The Evening critic., 1883-06-18

Mrs. Nancy Miller, of Cumberland, Nd,
celebrated her 1O3d birthday yesterday.
A violent storm passed over Harrisburg,
Pa, yesterday, doing considerable damage.
There were 131 deaths in Baltimore last
week, 33 less than the corresponding week of
1882.
Mr.. Foster, the new American Minister
to Spain, has arrived in Madrid and presented
his credentials to King Alfonso, by whom he
was cordially received.
The Prince of Wales has nominated Mr..
P. Lorillsrd's 5-year-old brown horse Iroquols
for the race for the stockbridge cup, to be run
at Stockbridge, Eng, on the 21st.
At meeting of the Central Labor Union,
held in New York yesterday, 1t was resolved
that all workingmen be requested to refuse to
take trade dollars in payment of their labor
The tenth annual examination of the
pupils Of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum, of Bal
timore, took place yesterday and the institu-
tion was shown to be In a remarkably flourish
ing condition.
In panic in Victoria Hall, Sunderland,
England, Saturday, 1876 cnildren under Ia
years of age were crushed and trampled to
death or received injuries from which they
died within few hours afterward.
A battle was fought between Tom Duffy,
q mining superintendent, and Peter Murphy,
miner, some fifteen miles from Pittsburg, on
Saturday, according to the rules of the prize.
ring. Murphy was badly whipped.
In Difference to his wishes, Hiram Hol-
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list, was buried at Reading, Pa, yesterday
without any ceremonies whatever, the casket
being silently lowered into the grave.
The Vienna Presse says that Ward aud
the Austrian Government for the establish
ment OF o direct line of steamers between
| Trieste and New York without State aid.
The City Solicitor of Philadelphia holds
that an allen resident of that city, who has de-
clared his intention of becoming citizen,
but has not yet received his naturalization
papers, cannot take out a license to sell
liquor.
Ben Mitchell, who was tried at Column
bus, Co., for the murder Of jesse 3. Wright,
was found guilty by the jury on Saturday.
The verdict was accompanied with recon-
mendation that the prisoner be confined IN the
| penitentiary for life.
Yesterday party of boys playing in the
woods north OF Reading, Pa, found the body
| OF Daniel Koch, a well-known citizen, who
disappeared week ago. The arteries Of his
| arm had been cut and he had bled to death.
The coroner took charge OF the case.
| James Dee, the leader of gang of roughs,
| quarreled In q saloon in New York yesterday
| evening with VIM. Butler, one OF his followers.
through the window, fracturing Buffers
| skull. He IS not expected to recover.
Cuyahoga County Saturday elected thirty
| eight delegates 10 the Ohio Democratic Con-
| ventlon instructed to vote solidly for Judge
Hoadley for Governor. AtColumbusa delega.
| tion favorable to General Durbin Ward was
chosen, headed by ex-senator Thurman.
Richard Hughes, well-known and we'll
to-do farmer, living near Oshkosh, Wis. was
arrested by United States officers on Saturday
on a charge OF making counterfeit silver dol.
lars. The apparatus for manufacture and a
number OF spurious coins were found on his
premises.
A heavy storm, accompanied by vivid
sheet lightning and rain, prevailed in Mon
treal and the Surrounding region on Saturday
night. number OF milk cattle belonging K
farmers on the Lower Lachine Road were
killed by the lightning, and many trees were
shattered.
On North avenue, Chicago, last night
Thomas Mcclure, dock laborer, met Mrs
Mary Little, proprietor Of a laundry, and Gu
upon himself. The woman died In a few min
utes. Mcclure will probably recover. Jeal
ousy was the cause.
The attachments against the property o
| J. ii. Haverly, the theatrical manager, hav,
all been Withdrawn upon the payment OF tn,
claims OF the creditors by Mr.. Mcconnell, with
| the exception of those againt the Fourteenth
street Theatre, New York, in regard TO which
no agreement has yet been arrived at with thu
attaching creditors, Messrs. colyille and GIL
| more.
Bernard ]. Mahan was ina saloon IN Bos
ton on Saturday night when man with twC
| women OF the town entered the saloon and In
| vited him TO take drink. He refused, anC
one OF the women stabbed him with a shawl
| pin. The wound was thought 70 be slight, ant
Mahan left the saloon, but he was found OF
the street soon afterward In dying condition
Heavy rains in Missouri and Kansa
have done great damage to the railroads. NJ
trains arrived at Leavenworth, Kan. yester
day except by the Union Pacific and Leayen
worth, Topeka and Southwestern Roads
Some forty bridges on the 81. Jesepl
and Western Road have been more or less In
1ured, and the running OF trains Will be In
terrupted for at least week. The Kansa
City, st. Joseph and Council BLUFFS ard th
Wabash Roads have all suffered considerable
damage.
There is prospect Of a war among tn
members OF the Western Flint aud Lime Glas
Association, who operate thirty factories Il
Pittsburg and the West. at a late meeting q
the association 1t was decided to shut down o
| July 1 for three months, IN order 10 restrlc
the production, as the trade during the pas
year has been exceedingly dull. seYera
firms, however, refuse TO obey the order OF tn
association, and say they viii continue thel
factories In operation during the summer.
bull-whacker named Tom Melting,
Got cold In q wound at Fort Smelling;
II disabled his arm,
But then, like a charm,