The Evening critic., 1882-12-13

Charles II. Law, wholesale stone dealer at
Chicago, has failed; liabilities, $4,000; as
sets, $4,000.
Hon. J. b. McKinstry, who was beaten
by highwaymen at CoXton, Pa, a few weeks
ago, died at scranton, Pa yesterday.
Winfield Scott Miller, engineer at the
Hudson Iron Works, at Hudson, n. ", was
killed yesterday by falling from an oven.
Hon. Henry L. 0'Hagan, Democratic
State Senator from sandusky, aud one of the
best-known Democrats In Ohio, died Monday.
The steamship Salier is aground on the
Southwest Spit, y. Y. Her passengers were
taken TO tho city yesterday. The saller
brought 100000 In gold
The subscriptions to the pedestal for the
Bartholdi statue OF Liberty, which is to be
placed ON Bedloe's leland, In New York har-
Dor, now amount to $4,000.
Silas r. Kenyon, aged rs years. a lawyer.
OF Newark, N. j., was killed at n crossing of
the Pennsylvania Railroad at Elizabeth, N.
j., yesterday. 1t was case OF suicide.
The Philadelphia health officer reports
that during the week ended December o there
were SO deaths from diphtherla. Since De-
cembor there have been 155 new cases.
The banking firm of j. A. & w. II.
Sweeney, N. ", yesterday made an assign
ment to Arthur Murphy. The liabilities arc
$4,000, and the assets about half that
amount.
A report has reached San Antonio that
the new iron and steel bridge on the Mexican
Pacific extension fell while over hundred
workmen were engaged ON 1t, seven OF whom
were killed.
Tho funeral of the late Louis Blanc took
place in Paris yesterday; and was made the
An address written by Victor Hugo was read
at the grave.
Harvey Clifford, gambler, who killed
Captain Pugh, wealthy citizen of Racine,
WIS.,, In n quarrel over a bet last spring, has
been convicted at Janesville, Wis, OF murder
in the flrst degree.
Rev. J. w. Keeble. of Georgetown, S. c.,
has accepted a call 10 an Episcopal parish In
says Mr.. Keeble will carry with him the good
wishes and esteem OF that community.
Anthony Barnard, colored, was put on
| trial at Camden, MI, yesterday for the MUIR
but the testimony of the States witnesses was
so smuch at variance with the story told tho
| prosecuting attorney that no asked the Court
to dismiss the case, and the prisoner was ac.
cordingly discharged.
The inspectors of the several tobacco
warehouses In Petersburg, Va, report the
| total sales OF loose tobacco for the past two
months TO be 10000 pounds, and the aver;
age selling price So TO $3.50 per hundred
weight. The revenue tax on cigars for the
same period amounted TO $3,720.75, and on
tobacco to $106,71S.10.
A certificate of election was issued to
James o. Broadhead yesterday, the Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress In the Ninth Nils
souri, District. certificate was refused to
Or. >. II. mclean, VINO cialnls 70 nave oeen
elected to I'LL out the unexpred term OF the
late Congressman Allen, tho Secretary OF
State holding that the district had been legls
lated out OF existence.
Leigh Wilson, grade foreman on the Gin
cinpati Southern Road, was found dead OF
Sunday night In house at Georgetown, KY,
occupied by Sarah Taylor. The woman glyes
an Unsatisfactory account OF the manner II
which he came TO his death, and It Is supposed
that he was murdered. Wilson'S home was II
Virginia, whore he figured In the election las
year in the attack on Mr.. i. =. Blair, Read
juster candidate for Attorney General.