The Evening critic., 1884-02-14
THE MORNING NEWS,
Local and General, Boiled Down,
worked over and Furnished UP
Eresh.


local and General, Boiled Down,
worked Over and Furnished UP
Fresh.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hanor, Of Adams County,
Pa, died O few days ago, aged exactly 1O2.
The mandarns who permitted the mas
sacre OF Christians In Tonquin have been exc
cuted.
The well-known trotting horse Compton
Boy dropped dead in his stable at quebec yes.
terday.
Seven persons were drowned in Dundee,
Scotland, on Tuesday, while out pleasure
sailing.
Mr.. Bradlaugh has issued an address to
the electors OF Northampton for q reelection
TO Parliament.
The Western Nail Association met in
Pittsburgh, Pa, yesterday, and reduced tho
card-rate from $40 TO $3.50.
AT the meeting Of tho Washington Froobel
Society last night, School Commissioner Brown,
Of Ohio, made an address on object lessons.
DR.. A. Brehm, the German naturalist,
the roosting places OF birds In the North OF
Europe.
The financial report of the new Now
York Metropolitan Opera. House, for the season
ended February 1, shows deficiency of
John F. N Wilkinson has made COM
plant to the Commissioners respecting the
non.lighting OF certain gas'lamps on Ninth
btfeet eOutnWeSt.
Frank Cartwright, aged about as years,
OF Germantown, Pa, committed suicide yes.
terday by shooting himself. He had been Ill
and low-spirited.
Mr.. John G. Senseny, of Stephens City,
Frederick County, Va, died Monday, aged 81
years. He was member OF the Methodist
Church sixty.seven years.
In Reading, Pa, last night, Harry Coma.
aged IL years, In running to IRE ran against
q tree In a thick fog and struck his temple.
When picked up he was dead.
The members of Custer Camp, No. 1,
Sons OF Veterans, appeared at their meeting
last night for the first time In their new uni
forms, modelled after that worn by General
Custer.
The London Times severely criticises tho
| course OF the British Government in Egypt,
| and It is reported that q majority of the Oabi.
net are urging more vigorous action In tho
Soudan.
The Philadelphia Record says the Penn
| sylvania Railroad Company has about con-
summated negotiations with the Lehigh Val.
ley Railroad Company for the lease OF the
| latter line.
The Washington Cycle Club has elected
| committee to attend the meeting OF the officers
| OF the League OF American Wheelmen in New
| York on February %.
| The District Commissioners havesnotified
| A. II. Chamberlain, who asked to have his APP
plication for position on the police force re-
ferred to the Attorney for the District that the
| attorney has nothing to do with such cases.
During the month of January the night
lodging house furnished lodging TO $40 per-
| sons and meals to 1884 persons. or the per-
sons who were given shelter nearly all OF the
trades were represented, including 168 labor
| ers.
Tho Philharmonic Society elected of
ncers last night to I'LL vacancies as follows:
| Professor widows, vice-president, aud Frank
Pearson, secretary. Mr.. Howard 8. Prince aud
Mr.. Willard were elected to the executive com.
| mittee.
Ex-Judge George P. Fisher has with
| drawn from the contest for the appointment
the Delaware District. tits said the name of
| ex-Congreesman James II. Lonand Will DO pre-
| sented for the place.
The Homo Plate Glass Insurance Com
| pany at their annual meeting elected the fol
lowing directors: James l.. Barbour, Charles
O. Duncaneop, Thomas Somerville Noble d
Larner, Francis Miller, John B. Larner, l.
johnson, John !. Vogt, II. o. Hoffman.
At Pittsburgh yesterday Dr. George II
Marshall, charged with attempting to black
mail Mary Anderson, the actress, was &C
! quilted. The court ruled that the offense die
not como within the PROVISION OF the law pro
viding penalties for using the malls for thu
| purpose OF defrauding.
Tho medical board of Providence Hospi
tai have held a meeting to take action In re
| gard to the death OF the late j. s. Beale. APP
propriate resolutions were reported anC
adopted. The students OF the Georgetown
Medical College also passed resolutions In re
| .
Building Inspector Entwisle and Chic
Engineer Cronin, of the Fire Department, II
| compliance with an order of the Commission
ere, have made an exhaustive report on tn
| condition OF the theatres, public schools ant
! hotels, In case OF IRE. Certain changes an
: improvements are recommended.
9 The child of George Anderson, Of Phila
7 delphia, aged 81 months, died Tuesday nigh
tered by mistake. The child had been sick
Z and, instead of a prescription ordered by tn
= doctor, the druggists returned a bottle o
/ laudanum and leadwater intended for az
J. | other party.
!. The members of the Harvard Club CAV
4 dinner at wormley's last night and enter
tanned number Of guests. The posts OF homo
OF the club, and Commissioner Loring, score
tary. Toasts were responded to by these ger
ilemen and Long Hon The s
: pole, J. s. Webb, Walker Blaine, A. A. Haye
4 | and others.
]. The report OF the Secretary of State upo
!. the Trimble extradition case was sent to tn
4 citizen, arrested In Texas for crimes con
!. mitted in Mexico. The government of tn
q | latter country demanded his extradltioI
I which this Government did not grant. Seer,
I. tary Frelinghuysen decides that the Pres
= dent has not the power to surrender an Anne
" lean citizen, however desirable II may be tht
. criminal shall be punished.
q The number of immigrants arriving
l. tho port OF New York last year 10 oficiall
a, placed at 4Ob,0O0. or these 3SS,212 we
II steerage passengers. The avowed destinatlc
D. OF 165,664 immigrants was New York Stat
Y bur very large proportion OF these have gor
q TO other States. Nearly 10000 went TO Pen
u sylvania ana over $4,000 TO Illinois. vel
! large proportion OF the immigrants weatts'tl
!. West and comparatively few h2ps~settl'
K either in New EnglandtPr the Ss>fthern State
y COUGHS, Colds and sore Throat vie
! T caSrs p 70 b. d, SHsea sons oapSica
y Ths-ksdfd of trustees of tho Homeopath
= Hssfftal has elected the following medic
n stan; Drs. G. W. Pope, II. 8. Verdi, $. l. Gro
and O. W. Sonnenschmldt, consulting phyi
Y cians and Drs. Allen, Gilbert, swormsted
J | Custie, Riggs, Lee and Winslow as vlsitii
, physicians. The building will DO open for ?
l. | tients to-day. The board OF lady manage
will consist OF Mrs. Charles Nordhoff, presldeI
Mrs. +. l.. Fyeeman, recording secretary, al
an Mrs. G. w.SPope, financial secretary. n
,. board voted TO give dance reception or viii
n a the following ladies will have charge: MI
rutherford, Mrs. Vanderbilt, Mrs. Lewis Oh
phane, Mrs. L. d. Wight, Miss Waite, Mrs. L
Pope, Mrs. II. d. Cooke, IT,, Miss Knowlt
and Mrs. G. II. Wilcox.
The Y. n. q. A. Literary Society.
AZ meeting OF the Literary Society Ia
night q debate upon the Indian question G
III gagged the best talent OF the club during I
entire evening. Tho question, tResolye