The Evening critic., 1883-01-17
News Notes.

A crisis is threatened at Philippolis.
The spring meeting of the Savannah
(GaD Jockey Club opened yesterday
The Texas Legislature has adopted bill
Withdrawing the 5O-cent land from sale.
Two secret societies are said to exist in
Dublin-one promoting open attack, and the
other assassination.
Robert Reed, aged 13 years, was killed
yesterday by a fall of roof coal In Kingsland
mine, Allegany County, Md.
Rev. William o. Johnston, d. D., for
thirty-one years pastor of the Kensington
Presbyterian Church In Philadelphia, died
yesterday.
Edward McGurk has been arrested at
Bridgeport, Conn, on suspicion OF being ac-
cessory to the murder OF Phoebe Brush at
Stratford, In that State.
The first cargo of corn in bulk shipped to
Europe from Savannah, Ga, was loaded from
the new elevator yesterday aboard the British
steamship Mareka for Liverpool.
The mail express east, on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, was thrown from the track In
Lancaster yesterday morning. one express
car and three sleepers were badly damaged.
The conviction of Joseph Bork, ex-city
treasurer OF Buffalo, N. Y, who embezzled
nearly 100000 OF the city funds, has been af-
firmed, and he will be sentenced next month.
The lasters in the boot factories of Geo.
j.. Keith and Frank White, at Brockton, Mass.
struck yesterday for an increase Of wages.
Their places are being filled by non'union
men.
Mr.. John W. Garrett says that il the city
OF Baltimore will, engage the sculptor Story to
make a statue OF Peabody he will give an equal
sum for an equestrian statue OF John Eager
Howard.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania yes
terday declined 10 exercise It's original 1uris-
diction and entertain the bill filed by the At
torney General against the Western Union
Telegraph Company.
Chicago's elevators have 5,370,0 900 BUSH
els of wheat, 2,S29,o00 OF corn, l,54s,000 Of
oats, $4,000 OF rye and 263,000 of barley,
| making total OF 10, ,46S, 900 bushels, about
| the same aAa week ago and a year ago.
At Cumberland, Md, yesterday, an eight
| year-old son of William II. Jamison was run
| over by @ hack, breaking one OF his legs at the
| thigh and several ribs, and MASKING tho bone
| OF his knee. He was also injured internally.
The fair committee of the Central Union
| and Ladies' Land League OF Philadelphia last
| forward 1000 10 Rev. Lawrence Walsh, the
| United States Treasurer OF the Land League,
| for Immediate transmission TO the Irish Ma
| uonal League.
The State Supreme Court of Massachu-
setts decided yesterday that liquor dealers
cannot eyade the law applying TO public
schools, which prohibits the sale OF liquor
| upon premises within 400 feet OF n school
house. The effect of this decision will be to
deprive about 100 dealers from carrying on
business in the houses which they now occupy
The will of the Gate Patrick o. III. Nc
Cartan. who died In brooklyn, N. y, twC
weeks ago, was offered for probate yesterday
He makes the following charitable bequests
\ Brooklyn Convent Of the Little Sisters Of the
Poor, 10000; st. Marys Il. o. Hospital. SO,
900; Catholic orphan Asylum, $4,000 Churct
| OF ST. Mary star of the Sea, $4,000; Churct
| of the Holy Cross at Flatbush, s5, 900; Catho
| lie Convent OF st. Bridget, GareSbridge, XII
kenny, ireland, $2,50O for the education o
| priests, for foreign missions established a
Munqueth, Limerick, Ireland, $1,000; for re
| pairing and improving the Catholic Ohurcl
| edifice and school at Glassmund, County
Down, Ireland, Rl5O.