The Evening critic., 1883-05-07

There were 156 deaths in Baltimore last
week.
The striking bakers in Vienna engaged
in riot on Saturday night.
Truck farmers in the vicinity of Norfolk
say the rains are running the new potato
crop.
In the London chess tournament Satur-
day, Zukertort defeated Blackburne, and Bird
defeated Mortimer.
Governor Hamilton and Mayor Whyte
deny that they have made compact to CON
troll Maryland politics.
Saturday was national holiday in
Mexico In honor OF the victory at Pueblo in
1867. General Diaz and party arrived from
Vera Cruz.
1t is said that Mr.. Bradlaugh, having
been again refused his seat in the House OF
Commons, Will tender his resignation to his
constituents.
letter received at Ell Paso. Tex.. on
the reports OF having crossed tho Mexican
border, Indian trails being found.
The celebrated stallion, "Gov. Sprague,"
belonging to ]. ]. Case, OF Racine, Wis, died
siSooo sSS 6iS earnings on the turf last year were
In fight at New Haven, Conn, yester
day, James Glennon bit Patrick Ryan's ear
on close to his head. The penalty for mayhem
In Connecticut is State prison for from seven
to ten years.
At Long Island City on Saturday night
Patrick Flynn, aged sixty, and his son Will.
lain, aged thirty-two, quarreled. The father,
siter receiving beating, seized an axe and
hit his son on the head.
John Mills, Baltimore car-driyer. COM
mttted suicide by striking himself in me fore.
head with hammer on Saturday morning in
his car, at the company's stables, on Madison
avenue extended, near Druid Hill Park.
Thursday afternoon, as Louisa Gayoille
N
her home In Dingman Township, in the
vicinity OF Milford, Pa, an unknown man
fred at her three times, innlcting fatal inju-
ries.
Chief Justice Morton, of Supreme .Ju-
dicial Courts Of Massachusetts, on Saturday
refused TO release Charles Il. Freeman, the
Pocasset murderer, Frecman Will probably
be tried at the next term OF court at Barn.
stable.
Henry Toston, a woodchopper employed
by George Miller, OF Montgomery Township.
about 20 miles from Chambersburg, Pa, was
shot and killed Friday by a man named
Fletcher, who claimed that Toston was cuttine
down his timber.
The private postal deliveries raided in
New York on Friday were again In operation
on Saturday. Actions have been begun against
their managers in the United States Court for
the recovery OF penalties. II is estimated that
they caused loss OF 100000 year to the
postof1ice.
Lord Brownlow has been appointed
for the forthcoming International rifle match.
The other members of the committee are ar
Henry Halford, Col. Mcdonald, of Edinburgh.
and an Messrs; Wallrond, Young, Humphrey,
Waller and Scriven.
The committee of the German Reicbstae
to which was referred the Workingmen's
Accident Insurance bill has unanimously
rejected the clauses relating to the organic.
ing system anc the allotment OF twenty-five
Per cent. of the compensation provided for In
the bill from the Imperial fund.
The steamer Alaska, Captain Murray.
from Liverpool and Queenstown, which ar.
rived rived at New York yesterday, made the trip
hours and forty-eight minutes, thus beating
her former time OF seven days, one hour and
quickest time on record.
A dispatch to the London Standard from
Rome says that Cardinal Jacoblnl, the papaI
secretary OF state, has sent a cable dispatch 10
cardinal McClosRy, Of New York, asking
Whether II IS true that he received Mr.. Alex
ander Sullivan, president OF tho Irish
National League OF America, and demanding
explanation If such is the fact.
In Cincinnati last evening William
Crotny, with wagon containing three com.
panions, all intoxicated, drove from walnut
street into St. Clair alley, where they halted,
and Crothy gave Aaron Scott young negro, sd
pretended that he lost the money, He GOT the
beer on credit, and told Crothy that ne mad
lost the money. Orotay struck Scott, who
stabbed him with pocket Knife. Orothy died
Immediately. Scott was arrested.
Before Judge Tulley. in the Circuit
Court at Chicago, on Saturday, certain heirs
contested the payment OF a bequest to priest
OF the Roman Catholic Church to reimburse
him for saying masses for the repose OF the
soul OF the testator. The point urged by couu-
sci for the heirs wes that the money was ex-
pended for superstitious use. The court
held that the objection could not hold, and
that the bequest was valid under the State
statutes.