The Evening critic., 1883-01-10

Five persons were killed by the explosion
of blast furnace at Bethlehem, Pa, yester-
day.
John Scuf, of Brooklyn, N. Y, saloon
keeper, was stabbed yesterday and probably
fatally wounded by John Redding, with whom
he was lighting.
An increase in the number of cases of
smallpox is reported in Baltimore. For the
twenty-four hours ending at O'Clock yester-
day morning forty-nine new cases were re-
ported.
The owners of the Kirby Hall, which ran
down and sank the City OF Brussels, have
lodged claim for $4,000 damages, and the
owners of the City Of Brussels claim e160,O00
damages.
John B. Manning (Dem.) was elected
Mayor Of Buffalo, MY, receiving 1 ], ,O36 votes,
to 1921 for Robert r. Hefferd, Republican.
when Mayor Cleveland was elected.
The Advance, the second iron steamship
built at Roach's shipyard, at Chester, Pa,
for the Brazilian Mail Line, was launched yes
terday. The vessel is 315 feet long, 30 feet
beam, 24is feet hold and 2,150 tons burden.
Mayor Logan, of Salem, Va, writes that
the reports OF smallpox In that region are
greatly exaggerated. He says there are but
two cases of that disease and three OF varioloid
in the town limits, and only i've or six cases
in the outskirts.
A man named Brannagle, of Harrisburg,
Pa, received fatal injuries yesterday while
attempting TO save the lives OF woman and
He himself was crushed. The woman and
child were untnJured.
In Chicago yesterday policeman Peter
Soergel shot and killed John Mock, a Bohe-
milan. Soergel had attended q Catholic
church Bohemian) fair, and at dance,
which followed supper, was obliged to arrest
a man for fighting. The crowd attempted a
rescue and the of1icer flred, killing Mozek.
A secret meeting of the Knights of
Labor, COMPOSED only OF miners, was held In
| Wilkes Barre, Pa, last night. The question OF
Increased wages was discussed, and at an
| early date a demand will be made upon the
| coal operators throughout that district for a
scale OF wages as fixed by them and based
| upon the present prices OF coal.
In the Melville habeas corpus case in Plila
delphia yesterday the plaintir consumed the
| were principally neighbors at Sharon Hill
and the drift OF the testimony was TO show
| Mrs. Melville's alleged Incorporate habits, or
| account OF which IL Is claimed she is not Q
| suitable person TO control the children.
| The consent of twenty-eight standing
| committees has been received for the conse
Grafton OF Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, o.
Lately TSs es@oI
majority OF the forty-eight dfoceses OF the Epls
| copal Church OF the United States, is all thu
| canon requires.
The British consul at Philadelphia ha:
received the description Of a man who is want
| ed In Edinburgh TO answer q charge OF de
fraudiDg church corporation out Of f22, ,0o(
by means OF forgery. The fugitive was repre-
| scented 10 be "a years OF age. An examination
OF the coroners' record showed that maj
answering the description OF the Edinburgh
forger died In Philadelphia two months ago
and was buried In Potter's Field.
Late Monday night portion Of freigh
train on the Pennsylvania Railroad demol
ished a house occupied by station agent an(
his family, about fifteen miles west OF Harris
burg, and two box-cars were hurled on tn
roof, breaking through II, and falling almos
oh the bed occupied by the station agent ant
his wife. The bed was pushed into one corne
| by tho cars in their descent, but the occupant
were not hurt. Several children were sleeI
ing in another portion OF the room, and ais
escaped injury. The cars dropped betwee
the parents and children. Wills Haguy, frC
man OF the engine, had his head severed fror
his body.
BYRON never uttered truer words thai
when he said, "Physicans, mend or end us.
But while doctors disagree, all the world ha
agreed thRtthere is no remedy equal to ID
Bulls Cough Syrup.
There are nearly 100000 tons OF powde
used annually for blasting purposes Ia tn
anthracite coal regions.