The Evening critic., 1882-03-08
News Notes.

David King. prominent physician of
Newport, r. l., died yesterday afternoon, aged
70 years.
During the months of January and
February 10, $50 emigrants left Hamburg for
the United States.
A fire on the British steamship Missouri,
at Liverpool from Boston, rs caused much
damage to the vessel and cargo.
The Prussian Chamber of Deputies has
voted the sum required for the establishment
OF a Prussian legation at the Vatican.
The New York Coffee Exchange began
business at 1876 Pearl street yesterday. The
first hundred seats were sold at $3.50 each.
Warren Dupree. switchman on the South
day night by James Chestnut, freight con-
ductor.
Six of the jurymen in the case of Harri.
gan, convicted OF the murder Of Dennis Shea,
at Wilmington, DEL, refuse to sign q petition
for a respite.
Gen. b. II. Butler, in brief interview
Monday, said he knew nothing about being
had seen In the newspapers.
DIT. Lawson made another attempt to
explode boiler at Munhall farm, near Pitts
burg, Pa, yesterday, but failed TO demonstrate
his theory. Another test will be made to-day
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, who was
taken Ill while delivering lecture at Chicago
Monday evening, recovered sufficiently TO be
able to MI an engagement at Ottawa, H., last
evening.
Joseph Pancoast, NJ. D., Emeritus Pro-
fessor of Anatomy In the Jefferson Medical
College, Philadelphia, died yesterday morn
ing, aged n, OF pneumonia. HIS illness was
OF short duration.
Col. Miles, Conservative, was elected to
the House OF Commons yesterday from NAL
mesbury, to MI the vacancy caused by the
death OF Mr.. Walter Powell, who was carried
to sea In a balloon.
David Navajo, the fat boy" who has
been on exhibition In different parts OF the
Ifnttad SfafQa. died In plttaDufQ yaater-
day of smallpox. He was 81 years old and
weighed 100 pounds.
The jouneymen painters of st. Louis,
Mo-, are out on general strike; They de,
layers and shoemakers and their bosses.
The Virginia Conference of the NJ. E..
Church Will meet at Manassas, Va, tomorrow.
Bishop Simpson will preside. Among those
who Will be present win be DIR. Fowler, of New
York; DR.. Poulson, OF Alexandria, and Prof.
Smith, OF Ashland, Va.
In the United States Court at Trenton, N.
j., yesterday, Henry b. Marshbank who
pleaded guilty on five indictments for embez-
element and conspiracy to defraud the First
National Bank OF Newark, was sentenced to
nSe years imprisonment In the State prison.
1t is rumored that there will be an in
yesugaton In regard TO the citizenship OF
Mayor Grace OF New York. The Mayor him
sen aonlts that ne took out HE naturalization
precautionary measure, as he was In Peru
whom he attained his majority.
Mrs. Goodhart, an old lady, who was
hurrytng 10 the depot OF the Reading Rail-
road In Reading, Pa, found her way blocked
by a Ions coal train standing on a railway
track. she attempted to cross between two
cars by creeping under the coupling The
train started, and q half dozen OF cars passed
over her body, killing her Instantly.
Among the important bills passed by the
Mississippi Legislature yesterday are the fol
lowing A bill reducing the state tax 10 two
and a-half miles on the dollar, a bill appr0
priasing $4,000 Tor the college at Starkyille
bill appropriating $4,000 toward immlgra
ton, and bill allowing S6o,OO0 to9ar,
building the new insane asylum at Meridian
Gustav Beekermeyer, young man,
resident Of Evansville, Ind, was pronounce
dead by his attending physician LAST Tuesday
On the second night after his death Tn
watchers IN attendance noticed a twitching o
the eyes. physician was called In and al
electric battery was applied TO the corpse, bu
Without effect. Many doctors were called In
Although no further symptoms OF life ap
poared, they pronounced II remarkahle case
The funeral was announced for yesterday