The Evening critic., 1883-04-17
News Notes.

Baseball in Philadelphia yesterday: Phil
adelphia, 8; Athletic, l..
It is said that an effort is being made to
incite strike among the irish police.
An incendiary fire at Greencastle, Pa,
Sunday morning destroyed four stables. Loss,
The organization of society to murder
landlords in the Crusheen district has been
exposed.
The Pennsylvania Coal Company's No.
IL shaft at Pittston, Pa, was destroyed by fire
yesterday.
Baltimore yesterday Of killing Gilbert Hill,
also colored.
Mr.. VIM. Waller, o well-known citizen of
Salisbury, Md, was killed yesterday by
passing train.
On Sunday 1859 immigrants arrived at
New York, the largest arrival on any one day
since early last season.
Lord Wolseley and Admiral Seymour
have been voted $4,000 year by tae House
of Commons for their services in Egypt.
Rev. Cyrus Huntington, for the past
twenty years pastor or the Presbyterian
Church at Dover, DEL, died Sunday night of
pneumonia.
W. s. Childs, of Charles County, captain
OF one of the Maryland oyster police boats,
died ut his home, near Liverpool Point, Satur.
day evening last.
Charles Ruttledge, a photographer, fatally
Rockville, Ind, during quarrel about the
latter's wife, whose photograph Ruttledge had
been taking.
The large barn of Benjamin Sharpless,
near Newark, Del, was fred Sunday night
and entirely destroyed, together with a large
quantity Of corn, oats, a thrashing machine,
agricultural implements, etc.
Mr.. Charles II. Gibson, of Easton, Nd.
has been engaged by the State to assist Colonel
Denton against Mrs. Beachamp and James
Ahearn, indicted for the murder of Martin
Beachamp, husband OF Mrs. Beachamp.
At the investigation into the manage
ment of the Tewkesbury (Mass.) almshouse
yesterday, pieces OF the skin OF a colored man,
who had died at that institution, were exhib.
ted to the committed. The skin had been
taken by Harvard student to tannory.
The local committee of the Newburg IN
" Centennial has selected Thursday, Octo-
Der 10, as the date OF the celebration com.
memorating the disbandment OF the Revolu-
tionary Army under Washington aud tho con-
clusion Of peace with Great Britain. An
grafton will be delivered at the celebration by
VIM. NJ. Evarts.
A contract has just been closed at Fort
Worth, Texas, for the shipment OF 10, 900 head
OF cattle from the grazing region south OF that
city on the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway
| 10 Wichita Falls, I'D miles north. 1t Will re-
| quire 5000 cars, or 2l5 trains OF fourteen
cars each, at a total expense OF $105, 200. The
| shipment ts rendered necessary by the large
amount Of fencing recently put up In the
southern part OF the State.
Congressman w. r. Springer, who at
tended the banquet OF the Iroquois Club at
| Chicago, says that the demonstration was not
in the interest OF Mr.. Tilden or any other can
didate for the Presidency. There was an over
| whelmiDg sentiment, however, In favor OF a
'tarin for revenue only" and the representa-.
| tives OF the Northwest will demand that this
| plank be put IN the platform at the next Demo-
| cratic National Convention.
The Supreme Court of Mississippi yes
/ terday, In tho case OF Chalmers VS.. Myers,
| Secretary OF State, reversed the decision OF
Judge Wharton, OF the Circuit Court aud
| entered Judgment Diminishing Chalmers
| petition for a mAndamus. The court holds
| that the secretary OF State having declared
Manning elected, and the Governor having
| Issued him certificate of election, the case Il
| put beyond the jurisdiction OF the courts,
and Congress alone can now interfere.
Eieeman Bros.' dress suits, cor. 9TH and Z.