The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-20
News Notes.

Colonel Colvin Morgan, brother of the
famous cavalry raider, General John H. Nor
gan, died at Lexington, KY, yesterday.
The Supreme Court of Errors of Cincin-
natl yesterday decided that women are eligible
TO admission as attorneys In that State.
Captain Thomas, Of the Scioto, testified
yesterday In Wheeling, w. Va, at the invest.
CATION into the disaster, that the pilot was
sober.
The Board of Trustees of Delaware COL
lege yesterday decided to remove Professor ].
A. Reinhart, on tho ground OF his unpopu-
larity.
The credit for naval preparations, in
view Of tho Egyptian complications, was voted
IN the French Chamber OF Deputies by $40
yeas to Go nays.
The Temperance Alliance complains that
the Criminal Court does not enforce the law
prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors on
Sunday in Baltimore.
The United States Iron and Tin.Plato
hands OF the sheriff to-day. Liabilities, $780,
900, and assets about $3.50. 900.
A severe shock of earthquake occurred at
the City OF Mexico yesterday, lasting two min
utes. Not much damage was done, but the
people were terribly frightened.
The harvesting of winter wheat began in
Iowa Friday. Tho best folds Will run from 80
to 30 bushels per acre. Spring wheat is above
the average, and cutting Will begin In week.
There was heavy Thunderstorm in
Boston, Mass, yesterday. The damage by
water in the lower sections Of tho city Will DO
very great. The rainfall is computed at 1.2S
inches.
During the last three months 1855 aprariau
outrages have been committed In ireland, not
including cases OF the sending OF threatening
letters. only thirteen persons have been con-
yicted.
The national temperance camp-meeting
opened at ocean Grove, Long Branch, N. j.,
yesterday. The attendance Is very large, and
the meeting VIII not close before Sunday
evening.
Iron manufacturers complain that the
sales OF Iron arc, not large, and that prices are
irregular. There Is considerable ore Offering
at a large reduction from prices ruling several
months since.
meeting of fax, hemp, and jute pro-
toea, N. X, Yesterday. Arguments were made
supporting the present tarin on raw material
and advocating higher duty on manufactured
goods. Z.
The Government party in tho French
Chamber OF Deputies was outyoted yesterday
ona question relating to the municipal gov
eminent OF Paris, and rumOrs OF the resikna
tion OF the ministry were set anoat, but were
not confirmed by the latest dispatches.
The Tariff Commissioners met at Long
Branch, N. j., yesterday, Judge Underwood as
temporary chairman, and adjourned until to-
day. The board or managers OF tho Metropolis
tan Industrial League, New YORK, Will ask a
day for the hearing OF the New York Industries.
At Saratoga, N. ", yesterday, the first
race, nye-furlong heats, was won by Bounce;
the second, IL miles, by Glidelia, Spark sec
ond and Oden Bowies Compensation third;
time, 3;12h the third, 1mile, by Blenheim;
the fourth, steeplechase, IL miles, by Turf
man.
At a sale of Jersey cattle in Philadelphia
yesterday Azuline Second, two years old,lwas
sold to w. II. Wilkinson, OF Springfield, Mass,
for ~, 1885, Cassandra, three years old, 10 A.
u. Darling, OF Darlington, N. j., for 81, 900. A
bull calf, two months old, sold for $40 to
James p. Ross, OF Wabash, Ind.
At Monmouth Park, N. j., first race, III
miles, was won by Babcock, time, 2;13E the
second, mile, by Jack OF Hearts; the third,
mile, by Pizarroi the fourth, / X miles, by
Monitor, Eole second; time, 2 :12i the NTH, p
mile, by strathspey, time, ;20ii tho sixth,
steeple-chase, full course, by Felix; time, 5 II.
Richard Garland, who shot and killed
Joseph Addison, OF Baltimore, I'm Lunenberg
County, Va, last week, has had an cxamina.
lion before Magistrates May and organ. He
was released ON $1,000 bail for hts appear.
anco az the next term Of tho County Court, 10
be held on tho second Monday OF next MONTH
Garland Is confined to his room by wound
received IN the ARRAY.
Or. Taylor, of Philadelphia, yesterday re-
ported TO the Board OF hoalth OF that city the
result OF the analysis recently made OF the
waters OF the Schuylkill River. Tho result OF
the investigation shows that the fearss3f the
river having been poisoned were unfdunded,
and that the phenomena observed In the
means unprecedented.
II makes no difference how you caught that
backache, use st. Jacobs oil.