The Evening critic., 1882-09-15
News Notes.


DIR. David Burpee, of Philadelphia, an
eminent physician and surgeon, died yester'
day.
About 5000 Knights of Honor are at
Chicago, attending the great convocation
there.
The Sixth Maryland Regiment (volun-
teers) survivors have formed permanent or
ganization.
General Henry T. Kierstcd, one of the
Oldest retired merchants of New York, died
yesterday, aged 50 years.
Professor Shepherd, superintendent of
from Europe and resumed his duties.
The Board of Directors of the Northern
Pacific Railroad have declared scrip diyl.
dend OF 10 per cent. to the preferred stock
holders.
Rev. Henry Vidavor, rabbi of the con.
gregation Shereth Israel, San Francisco, for
merly of Philadelphia, died yesterday, aged
10 years.
The Nebraska Democratic State Conven-
tion met at Omaha yesterday and nominated
j. Sterling Morton, OF Otol, for Governor, and
full State ticket.
John II. Johnson, Mayor of Danville,
Va, who had been on trial In the Examining
Court for killing John L. Hatcher, late chief OF
police, was honorably discharged yesterday
evening.
A Lexington (Ky.) dispatch says that
Milton Young, the well-known turfman, bought
"McGrathiana," the famous stud farm OF the
late III. Pflce McGratn, Tor S16ol2,OO yeSter-
day morning.
The rates on cotton to Baltimore are 67
cents per hundred, reduction OF % cents;
New York and Philadelphia, 10 cents, Il re-
duction OF 10 cents; 10 Boston, Providence and
Fall River, SO cents, reduction OF 10 cents.
The Chicago Baseball Club yesterday de-
feated the Providence Club at Chicago by q
score OF O TO .. This decides the champion.
ship in favor OF the Chicago nine, unless the
Chicago should hereafter lose more games
than the Providence nine. The receipts yes
terday were about $4,000
High mass was celebrated at tho New
Orleans Cathedral yesterday morning In honor
OF the dead of the Iith OF September, 1874.
General Fred N. ogden, who commanded the
White League, Colonel W. II. Yaudrey and
other stan officers OF tho White League, were
present. In the afternoon the graves OF tho
dead were decorated.
AT a large meeting of puddlers aud musk
rollers at pittsburg yesterday, II was agreed to
oner to compromise at 1915 a ton, the original
demand OF W TO be persisted In II the OFFER Is
not accepted within ten days. dispatch
from Wheeling says that the compromise
would be agreed to by the Iron workers there.
The mill owners said they would not accept It.
Last May the city treasury being de-
pleted, the City Council OF Wilmington, Del,
then Democratic body, expended $4,000 oil
echool-board loan, OF which IL was tho Gus
todian, with the understanding that the money
should be repaid when needed. The school
board now demands the money, but the old
council made no appropriation Tor It's pay,
Inenl ana tno Clty SollcitOr luSt nlgnt decided
mat the present council, which is Republican
cannot pay II without special Legislative
authority, and that the expenditure OF the
money was without authority.
The winners in the running races al
Sheepshead Bay yesterday wore Three.quar-
ters OF mile, Little Phil; time 40; Frenct
mutuals paid $17.95. Second race one mile
and furlong, Pearl Jennings; time, 90
French pools paid $52.15. Third race, on,
mile, Little Mlnch; time, 1:15A; Frenci
pools paid $21. Fourth race, one and three
eighths OF mile, General Monroe; time
2;214l; French pools paid $3O.10 Fiftl
race, ono and one'eighth OF a milo, FelloS
Play time, ;57; French pools paid $3.50
Sixth race, one milo, Girolei time, 1All1
French pools paid S10.35. 6teeplechgse, re
vengei French pools paid S16.05.