The Evening critic., 1882-10-04
News NOteS.

Two batteries have left Cairo for Europe.
The Liberal party in Germany is organic.
ing.
The Greek refugees have returned from
Cairo TO Alexandria.
Tian Chu, the DUNCAN rebel against
China, is reported to be dead.
President Arthur will hold reception
at Alexandria Bay on Thursday.
Mr., Henry George, in speech in Cork,
urged the naturalization OF land.
Bancroft, the historian, celebrated his
$50 birthday at Newport yesterday.
The Khedive has conferred decoration
on Northumberland Sir j. NJ. Adye.
A building is being fitted up at Cairo in
which to try Arab Pasha and his fellow-prls-
oners.
A cable dispatch from London yesterday
announces that slug" Wilson Will not return
10 the United States TO fight Elliott, who conse-
quently Will take the II, 200 already posted.
William Sprague was refused admission
20 membership in the Providence Board OF
Trade y stcrday by vote OF GO to 80 against
him, three-fourths vote being necessary 70
admission.
A company of capitalists from Iowa are
about erecting another blast furnace at Blrm-
fngham, Ala. There 10 now S3,65O,00O In
vested In tho manufacture OF pig'iron In the
Birmingham district.
stubbleheld House, in Macon, Ga, n negro
named Butler Graves was shot and instantly
Killed by sllas lyey, also colorcd for q debt of
20 cents. Ivey escaped.
Chief Shaw, of the London fire brigade,
has sent letter to the New York Fire Commits
sioners thanking them for past courtesies and
eulogizing the fire brigade service OF this
country. The New York fire service, he says,
is second TO none on this continent or any
where else.
During the year ended October l, $500
hogsheads OF tobacco were inspected In Peters
burg, Va, as against 10,700 last year. The
stock on hand consists OF 5000 hogshoads, OF
which 400 hogsheads are for inspection. The
sales aa ot loose tobacco during the year were
b,OOOOOO pounds.
Six persons were killed in collision of
passenger trains on the Atchison, Topeka e.
Santa Fe Railroad at Salem Switch, Kan, on
sunday night. An inexperienced brakeman
caused The accident by misplacing a switch.
He ran away after the collision, but subse-
quently gave himself up.
The jury in the case of Mrs. Wackerle
against the Mutual Life Insurance Company
OF Now York, involving the Indemnity OF her
husband, which has been on trial for several
days at ST. Louis, returned verdict yesterday
in favor OF the plaintin. Tho insurance com
pany gave notice OF an appeal.
In the United States Court, at Trenton,
yesterday. Carl Anders, OF Camden, was
charged with getting up false afldayits 10 SO.
cure pension as a soldier, and Robert Estell,
taken In one case $500 and In another $500
from soldiers for getting pensions. Colonel
IN, Snaries @ ~, haggniop, collector OF Perth Am
boy, was put on trial on tho charge OF defraud-
ing the Government by means OF false vouch.
ers.
The Tobacco Association, at its annual
session In Danville, Va, yesterday, elected 4.
l.. Brown president. Tho report OF the out
going president states that the prospects OF
the new crop are favorable and present an in
yiting held to all branches OF the trade RE-
ports from the various sections OF Virginia
and North Carolina represent the quality and
color fully equal to the crop OF $780, II not
superior. The crop OF Virginia Is put at ninety
per cent OF an average CROP and that OF
North Carolina at It'll average.