The Evening critic., 1883-05-11

Mr.. Bradlaugh has been asked by his
constituents to retain his seat in the House OF
Commons.
Governor Mcdaniel, of Georgia, was in.
augurated yesterday. The oath was admiuis-
tered by Chief Justice jackson.
Circulars have been sent out calling the
Democratic State Central Committee of Mary
land TO meet In Baltimore on the 23l instant.
1t is now definitely ascertained that six
men were killed and that S1,500,O0O in prop.
erty was destroyed by the oil fire at Jersey
City yesterday.
Joseph Mullett was convicted yesterday
OF completely in the attempt upon the lifo OF
Juror Field, In Dublin, and sentenced to penal
servitude for life.
In the chess tournament in London yes
terday Mackenzie and Rosenthal played a
drawn game. Zukertort defeated Bird, aud
Englisch defeated Mortimer.
While a wedding party was passing
groom was shot ana Killed By reected riva
who then poisoned himself.
The twentieth anniversary of the death
OF Stonewall jackson was celebrated in Rich
mond yesterday by military parade and an
Episcopal Church.
A freight train ON the Hudson River
Railroad ran into another freight train yes
teIday and II. P. johnson, OF Leroy, N. Y, and
S. l.. Burt, of Batavia, N. Y, drovers, who were
riding In the caboose OF the first train, were
hurled into the river and drowned.
John Frankford, who escaped from the
Lancaster County (pa.l jail a year ago, has
horsesteaiing. It is charged that he has
stolen q number OF horses In Lancaster Coun-
ty, as well as others in Delaware County and
Philadelphia.
The indications are that the hay crop in
the New England States VIII be the largest
that has been cut for many years. The acre
age OF tobacco viii be somewhat reduced. In
the Connecticut Valley portion OF the tobacco
n a
of corn Will also be Increased.
The foundry and storeroom belonging to
the Union Car Works, In Portsmouth, Va, and
$500 worth of sawed lumber belonging to
from mill yesterday. Loss on the foundry
$4,000, half insured; no insurance on the
lumber.
At the session of the convention of the
Catholic Knights OF America, at St. Louis yes
terday, the report of the finance committee
was submitted, and showed that claims
amounting to $350,O43 had been paid from
the widows and orphans beneft fund. A bal.
ance of $2,0OOis due TO the Supreme Council
by branch councils and 1t was recommended
that In future supplies be furnished for cash.
Henry J. Marriott, the English clerk who
ned from Paris with $4,000 worth OF dia-
monds, was before the Supreme Court In New
York city yesterday on a writ OF habeRs cor
pus, but the hearing was postponed. The
young woman, Marie Peseux, with whom he
wish 70 be married, Judge Larremore united
them. Marriott went back TO the Tombs
prison.
In answer to the statement made by
the Roman correspondent OF the London
Standard, and published yesterday morning,
Cardinal Mcoloskey, through his private Sec
| retary, Father John NJ. Farley, makes the fol.
lowing reply; "The Roman correspondent of
the London Standard some time ago repeated
| twice, after 1t had been contradcted, a similar
| statement which he knew to be false. The
Cardinal, therefore, declines 10 notice any
further dispatches from that source"
Tho severe rain and wind storm at Chi
cago on Wednesday night did considerable
damage In the suburbs. The Methodist Church
at South Evanston was completely wrecked.
The sexton was In the building at the time,
but escaped unhurt. James Egan's house at
La Crosse, Wis, was struck by lightning, and
his wife and daughter were severely injured.
Tho damage by the hailstorm at Denver, Col,
on Tuesday is estimated at $4,000. The high
water at Omaha, Neb., swept away property
valued at $4,000.
woLFEsvrLLE, N. Cdr. i. O. Mclaughlin
says: ''I used Browns Iron Bitters for vertigo
and now feel like new man."