The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-08-04
News Notes.

Two hundred boats Of an English fishing
feet are missing. ~
The Irish Arrears-of- Rent bill will not
be taken up until Tuesday.
NJ. de Lesseps protests against the British
occupation Of the suez Canal as a fragrant
An imprisoned Nihilist has divulged
list Of crimes planned against the Gear and
high Russian ofncials.
Alta meeting of notables at Cairo Satur.
day, 1t was decided 70 uphold Arab. His force
is estimated ut 10000. .i-Hi fttt
A resident of Berkshire, Mass, whose
name is not divulged, has given $4,000 to
Boston Eye and Ear Infirmary.
The midnight score in the Boston walk
ing match was: Hart 800; Noremac, $40;
Hartman, 81; Campana, $50.
A monster barbecue is to be given in con-
nection with the National Mining Exposition
at Colorado on the Oath inst. to which all the
business men of the country are invited
Italy has proposed in the Constantinople
conference that a European protectorate be es-
tablished over the Suez Canal, and Germany,
Russia, Austria and Turkey have concurred.
There is great scarcity of Goldfish in their
usual haunts The receipts from tho western
bank OF Newfoundland are nominal, and all
along the Maine and Nova Scotia coasts goldfish
are reported scarce.
A destructive thunderstorm swept over
Milwaukee, Wis, yesterday. The damage to
property is variously estimated at from $780,
GOO TO 100000. one man was Killed by
lightning and an Infant child was drowned.
Arab Pasha has imprisoned seventeen
pashas In the citadel of Cairo. He has again
destroyed the railway. IL is reported that he
is In negotiation with the Palace at CONSTANT
nople for concert OF action with the Turkish
troops when they arrive.
During the past week wheat receipts at
Baltimore aggregated 1915, 900 bushels; the
foreign shipments were S26,00 bushels and
the stock n elevators aggregates 1,0p60OO
la,,al, aIa n NO
bushels August and September delivery.
Governor Cullom, of Illinois, refuses to
remit the $1,000 nne imposed on Edward
Murphy by the Cook County Criminal Court
for baliotbox frauds. Murphy has served his
additional sentonce OF a year In the peni
Tertiary, and now asks a remission OF the tine
w. A. T. Smith, colored clergyman,
made persistent application for accommoda-
ton at the Adams Houee, Providence, Il. l.,
yesterday, and was refused and driven out be.
cause Of his color. He has employed counsel
TO prosecute tho landlord under the Civil
Rights law.
Tho Virginia Normal Colored Institute
convened In the Peabody School building at
Petersburg, yeaterday Addresses were made
by A. Harris, colored lawyer; Major Il. D..
Branch, city superintendent OF public schools,
and Professor IL. p. Montgomery, colored, OF
Washington.
Dennis Dineen, o Canadian farmer, Is
about to bring suit against the Montreal soci'
ETY. for the Prevention or Cruelty TO Animals
says these birds havo eaten up thirty acres OF
his barley, destroyed his potatoes, and made
havoc with his early vegetables.
Governor Crittenden, of Missouri, has is
sued pardons 10 Il. O. Pate, Horny Lehndorf
and John Glardon, three men now serving six
month sentences on the plea OF guilty 10 run
ming a lottery. They have been In jail 10
days. Tho Governor basis his pardon on the
ground that they promised TO stop gambling,
and that Pate Will devote his talents 20 the
prosperity OF ST. Louis.
The National Total Abstinence Union
(Catholic) concluded Its session at ST. Paul
Mimi, yesterday. Resolutions were adopted
10 organize for the purpose OF promoting
temperance reform by prayer, moral instruc
lion and other legitimate means. onlceri
were elected for tho ensuing year as follows
President, Riglt Rev. John Ireland, OF 81
PAUL. vice. president, the Rev. j. p. cotter, o
Winona: troasnrer, Rev. J. ID. Dowles. OF ohio
secretary, Philip A. Nolan, OF Philadelphia.