The Evening critic., 1883-03-20

John Stroller Moore, sheriff of Jefferson
County, W. Va, died Sunday night.
Frenchy A. johnson, the well-known
Boston oarsman, died in Florida yesterday.
Ed. S. Gross, 16 years fage, living near
York, Pa fatally shot himself Saturday while
cunning.
The London police and detective forces
are to be largely increased on account of the
recent dynamite outrage.
The first shipment of coal by the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Canal for the season was made
from Cumberland yesterday.
The house of William Harris, colored, in
Campbell County, Ca. was burned on Sunday
night. Twochildren perished.
The French Government will, after
Easter introduce a bill in the Chamber OF
Deputies for the relief of distressed working
men.
A bill was introduced in the Delaware
Legislature yesterday looking to the taking of
a popular vote on the local option question In
The president and manager of the late
Union Generale of Paris, have had their
sentences reduced to two years imprlson-
ment.
Operations were resumed at the rail mill
of the New Jersey Steel and Iron Company at
Trenton, yesterday, giving employment to
about $50 men.
Commander Horace L. Mullap, who was
In command of the United States steamer
Ashuelot when 1t was wrecked some weeks ago,
Will DO trleu Dy court-lnartlai'
Charles d. Erby, leprous patient at the
Salem, Mass, almshouse, who contracted the
disease in the Sandwich Islands, and whose
case excited much apprehension, died yester.
day.
The circumstances of the alleged assault
upon Lady Florence Dixie are still surrounded
In mystery. No arrests have been made. In
the House Of Commons the Irish members dis.
credit the story.
The Universal Arbitration and Peace So
ngxtx, xF TA,. .lA, 1,ao Nxfad Iatta frpv
President Arthur acknowledging their letter
commencing the reference to arbitration in
his annual message.
Frederick Billings, of Woodstock, vt. .,who
$4,000, and gave II to the University of YER
| mont, has now given that institution $4,000
for the erection Of q library building.
The printers in the Euening Star Office at
Atlanta, Ga, and In james P. Harrison Co.'s
printing house refused to 60 to work for less
than 80 cents per 1000 ems. The rate has beon
% cents. The present force OF the Star con-
eists of two small boys.
| Last Friday night barn containing live
| stock and grain belonging to II. @. McNally,
| twelve miles from Helena, Mont was burned.
| A vigilance committee charged the crime on
| two men named Coomes and Smith and hung
| them on Sunday night.
| Hong Kong letter mentions the proba-
| bility that General Halderman, United States
| Minister to Siam, may be selected as one OF the
| arbitrators to adjust the difference between
1
| Islands.
Herr Ludwig Barnay, the German
| tragedian, was rendered complimentary
breakfast at Delmonico's, New York, yester-
rett, Lester wallack, Carl Schurz, Whitelaw
Reid, Thorndyke Rice, General Horace Porter,
William ]. Florence, John T. Raymond and
| Harry Edwards.
severe snowstorm prevailed through
| out Ontario yesterday. Throughout the North
west yesterday the temperature ranged from
sieet 4 at milwaukee,, chicago, and points
further east. The Michigan railroad trains
were delayed by the snow.
franklin Z. Purham, of the senior class
Of Bowdoin College, charged VI With stealing e ling,
nigle, OF ogdensburg, N. Y, from whom II had
been withheld by the faculty, was fined SIC
day. McMonigie' who had been pr practicinp
medicine under the diploma, is held on
charge OF receiving stolen goods.
Cooper Union, New York, was crowded
last night In honor OF the memory OF Car
Marx. The red nag OF the commune was
everywhere displayed, and a picture OF MARI
framed IN black and surmounted with the
platform. Among the speakers were Herr
Most and John Swinton. kilograms OF sympa
thy were received from Boston, Maryland and
New Jersey.
, The old locomotive Rocket" built b,
George Stephenson, the first engine ever rui
on railroad, will be exhibited al the nationa
, open at Chicago on the 24th Instant. II /
now in the South Kepsington uondon) Mus
cum. Another old engine will be exhibite
also one from Nova Scotia, and one OF the frs
engines used. on the Baltimore Ohio Raj
| road.
Notice was served upon the Ideal Oper
Company In Boston yesterday by an agent {
| D'OyIey Carte that the proprietors OF ID
opefas of the "Pirates OF Penzance,
sPatience" and "Pinafore" would insist upo
| their rights under the recent decisions ,
. | Judge Lowell in the "Redemption" case, I
. which 1t was ruled that musical work ma
not be publicly performed with any orche
tration excepting that OF the composer OF u
work. The matter will be thoroughly teste
upon its merits In court
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