The Evening critic., 1882-11-17
News Notes.
Mr.. Dillon has returned to Ireland.

Mr.. Dillon has returned to Ireland.
The health of the British troops in Egypt
continues bad.
The fourth and fifth procedure rules
were adopted In the House OF. Commons yes
terday.
Ali the election returns from the voting
precincts OF Grimes County, Texas, were re.
Gently stolen from the Courthouse at Ander-
son.
1t has been decided by the Kentucky
Court OF Appeals that whisky held In bond In
" taSaon Is
The colored people of Lynchburg Va,
celebrated the election Of John s. Wise, the
Read1uster candidate for Congres5man-at-
Large, last evening, by torchlight process
sion.
A reception to Mrs. John Brown, widow
OF John Brown of Harper's Ferry fame, was
given In the Senate Chamber ut Topeka, Kan.
Governor St. John delivered an address. Mrs.
Brown is coming East again.
Christian Jansen, a Danish poet, aged 60
years, was yesterday killed at Randolphs
Crossing, N. j., by Pennsylvania Railroad
train. twenty-five letters were found on him
from President Arthur, also letters from the
Emperor OF Russia.
& 81. Joseph Railroad Company has paid
nearly $400 In fines 10 the Chicago, Rock
Island 4 Pacific Railroad Company for vlolat-
below the tarifr rates.
1t is reported in Chicago that the Star
Union and National fast freight lines under
the control OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, the former operating over the Pitts
burg line and the latter over the Panhandle,
Will be consolidated about December /.
Alexander Teese, residing at liza South
Eleventh street, Philadelphia, suspected
for some time OF being counterfeiter,
and OF circulating O dangerous counterfeit OF
the Bland dollar, was arrested Thursday night
and given hearing yesterday before United
States Commissioner Gibbons. There were
found In his possession ninety-nine counter
felt Bland and trade dollars, and he was COM
mitted for trial.
The trial of the suit of w. +. G. Shanks
against the New York Truth for 100000 dam
ages for alleged libel, was continued In Kings
County Supreme Court. Edward A. Hayes, for
merly book-keeper for Woodruff Robinson,
testified that Shanks was 10 get 81 200 for
using the Tribune In keeping Mr.. Arthur, who
was az that tlme collector OF the port, from In
yestigating the charges against woodrun &
Robinson.
The annual session of tho Grand Lodge
OF odd-Fellows' OF the State OF New Jersey
closed yesterday. The following oficers were
elected for the ensuing year q. NJ, Samuel N.
Rockhtll, OF Bordentown; ID. q. NJ, Augustus
N. Grassman, OF Hoboken; q. warden, William
r. Brewer, OF Camden; q. secretary, Lewis
Parker, Jr., OF Trenton; G.. treasurer, Joseph
l.. Lamb, OF Juliustown; grand representative
10 Sovereign Grand Lodge, william ii. lizard
OF Camden.
AT yesterdays session Of the Railway
Conductors' Mutual Aid and Benefit AssOcla
tion, In Chicago, the following officers were
elected Tor the ensuing year; President
James @. shearman; first ylce.president, Il, A
shaddi second vice-president, Harry NJ
Mounte; secretary and treasurer, Charles
Huntington; directors Thomas p. Robb
George Hewitt, John II. Sandy, j. O. Wheeler
w. NJ. Caiwell, 4. X. Yoyia and j. s. Cooper.
The trial Of an action by Hannah Dough
erty an actress, against tho Pennsylyanla
Railroad Company was begun yesterday be
states Circuit Court at Now York. Tho plaintiff
claims $4,000 for injuries alleged % hay
been sustained by the companys negligence
She was on her way from Newark, N. j., to Noy
York, and alleges that, by negligence OF tn
company, she tripped and foil on the gang
plank at the Jersey City ferry and sufere
serious injury.