The Evening critic., 1883-04-18

1t is said that the Cars coronation may
be postponed.
Judge William II. Crawford, Of Arkansas,
died few days ago.
Mr.. Lewis Smith, one of the Oldest ship
carpenters of Baltimore is dead.
The Duke of Genoa and Princess Isabella
OF Bavaria were married yesterday.
John Manck has been convicted at Front
Royal, Va, of the murder OF John Corder.
The spring racing meeting at York, Eng
land, and the EPSON meeting opened yester.
day.
The South Carolina election cases have
been postponed in consequence of the exhaus-
tion OF the funds to pay witnesses, etc.
A dispatch from New York reports the
death In New York OF the widow OF Benjamin
Watkins Leigh, of Virginia, In the S1st year
of her age.
The Rev. John Watts, local preacher of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, died yester.
Greenmount avenne, Baltimore, aged 40 years.
The Delaware House of Representatives
yesterday, by vote of IL to 8, indefinitely
postponed the Senate bill providing for the
submission OF the question OF license or pro.
hibition 10 the popular vote.
The New Jersey Court of Pardons has
pardoned Leggett, late comptroller OF Eliza
beth, who has served four years of seven
years sentence In States prison for frauds
in connection with the municipal govern
ment.
The bill for railroad under Broadway,
New York, passed the New York Assembly
yesterday by a vote OF SO to Al. In the same
body the bill requiring all street cars to have
conductors was lost for want OF q constitu.
tional majority.
The room of Mr.. Reynolds at the Arling-
ton Hotel, Palestine, Texas, was entered on
Monday night and Reynolds was chloroformed
and robbed OF $4,000 In money and jewelry.
His wife, on waking, was silenced by a leveled
revolver. Tho burglar escaped.
The Dramatic Festival Association in
Cincinnati have already $500 applications for
press tickets from all parts OF the country.
The sale of single tlckets, which is now pro-
ceeding, shows a preference for the "Julius
Cesar" and "Hamlet" performances.
Diedrich Mahnken, grocer at Park and
Vanderbilt avenues, Brooklyn, N. ", yester-
day shot Diedrich stefIins, a saloon.keeper,
four times in the head, killing him. The
shooting was in front OF Mahnken's store and
was on account OF his jealousy of his wife.
Mayor Edison, of New York city, appeared
before the Assembly Committee on Cities at
Albany last night, and explained and advo-
Gated the bill which he has drawn up propos-
ing government for New York city, In which
the mayor would be wholly responsible for
the administration OF city AFFAIRS.
Senator Fair denies the report tele-
graphed last night from San Francisco to tho
effect that his son had made an attempt to
shoot him, and shows letters from the boy,
dated at Paso Robles Springs, to prove that he
is not in San Francisco. Mrs. Fair is occupy
ing the family residence In San Francisco,
and the Senator is staying at the Occidental
Hotel.
The trouble between Frank Mordaunt, the
| actor, and his wife has eliminated in q suit
| for limited divorce on the part OF Mrs. Nor
dRunt In one OF the New York courts. She
charges her husband with cruel and inhu man
treatment, desertlon and a refusal TO support
her and their child. Her counsel will apply
for $40 per week aiimony and 5000 counsel
| fee.
While the sheriff of Cumberland County,
Pc, with several deputies, was taking three
col0red and three while convicts to the peni-
tentiary In Philadelphia yesterday, he was
Knocked down by the prisoners, and the dep
uties were attacked with such ferocity that II
the Philadelphia police had not come to their
assistance they would have been overpowered.
The prisoners were subdued.