disinclination, owing 10 his advanced years
and feeble health, to enter Into a legal contest
with the Florida Railway which Elected him
from nrst-class carriage. II was therefore
resolved to send litigation fund which had
been raised to the widow of John Brown.
The distillers of the Chicago district
have agreed TO restrict production 20 40 per
cent. OF their capacity. II 40 per cent. reduc.
lion does not supply tho trade OF any distil-
leryi itbhaii be allowed TO lovy capacity from
other disillleries ries at rate Of Is cents por
bushel. Tho agreement Is TO take effect on
september ] Tor ono year. An assessment at
the rate OF ~ on each bushol OF capacity is
levied as guarantee OF good faith.
Samuel Obreight, young Hebrew of
New York, married pretty girl OF irish OK.
traction. His family had him committed 10 an
insane asylum and got possession OF his busi.
ness. There has been protracted contest In
the courts over tho mattor, during which
Obreight escaped from custody and rejoined
his wife, but eventually returned. Yesterday
the referee In the case reported that obreight
is sane and recommends his release from the
asylum.