The Evening critic., 1883-04-13

Specie payments have been resumed by
the italian Government and are proceeding
regularly.
Thomas J. Stephens, the newly-elected
Mayor OF Cincinnati, took the oath of ofice
yesterday.
The Irish members of Parliament have
advised Mr.. Parnell not to visit America at
this time.
The leading physicians of New York gave
banquet to Oliver Wendell Holmes at Del
monico's last night.
Phipps, the Philadelphia Almshouse
forger, left Hamilton, Ont, in chargeIof de-
tective yesterday for Philadelphia.
Henry ID. Mcdaniel was yesterday nomi-
mated by the Georgia Democratic State Con-
vention as the Democratic candidate for Gov.
ernor Of Georgia.
In the suit of Peter Fosset for false i'm.
prisonment against the Buffalo Roman Gath.
olic protectory, the Jury returned a verdict Of
$566.5O for the plaintiff.
The Marquis of Lorne is expected to ar
rive at Boston to-day. In view Of the dyna.
mite conspiracies he thought il prudent to ad.
wise the British consul Of his coming.
David M. Crockett, who was awaiting
trial at Wythevflle, Va, for the killing Of
Joseph H. T. Hurt, was taken from Jail and
In the Bow-Street Police Court, London,
yesterday, the prisoners recently arrested for
the dynamite conspiracy were arraigned for
examination and remanded for one week.
Alexander George, the Onondaga In.
dian, who was hit on the head with stone
hammer by lad named James Stowell, at
Jamesyille, N. Y, on April @, died yesterday.
The prohibitory amendment to the con.
stitution OF Connecticut was rejected in the
House OF Representatives yesterday. Two.
thirds OF the House, or 165 votes, were neces.
sary to its passage, and the vote stooi-yeas,
1913; nays, 81.
At Buffalo, n. Y, yesterday, the Jury in
the case OF Mrs. Bluett against the Buffalo
Baseball Club for $1,000 damages for being
struck by ball while standing at her gate,
opposite the ground, returned verdict OF "no
cause for action
John Walsh, who was recently arrested
by the French authorities, at the request OF
the British Government, on suspicion OF being
concerned In the Phoenix Park murders, ar
rived In New York yesterday on the steamer
France, from Havre.
Much anxiety is felt at Alexandria
owing to the non-arrival OF the French mall
boat having on board the two brothers OF the
Khedive, who were recently granted permis-
sion to return to Egypt. She is reported
thirty six hours overdue at Brindisi.
W. A. Lerow and Augustus Eyerhard
representing the Rend Rock Powder Company
OF New York, were killed at Cornwall, Lebanon
| County, Pa, yesterday, while making trial
blast of Rend Rock powder. They were charg-
| ing the hole and used an iron bar to tamp It,
| which caused the premature explosion.
The jury in the case of George Bouldin,
colored, In the Hastings Court OF Richmond,
Na.s Tor killing Richaru Wacker, Supertn.
| tendent OF the Richmond Chemical Works, on
| the night OF February 10, failed to agree, and
| were discharged yesterday morning. They
| stood7 for conviction and for acquittal.
| The Alabama Supreme Court holds the
| Revenue law passed by the late Legislature
| void because OF the omission from the bill, as
| enrolled and signed, OF certain words In the
| bill when passed. This puts the State on the
old Revenue law, unless the Governor calls an
extra session Of the Legislature. The new law
reduced the tax to 5la mills.
Colonel James II. Mapleson's suit against
Emma Jnch, the singer, was up yesterday In
| the New York Supreme Court. Colonel Maple.
| son obtained an Injunction restraining Miss
| Juch from singing with any other company
than his, which was subsequently vacated.
| Judge Barrett yesterday denied motion on
| behalf OF Miss Juch 10 refer all the issues 10
the case to jury.
| The contract for building the monument
at Yorktown, Va, has been given TO the Halo
| we'll Granite Company, Of Maine. The monu
| ment is 20 be built Of fne granite, 70 be ninety
/ seven feet two inches high, crowned with an
| allegorlcal figure thirteen feet high. The In.
| scriptions contain ,fSS letters, with polished
| faces, raised one inch. The sum 70 be paid II
| s06,7b2 and the work Is to be completed Oc
| tober 18, 1884, the anniversary or the surren.
GER. The contracting party gave $4,000
| bond.
Boys single pants, Eiseman Bros, 7th aud Z