The Evening critic., 1882-06-02
News Notes.

The National Exhibition at Moscow, Rus
sia, was opened yesterday.
Austria has been invited to participate
In the Constantinople Conference.
Charles F. Gibbons, husband of Ellie Ger
mon, the actress, died In New York a few days
ago.
The anthracite coal companies have
agreed to work on full time during the next
week.
Six thousand immigrants arrived at New
York Wednesday, making $4,000 during the
month of May.
There has been 1914 cases of unauthorized
emigration to escape military duty now being
tried at Berlin.
At Oesthammcr, Sweden, twenty persons
lost their lives by tho burning of poorhouse,
which was struck by lightning.
The Dairymens Association of Maryland,
at formal meeting, have entered a protest
against the dealing In swill milk.
In New York yesterday the motion for q
new trial In the libel suit of Rev. Samuel d.
Hinman vs. Bishop Hare was denied.
Mr.. Joshua +. Speed, prominent citizen
OF Louisville, KY, and an Intimate friend of
the late President Lincoln, died few days
ago.
The Rhode Island Legislature adjourned
yesterday for two weeks, and then return
Tor the purpose OF eiccting n United States
Senator.
The Delaware & Hudson Canal Com
rany's prices for coal for June per ton of 9, 2iO
POUNDS are; furnace lump, steamer lump,
CRATE and egg each, "a stove, $4.10; chest.
nut, S4.15, and pea, $3.15.
At Charleston, s. O., yesterday, POST
master Taft, acting county chairman OF the
Republican party In that city, was arrested
under the State law for intimidating white
and colored voters during the registration.
The proposed conference of the powers
for settling the dinlculties in Egypt was dis
cussed in the British Parliament yesterday,
and in the French Chamber OF Deputies No
immediate military Interference is contem-
plated.
The directors of the Mutual Union Tele-
graph Company yesterday elected John G..
Moore president; George NJ. Ballou, vice.
president; Charles Il. Peck, secretary Thomas
z. Purdy, general manager, and ii. D. Henson,
treasurer.
William @. Madore, chief clerk in Bait
Zeil and Rouss' dry goods establishment,
Cumberland, Md, was arrested Wednesday,
charged with embezzltng about $1,000 of the
nrms money. He waived hearing, and In
default OF bail was committed TO jail.
In New York yesterday Charles B. Ran
som, Albert Il. Smith, George Middleton,
George Morgan and Luther ID. Eaton were
nned for keeping, gambling houses. These
george W. Tompkins, cashier OF Hatch K Pc
tefs, the money belonging TO the flrm.
In the New York Chamber of Commerce
yesterday letter from Senator Bayard was
received saying the bill introduced by State
Senator Harris with reference TO contiguous
diseases would be dangerous TO commerce.
hebViutlOnh were adopted protesting against
the removal OF the Brooklyn nayy-yard and
fayoring the Presidents signature Of the
Geneva Award bill.
An action has been Instituted against
State Senator Roberts, Of ritusyllle, Pa,
charging him with perjury In taking hts oath
as Senator. The information Is laid by Pat.
rick Boyle, OF Kichburg, n. Y, who claims
that the Senator obtained his nomination by
improper means, and therefore could not take
the oath Of ofilce. Boyle is editor Of the Oil
kcho. and is under Indictment for libel, Sen
afor Roberts being the prosecutor.
Julius Chambers correspondent OF the
NY. HtTdld, charged with libcling United States
senator John Il. McPlferson IN an article on the
claim Of the Peruvian Company, was yester
day found guilty In Philadelphia and hned
$1,000. Senator MCPHERSON testified that he
had never bad any connection with the Peru
Wan Company, ana said he had sued the
H1UQ for $4,000 damages. Counsel fOI
Chambers said they had been deceived by
MantIop, from whom Chambers had his In.
formation. Chambers testified he had written
The article under instructions. The Court
would not lot him show that he dld mol expect
A 10 be- published. The fne was paid at once.
EN1nusIAsTIcALIy indorsed BY tho press,
tiaic and people eferywhere-st. Jacobs OH