The Evening critic., 1883-04-11
News Notes.

There are floods in Southern Ru5sia.
Warlike preparations are reported from
Italy.
Babcock & Watrous, of Middletown, N.
Y, manufacturers OF wool and straw hats,
have made an assignment.
Mr.. Power yesterday moved resolution
in the House of Commons on the subject OF
remedies for the distress in Ireland.
A Northern Pacific freight train jumped
the track below st. Cloud, Mfnn., last night,
and the express was delayed IL hours.
A reception was given to ex-President
Diaz at the Hotel Vendome, Boston, last night,
for which 1,600 invitations were issued.
The loss by the Westminster (Md.) fire
was about $4,000. Two men were burned to
death In the stable where the fire originated.
E. Chamberlain, an employe at the Brod-
erick colliery, In Mill Hollow, Pa, fell into the
breaker machinery yesterday and was ground
TO pieces.
The ice and snow have subsided suffi-
ciently in tho province OF Quebec to permit
the reopening of the Quebec Central Railroad
for trafIlc.
The Pennsylvania House of Representa-
tives yesterday passed bill abolishing the
contract system in prisons and reformatory
institutions.
Mr.. Charles Bradlaugh and other free
thinkers were arraigned In London court
yesterday on charge OF making blasphemou
publications.
The National Petroleum Exchange New
York; yesterday decided by a vote Of ;S35 to @
10 consolidate with the New York Mining
Stock Exchange.
George Smith, who recently murdered
sippi, was shot dead at Vicksburg yesterday
while attempting TO escape.
A furious snowstorm prevailed in Mime
sofa yesterday, interrupting railway travel.
The roof OF the roller-skating rink at Miune-
apolis was broken In by the weight OF snow
and the building was wrecked.
At the municipal election in Lockport
N. Y, Yesterday, the Democratic ticket was
successful. The Democrats also carried AL
heny, electing their candidate for Mayor by
b,OOO and gaining four supervisors.
The town of Claremont, N H., has re-
tanned Hon. VIM. NJ. Eyarts, OF New York, and
other lawyers to collect through the courts the
legacy OF the late Paran Stevens, amounting
TO 100000, for the Stevens High School.
Joseph NJ. StOddard, a publisher in New
York and Philadelphia, began suit for libel
against the New York Tribune yesterday claim,
OF charged stoddard with piratinG an edition
OF the Encyclopedias Britannica.
Governor Butler was present at the
Tewksbury Almshouse investigation yester-
day. A box supposed TO contain the remains
OF Joseph Clark was brought from the aIms-
house cemetery and exhibited TO the commit
tee. When opened It was found to be empty.
Samuel Lewis, colored, who murdered
sphinx" weems, also colored, on February 4,
was taken from the Jail at Ambersou's Sta
tion, Ala, on Monday night, by mob com
posed OF six white men and seyenty-hve me-
groes, and hanged. He had confessed his
guilt.
Sheriff Briggs, acting as messenger of the
Court OF Insolvency, yesterday took formal
possession OF all the property owned by tue
Augustinian Society at Lawrence, Macs, ana
also OF the books OF the banking institution.
Roy. d. d. Regnn is authorized to act as cue
todian Of the property until assigneee are ap :
pointed.
Eiseman Bros, popular clothiers and tailors.