The Evening critic., 1883-04-19

A FIRE in village in Russia yesterday
destroyed 500 houses.
The Daily Reriew, the Readjuster organ
Of Norfolk, Va, has suspended publication.
The King of Denmark has been notified
OF the vote Of confidence In the ministry
passed by the Landsthtng.
Sir Alexander T. Gait, in a speech in
Glasgow on the Canadian tariff, said that
tariffs were necessary for all new countries.
Three immigrant steamers, two from
Bremen and one from Liverpool, arrived yes
terday at Baltimore with 1889 Immigrants.
OF the carpenters striking in New York
for $3.50 per day seyentynine went to work
yesterday at the Increased rate, and only two
shops are now holding out.
A Pan Handle Railway train collided
with another near Coletown, o., yesterday and
William Russell, one of tine oldest conductors
on the road, was crushed to death.
The Pennsylvania Senate yesterday
legal holiday; also bill preventing the con.
solidation Of competing pipe lines for the
transportation OF OIL
There has been disastrous flood at
Yahuahia, Mexico. The river rose so rapidly
that the people could not escape. Six persons
were drowned, and much valuable property
and stock were swept away.
The bill to prevent railroads from charg-
Ing proportionately more for carrying local
freight than through freight, which passed
the Connecticut House of Representatives, was
defeated yesterday In the Senate by a vote of
10 toe.
The body of Manson Briggs, who lived
near Spring Grove, Surry County, Va, was
found lying In creek near that place. His
horse was tied TO a tree close by. Whether 1t
is case Of suicide or OF foul play has not
been ascertained.
]. A. Yates, civil engineer of the Canton.
Aberdeen & Nashville Railroad, was shot and
dangerously wounded at Starkville, MISS, yes.
terday by @. A. Campbell, contractor on the
same road. ball from Yates pistol passed
through Campbells coat-sleeve.
David Schloesser, aged years, died in
Philadelphia yesterday from the effects OF
drinking oxalic acid. The child's father, who
is saloon-keeper, used the acid for cleaning
spiggots, and during his absence the child
procured the bottle and drank the contents.
The deadlock in the Illinois House of
Representatives continues. 1t requires II
members to constitute quorum, and owing
10 the pairing OF members and the detection
or Mr.. Rook, who refuses TO vote, the Republi-
cans are only able TO muster rs at roll-call.
At Chattanooga, Tenn, yesterday, the
Southern Press Association met at the Stan.
ton House, A. II. Belo, OF Galveston, Texas,
presiding. The session was spent in the dis
cussion OF the increase OF the telegraph SER
vice. The association will meet on Lookout
Mountain today.
Farmers from the trucking districts ir
the Vicinity OF Norfolk, Va, report that the
extraordin1ary rainfall on Tuesday and the day
in some sections. The nat lands. are under
water twelve inches deep, and roads were sub
merged and bridges carried away.
In a pigeon-shooting match at Pastime
Park, philadelphia, yesterday, for $3.50
side, between Captain Bogardus and John L.
Brewer, at 30 yards rise, traps, 80 yards
boundary, London Gun Club rules, Brewer
won, killing 42 birds out OF so. BogGrdus
killed Al. There was a tie on the 18th bird.
The stockholders of the Mutual Union
Telegraph Company met in New York yester.
day and ratified the lease of the lines OF that
company 10 the Western Union Telegraph
Company. There were represented by the
owners In person or by proxy 03, $40 shares OF
stock, and the vote In favor OF ratification was
unanimous.
Joseph Guunelli, an Italian, and Frank
Cassidy, an Irishm9n, two la0orers, while at
work on the third floor OF the new storage
warehouse at Thirteenth avenue and Bethune
street, New York, yesterday quarroled, and
Cassidy, II is alleged, struck Gunnelll a
powerful blow, knocking him through the
elevator hole 70 the ground below. The
Italian was instantly Killed. Cassidy was
arrested.