The Evening critic., 1882-10-24
News Notes.

The City of Manila has been devastated
by typhoon.
The Khedive has made Baker Pasha
General OF Division.
The Sultan has asked United States
Minister Wallace to defer his intended vaca-
ton In Austria.
Henry ID. Decortez, deserter from the
United States Army, was shot and killed near
San Francisco yesterday.
Arab Pasha will be allowed to call wit
nesses from foreign countries, and he has
signined desire to have NJ. do Lesseps testify
The fall meeting of the Memphis Jockey
Club began yesterday. This Is the first racing
at Memphis since the yellow fever epidemic
of 1878.
The Presbyterian Synod at Harrisburg
yesterday adopted resolutions favoring the
prohibition OF the sale OF intoxicating liquors
by legislation.
Sister Chantel, the aged directress of the
St. Mary's Orphan Boys Asylum at New Or
leans, was run over yesterday by team and
severely, II not fatally injured.
A boat race between George Gaisel, of
New York, and william Elliott, ex-champion
OF England, took place on the Passaic River
yesterday. Gaisel won easily by several
lengths.
Rev. VIM. Louis Woodruff, of Baltimore,
charged with opening letters sent to another
person, was committed, after hearing before
U. Commissioner Rogers, for the action OF
the grand jury.
DIR. j. L. Harmed, formerly prominent
physician OF Philadelphia, and a member Of
the United States sanitary commission during
the late war, died al Petersburg, Va, yester-
day, aged 20 years.
The eighth annual congress of the Prot
-estant Episcopal Church In the United States
met at Richmond today. Bishops Dudley, OF
Kentucky, and Peterkin, OF West Virginia,
have already arrived there.
Rev. VIM. f. Day, ID. D., pastor of the NJ !.
y. Church at Titusyille, Pa, and n member OF
the Erie Conference since 1916, and Confer.
years, died yesterday OF Brights disease.
The widow of Colonel Jefrew Marko.
witch, who was executed with several other
rioters In May, 1873, by order OF Milan, King
OF seryia, fired at the King yesterday while he
was entering the Cathedral, but did not hit
him.
II is said that an indictment has been
found in the United States Circuit Court In
Boston against Abner ]. Benyon, president OF
the Pacific National Bank, charging him with
illegal practices which helped to wreck the
The Republican Congressional conferee:
OF tho Ninteenth Pennsylvania District met at
York yesterday and decided to make no noml.
nation. 1t Is said that McSherry, who was de.
feated for the Democratic nomination, Will run
Independent.
Thomas Nugent, painter, was killed
yesterday In baltimore by the falling OF a
scafrold on which he was working at the
Frederick-ayenue M. Il. Church South. james
Pinker, a fellow-workman, was probably
fatally injured at the same time.
The trial of John Hopkins for the mur-
der OF young Z. II. Frames was again post
poned at Towsontown, Nd, yesterday, but Will
begin today. An attempt TO bring about the
marriage OF Hopkins and Mary Judge, tn,
principal witness for the State, was frustrated
John N. Nape, living near Portlandville
N. ", shot his wife at the breakfast table yes
terday In the neck. Shortly afterward he sho
his hired man, named Baker. He shot him
self three times, and then going outside en-
his throat, causing death In a few minutes
His wife and hired man Will recover. Jeal
ousy was the cause.
The will of Mrs. Caroline Fillmore
widow OF OK President Fillmore, ls to be con
tested ny her Brooklyn cousins A. Bryan
Martin Bryan, Francls Bryan, Louisa butcher
Anna NJ. puIcher, Julia Ripley, Mrs. Catha
Brush, OF Eew York, has besn retained a
counssi IN tho sass. The property is estimates
at about S155,00Q.