The Evening critic., 1883-06-08
pi,h of the ssorning News.

There were nine cases of sunstroke in
New York yesterday.
James Carey, the Irish informer still re-
fuses to leave Ireland and objects to being
locked up.
The story that the Invincibles in Dublin
used poison In their work of murder is both
denied and reanirmed.
The three hundred striking wire-drawers
at divers Mills, Pittsburg, Pa, have accepted
reduction OF 8 per cent.
The Texas WOOL Growers Convention
yesterdaxpassed resolutions condenining the
doctrine OF a tariff for revenue only.
John O'Grady, charged with conspiracy
to defraud the American Legion OF Honor, was
acquitted in Philadelphia yesterday.
Two aeronauts started from Boulogne
yesterday to CROSS the English channel IN a
balloon. They landed still further east of the
channel.
Major Augustus S. Nicholson, Adiutant
and inspector of the Marine Corps, arrived at
Norfolk yesterday and inspected the navy.
yard barracks.
While two Mexican horse thieves were
being conveyed from Gonzales, Texas, to San
Diego, twenty-five mon overpowered the on
GERS and lynched the prisoner.
James Nicols, colored, was killed at
Knotts saw-mill, near Rtdgely, Md, wednes-
day, by a slab which was accidentally caught
and thrown against him by circular saw.
The Armenian patriarch at Constanti-
nople recently received letter which bore an
closed q phial containing very poisonous
liquid.
The suit in New York of Francis Baker
against the Methodist Book Concern to re-
cover 100000 damages for breach of con-
tract, resulted In q verdict OF 500 for the
plaintin.
The Congregational Home Missions con-
vention at Saratoga, N. ", yesterday voted to
raise 100000 for mission work In the West
and South, and the amount was subscribed In
the meeting.
A call will be issued to-day requesting
every county in North Dakota to send dele
gates to the Huron convention, 80 as 10 unite
with South Dakota in an effort to secure a
State constitution.
In the London chess tournament yester-
day Mason and Blackburn played drawn games
with sellman and Rosenthai respectiyely;
Zuketort beat Steinitz.
Charles Karsner one of the leading resi-
dents OF Ocean Grove, N. j., fell dead from
heart disease Wednesday night. He spent
over thirty years In the itinerancy OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
The London Times, discussing the coming
visit OF Lord Chief Justice Coleridge TO the
United States, says 1t is specially pleasant to
observe that time has not snapped the bonds
knitting English and American law.
Two attempts were made Wednesday to
burn Silyerton, Col. Seventy-three inIict-
ments have been found against gamblers aud
others connected with the plots. The city IL
patrolIed by bodies of armed men. A vigil.
lance committee has been formed.
Lightning Tuesday night struck and de-
molished a house near Ashland, Pa, occupied
by Hungarans. One man was partly para
lyzed, and another had leg and arm broken
| A woman was knocked senseless, and another
Inmate was frightened into insanity.
The New York Tribune to-day publishes
a story OF the flight OF Lillian Russell, the &C.
| tress, to Europe, in company with Edward
| Solomon, writer OF operas. The couple, 1t ia
| said, took passage yesterday for London on
board the steamer Lydian Monarch.
Governor Samuel w. Hale, of New Hamp-
| shire, was inaugurated at Concord yesterday
| In his address he showed that the total reye-
| nue. of the State for the past year amounted
| 10 $035,675; expenditures, S792,2S6; and the
| Indebtedness on June i, $3,3S3,O6O.
At the afternoon performance of Bar
| NUNS circus In Chicago yesterday, while 15,-
| 600 persons were present, one OF the ele-
| plants attached TO a chariot became fright
| ened and went believing around the ring; tho
| other elephants became unmanageable. A
| stampede began, but was stopped before any
| one was seriously Injured.
The American Bankers Association have
decided to hold the next annual convention
| at Louisville, Ky, october and 10. For
| several years the convention has been held at
| Saratoga, but the rapid growth OF the banking
| South have induced the bankers 10 hold their
| convention this year at Louisville.
The five men who succeeded in captur-
| ing the Barber brothers, near Wayerly, Iowa,
were all wounded, one or them fatally. Tne
| prisoners shot and Killed Sherif sheppard
| last September, when he was trying to arrest
| them. They made their escape to Clay County,
| Kan. A few days ago they returned homo on
| visit, but were discovered and pursued.
1t is probable that Governor Butler will
| not be present at the Harvard commencement.
| No order has been issued for the appearances
| OF the Lancers to act as the customary escort
| to Cambridge and back. Refreshments for tho
alumni will not be provided In the dormltory,
contrary 10 ancient CUSTOM aud the members
OF the class Of 80 Will be admitted to the
alumni dinner.
In the House of Commons yesterday
afternoon Mr.. O'Donnell, member for Dun
garyan, gave notice that he would move tina.
the appointment OF the Marquis OF Laus
| downe as Governor General of Canada was
| calculated TO excite grave discomfort both
among the oppressed Irish In Ireland, who
look upon the appointment as In no sense a
| conciliatOry movement on the part Of the gov.
ernment, and among the free Canadians.
At the meeting of the American Medical
Association In Cleveland yesterday resolu-
| tion offered by DR.. s. Pollock, OF st. Louisl &c
| revise the code OF ethics created sensation
| and was tabled for year. The following ON
| GERS were elected President, Austin Flint, sr.
| vice-presidents, II. A. Kinlook, 4. b. Lester, A
L. Gibson and $. q. dorden; treasurer, ~