The Evening critic., 1882-06-24
News Notes.

Ninety-f four Mormons left Liverpool in
the steamer Nevada for New York on the 2lst
instant.
The Chicago Board of Trade has raised
$1,000 for the sufferers by the recent tornado
in Iowa.
1t is announced that the extra 10 per
cent, added to the Russian tariff in 1850 VIII
be abolished after July.
At Starmand, Quebec. on Thursday, Ma
dame JOY, mother Of Prince salm Salnl was
choked to death while at dinner.
State Senator Thomas J. Foster, of Indi.
ana, committed suicide yesterday. Intemper-
ance is reported 10 have been the cause.
A man named John Snowden was struck
by a train on the Pennsylvania Railroad at
Trenton, N. j., yesterday, and instantly killed.
Henry c. Ghent, member of the Texas
legislature, had Frank Hammond, gambler,
arrested In New York yesterday for swlndling
him OF 800 at game OF cards.
While G. II. Elnore and others were
nshing In Clark's pond, near Albany, a large
TO enter the boat. twas beaten OF with oars
and fishing rods.
The United States revenue cuttor
Thomas Corwin arrived at San Francisco YES.
terday, from Sitka, with the crew OF the
burned steamer Rodgers, and proceeded al
once TO Mare Island. -
In the debate on the repression bill in the
British House OF Commons yesterday, Mr.
Cright said the subjects OF the Queen who had
taken part in the Chicago Qrish) convention
were traitors to the crown.
fiendish outrage was committed Thurs
day on child near Ithaca, N. Y, by Thomas
L. Ford and John Wingheld, lately connecfed
with the Frank A. Robins show and exposl.
apprehension.
The Boston police last night interrupted
prize light In the Dorchester district be.
tween George Il. OBrien and Michael ). Dow.
ling, both Of South Boston. Thirty-slx rounds
were fought and O'Brlen, who was captured,
was very badly used up
To-day the Masons of Philadelphia cele.
prate st. Johns day In memory OF the one hun
dred and fifteenth anniversary OF the organlza.
ton OF the Grand Lodge OF Pennsylvania, the
Oldest IN the country. Aparade Will take place,
III which 5bS lodges VIII participate.
Rev. r. Mofat Neil, acting pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, N. y, Is
accused Of having forged his certificate Of ordf.
nation and his credentials. The reports con-
cerning him were published in the Boston
papers four years ago, alleging forgeries ana
dismissal from several churches.
party of 100 men Thursday night cut
Inc bank OF the water supply OF the Akron
!ohiol hydrauiic Company, efrectually depriv-
ing several mills Of their water power. There
has been much complaint about the nuisance
town being filled with decaying matter.
Advices from the Indian Territory say
that smallpox Is raging with fatal effect among
me creek Indians. At Okmulgee there are
twenty-five cases, many OF which Will likely
prove iatai. The acourgo Is spreading rapidly
ana The neighboring villages have quaraii-
iined and general vaccination is progressing.
AZ Okmulgee the medicine men are adopting Il
tients. -
The intercollegiate race for the Childs'
challenge cup, ON The schuylkill River, al
Philadelphia, yesterday, was won by the Penn.
sylyania University crew, the Princeton crew
being ihetr only competitor. The University
crew got the best at The start, and lead All the
way. They won by two lengths in o minutes
and 81 seconds, the distance rOwed being a
mile ana hair. The Princeton stroke, Georee
Howell, tainted Just as the University boat
crossed the line at the finish
Cleveland was visited by tidal wave
Yesterday morning, which rose nearly nine
teet above the usual waier-mark. COnsllera-
BILE damage was done 10 properly on the shore
otthe lake. The same section OF Iowa that was
swept by a tornado last saturday had a similar
visitation on Thursday afternoon. circus
Was wrecked by the storm at Independence
and two men were Killed. Three men were ln-
siHntly killed during a thunderstorm on
Ihufsdhy night al findley, ILL.,