The Evening critic., 1882-03-06
News Notes.

Six colored prisoners escaped from the
jail at Staunton, Va, on Saturday.
1t is reported at Belgrade that Prince
Milan will shortly be proclaimed King OF
Servia.
Mr.. Forster, Chief Secretary for Ireland,
was hootcd by the crowd at the depot on his
arrival at Dublin.
There were 147 deaths in Baltimore last
week, and three cases OF smallpox were re-
ported to the health office.
Benjamin M. Hubbard, a broker of Provi-
derce, II. l., died OF heart disease Sunday
evening in the Broadway NJ. E. Church.
If Mr.. Bradlaugh appears in the House of
Commons to take the oath, Sir Stafford North
cote Will interpose motion TO prohibit him.
Hessy Hoffman, convicted of completely
In the assassination OF the late Car, but not
executed because enciente, died in childbirth
last week.
Henry A. Little, of Monmouth, has been
appointed receiver of the New Jersey Central,
TO succeed Judge L. $. Lathrop, who died FRI
day night.
The Amalgamated Iron. workers Council
at Pittsburg threaten general strike in all
the mills unless the demands OF the men In
the Homestead mill are granted.
The Oldham cotton masters are contein.
plating running their mills on short time. In
the Blackburn district 100000 looms are az
fected by the shorttime movement.
Arrangements are being made at Hong
Kong to ship from 5000 10 10000 coolies 10
Portland, Oregon, before the anti Chinese bill,
II PASSED by Congress, can take effect
II is said that negotiations between the
inquire into the working Of the Land act VIII
not be renewed, and that there are no pros
poets OF compromise.
There was no quorum voting in either
branch OF the Virginia Assembly saturday.
The two houses win meet today, as usual, and
Will adjourn sine die at 10 oclock, but IL is ex-
pected VIII be Immediately reconyened.
The Roman Catholic Provincial Council
assembled at Cincinnati yesterday, and the
BishoIs Of all the provinces were present.
Bishop Elder, coad utOr OF Archbishop Purcell &,
carries the crosieri Bishop Purcell's throne
stands empty.
Of the churches IN England yesterday, for the
Queens s escape from an assassin's bullet.
Special prayers we've offered IN the Jewish
synagogues and at the Catholic ic churches ia
Kensington for the Queens preservation.
Charles +. Jube, "a years of age, com.
miited suicide on Friday In New York, at DR..
David L. Thompson's, where he had recently
rented a room. His father Is a man of wealth,
residing in Newark, Nj. The son had been
regarded as eccentric for several years. He
left note saying that he was tired OF life.
An iron steamship of 2,lOO tons register.
for the Old Dominion Company, was launche
al Roach's yard, at Chester, Pa, on saturday.
A llghtship for the United states Government
WAS launched at Pusey Jones yard and the
new ferryboat Baltimore, for the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, 70 ply between New York
and Jersey City, was launched at the Har Ian
hpllinghNofth yard, Ia Wilmington, Del.
IT is reported and generally believed at
Cumberland that the coal companies Of the
Cumberland region have determined or Will
determine to notiiy the miners that the price
OF mining will be reduced from o. cents to so
cents per ton, and that the notice Will he given
al an carly day. II IN understood this step Is
caused BY the competition In the Clearhed
region, where only so cents has been paii Tor
come time past
Judge Miller, in the United States Court
at Keokuk, Iowa, decides that Il Is the duty o I
every railroad company 10 provide such con
seyance, ~ special carrier or otherwise, at
iached 70 iheir freight or passenger trains, as
Is required for The safe ald proper transpor-
faiion Of express natter and that the use
uf these facilities should be extended ON equal
teIms 10 all who are usually ana actually en-
gagged In the express business.
A mass meeting of Irish citizens was held
al the Academy Of Music, Brooklyn, n. ", Sat
urday night 10 celebrate the 1O3th anniver-
sary 81 the birthday Of Robert Emmett Adj
dresses were made by Hon. Nm. r.. Robinson.
OF New York senator Charles W. Jones, Of
Ilcridh, and others. The day WAS celebrated
in Acv lolk by large gathering at Cooper
Institute. where addresses were delivered hy
sfnaior Jones Of Nevada. and Hon Wan. j.
Hynes, of Chicago.