The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-03-26
THE MORNING NEWS,


Local and General. Boiled Down,
worked over ana Furnished Up
Fresh.
The dredging of the Panama Canal pro-
crosses rapidly.
The latest Paris duel was between a
journalist and deputy.
Moody and SanlSey are meeting with un-
precedentod success IN tho interior OF Eng
land.
Two Americans have boon indicted in
Nova Scotia for having explosives In their pos
session.
San Francisco was terrified yesterday by
two earthquake shocks, which did but little
damage.
Jay Goulds yacht, Atalanta, with its
owner and party on board, has arrived at
Newport News.
A meeting Of the adherents of Prince
Jerome Napoleon was held last night at Paris
by his sanction.
The evidence for the prosecution in the
Augustlnlan trials at Lawrence, Mass, was
concluded yesterday.
At Knoxville, Tenn, n tremendous hail
and wire storm demolished houses and shat.
tered windows last night.
subcommittee on arrangements for tho
nominating conventions have been appointed
and are at work af Chicago.
The 250th anniversary of tho landing of
tho Maryland pilgrims In st. MarY's County
will be celebrated In Baltimore this evening
The st. Louis grand jury has found thir-
teen indictments against Tlller and McFadden
I'm connection with the Pacific Express rob-
berry.
The Inventors Convention assembled at
Cincinnati yesterday wNh about two thousand
delegates. The object is to oppose unfavorable
patent legislation.
The Massachusetts Legislature rejected,
by large majority, the resolution instructing
the Massachusetts, Members OF Congress 20
favor tariff reduction.
George G. Yewell, n well-known citizen
OF Annapolis, has volunteered as n private sea.
man on the Greedy Relief Expedition, and his
services have been accepted.
The articles of agreement for the Sulli-
livan.Thompson prize night have boon put in
tho hands OF Richard X. Fox, aud Thompson
has produced his forfeit money
Four army sergeants have been arrested
nj Madrid for conspiracy against the govern
ment, and the newspaper, NJ Progress, has
again BIO sliced by order OF King Alfonso.
Vanderbilt Allen has filed his reply to the
bill for divorce brought by Edith Allen, In
New York, denying oil the charges, and aleg-
ing too much mother-in-law as the cause.
fight occurred in Columbia, Pa, DO.
tween some Warm Spring Indians, who were
on exhibition, and party OF white men. Sew
eral OF The Indians and few OF the white mon
were injured.
General Graham has determined to at
tack Osman Digna on Thursday The Cabinet
Council In London has decided to give General
| OThHdHl ulhCretlOn 10 mdtcu 10 BerDer TO Keo1
| the route clear.
Tho Boston grand jury has created a sen-
| sation by indicting largo number OF persons
| for fraudulent schemes to secure pensions,
| and naturalization papers and frauds on the
| Internal revenue laws.
| Whistler and Muldoon wrestled for four
| hours In San Francisco last night without
| either succeeding In throwing his antagonist.
| The match was stopped when tho participants
became exhausted, and was called draw.
A question of authority among the city
officials OF Norfolk Is stirring up that smoky
city. The Mayor accuses the police OF making
raids for political purposes, and the police
want the Mayor to mind his own business.
Countess de Raconski is in trouble in
Philadelphia on account OF her quick temper.
The Countess left her light burning all night,
tho landlords son objected to the waste OF gas,
and the Countess got mad and shot the boy,
and has been arrested.
The brig Jewett, of Belfast, Me-, was
| wrecked or Hatteras on February 20, and the
| crew took to the boats, whero all perlshaS
| from exposure and stqEvation, eXcepks0he
who was rescued yesterd NY. by .,hA<ssbark Ed
ward Gushing, OF BostQn.sf
100 Jerseys. s1kscfofN as{ oung's, 7367th st
Tb~'TSn of Euston via sue for divorce
m london, charging that the Countess has an
| other living husband. Tho Countess will re-
| spond that after her first marriage she found
that her husband had another wife; she
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