The Evening critic., 1883-02-06

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decrease of smallpox in Baltimore.
The death is announced of Mr.. John w.
Mitchell, of Charles County, Md, aged 60
years.
Edwin T. Ashby, one of the most popu-
lar citizens of Fauquier County.Va., died
Sunday night.
Colonel Frey, Minister of the Republic
of Switzerland, had warm reception in
Baltimore last night.
Alfred G. Thomas, editor of the Sea
Island Neus, at Beaufort, S. c., committed
suicide yesterday by hanging.
1t is proposed to change the name of the
Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad to Cincin-
natl, Baltimore & Washington Railroad.
Prince Jerome has been ordered before
the court upon an Indictment for an attempt
to overthrow the existing regime in
France.
Prince Bismarck has prepared a letter
thanking the Germans of America for their
aid to the sufferers by the recent floods in
Germany.
The Board of Trade of Baltimore has
under consideration the proposal to abro-
gate the reciprocity treaty with the Sand
wich Islands.
Mrs Ann Jefferson, wife of Captain
Samuel Jefferson, who was defeated for
Governor of Delaware during the war by
Governor Cannon, died Sunday last, aged
so years.
Mrs. Kate Murray, who was beaten by
her husband, Edward Murray, during a
drunken fight on last Thursday night at
Jersey City, died yesterday at the Charity
Hospital.
The liabilities of the firm of Ferry &
Bro, at Grand Haven, Mich, of which
Senator Ferry is member, are estimated
at from $4,000 to $4,000. About $4,000
will cover all the assets.
Jacob Hess, of Irvington, N. j., was SEN
fenced to three months in the penitentiary
yesterday for selling COW from a herd in
fected with pleuro- pneumonia which had
been quarantined by the State Board OF
Health.
Marcellus Thornton, editor and presi
dent of the Atlanta PoSt-Appeal, has pur.
chased the Atlanta Herald, and will con.
solidate the two papers and also publish
the Erening Herald.
The freshets in the rivers of Pennsylva.
mia, Ohio and Indiana are subsiding. The
railroads had suffered severely in the loss oi
bridges, the destruction of property and
the interruption of travel.
The widow and children of B. A.
Schlinghyda, an agent ofan Eastern firm
VINO was killed III inc IenlCnlpa disaster
have brought suit at San Francisco for
$4,000 damages against the Southern Pa.
cific Railroad Company.
John Jasper, the colored preacher, OF
Richmond, who attained considerable no.
| tOriety some time ago by his peculiar
| views on the solar system, Sunday evening
| delivered another sensational sermon on
the strength of Samson.
Antonio Marcelis, of the city of Mon
treal, has transferred his concession fol
draining the valley and City of Mexico to
| the United States and Mexican Construc.
tion and Guarantee Company of Washing
| ton. The work is to cost so 600 O00
Reports received at Lynchburg represent
that there is some alarm throughout the
southwestern counties of Virginia owing to
the prevalence of smallpox in that section.
The disease has abated at Salem, but has
made its appearance at Bristol, Rural Re-
treat, Central and several other towns along
the Norfolk & Western Railroad and in the
| interior counties.
| Charles Stewart Parnell, the Irish agita.
tor, has written letter to M. A. Mullen
| treasurer of the Newark IN. J,) Branch OF
| the Land League, acknowledging the re-
| ceipt of 5000 forwarded by the league Iu
the letter he says: "You will be pleased to
learn that the new league is progressing faI
| beyond our expectations, and that our only
fear is that ii may grow so quickly and be.
come SO formidable as to attract the un.
| pleasant attentions of the new coercion code
| Of the government"