The Evening critic., 1882-12-08

DIR. James Payne is to become editor of
the Co7HhtR Magazine.
An association is being formed to operate
zinc works at st. Louis.
A large plumber of st. Louis merchants
have organized a freight bureau.
Navigation on the upper Ohio and Mis-
sissippi Rivers was suspended yesterday.
George w. Burger, of York County, Pa,
committed suicide Wednesday by hanging.
The trial of three men for the murder Of
the Huddys was begun at Dublin yesterday.
1t is denied that Herbert Bismarck has
been appointed an attacho OF the German En-
bassy at Paris.
John ]. Chase, clerk in the New York
postollce, was arrested yesterday for stealing
money from letters.
The winners at the Charleston Is. O.
races yesterday were Colonel Sprague, Jim
Nelson, and Bonnie Kate.
The National Bank of the State of New
York, in New York city, has begun business
as a State bank, with capital stock Of $780,
COO.
The construction of railroad from the
Mexican line, through Lower California and
Sonora, to Calbazas, In Arizona, was begun
yesterday.
The New York and Pennsylvania Tele-
phone & Telegraph Company, of New York,
capital $4,000, was incorporated at Albany
yesterday
The National Butter, Cheese, and Egg
terday elected ]. ]. Mcdonald, Of Philadelphia,
president.
Miss Della Springstead, of New York,
who accuses DR.. j. Parker Pray OF assaulting
her, has begun proceedings against him for
malicious assault, claiming 100000 dam
ages.
Tho Methodist Union committee closed
Its labors mt Toronto, ont, yesterday. They
recommend the General Conference to desig-
Church.
In the United States Court at Raleigh,
N. O., yesterday, one OF the Halifax election
cases was taken mp, and on account OF insufl-
Client evidence the defendants were dis
charged.
At u Mexican wedding feast last night at
sRballo, near Los Vegas, N. NJ, Francisco
Notan, drunken guest, shot and killed two
brothers named Rovall, and then went home
and cut or his wifes cars.
The Board of Supervisors of Troy, N. Y.
has decided to begin legal proceedings against
County superintendent of the Poor Tyrrell
for alleged excessive expenditures by him
amounting to over 100000.
James Leonard of Astoria, N. ", has
| been arrested on the charge Of killing his wife.
| The neighbors heard sounds OF fight I'm the
house on Tuesday night, and she was found
| dead on the moor next morning.
An unfinished building belonging to the
| Boston, Hoosac Tunnel 4 Western Railroad
| Company, at Mechanicsvllle, N. ", was blown
| down on Wednesday, and yesterday the dead
l u X,
| was found in the ruins.
The grand jury of Taylorsville ILL.,, yes
terday returned an Indictment against j. O.
Montgomery, William ]. Montgomery, Lee
| Pettis, Emanuel Clements and DR.. VormilliOn,
charged with assaultlng Miss Bond, the young
| school teacher Of that place.
The Lynch-Martin sheriAalty contest
| was instituted In the Superior Court ut VII.
mington, Dell, yesterday, by q quo warranto
application. Martin holds tho ONCE by a re-
| turned majority of nine. Lynch claims that
eighty.nve OF the votes cast for Martin were
| illegal,
At the meeting of the National Baseball
| League, at Providence, II. l., yesterday, the
ten players whose names were on the black
list-Houck, Pike, Dorgan, Nolan, Gross, Fox
Dickerson, crowley, Brown and Caskins-were
reinstated TO full membership.
The New York Senate Finance Commit
tee, which is investigating Castle Garden at.
fairs, met again yesterday. An employe Of
the railroad companies testified that during
divided among the New York Central, Erie ant
Pennsylvania Railroads from the sale OF emil
grant passenger tickets.
* meeting of colored people was held II
phiiadelPhia yesterday to give expression t
graves In Lebanon Cemetery. resolution o
thanks TO the Philadelphia Press for bringing
the operations OF the grave-robbers 10 the no
tice OF the authorities was adopted. THIRTY
graves at Lebanon Cemetery were opened
yesterday, and about half Of them were fount
| 10 be empty,
Joe Coburn, the pugllist, was released
from bingSing prison yesterday. lgrg
number Of his friends escorted him to New
York, where q reception was given him las
night. on March q, 1877, no was sentenced
10 prison for ten years for shooting and danger
ously woundlng policemen Tobias and Jerile
IN front OF MS saloon, October IL, 1876. Thre
and one-half years Communication for GOO
behavior were allowed him, and tho remain
ing nine months were taken of by the GOV
ernor.