The Evening critic., 1882-06-12
News Notes.

A daily Chinese newspaper is about to be
Issued In Hong Kong, the first one of Its kind1
In consequence of the increase of scarlet
fever the public schools OF Vicksburg, Miss,
were closed Friday.
Prince Williams son was christened at
Berlin yesterday, receiving the names Fred
erick William Victor Augustus Ernest.
H. w, Straughn, editor of the Cambridge
(Md) Era, died there Friday evening at
o'clock, after severe Illness OF one week.
The brig Henry T. Wing, from Havana,
is detained at the Philadelphia quarantine
station with two cases of yellow fever on board.
The Irish bishops have issued an address
to their focks counseling peaceful agitation
for their rights and denouncing all violent
measures.
The body of Dan Ready, who was
drowned in Hampton Hoads, Va, a week ago,
was found Saturday and taken TO Hampton Tor
Rev. A. w. Wilson, recently ordained
bishop OF the NJ. E. Church (South), preached
yesterday for the first time In Baltimore since
his ordination.
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas McNeish,
noted contractor and a brave soldier under
Kosecrans In the late war, died at Nanticoke,
Pa, yesterday.
Imposing Catholic ceremonies took place
at Frederick, Nd, yesterday, in connection
with the celebration OF the octave OF the feast
OF Corpus Christi.
A bill has been introduced in the Spanish
Chamber OF Deputies providing for the imme-
diate abolition of slavery IN Cuba and grant
ing the slaves civil rights.
Governor Hoyt, of Wyoming, received a
telegram Saturday from Fort Mckinney stat
Ing that the Grow Indians were scattered all
over the country killing cattle and stealing
horses.
William w. Dickinson, in Philadelphia,
Saturday, recovered verdict OF $4,000
against the city for paving. The city resisted
payment on the ground that the Individual
property-owners were liable.
The Austrian, German, italian and Rus
slan ambassadors have made collectively an
Identical communication TO the Porte support
Ing the proposed conference on Egyptian af-
fairs. The Porto still Insists that there is no
necessity for conference.
The Alta California; published at San
Francisco, denounces the Ocean Shore Rail
road bill Introduced in the House OF Repre-
sentatiyes BY General hosecrans as a mon,
hosecrans as being privy to 1t.
The Hamburg American Packet Com
pany, IN New York, Saturday celebrated the
thirty NTH anniversary OF its existence. 1t is
America, was the first TO Introduce steam and
the first among the German feet to adopt the
screw as O propeller.
The average Republican majority on the
State ticket OF Oregon is 1,SOO. M. o. George
for Congress- Will have nearly 1900 in the
State, which is the largest majority ever given
have about 100 less than George. The The Re. Re-.
publicans have the Legislature by a certain
majority Of 10, which may be increased 10 13.
At Jerome Park Saturday the first race,
one mile, was won by Turco, Free Gold sec
ond; time, ;464. Tue second one aud one
half miles, by Macdun, General Monroe sec
ond; time, 2 Al. The third, one and one-eighth
miles, by Noodcock, Victim second; time,
2 :O6X. The fourth, mile heats, by Sir Hugh.
The nth, steeplechase, full course, by Dis
turbance, Bertha seconds time, 20.
The exercises OF the twenty-ninth COM
mencement OF Roanoke College, at Salem, Va,
a
was delivered BY Rev. Washington GLADDEN.,
LID, Of Springfield, Mass. His theme was
tsThe Old and the New" In the evening Rev.
j. q. Morris, d. d., LID, OF Baltimore, Nd,
delivered the address before the Young Mems
Christian Association, his theme being "Youne
Men In History"