The Evening critic., 1882-12-29
News Notes.

The Jewish prosecutions in Russia con-
tinue.
The English Parliament has been sum-
moned for February 10.
A duel is threatened between NJ. Gail
lard and NJ. Thomson, OF the French Chamber
OF Deputies.
The steamer London Castle sailed for
Liverpool from Norfolk yesterday, with 6,S59
bales OF cotton.
VIM. p. Dolbicre, a miner, was crushed to
death at wilkesbarre, Pa, yesterday, beneath
mass OF rock and coal.
The steamer New England has been
totally wrecked of New South Wales, and the
passengers and crew were lost.
VIM. Nelson Clark, a talented architect,
and DR.. George Fox well-known physician,
OF Philadelphia, died yesterday.
Jacob Garner, farmer, aged about 30
ted suicide yesterday by hanging himself In
his barn.
Harry Brown, a sporting man of means,
OF San Francisco, offers to put up 5000 that
John l.. Sullivan cannot knock out or stop Jem
Maco In four rounds.
early steamboat commanders OF Baltimore,
died yesterday at his residence, on Linden
avenue, aged n years.
A scientific commission Is about to es
tablish an observatory In Valparaiso, In order
to TX the longitude OF that city by means OF
telegraph between Buenos Ayres and Cal
lao.
William Walton, coal miner, at West
Belleville, ILL.,, yesterday shot Jane Milbourne
because she would not marry him. He then
appropriately shot himself, both dying almost
Instantly.
The health officer of Baltimore yesterday
found 176 Poles and Bohemians living In
three small houses In one street. In one room
eleven people were found living, and two OF
them had the smallpox.
William Kelly, who was convicted of
murder In the second degree In Philadelphia
| in having caused tho death OF Mrs. Rogers last
| July, was yesterday sentenced to Ave years
and ten months imprisonment.
Frances G. Nixon, white woman, &C.
cused by Frank Hart the colored pedestrian,
OF stealing a diamond ring from him worth
s625 In April, 1881, was arraigned and held
| for trial In New York yesterday.
Major James A. Semple, who for many
years was in the United States Navy, aud cast
| his fortunes with the South during the late
| war, died at New Kent County, Va, on Christ
| mas day. Ho was gallant soldier and an ex
cellent gentleman.
On Wednesday afternoon some laborers
| placed n number OF dynamite cartridges &c
| dry by the fire In blacksmith shop on the
Cornwall & Lebanon Railroad. An explosion
| occurred, which carried away the roof of the
| building and severely burned the blacksmith
Albert Anderson, of Dinwiddie County
Va, who was held for trial day or two ago
| for violating the United States revenue laws
1
mitted to jail yesterday at Petersburg on
charge OF selling manufactured tobacco with
| out a license.
The superintendent of the Vulcan works
| OF tho st. Louis ore and Steel Company has
Issued n notification to the employees, which
| is believed will avert strike. After January
| the rates for tonnage tlabor Will be 81 pc
| cent. OF tho present rates, and for all mechani
cal labor s5 to 90 per cent Of present rates.
Jesse Spalding collector of customs a
| Chicago, has completed tho reorg anization o
his force OF 1853 employees upon the ciyii.ser
| vice reform principle. Good conduct aud gen
eral efficiency have been made the standards
for retention and promotion; OF 80 change
made, only rs per cent. have been promotion
of mon already in the service.
About 150 creditors of the New York Co
operative Dress Association met at the com
panys store yesterday. In the front rank "a
Miss Kate Field. All the employees but sevent
have been discharged. An inventsry OF tn
stock VIII be ready next week. The tota
sio9,256.
Elijah w. Bigley and son, farmers, from
johnson County, Kyr went TO New York
AS usual In such cases, they were victlmlze
by confidence operators and were left withou
means to return home. Alex. Morse was az
rested yesterday as one OF tho swlndlers, bu
he was not identified and was discharged
Bigley received package OF sand for hi
money.
At Lebanon, Ala, two brothers, Dave au
Henry Bullard, had a gambling. saloon, an
Thomas Jacoway, desiring to establish
school, undertook 20 compel them to close b
instftuting proceedings against them. Thl
led 70 a quarrel, the Billiards attacking JacC
way. Tho boat citizens OF the town came I
his rescue, and one OF the billiards was killo
and the other wounded. Wednesday night
brother OF Jacoway went 10 his house, and h'
| mistaking him for friend OF the Billiards
shot and fatally wounded him.