The Evening critic., 1882-12-20


The Austro. German alliance is approved
by the German press.
An earthquake shock was felt in parts
OF New Hampshire yesterday.
Mr.. James r. Keene has changed the
trainer Of his race-horses In England.
Westgate was charged with the murder
of Lord Cayendlsh In the Dublin police court
yesterday, and remanGed.
The French Budget Committee has de-
clded to vote $4,000, 900 francs for the mainte-
nance OF the army OF occupation In Tunis.
The unsettled relations between Russia
and Germany have caused q panic on the
Berlin Bourse, depressing Russian exchange.
The Council. General of the Seine have
urged the French Government to proceed with
the simplon tunnel scheme as rival TO the
st. Gothard tunnel.
DIR. j. A. Rouke, Of ST. Landry's Parish,
La, was murdered on Sunday. He was about
starting to sec patient when an unkn2wn
assassin fred through window, killing him
instantly.
The Ohio legislative bribery cases were
finally disposed OF at Columbus yesterday.
Representative Wright was acquitted, and a
nollo prosequi entered In the case OF Rcpre.
sentative Block
Rev. Edmund F. Slater, as executor, has
recently paid over to the treasurer OF Harvard
College Sill 200, the major part OF n testa-
mentary bequest TO tho college by the late Mr..
George b. Dorr, OF Boston. %
There were three suicides in New York
yesterday--H p. Davis, a young Englishman,
who recently arrived In this country; Henry
Il. Washburn, OF Brooklyn, a salesman, and
Henry A. Schmook, German.
The case of Mrs. Scoville, who was re-
Gently adludged Insane at Chicago and then
granted new trial, has been str ricken from
tho docket by agreement. II is reported that
tho unhappy couple are reunited.
Ross j. Alexander has been nominated
by the Democrats OF the Seventeenth Ohio
,ol lafn sat
Forty-seventh and Forty.eighth Congresses,
caused by the death OF j. n. Updograr.
The defense in the case Of William Kelley,
on trial In Philadelphia for murder, called
witnesses 70 show that Rogers, the victim, had
first assaulted Kelley with club, and by con.
sent OF counsel verdict OF murder In the
second degree was rendered.
Dennis Donovan, the pedestrian, died
yesterday at Natlck, Mass, of erysipelas OF the
brain, aged "a years. lie was the champion
5O-mlle runner, covering the distance in six
| hours eighteen minutes ut Providence two
| years ago, the best time on record.
Eight true bills Of indictment were found
| by the grand Jury In philadelphia yesterday
| against DR.. Wm. S. Forbes, demonstrator OF
anatomy at Jefferson Medical College, for com
| plicity with resurrectlonist5 In the despolla-
tion OF graves In Lebanon Cemetery.
| Last night an unknown tramp attacked
| woman, 20 years OF age, named Fix, living
near Pittsburg, and after beating her until
| she was unconscious, bound and gagged hel
| and then ransacked tho house, taking $50 10
money and other property. The woman may
| not recover
Revenue Agent Chapman, at Atlanta
| Ca, reports that ten Illicit dlstillers, 1d,OOC
| gallons OF beer, low wines and whleky were
seized and destroyed, and six Illicit distlller.
| arrested during the week onded December 1t
| IN Pickens County. Deputy Marshal Fitz3im
| mons, who accompanied Deputy Collector
Crawford, had his conveyance cut 70 pieces By
Illicit distillers.
A freight train was telescoped by another
1 yesterday at Melrose, near Troy, N. Y, on th'
| Troy Boston road. A locomotive and thirty
| Ave cars We're wrecked. John Reardon,
| brakeman, who had been discharged and wa.
| riding to Troy IN caboose.car 10 got his pay
| was Instantly killed; Frank Brundage,
| brakeman, had his back broken; Engineer
Charles Killingbeck and George Cross ant
Dennis o'Brien, brakemen, were injured, bu
| Will recover.
| SENATOR JOHN G. JACOBS, of the Fourtl
Senatorial District OF New York, speaking
| with our correspondent lately, said; ~ neye
was IN better condition In my life. am nov
| FREQ from rheumatism, which troubled mo 81
| long, and owe my thanks aud freedom from
\ painto 81. Jacobs OIL. 7Nsw York Graphic.