The Evening critic., 1882-03-25
News Notes,

Prince Bismarck has reiterated his inten.
tion OF sticking to the tobacco monopoly.
Trains arc still blockaded by snowdrifts
On thecanadian Pacific and st. Paul Railroads.
Up to date there have been Ii2 eases of
smallpox at South Bethlehem, Pa, forty.two
Of which proved fatal.
B. II. Madison Corner, Sheriff of Albe.
marie Comfy, Va, cut his throat yesterday
morning at Earlysyille, Va.
Prince Alexander of Bulgaria has re-
3ected petition OF the Senate for the release
OF NJ. zankor, late foreign minister, who f.
charged with sedition.
Mr.. Gowen announces that his friends
will control the Jersey Central, which VIII re-
main an independent line aud carry the New
kotk trafiic OF the Reading Railroad.
'Dilly the Kid" who escaped from Al.
bany iail last January, was last tnlght returned
10 HIS old quarters lie will be tried ncxt
week for rcbbing the cohees Bank.
1t Is stated that controlling interest In
the Boston Ddiiy Adrcffisef has been pur.
chased by a party Of gentlemen, the money
being furnished by Mr.. oliver Ames.
An entire square in the business portion
of Macarthur, Nlnton County, Ohio was burned
yesterday. The fre originated Ia a defective
nue. Loss S2OO,OOO. No Insurance.
Reports from nearly every section Of mi.
nols represent the crop prospect a. unusually
naitcrlng. Winter wheat looks thrifty, aud
pl0ning for the spring crop is already well al.
yancod.
IN the British House Of Commons yester.
day Sir Charles Dixie said tho government
was considering The representations OF The
United States IN regard 70 the lrish-Americans
Imprisoned under tho coercion act.
The Treasurer of North Carolina has ex-
changed Ss,s10.715 Of the old state bonds Tor
n1,5ob,S00 OF the new four per cent. bonds.
The time for making the exchange has passed,
and S3,0O7, 300 still remain outstanding and
unfunded.
The Ohio House of Representatives has
ordered an investigation In charges OF bribery
made against members IN connection with a
bilwhich proposes 70 convert the canal al Gin
clnnau Into a route for belt railroads. Thus far
only lobbyists have been caught
An old man named Mmtin, who lived at
brcwntown, In Warren County, Va, was found
one uay last week In a mill-dam, near that
place, dead. HIS neek was broken and his
murdered and thrown into the dam.
In the trial Of the libel suit of Rev. Sam
uel ID. Hinman against Bishop Hare, In New
York, Yesterday, the defendant was asked
whether Indian men are not very sus uspicious OF
moral conduct towards Indian women; also
whether he himself had not been charged by
Indian men with the same alleged offense that
had caused the scandal about Mr.. Human
Bishop Hare was obliged 10 answer both ques.
uOps IN the Affirmative, although he explalned
that the chnrge was made against him after
this suit was brought
The formal decree entered in the case OF
flle express c0mpantes against the railroad
companies, recently tried IN the United states
Circuit Court az st. Louis, directs the railroad
cOmpalies 70 carry express on all passenger
Trains II offered. The railroad companies
have 20 right 10 open or Inspect packages, nor
deLaaDd 10 be advised Of the contents, nor can
they Interfere IN any way with express mat
.sr q ssseasers me % sSRI,ess n, nai9 a9nrass
lorfffl aud settle on the 18th OF each month.
Tho rates nausf not exceed 30 per cant. more
than the rates charged Tor ordinary freight