The Evening critic., 1882-02-24
News Notes.

news NOteS.
The Servian Government has ascertained
that 1t lost nothing by the failure of the Union
Generate.
1t is said that Gen. Skobeleff will be put
in command of the Fourth corps of the Rus
sian army.
Jacob Whitmore was convicted at Belle
fontaine, o., on Wednesday, of poisoning his
wife with strychnine.
The roads about Ottawa, Ont, arc Sd
blocked up with snow that the farmers are un-
able TO get to the city.
The Bolton (England) mill operatives
are considering the advisabiltty of striking
for an increase OF per cent. In wages.
The San Francisco Corn Exchange has
inaugurated gambling in wheat after the fash
lon Of Chicago, in spite OF remonstrances from
farmers and millers.
Sir Charles Dixie said in the British
House OF Commons yesterday that he had no
apprehension OF a war between Russia and
the German powers.
The King of Denmark has consented to
act as patron OF the forthcoming congress on
American antiquities, and the Crown Prince
viii be honorary president.
The appointments of NJ. Roustan as Min
ister at Washington, and NJ. Cambon formerly
reject of the Department of the Nord, as
Minister to Tunis, have been gazetted at Paris,
Herman and Henry Batter, composing
the firm of Herman Batter Il Bro. of New
York, have made an assignment 10 James Nc
Lean, giving preferences amounting to s1O5,-
Gold in paying quantities has been dis
covered in Chilcot County, b. C., Just above
the sixtieth parallel OF latitude, back OF the
Alaska line. The collaborating belt Is said to
be a rich one.
Henry Balzer, employed at Carnegie
Bros. rollingmill, Pittsburg, Pa, while exam
lining an electric light machine Tuesday,
placed his hand on one OF the wires, and
received a shock that killed him Instantly.
At Bridgeport, Conn, yesterday, Patrick
Haley, while suffering from delirium tremens,
fatally stabbed Michael oorcoran with
10 attend the funeral OF a friend, and was stop
ping at Corcorans IS house.
The brig Pearl, of New Haven, which ar
rived at New York yesterday from Port Spain,
Trinidad, brought Napoleon Metharln, a sea-
man from the lost steamship Bahama. Metharin
was picked up on the 18th inst. He had been
floating on a deck-house for six days.
Argument was begun in the suit brought
by the state of Pennsylvania against the Stand.
ard oil Company, for arrears of taxes, at Har.
risburg yesterday. Deputy Attorney-Generai
Snodgrass appeared for the State and Mr.. NJ
E. oimstead ana Mr.. s. Q. Dodd for the defend
ants.
BY the explosion of lamp in the Rokely
Paper Mills OF j. d. Broomell, near Coatesville
Pa, yesterday morning, the mill and adioln
ing dwelling was destroyed by fire. EllwooC
Hilton, one Of the employees, who was sleepini
IN an upper story, was burned to death; loss
$4,000; insured for $4,000.
Lieut.. Harber and Master Scheutze, of th'
United States Navy, left st. Petersburg yester
day for Irkutsk via Orenbonrg. They Will pro
coed down the river Lena In NJ. Siberakoni
steamer and along the coast 10 the east II
search Of the Jeannettes third boat. Lieut.
Danenhower will start from Irkutsk for ST
Petersburg In few days.
In the suits brought in the United State
Circuit Court at st. louis by the Southern Ex
press Company and the Adams Expires
against certain railroads, TO compel them L
carry their freight, Justice Miller has decide'
that the railroad companies are bound to- fur
nish express companies with transportation
facilities at fair and reasonable rates.
A decision was rendered at Rochester, N
\, yesterday, BY Judge Rumsey, In the case o
the Rochester 4 Pittsbnrg Railroad Compan.
against the New York Central x Hudson
River Railroad Company, In favor OF the foI
mer The suit involves the ownership OF YER
valuable dockage and terIninal facilities a
Charlotte, the lake part OF Rochester.
The bobtail street-car nuisance is tol
Grated but not favored In San Francisco
driver recently elected passenger who foun
II ineoilyeDient 10 deposit his fare In the pal
entSlaEson box. He has sued tho compsny
his plea bsing that he offered he fare Il til
driver would come for 1t. This, n Is expected
will break up the nuisance 40 San Francisc.
William b. Trombly, of Trombly's Bay
Clinton County, n. ", while crossing LAX
clamplain on sunday upon ne Zee, with u
horses and sleigh into an open piecs OF waite
Mr.. Trofnbiy was knocked under the Ice sol
craI times by the struggling horses, and whe
rescued was unconscious. His son was kicke
IY one of the horses, and was dead when take
from the water. The girl was saved
aDad Little, the boy who went In
akln 10 the rcecue of some persons on a IA
f,0af during sunday uighrs storm at faiuca
Ny was not drowned, as reported. Whom b
effff reached the boat II Was taken posaeaslf
of by two OF The persons whom he vent 70 re
cue. Thfr enpsized the skln anu wore -
drosned. Lille, With tso others, reinalns
81 TIE hull Of tho hatbost which was Dl9N
arfcss tie river and went under driftyll
furninr upsfao down. Lltilo 5wam y n
s-.f sfirni,el ~ a fork. where he renalnf
alout az hour5 until he was rescued
fwe1fr-fre cenf subscription has been htarii
foF him, and ID being heerauy resiVAueo
~ tho ciflzOne Of Pedueah-