The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-08-09
NeMa Notes..


Two men were instantly killed in Paris
Sunday by laying hold OF an electric wire.
Advices from Labrador report an entire
failure OF the fisheries on the northern coast.
The attitude of the Irish constabulary is
strongly censurcd by English officials. The
agitation continues.
There is no likelihood that the English
Rowing Association will accept tho challenge
OF the Hillsdalo crew.
The Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons
OF virginia met at Lynchburg yesterday. On
Thursday tho Grand Commandery Of Knights
Templar OF the State will convene.
The forest fire between Sandwich and
Pocasset, Mass, has broken out again In two
places, and is progressing faster than ever.
Great alarm exists in villages in that region.
The Mexican section hands on the South
ern Pacific attacked the Chinese laborers at
FL Paso. Several Of tho latter wero badly
hurt.
Health Commissioner Benson, of Balti-
more, insists that the smallpox is steadily de-
creasing, and that every vessel leaving port
carries clean bin of health, which could not
be the case If an epidemic prevailed.
A freight train on the Boston and Hoosic
Tunnel and Western Railroad jumped the
track near Valley Falls, N. y, Monday night.
Eleven cars left the rails, and Ave went over
an embankment Into the Hooslc River.
The Bishop of Breslans decision adverse
TO the title OF parish priests, who received ap-
between tho Church and the State, is anlmad-
verted upon by the German liberal press.
The National Board of Health has re.
ceiyed onlcial information confirming tho re.
ports OF the existence OF yellow fever al Browns.
VILE, Tex, and Matamoras, Mex. Press dis
patches say that at Alatamoras there were M.
teen deaths on Sunday and twelyeo on Monday
up 10 Q p. m.
The New York Supreme Court has granted
an attachment against the property OF the
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
OF Milwaukee, which has refused 10 pay a
death claim before tho estate Of the deceased
has been administered up, II Is claimed that
II has no right 10 enforce such rule.
letter signed by over 300 inmates of
the Soldiers Homo at Hampton has been ad-
dressed 70 the chairman OF the Military Com
mittee OF the House OF Representatives, EN-.
phatically denying the charges made against
Captain Woodnn, governor OF the Home, in a
memorial recently referred to the Military
Committee for investigation.
Willis s. Delaine, who was seized by a
mob In Polk County, Iowa, some weeks since
and hung 10 tho limb OF a tree until he made
confession that no had aided In the murder
OF the Mayor OF Polk City, has brought suit
against members OF the mob for $4,000. De-
laine was acquitted Of the charges made In
accordance with his confession.
When the steamer City of Sydney arrived
at san Francisco yesterday she was not al
lowed 10 dock untu her Chinese crew (who
were not provided with return certificates in
accordance with tho new law were put In tho
hulk. 10 Is understood that the steamship
company VIII make test case OF this by suing
out writ OF hab0as corpus In tho United
States Circuit Court.
The amendments of the House of Lords
10 the Arrears.of-Rent bill were acted upon by
the House OF Commons yesterday and vlrtu-
ally rejected. One OF them, which established
a lien on tenant right sales In favor OF land
lords deprived Of arrears BY the bill, was re-
prolonged contest between the Two houses Is
looked Forward TO with anxiety.