The Evening critic., 1883-03-23

The London Times says tho new tariff
law In the United States is only stop towarl
free trade.
Mrs. Adolph Flamant, daughter of the
late ]. W. simonton, died at Napa, CAL, on
Wednesday night.
Patrick Egan arrived at Buffalo, N Y,
yesterday. He is the guest OF President
Mooney, OF the Land League.
The cigarmakers at Cincinnati are NOV
ing in the matter Of demanding an Increase of
81 per thousand on May L. strike is OK
pected.
Ex-Copgressman Urner, in Fan address
before the Young Mems Republican Club In
Baltimore last night, predicted the election Of
a Republican ticket in Maryland next fall.
The cases of criminal libel against the
proprietors of the Baltimore american and of
the Baltimore Herald were settled In the
Criminal Court yesterday by the presentation
OF formal apologies.
1t has been ascertained that the defalca-
tton OF Ray, the late bookkeeper of the Mer.
chants and Planters Bank, of Montgomery,
Alabama, will amount to 100000. The bank
has SUFFICIENT money to meet all demands.
A dispatch from Muscogee Indian Terri
tory, says company of soldiers from Fort
Gibson have gone out to arrest the belllgerent
Greeks. Troops from Fort Reno will co-ope-
rate and the hostile forces be compelled to
disband.
Two freight trains on the Grand Trunk
Railway collided near Port Britain, three miles
west OF Port Hope, Ont, yesterday. one
engine and two cars loaded with valuable
merchandise were burned. Loss, $4,000. No
one was injured.
Governor Buffers Executive Council.
which is composed Of seven Republicans and
one Democrat, yesterday rejected the nomina-
tion OF Noah a. Plympton, for Insurance Com.
missioner OF Massachusetts. Governor Butler
Immediately renominated him.
The Pennsylvania House of Representa-
tives yesterday passed the Congressional APP
portionment bill TO second reading. II
gives the Republicans 15 districts and the
Democrats IS. substitute bill offered by the
Republicans was rejected by vote of 90 to 81.
An explosion of gas occurred yesterday
morning at Packer colliery No. 2, of the
Lehigh Valley Coal Company, at Lost Creek,
Pa, by which Martin Toohy, John Murray,
william McAdrew, James Litchman, William
Litchman and Polander were severely aud
perhaps fatally burned.
Three boys under 16 years ofage students
OF Wabash College, Charlottesville, Ind, have
OF the college on sunday night. They con,
fessed, and also said they broke into a store
in the city within the past six weeks and set 1t
on fire. All were admitted TO bail in $1,000
each.
Mrs Uhler told the story of the shooting
Of W. II. Haversiick by her brother, George
Conkling, before the Coroner in New York yes.
terday. Conkling was committed for trial
without bail. rho remains OF Hayerstlck ar.
rived at Carlisle, Pa, yesterday. II is said
that his friends have no disposition to prose-
Cule COukiluB.
Colonel w. b. Cash was fined yesterday
for an assault on James Heron In a hotel at
Columbia, s. O., on Wednesday night during a
dispute arising from the Fairfield election
case. Heron was also fined. Cash drew u
pistol, but did not use It. Two pistols were
found on his person, and he was also fined for
carrying concealed weapons.
The board of directors of the Virginia
State Normal Colored Institute, to be erected
on Fleets farm, Chesterfield County, near
ppfnTA6nrn. met In i1n oity and qdnntad N
and specifications for the building, which,
when completed, will accommo date 500
pupils, and is TO cost SS5,0O0. The site was
purchased at a cost OF S13,500.
True bills of indictment were found in
Philadelphia yesterday for completely In the
almshouse frauds against william L. Curry
and John O. Albertson, contractors, conspiracy
and perjury; Charles II. Kirke, contractor,
conspiracy; j. II. Parke, contractor, conspiracy
and perjury; Henry II. Myers, contractor,
conspiracy, and exstorekeeper James f.
Brown and clearinghouse keeper Kate
Adams, larceny aud receiving stolen goods.