The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-04-16
THE MORNING NEWS,
Local and General, Boiled Down,
Worked over and Furnished UP
E~ash

English detectives IN Paris are tracing
the alleged dynamiters supposed TO BIO In hid
ing there.
III Mahdi has written q lettor command
ing the tribes to push forward the siege OF
khartoum.
The late Charles Reade was buried yes.
terday beside the actress, Laura Seymour, at
Willesden, England.
Mr.. Monkey will open his baseball park
opposite the Capitol grounds tomorrow, when
tho Dufraloes Will play the washingtons.
Among the horses which arrived at the
Fair grounds yesterday was Desiree, pur-
chased for $4,000 by the Washington stables.
The labor upon which Southern Maryland
tobacco planting depends Is largely emigrat-
ing northward for spring and summer work
on railroads.
George A. Smith has made an assignment
OF his house and property In the Howard
House 10 Horatio Browning for the benent OF
his creditors.
The Chinese Government is greatly eXer-
csed over the success OF the French, who have
captured HungHoa. Thls terminates the
campaign In Tonquin.
Rev. Joseph McCool one of the oldest
Presbyterian divines In Pennsylvania, died IN
louisville yesterday, aged SO years. His MIN
istry extended over period OF 90 years,
The Commissioners have returned to Con-
gresham Muldrow the bill for the protection
OF game in the District which was referred to
them for their views; They recommend some
The third match for a place on the Chi
cago team was shot yesterday afternoon, with
the following result; Mills, Is: Magruder,
10; Jones, II; Eidridge, 1oi Blagroye, 10;
16, and Peck, o.
Information has been received at the
Treasury Department of the death OF b. T.
Spencer, Of the Stationery Division, at Crescent
City, Florida, where he had gone for the ben
eft Of his health. The remains are on the way
10 this city for interment
Notice is given by the Lighthouse Board
that on or about April 20, 1884, q bell buoy
END Of re the middle ground
trance 10 Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. This
buoy will be rung by the action OF the sea.
The Treasury Department has issued
since March 10 warrants for the payment OF
about 10000 claims for rebate OF tobacco tax,
aggregating about S1,l00,000. These claims
are being passed at the rate OF 500 a day, and
II is expected 70 have them all disposed of In
about forty days.
The Cornell Alumni Association at their
meeting last night, at tho Bureau OF Eiuca-
ton, elected the following officers for the on.
suing year President Dr Or. D. E. salmon; vice,
Hampsop, L. o. Howard; secretary and treas.
urer, p. Z. Clarke.
The sale OF seats in New York for the en-
tertainment to be given at the Metropolitan
Opera House for the benefit OF the proposed
Soldiers Homo OF Richmond, Va, began yes
| terday evening. One hundred reserved seats
at 150, several boxes at $40 and $50, nve at
| 500 and three at 300 each were sold.
| Frederick A. Creuger is at the hospital in
| New York dying from the effects OF beating
and a pistol shot. He was beaten, shot ia the
head and thrown overheard from a Hoooken
ferryboat about 2 o'clock yesterday morning
by an unknown man. He was found In the
river by custom-house boat and brought
ashore.
About eighteen months ago James Irving
| q well.known New York politician, commit
ted an aggravated assault upon q man In his
saloon In New York city. irving was convicted
and sentenced for the crime, but pending q,
| appeal has been out on bail. Tho Court OF Ap
peals yesterday affirmed the decision of the
| lower court.
Fifty masked men went to Jackson, Ky.
on Wednesday night and took Henry Kilburn
fined in the jail there, and hanged them. XII
burn was charged with the murder OF VIM
Thorp last January, and Strong was suspected
| OF being concerned In the same murder. XII
burn had killed eight men.
The New York Assembly committe,
which Investigated the State House OF Refug
at Rochester, In their report state the dormi
tories are only At for felons; that the hospita
the facilities OF escape In case OF Are. TIT
committee condemn the system OF contrac
work for the employment OF the boys.
A shutdown of all the coal mines of thu
Monongahela River district is considered I'm
minent. The acceptance of the reduction b!
the miners OF the third pool has caused genera
dissatisfaction. The operators Of the first am
as valuable as that mined In the lower pool
and Will accordingly order similar cut.
Willie Holton. son of Representativ,
Hart b; holt9n, had his face badly bur rne
his son and a playmate got hold of some gun
powder and proceeded to burn It,. Willie wa
brought into the house with his face black
ened by the powder and all OF his eyelashe
burned on. The doctor says his eyesight II
| not Affected
Andrew X. Leslre, commissioner of tn
Circuit Court OF doochland County. Va, an
| judgment creditor OF Martha A. Z. Sharretts
| has filed bill in equity against her and othe
parties, praying that a receiver be appointeC
to collect the rents and profits from Nos. 63
| and 633 + street northwest, and the same b
!, | applied TO the satisfaction OF complainant
Judgment.
; The Laboring Mems Protective Union a
a meeting last evening elected the followln
officers for the ensuing year: Presiden
Joseph H. jackson; first Vice.president, O.
: Keating; second vice president, Charles
L l,Sa recording secretary, W. N s9mme
Green; financial secretary and treasure
. Charles Coleman.
, Last night at meeting of the Federatio
OF Labor Unions resolution was passed col
: ing upon Congress TO redeem Its pledges
passing Senate bill Id and House bills 900
and 1910, with an amendment to the Sena
bill providing that all public work, whethC
I given out by contract or done by the Govern
, ment under supervision OF Its own agent
shall be executed under the provisions of II
, eight hour law.
In Philadelphia yesterday the Counte
| Amelia de Racouska was convicted OF aggr
waited assault and battery upon Wilford Goa
the boy whom she shot; guilty OF simple a
sault and battery upon Mr.. Nystrom, and N
guilty OF assaulting Harriet Hall. She sh
the boy In her room at her boarding-hout
when he came to ask her 10 put out her ga
r | which she burned all night. She claimed tn
she thought the boy burglar.
A well-attended meeting of colored cit
= zens was held held here last night 10 EXPIRE
4 approval OF the pending education bill
!. Senator Blair. Professor @. A. Gardner
unprecedented from the iliiterate element
10 republics, and speeches were made by Pr
lessor II. Il. Greener, Frederick Douglass al
george W. Williams. j. W. Cromwell road
series or resolutions approving OF Nation
" aid In education, which were unanimous
ii adopted.
q On February % last an ARRAY occurrc
20 at Ellicott City, Nd, In which a young viii
% man named Henry Green was shot In the fat
by Sam Hill, colored. Some stones had be,
l. thrown at Hill, who drew his pistol and FIR,
o into a crowd OF white men, after which
10 made his escape. He was followed by ofice
from one city to another since, aud was final
arrested in this city yesterday by Detectiv
Van Zandt arrived In the city yesterday wi
a requisitiop, but Hill agreed to go wltho
any formality, provided his wife, who has
~ companied him on his travels, was TAX
- home, too. They left on the 10 O'Clock tra
last night.
Last Monday night j. d. Monday,
~ Lexington, KY. registered at Myers H0
u and retired about 10 80 O'Clock TO all appet
y | ances sober. Yesterday whom the chnmo
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