The Evening critic., 1882-09-20
News Notes,

Altogether $4,000 men have surrendered
at Knfr.elDwar.
There were thirty three deaths from
cholera at Manila yesterday.
Egyptian troops are pouring into Alex
andria from Aboukir to surrender.
Abdallah Pasha says he never intended to
disobey the Khedive, and awaits his orders.
The Portuguese Government has con-
tracted for the laying OF cable to this country.
An explosion Of fire-damp in mine near
Dorrmund, Germany, killed or wounded
twenty persons.
The Pail Mall Gazette and Paris Journal
des DeJats both recommend the substitution Of
gendarmerie for the Egyptian army.
The Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Com
pany is extending southwark, having already
secured connection with Richmond, Va.
A Turkish newspaper at Constantinople
advises the Khedive to confscate the property
OF the rebel leaders and devote the proceeds to
tndcmnifying sufferers by pillage and In
cendiarlsm.
collision between two freight trains on
the Baltimore Ohio Railroad yesterday, four
miles from Cambridge, Ohio, damaged both
engines and twenty cars and broke the leg of q
brakeman named Baugh.
The fourteenth annual reunion of the
Society OF the Army OF the Cumberland opened
at Milwaukee, WIS, last night, with n camp
spices OF the Grand Army OF the Republic,
A convention of Western liquor dealers
at Rock Island, ILL.,, yesterday, adopted resolu-
tions pledging Its members TO do all In their
power to secure the defeat OF any candidate
for office who fayors prohibitory legislation.
Walter Dunn and Riley U. Wilson ex-
changed pistol shots at Detroit, Mlch., yester-
day, over business AFFAIRS. Dunn fred Ave
times, three shots taking effect, mortally
wounding Wilson, who flred once, hitting
Dunn in tho head. Dunn escaped.
The General Synod Of the United Pres
byterian Church Of New York, which In.
Jersey and Canada, opened Its annual session
at Saratoga last night with n sermon by the
last moderator, lley. James Crowl, OF Phila
delphia.
The dwelling of f. G. ostercamp, near
Belair, Hartford County, Md, was destroyed
by ire at an early hour Monday morning, and
10-year old son OF ostercamp, who was
TO death. Mr.. Ostercamp is tailor, and
works in Baltimore.
The United States Railway Mail Service
Mutual Beneficial Association met at Boston
yesterday. sixtyseyen delegates were In at:
tendance, representing every district east OF
the Rocky Mountains. At tho convention a
year ago at Atlanta Ca, It was stated that the
debt OF the association, created several years
ago by tho defalcation OF former treasurer,
was s20,500. This has been entirely cleared
or In tho last twelve months.
The District Amalgamated Association
convention at Youngstown, Ohio, yesterday
to work at the old rate. Similar conventions
wero held at Pittsburg and Wheeling, at
which II was decided TO withdraw all the de-
mands made ON June /, and TO present tho old
scale OF wages 10 the manufacturers for their
signatures. This virtually ends tho strike OF
me me ironworEers, a which has lasted 10 days.
The loss 70 laborers In wages Is estimated at
between SS,OoO,0O0 and S10,000,o0O.
At the annual meeting of the New York
State Bar Association, nt Albany, yesterday,
President Sherman >. Rogers, Of Bulralo, de-.
livered the opening address. Among those
present We're Attorney-Genoral Brewster, j udgo
Stanley Matthews, OF the United States Stl-
preme Court; Judges Joseph Platt, Potter,
Peter s. Danforth and Rumsey, OF tho State
courts; ex-Senators Hughes and Bradley
David ID. Field and Senator Homer A. Nelson.
MIR. George l.. Stedmen read tho report of the
committee on prizos, which awarded the prize
for the best essay on contrlbutory negligence
and the burden OF proof 10 Edward ID. Sprague,
OF New York. The prize was then presented
to that gentleman by Hon. Stanley Matthews
BOTTLED electricity is what farmer
called st. Jacobs oil-ne remedy Of tho times