The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-29
News Notes.

A criminal was shot yesterday outside
thegates OF Alexandria.
Miss Anna Parnell is lying dangerously
Ill at Dublin OF brain fever.
NJ. de Lesseps is accused by the English
correspondents with Intriguing with Arab
Pasha.
Turkey is seeking to borrow money to
carry out her engagement to send troops to
Egypt.
Messrs. William j. Hooper, Samuel Mer.
rift and james Hodges have been appointed
supervisors OF election for Baltimore city, Mr..
Hooper being Republican and the other two
Democrats.
!, A series of thunderst prevailed along
the Hudson river yesterday, being. the first
rain since July D. For several days the mer-
curry at Poughkeepsie, N. ", has stood at from
90 TO 97.degrees.
The Iowa Prohibition Convention ad.
1ourned yesterday. Final action on the report
of the legal committee was not taken, and no
definite date for calling session OF the Legls-
lature was decided upon.
report has reached the City of Mexico
that the United States Government has refused
ascent TO the proposition OF President Barrlos
with regard to the Guatemalan boundary, and
much satisfaction is expressed.
In New York yesterday, at the instance
OF tho counsel for the Wolf Board OF Aldermen,
Ing The comptroller from paying the salaries
OF the members Of the Board of Aldermen,
At Saratoga, N. Y, yesterday, the first
race, one mile, was won by Springfield time
10y the se1etRd ,5 mile ana 200 ysrds by
time 1:17; tho fourth, "a milo, by Little Phil,
time ;151a
The case Of Eliza DAILY, who murdered
her child In Mecklenburg County, Va, has
been sent over 10 the october torn. The
mother, after numbering her child, buried II
under the hoor Of her dwelling, where It was
afieTward found.
At Montreal yesterday the mayor en-.
N.-. l.ll atW. aAaa
othor than religious or military, In order TO
prevent a circus parade. II II understood
that Bishop Tabre Is opposed to his flock at
tending the circus.
ent parts OF Massachusetts assembled In Bos-
ton "Wednesday To torn an organization TO re-
sist prohibitory legislation. II Is the purpose
cities and towns OF the State.
The Nebraska State Temperance Conven-
tlon adjourned yesterday. thorough canvass
OF the State Will DO made In favor of constl-
tutionaI prohibitory amendment, and the state
political conventions VIII DO asked to put
themselves on record upon the question.
The number of deaths reported in New
York up TO noon yesterday for the twenty'four
hours was 1S1. one hundred and twenty we're
children under Ave years OF age, and OF
these eighty were victims OF cholera infantum
directly due to the heat. Ten cases OF sun
stroke were reported, two OF which proved
fatal
A tent.pole fell during the exhibition of
Barnum, Bailey 4 Hutchinsons Circus at
Springfield, Mass, some weeks ago, striking
Arthur I. Bardwell, one OF the spectators, on
the head. Although the injury was regarded
as slight, II has lately been discovered that tho
skull was fractured, suit for $4,000 has
been brought against the proprletors OF the
circus.
In the trotting races at Cleveland, Ohio
yesterday the lrst race was won by Rose Wilkes
In three straight heats, In 2iSA, 2i1SA
~ hui linn In Il Il