The Evening critic., 1883-06-09

A heavy snow-storm prevailed through
out Colorado yesterday.
The Clark Insulated Electric Wire Works
at Bristol, Pa, were burned yesterday. Loss,
$4,000
Hon. Wm. w. Thomas, jr., of Portland,
Me-, has expressed his willingness TO accept
the Swedish mission.
Colonel John B. Lady, member of the
Virginia House Of Delegates from Rockbridge
County, died yesterday.
Clarence Boyd, the young Louisville art
ist who was shot by his brother-in law, Dr.
Barnes, on Wednesday, died yesterday.
Professor George W. Devilbiss, vice.
president OF western Maryland College, and
Milling, tho chair of bellies lettres, has re-
signed.
was found drowned yesterday near Pough
keepsie, n. Y. He has been missing since De.
cember 8.
There was stormy debate in the House
OF Commons Yesterday over the pensioning Of
services in Egypt.
Suleiman Daoud, who was sentenced to
death for setting flre to Alexandria at the
time OF the British bombardment, was execu-
ted at an early hour yesterday morning.
Thirty members of the Massachusetts,
Press Association left Boston last night on
their thlrtieth annual excursion. They Will
visit New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Virginia.
tional Monument Association was organized In
Richmond last night by Judge Barley, OF
Washington. DR.. J. l.. III. Curry, OF Richmond,
was elected president.
The Uxbridge Woolen Company, at Ux-
bridge, Mass, is about TO shut down Its mills
Indefinitely. Hinsdale Brothers, who employ
between 400 and 500 hands in two mills, will
run only three days week.
The American brig Nettie, which was re-
Gently seized at Cienfuegos for violation OF
Cuban customs rules, has been appraised and
will be sold for account OF the Cuban treas
ury. She is reported to be worth $4,000.
The whereabouts of Major Azor Nicker-
son, OF the United States Army, whose first
wife has filed an application In the Phiadel-
phia courts to set aside the decree OF divorce
granted him, Is q mystery to his counsel and
friends.
The high license bill is almost certain to
become a law in Illinois. There are about
1000 saloonsin Chicago paying $o2 each per
year, or about 100000 in all. II is estimated
that the number Will be reduced to 5000 un-
der the new law, yielding revenue to the
city OF S1,50O,000.
In the London chess tournament yes
terday Blackburne aud Noa played drawn
game. steinitz and Engl,sch beat sellman
and Mortimer. In the evening Mason boat
Bird. Zukertort and Mackenzie played drawn
games with winawer and Rosenthal, and
Tschigona beat Mackenzie.
Hiram s. Maxim, the electrician, cap
tured Thursday, after a desperate struggle,
on train running from Rouen to Dieppe, one
OF two men who robbed him In Paris In 1881.
Tho other man, who escaped, is named Ham.
| ilton. He acted as second TO Heenan In the
| latter's fight with Sayers. He claimed to be a
| captain in the United States Navy.
William G. Moore. formerly president of
| the Victor "a. " Bank, was arrested near
| Atlantic, Iowa, Thursday. The Victor Bank
| closed with deposits OF $130,000 and no as
| sets. 1t was branch OF a Rochester bank, of
| which closed on the same date as the Vic
tor Bank, with 100000 deposits and $780,
600 assets.
A roadside-duel took place near Patrick
Courthouse, Va, Thursday, between Sherin
| Dunkley (Democrat), recently elected 70 that
| ONCE, and W. II. Waller, his opponent. Both
were on horseback riding down the mountain
when Waller opened IRE. Dunkley returned
II. At the third round Dunkley's horse fell
dead, He fired again and wounded Waller In
inc abdomen. Waller attempted TO continue
the light, but his pistol hung are. II is
thought he VIII recover.
The international Typographical Union
at Cincinnati, yesterday, adopted resolution
| that an effOrt be made 70 get full wages for
| female compositors who had served n regular
| apprenticeship. The following oficers were
| elected President NJ, 3. Crawford, OF Ont
| cago; vice-presidents, Isaac Jones, Plttsburg,
aud John Mathaase, Cincinnati; secretary aud
treasurer, william Briggs, Washhngtoni cor
Galveston, Texas rho next meeting Of the
union viii be held at New Orleans, in June
A Frenchman named Montaygo,
1 Made pencils out OF piumbago
He gof an attack
or pain 50 his back,
81. Jacobs oil cured his iumDago.