The Evening critic., 1882-09-26
News Notes.

A deficit of 26, ,OO0, 900 horins in the bud
get of Holland is announced.
Toward the end of the year great nat
ional Irish convention Will be held
A convention representing 90, 900 English
miners has decided to demand an advance of
10 per cent In pay.
Mr.. Gladstone says the English Govern
ment is unable to interfere with the operations
OF the Mormons In England.
The Khedive has engaged Colonel Valen-
tine Baker, formerly OF the British army, but
now IN the Turkish service, to reorganize the
Egyptian army.
John L. Proudfit, president of the Bur-
gettstown National Bank Washington County,
Pau, died OF heart disease on a railway train
west OF Chicago, while on route for Iowa.
Arab Pasha says the best thing to do
would be to expel the rebel leaders,. He says
he is sorry he fought the English, whom he did
not think would send an army to assist the
Khedive.
The twelfth anniversary of Bishop
0'Reilly's conservation was observed at Spring.
field, Mass, yesterday. The Bishop was given
purse of $4,000 by tho priests Of the diocese
and written testimonial.
Advices from the Illinois River Valley
and other sections OF the great corn belt OF
Central Illinois report serious damage from
frost TO corn, especially In lowland regions.
Tho damage is estimated at 10 per cent.
The Centennial Hotel, formerly the Poto-
mac House, In Cumberland, was partly de.
stroyed by nre last night. Basil Garlitz Is the
proprietor, and tho building is owned by his
wife. Most ofthe furniture was saved, though
much OF 1t was damaged.
The Cincinnati underwriters yesterday
decided 10 advance the rates OF insurance on
account OF tho defective hose used by tho flro
department. 1t seems that there is no money
In the municipal treasury available for the
purpose OF replacing the wornout hose.
About fifty boys employed at the Union
Glassworks, at Somerville, Mass. struck yes
terday ior higher pay. They have been re-
manded slxty.two cents. The company refuse
TO pay the increase, and say their places can be
readily filled.
Mr. s. Hanford, who has been appointed
assignee In the case OF Alonzo Follett, the New
York broker who failed on Friday last, took
formal possession OF tho firms books yester.
day and caused placard to be placed on the
door al No. Wall street, announcing the clos
Ing OF the business.
The Young Mems Christian Association
OF Chicago sent invitations to ministers
throughout the Northwest for convention to
be held there on October II, IL and 13, TO con
slider the question OF revival work during the
coming winter. over $50 ministers have sig.
niied their intention 10 be present.
Tho trial of Blackman, Joseph Funk,
William Il. Cason and Henry Arbuckle, charged
with conspiracy 10 dofraud the Government In
ar-Route mail contracts, began In the United
States District Court at Philadelphia yester-
day. Blackman and Funk were the Contract.
ors and the others were sureties.
The Khedive, accompanied by Sir Ed
ward Malet, the Duke OF Connaught and Con
eral Wolseley, arrived at Cairo yesterday after
noon, and the streets through which they
passed were densely crowded with people
who gave them q friendly welcome. British
soldiers lined tho route. At the house OF NJ
dc Losseps there was no decoration whatever
The new project apostolic named by the
Pope over the vast District elong tho north
shore OF the 81. Lawrence, from Blanc Sablan
10 Hudson Bay, makes an urgent appeal "a
public charity in behalf Of the scattered sot-
tiers and fishermen OF the Labrador coast
who are, he says, threatened with starvation, ,
through the utter failure OF the crops aud OF
the seal and cod fisheries this season.
Tho German Roman Catholic Central
Society hold It's first business meeting at NIL
waukee, WIS.,, yesterday, President Spaun
horst stated In his annual address that the
society now numbers $40 branches, with 80,
600 members in 23 States. He introduced
resolutions against prohibition as contrary z
Church, at the same time counseling modera
tion In the uso OF liquors.