The Evening critic., 1882-02-21
News Notes.

Emmet Claud has been indicted for the
murder OF two clerks in Southampton. County,
Va.
The grand jury of the Baltimore Criminal
Court is investigating the recent tunnel dis
aster.
contribution box in the Episcopal
Church at Westminster, Nd, was robbed re-
Gently OF $25.
At the Augusta (Ga.) races yesterday the
winning horses were Sportsman, Barney Ly-
ons, Linchpin, Lille Monroe and Black Cat.
A solemn high mass of requiem for the
late Bishop Foley, of Chicago, was celebrated
yesterday at 81. Martins Catholic Church, Bal
timore.
In the New Jersey House of Representa-
tiyes yesterday resolutions were adopted OK
pressing sympathy for the imprisoned Irish
Americans in Ireland and the prosecuted Jews
In Russia.
Charles S. Jackson, colored, assistant
white man named John D. Andrews @ .st yesterday,
wounding him in the cheek, and then shot
himself jackson had been gambling, and the
report is that he tried 10 raise money and
failed, and then shot Andrews and himself.
Jackson's wound Is mortal.
The estate of the late Joseph Z. Sheffield,
OF New Haven, Conn.,. is estimated 10 be worth
divinity School, at Middietown, conn, gets a
legacy OF 100000. One-seTenth of the re-
mainder Of the estate goes 70 the shenield
George St. John shofileld and VIM. Walter
Phelps are named as executors.
Mr.. Charles A. Byrne, formerly editor of
Ifhth, who was indicted In New York for pub
fishing a ubelous article concerning Mr.
bhanks, one OF the editors OF the New York
1IitVne, appeared In court yesterday and ad-
mitted that the statements concerning Mr..
bhanks We're false. Mr. Shanks not desiring
to prosecute the case any further, II was dis
missed and Mr.. Byrne was discharged.
A decision was rendered yesterday by the
supreme Court OF Pennsylvania In the test
case OF Charles S. Wolfe, a member OF the legls-
lature, against the State treasurer, for the re-
c.oyeiy oI sl0 per day for the fifty days which
the legislature remained In session beyond
Its constitutional limit The Supreme court
holds that the act OF 1874, which allows this
compensation, Is constitutional, and orders the
treasurer tc settle with the members OF the
legislature In conformity with this opinion.
The case Of Congressman George ID. Wise.
Richard Il. Beirne, editor OF the Stdte, and Hon,
ii. Ii. Riddleberger, charged with violating
the duellng law, was again before the Hanover
Circuit Court yesterday. All the parties were
represented by able counsel, who opposed the
examination ON the ground that their evidence
would tend 10 criminate themselves as par-
tlcipants. The court held that the ground was
well taken, and the witnesses wore discharged.
Hence no preS&ntments could DO made by the
grand jury.
When the divorce case of Katherine
Chase 6prague against william Sprague was
called IN the supreme Court at Kingston, Il. l.,
yesterday, counsel on both sides retired for
consultation, and whom they returned they no
liiied the court that there was no necessity for
liking day for trial. IL Is understood that
MIS- Apraguea r1litlon for divorce Will not be
contested Dy her husband, ana that she VIII
while the son VIII remain With hts father.
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