The Evening critic., 1883-05-29
News Notes.

Ex-Chief Justice Sharswood, of Pennsyl-
vania, died In Philadelphia Monday.
The house carpenters of Baltimore held
a meeting last night for the purpose of form
ing protective union.
The Massachusetts, Senate has passed
bill abolishing the payment Of poll-tax as a,
prerequisite for voting
Rev. ]. III. Boyd, pastor of the Warren
Street Methodist Church, in Trenton, N. j.,
has been missing from home since Thursday
last.
VIM. E. Winner, well-known Philadel.
phia artist, was found dead in his bed yes.
terday morning. His death resulted from heart
disease.
Statues of Baron Alexander Won Hum
boldt and Baron Wilhelm Won Humboldt,
sity in Berlin, were unveiled yesterday.
Rev. George w. Smith, D. D., of Brook
lyn, has accepted the presidency of Trinity
College, Hartford, Conn.,. to succeed Presi.
dent Pynchon, who is to remain with the col
lege as professor.
Benz. Bunker, grandson of the owner of
Bunker's Hill at the time OF the battle, re.
Gently died in Norwich, N. Y, aged 49,. His
owner OF Breeds Hill.
The annual parade of New York police
men took place yesterday. There were 1890
men In line, about one-half the city's force.
They marched up broadway from the Battery
to Union Square, where they wero reviewed by
the Mayor.
The American Peace Society met at Bos-
ton yesterday. Il. s. Tobey was reelected
president General Grant and Mr.. Gladstone
were elected honorary members on account OF
their services ip connection with the treaty of
Washington.
The monument erected to the memory
Of the Rev. Thomas Guard over his grave In
Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore, was yester-
day afternoon formally given over to the care
Of the, congregation OF Mount Vernon III. E.
Church.
Judge Jas II. Hazelrigg, of Mt. Sterling
Ky, has asked Governor Blackburn to send a
military force to Mt. Sterling, where Barnett
and ten other persons are confined on charge
Of numbering Vaughan and Hilton. He says
300 men are on their way from Menefee Coun-
ty TO hang the Barnett party.
Mrs. Thomas Hines, of Green Island, near
Troy, N. Y, after struggle OF eleven years,
has received pension papers for 1862 and an
allowance OF S75 per month. Her husbands s
head was injured In the battle of Gettysburg,
and he is now an inmate OF the Soldiers In
sane Asylum at Washington.
During the production of "Uncle Toms
Cabin" at Haverly's Theatre, Brooklyn, last
night, the Siberian blocdhounds attacked
over the footlights into the orchestra, Great
ing great excitement among the audience.
They were finally separated, and the play pro-
ceeded.
Farrell, one of the informers 10 the trials
OF the Phoenix Park murderers, has received
91,O0O from the Government, ind Michael
Kayanagh, the carman, anotb 3r informer,
| $3.50. They have both quit the country.
James Carey, the informer, and his brother
Peter VIII receive small sums for their ser.
| vices.
At the Cedar Hill Catholic Church, about
twenty iye miles south OF ST. Louis, ON Sun
| day, as Martha Mcdaniel and Amiel Deurentz
| were coming from macs, they were met by
Hiram suelleness, who carried shotgun. AS
| he approached he shouted, ''Draw your pis-
| tol, Amielp' but without waiting an instant he
1red, killing Deurentz on the spot. He then