The Evening critic., 1883-03-06
News Notes.

Mr.. Gladstone was present in the House
OF Commons yesterday.
new line of steamers is to be started
between Bremen and CHba.
President Grevy yesterday refused to
present proposal for revision of the con-
stitution TO the French Senate.
The Society for the Suppression of Bias
phemous Literature is planning an attack on
Tyndall, Huxley and other liberal writer's.
DR.. Edward Culbertson, president of the
Chambersburg National Bank, Chambersburg,
Pa, died suddenly Sunday last, OF heart dis
ease.
The Merchants Hotel, Nos. 80 and Al
Cortlandt street, New York, which was opened
In 1889, was sold at auction yesterday for
S79,7O0.
The city council of Altoona, Pa, yester-
day passed resolution denying that Altoona
had repudiated, or intended TO repudiate, any
of her Indebtedness.
Sheriff Howard, of Calvert County, says
there are ten places In that county selling
liquor where there was one before the prohl.
bitory law was passed.
The scaffolding of the West Shore Rail
road bridge at Highland Falls, N. Y, fell on
Saturday, killing William s. Miller and iniur-
ing Thomas Hogan and Patrick Crowley.
A match game of billiards was played in
New York yesterday between Maurice Wig.
naux, the French champion, and William
Sexton. Vignaux Won by score of 800 to
Frank G. Anderson, colored, clerk in
the New Orleans postofIlce, yesterday pleaded
guilty 10 the charge OF stealing registered let
ters, and was sentenced to Ave years in the
penitentiary.
The incorporation certificate of the
American Shfpbuilding Company was fled In
New York yesterday. The incorporates are
Henry ii. GorriDge, Cornelius Vanderbilt and
j. Frederick Tams.
The official canvass of the vote at the
San Francisco city election shows that the
now charter has been defeated by thirty.three
votes. Many protests have beon tiled and
there is suspicion OF fraud.
The cornerstone of the great Sengerfest
Music Hall, at Buffalo, N. Y, was laid yester-
day. The building is to cost 100000, and
VIII seat $500 persons. The North American
s@ngerbund will hold Its next festival at BUT
falo In July.
A meeting of fruit-growers from different
parts OF Delaware was held at Dover yester-
day 10 form Delaware fruit exchange.
committee was appopted to procure a charter.
The exchange Is to be composed of both
growers and dealers.
The remains of Elliott, the murdered
prize.1ghtor, were sent from Chicago, yester.
day, TO New York, In charge OF Fred Krohne,
poned on account Of the inability of Dunn
lwho shot ElllotD to be present. He is sufrer-
Ing from wounds received In the fight.
The remains of John Howard Payne are
now on route 10 this country by the steamer
Burgandia, OF the New Fabre Line, which is
now on her maiden voyage TO Now York. The
Burgandia left Palermo on the 1st lust. will
proceed 10 Naples to embark passengers and
sail direct 70 New York, touching at Gibralter
for coal. She is expected TO arrive at New York
about the 23d inst.
The Mississippi River is rising at Helena,
Ark, at the rate of half an inch per hour. The
levee is still unbroken. The Helena branch
OF the Iron Mountain Railroad Ia submerged.
AT Arkansas City the river is still rising. A
break In the Past0ria levee, Chicot County,
Ark, is reported. No damage has boon done
on the Misgissippi side, and tho planters are