The Evening critic., 1883-03-09
News Notes.

Miss Hyland has recovered fi00 damages
from MIR. Biggar, M. p, for breach OF promise.
Twenty mine Socialists are being tried in
Vienna on charges Of high treason and muir.
der.
The police in Moscow have made a num-
ber OF arrests having some relation to the pub
lie peace at the coming coronation of the Czar.
The Georgia State Democratic COMMITTEES
has called State convention, to meet at At
lanta April 10, to nominate candidate for
Governor.
1t is reported that the English author
tiles expect to tmplicate several Irish men,
bers Of Parliament with connection with the
murder conspiracy.
Another attempt was made yesterday to
launch the big iron steamer Mariposa at
cessful, and the ship remains on the ways.
In the New York Superior Court yester-
day Lillian Bell was granted an absolute di.
yorce from Digby V. Bell, the actor, on the
ground OF adultery, with 5000 per year all
mony.
A. L. Kent, of San Francisco, member
OF the class OF '53 at Yale College, has given
the college 100000, which the faculty has de.
cided to use in erecting chemical labora-
tory.
George q. Adams, steward, James
Adams, druggist, and Carrie Afiick were ar.
rested IN New York yesterday on the charge
OF robbing Jesse Williams, Canadian farmer,
OF $1,000 in gold last Monday at the Broad.
street railroad depot In Philadelphia.
The Reading Hardware Company yes
terday conceded the 10 per cent. Increase n
wages asked for by the ninety moulders In the
employed by the Pennsylvania Hardware
Company at Reading have asked for the same
Increase.
The National Civil-service Reform
League In New York yesterday passed resolu.
tions declaring that the removal OF Silas W.
Burt, naval ofIicer at New York, and certain
other removals and appointments, show that
the course of the administration upon the
subject OF reform is doubtful and uncertain.
Judge Truax, in the New York Superior
Court yesterday discharged John Stanton
from his duties as receiver OF the Lowland
Chief Consolidated Mining Company. Among
the propety that came into the receivers
hands were two disputed claims against S. W.
| Dorsey for $77 and $113. AT public auction
| these claims sold for So.
The will OF the late Henry Seybert, the
| Philadelphia millionaire, whose body was Gre.
mated In the LIE Moyne furnace on Wednesday,
has not yet been filed for probate, but notice
| has been already given Of contest by Mrs
Barrieras and Miss Barrieras, the first named
| claiming to be sister OF the deceased, and
Mr.. Seybert's bequest OF 100000 to endow d
| chair OF moral and mental philosophy in the
| pennsylvania University is that an impartial
investigation shall be made OF modern spirit
| ualiem.
The resolution adopted by tho Pennsyl
vanla House OF Representatives providing for
disappointment OF Joint committee 10 In
| vestigate the charge OF bribery made agains
| the Standard OIL Company by Mr.. Gowan wa
taken upln the Senate yesterday. An amend
| ment was offered directing a general inyestl
| cation into the settlements made By the Stand
ard Company with the state and It's relations
| the president decided that such an inquir,
| was outside the scope OF the resolution. The
| whole subject was finally referred to the Sen
ate Judiciary Committee.
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