The Evening critic., 1882-12-01
News Notes.

George, the English champion runner,
beat Meyers in Now York again yesterday.
Christ p. L. Church at Cambridge Nd,
was burned yesterday. The edince was built
in 1907.
Colonel Thomas G. Hardness, a noted
soldier in the late war. died at wilkesbarrc,
Pa, yesterday, aged 81.
Thirteen persons have been indicted for
perpetrating frauds at the late municipal
election in New Orleans.
The European police force in Alexandria
Is to be reduced. II Is reported that the
Egyptian rebels Will be exiled.
The Mexican Central Railroad has been
completed 10 Lagos, 81 miles north of Loon
and 2GO miles from the City OF Mexico.
Much damage has been done by tho floods
IN Germany and Holland. The Rhine Is fall.
ing, but the riyers in Holland arc still rising.
monument to the Confederate dead was
unveiled yesterday In Magnolia Cemetery,
Charleston, s. O., In the presence OF 10000
persons. Senator Butler delivered the Grafton.
Samuel II. Worcester, brother of tho late
Joseph L. Worcester, LII. D., OF dictionary
fame, an eS' Momber OF Congress and Judge OF
Ohio, Is dangerously i'll at his residence at
Nashua, N. II.
Eliot Ryder, newspaper reporter, arrested
In Boston last week for forging the signature
Of Minister Lowell to q draft cashed by the
American Exchange in Europe for 500, has
confessed his guilt.
Mrs. ii. c. Johnston, widow Of Colonel III.
u. johnston, united States Army, ana u sister
Of Colonel Nicholas Smith, who married
daughter OF Horace Greeley, died Tuesday at
shelbyyille, KY, Of typhoid fever
The British steamship Cedar Grove, from
London for Halifax, struck ledge OF rocks
yesterday morning In tho Strait OF Canso aud
soon atterward sunk. boat containing tho
captain, a lady passenger and several OF the
crew has not yet come 70 land. II Is said that
nineteen persons are missing.
An unsuccessful attempt to launch the
monitor Puritan. lOlng
built at Chester, Pa, was made yesterday.
| The vessel moved but two feet. Another at
Tempt to launch her VIII DO mnde to-day. The
| Puritan was commenced In 1875, and has been
| lying ON the stocks since 1876, awaiting or.
| ders TO launch her.
. The navigation season now closing has
| been more prosperous than any previous one
| on the lakes, except that OF 1880 Tho az.
| 12,7sS In 1880. This 10 5000 more vessels
| than arrived at the port OF New York during
| the same period. Rates OF carriage were fair
| most OF the time.
The Governor of Louisiana has issued a
| proclamation ordering Il new election for Con
gresham IN the Eighth District on February
=, 1888, on account OF the death OF General
the PRONUNCIATION Of tho vote for Congress nau
In tho Third District, without giving a c0rtld
cate OF election 10 any one OF tho candidates
The twenty.lfth anniversary OF the ordi
nation as priest q Bishop Fitzgerald, OF tha
Catholic Diocese OF Arkanans, was celebrated
AT Little Rock yesterday, Ito has boon bishop
fifteen years. He was presented with $1,000
by the laity, crozler by the clergy Of the do
cese, large medal by the children OF tho do
cese, pontlilcals by Rev. W. j. Holly, Of Clneu
nail, and missal by Bishop Gallagher, OF Gal
weston.
"rHE action of ST. Jacobs Oil in my cas-,
was almost miraculous, as am now perfectly
free from ihruInatlsm, after being hnllctoc
with II FOR thirty -four yoars," say5 postm lst 81
j. 4. Boneall, OF Liverpool Pa.