The Evening critic., 1883-06-11
Pith of the morning News.

The Gar and Czarina have returned to
st. Petersburg.
Mrs. Langtry, who has been performing
at Halifax, leaves to-day for the United States.
Mr.. John w. Garrett has presented his
fine Arabian horse Damascus to the King OF
Italy.
The funeral of Mr.. G. @. Fulton took
place in Baltimore yesterday and was largely
attended.
Edward Darragh, carriage manufacturer,
Of Wilmington, DEL, has failed. Liabilities
$4,000.
tornado passed over part of Galloway
County, NO., Friday evening, damaging build.
ings and other property.
A dinner was given to Senator Jones, of
Florida, by the Irish members OF Parliament
In London, on Saturday night.
1nsinuations affecting the Queen of Spain
IN Madrid and TO the arrangement of several
duels.
1t is reported from Canton, China, that
no preparations for war are being made there.
BY a break in the cable, news from Tonquin is
delayed.
Mr.. Charles L. Hanson, who killed Mr..
O. II. White in Howard County, Nd, last
month, has been adjudged insane and sent to
an asylum.
Chester W. Chaplin, an ex-Membcr of
Congress and ex-presldent of the Boston & Al.
bany Railroad, died at his home in Spring
neld, Mass, LAST night.
The Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad de-
pot and s. p. Merrill's warehouse, containing
5000 bushels Of wheat, at Eariville, Ohio,
were burned Saturday night. Loss, $4,000.
The Duquoine Qllinois) Continental
Guards arrived In New Orleans yesterday.
Hundreds OF persons turned out at different
points along the route to cheer the Guards as
they passed.
A dispatch from Dallas, Texas, says the
cattle drive so far this season exceeds all ex-
pectaiions. over 100000 head Of cattle have
through Albany and this his doss a not oa' incads ds
more than half the number that Will be driven
from the State.
In the chess tournament in London Sat-
urday Blackburn and steinitz beat Noa and
Mortimer, respectively. In the evening
Mackenzie, Tschtgorin and Zukertort defeated
Bird, Sellman and Winawer respectively, and
English and Rosenthal played draw game.
The grand jury of Syracuse, N. Y, has
indicted II. L. Thomson, OF Syracuse, and Il.
Watkins, OF Camillus, for grave robbery In
March last. The body OF ex Supervisor Har-
man mar was taken from the carmlllus Cemetery
cuse Medical College.
In the St. Louis wrestling tournament
yesterday the first contest, between Christ0l
and Zachartz, was won by Chrlstol; the Sec
ond, between Bibby and Blxerwos, By Bixer-
by Whistler; the fourth, between Chrlstol aud
Bixerwos, by Christol.
The Philadelphia police made raid last
night on the Chinese gambling house OF wah
Lee. They found about twenty-five Chlnamen
various parts OF the establishment engaged
gambling and smoking opium. The pris
oners were taken TO the Central Station, where
Lee was held for trial. The others were dis
charged.
Governor Butler and staff will attend the
commencement exercises OF Williams Col.
lege, at Williamstown, on JulyS4. This coll
lege conferred the honorary degree OF LII. d.
upon General Butler IN 1854. The Governor
Will also be present on June 20 at the centen.
NAL celebration OF Phillips Academy at Exc.
ter, OF which he is graduate.
Ameeting Of Irish ladies interested In the
maintenance OF the families OF the Irish patrl
ots hanged or Imprisoned recently In ireland
was held In New York Saturday night, the
execution q Kelly was denounced as legaIized
murder and showing brutal desire for blood
hessiglons were adopted calling on mon Of
mo lrish race IN America 20 come 10 the rescue
u iheir suffering sisters and their ehildron in
Ireland. 'A
Patrick Regaa, Of Now York, proprietor
q a racket court and saloon, was shot dead
last Right IT. his plaza Of business By Poiiea.
man John ". smith. Tho latter had been de-
tailed n arrest yiOlei0rs Of the excise law. He
Nas dressed 81 citlzeE's clothes and entered
ths eaisDn, whore ne found nsgan dispensing
crsnks. Eezan resisted arrest and attaeked
TIE cfieor Win 4 cavalry sword, whsrsupOn
ihs later shot erd killed him. Smith was
srfeste1.