The Evening critic., 1883-02-12

Pensacola has been connected with the
Apalachicola River by the completion Of the
Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad.
McPike & Johnson, horse and mule deal
ers at st. Louis, have suspended, with liabili-
ties OF $4,000 and assets $4,000.
Forbes. Barstow & Co., lumber dealers,
of Cleveland, Ohio, have made an assign.
ment. The failure is sequence of the late
Hood.
The subscriptions in Philadelphia to
the fund for the relief OF the sufferers by
the floods in Germany amounts to 100000
marks.
Nine stock cars were wrecked on the
Lehigh Valley Railroad above White Haven,
Pa. on Saturday night, by a broken wheel.
Twenty head of cattle were killed.
The work of improving Delta Point, on
the Mississippi River, was, completed on
saturday, In accordance with the original
plan Of the Engineers Department
A birthday dinner was given in New
York on Saturday night to ex.Secretary of
State EyaIts, which was attended by many
judges and members of the legal profession.
The residence Of J. s. Haldeman, on tho
Northern Central Railway, a few miles south
OF Harrisburg, was burned on Saturday after
noon. Loss, $4,000; no insurance The cause
Of the iire IS supposed TO have been q spark
from locomotive.
Leroy Davidson, wholesale and retail
grocer o Charlotte, n. O., has made an assign.
ment. Liabilities, S15,00O nominal assets
slS,OC0, mainly all domestic creditors, except
Darby Co, OF Baltimore, who are preferred
creditors under the assignment.
In the suit of Henry Nelson against the
NORFOLK Western Railroad, tried at Motto
way Courthouse, Va, last week, the Jury
failed 10 agree and were discharged. Mr..
Nelson attempted TO use an excursion ticket on
a regular train and was compelled TO pay full
fare.
The Democratic convention held at the
courthouse In Frederick, Md. Saturday night,
nominated Mr.. Hiram Bartgls for Mayor OF
Frederick, 10 serve, II elected, for the ensuing
three years. Mr.. Bartgls was sheriff for two
years, and at present llls the position of city
water-rent collector.
Captain Gabriel BecIley, well-known
and highly-esteemed citizen of Frederick, Nd,
died yesterday morning from Brlght's disease,
| aged 6S years. He was commander OF the
united Guards, who participated In the cap
tuIe OF John Brown at Harper's Ferry aud Sc.
cured Browns firearms.
In New York on Saturday afternoon, the
chess tournament between Captain Mackenzie
! and william stelnitZ, the English champion,
| was resumed. The game lasted over seven
| hours. There were sixty-elght moves and the
| resignation OF MankenZie was forced by his
| opponent. This was the fourth game OF the
series OF six, thu co OF which have been won by
! Steinitg.
The statements made by Mr.. John Pen
der, president OF Inc Direct United States
| Cattle Company, AT n meeting OF the board of
| directors In London on Saturday, thar the new
| Atlantic cable TO connect with the Baltimore
| & Ohio land wires had been abandoned, are
authoritatiyely denied. Mr.. John W. Garrett,
whoTepresents the majority OF the subscip-
| lions 10 the proposed undertaking, says that
no agreement whatever has been made with
Mfr. Pender or with any OF the cable eompan-
les.
Two battles have recently occurred in
Chihuahua, Mexico, between company of
volunteer soldiers and band OF hostile
Apaches. Tho Mexicans struck a camp OF
Apaches when most OF the fighting men were
away aud Killed and scalped twelve Indians
at,A 90 f1.t NJ mn aud
children, They also took oighty-eight horses
and provisions and camp equipments. The
Apache warriors overlook the Mexicans, and
come o: their horses,