The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-08


Worked over ana Furnished up
Fresh.
Twelve persons were killed In hurri-
cane near Sebastopol, Russia, yesterday.
The Agricultural DEPARTMENTS estimate
OF the wheat crop for this year Is about 4Sj,.
100000 bushels.
Jessie Vokos, the actress, we'll known in
England and the United Statos as one OF the
Vokes family, 10 dead.
By the will Of the late Royal Phelps his
eon-in.law, Ex-Governor John Leo Carroll, OF
Maryland, gets 100000.
Troops were called out in Brussels yes
to-day owing TO fears OF further domonstra.
lions against the Deputies.
The Hovas arc determined to resist the
French In Madagascar. and the Queen has or
dered preparations tor war.
Tho bull Of translation arrived at st.
Louis yesterday from Rome for Archbishop z.
j. Ryan, who goes to Philadelphia.
Leroy Roper, the oldest tobacconist of
Petersburg, Va, died Wednesday, aged 20
years. He was woll known throughout the
country.
Diplomatic relations between England
and Mexico, which have been suspended since
the fall OF the MACMILLAN empire, have been
renewed.
The Capuchin Father Massage, the Arch
biehop OF Vienna and Seville and six italian
prelates, Will be created cardinals at the con.
sistory In September.
Inc depression In tho iron business Oh
Pittsburgh, Pa., Is said TO BIO creator than for
many years. Fully 1000 men less are en-.
ployed than year ago.
Some very old people have recently died
in baltimore. Mrs. Mary Walker 102, William
Baker 81, Eugene Post "a, Eugene LHernault
10 and Frederick Morlock 70.
Mr.. Gladstone stated yesterday with re-
gard TO Egypt that the Government did not
propose TO oifer any counsel until Lord North.
brook shall have visited Egypt.
L. l.. - n.
in consequence Of tho groat number OF return
Ing refugees. English cholera Is spreading In
hamlets near Blackburn, England. An analysis
OF the water In use In Marseiles shows mum.
berless microbes.
The Second Artillery camp at White Sui
| phur Springs was visited by a very severe
| storm the other day, that blew down most OF
| tho orlcers' tents and uprooted some trees
| near by. Private Robert Hutchinson was Sc
| riously injured by falling tent pole.
| About eighty men employed in the
freight ana passenger department OF the Phil
adsiphia Heading Sar,,sh,ops, moadins ia,
stated that slight reduction OF wages In
several OF the departments has been ordered.
The Columbia Boat Club gave another
OF their series OF enjoyable semi monthly hops
last evening at the boathouse. Tho senior
| four and eight crews leave tonight for Wat
| kins. Tho shells will have to be strapped on
top of the car and covered to protect them from
| the sun.
At the pigeon and glass-ball shooting
match at Bennings Bridge yesterday the first
| money was divided between william Wagner
took first and wimsatt second money. In the
| glass-ball contest Wagner broke twenty-five
| without miss.
1t was stated in the House of Commons
| yesterday that negotiations between France
and China were still going on, and a report
| from Foo Chow, China, says that peace is GER
tain and that the American Minister is to ar
| bitrate. Meantime warlike preparations con-
tinue In the Canton district.
The steamships America and p. Caland
landed 707 immigrants at New York yester'
day, and but two of the whole number were
detained as paupers. Flfty-one out OF the %
alleged paupers landed from the Hamburg
steamer Russia, a few days since, have proved
their ability to care for themselves.
William ]. Lansing, a lawyer, OF Cohoes,
| N. Y, was arraigned In the Police Court OF that
city yesterday, charged with drunkenness
He tried TO kill himself In the courtroom with
large stone papor.weight, cutting his head
| badly. At the station.house he drank q guam
tity OF kerosene oil. Lansing was once brill
liant lawyer.
|. dispatch from Boston says that two or
three counterfeit Bank OF England notes for
change dealing firm In that city by man who
| bought Canadian money, and Is supposed to
have gone to Nova Scotia. The notes so far
detected are numbered 0.26, OF May 10, and
June 10, 1883.
Senators Hawley, Aldrich, Miller Nor
gan and Butler, and Representatives Randall,
Hiscock and Phelps, comprising the special
the steel.making capacity OF the United
States, with view TO building war ships,
met in New York yesterday and heard the
statements OF number OF experts.
The nineteenth centenary of the birth OF
the Blessed Virgin is ordered by Archbishop
Gibbons in circular letter, TO be read In the
Catholic churches next Sunday, 10 be cele
brated by iridium on the 9th, eth and Sth
| OF September. The 9th Is the Feast OF the
Nativity. The instructions OF the Archbishop
are based on circular letter from Carolina
Bartolini, written by direction OF His Holmes;
Leo XIII.
The Union Veteran Corps (Old Guard
held It's monthly meeting at Masonic Temple
last night and elected ten new members. the
following board OF directors was elected
Rock, Il. L. smith, i. ". Paige, J. Brannan, o
W. W. Mcdonald, s. Z. Thomson being chair
man ex.oficio. The Corps received com
munication from the Society OF the Army o
| the West inviting them to participate In the
reunion at Cumberland, Md, next September
The Nationals were again defeated by
the Baltimores yesterday by score OF to o
The game was interesting throughout, not
withstanding the number of errors and thu
high score. The visitors outielding wa
strong. Both sides did some heavy batting a
times, the visitors punching their hits In tn
. seventh inning, and making four runs. Rob
I inson's flne fly catch and Seers long throw
were features. Fusselback and Fulmer, OF tn
visitors, were a strong battery. The District
Mutuals by score OF o TO 8. Darkness pre-
vented the game from being played to tn
finish.
The National Rifles held their regula
monthly meeting last night and elected tw
active and two honorary members. Fifth Sci
geant Frank Barnes WAS unanimously electe
first sergeant, vice Thornott, resigned to ente
the ranks. Fourth Corporal W. p. Boteler wa
unanimously elected sixth sergeant, vic
Magruder, promoted to be NTH sergeant. Tn
"A Ave corporals were each advanced one mum
Der and Private Zantzinger elected eight
corporal The prize badges TO successful
marksmen at the Fourth OF July contest wer
presented, the nret prize 10 Sergeant Barnot
a second 10 Corporal Vale and the Addison
badge 10 Private Darne. Private Overlook wa
awarded the leather medal. Invitations to al
tend reunions OF the Milwaukee Light-Hors
Squadron, the Army OF West Virginia and
competitive drill at the Louisville Fair were q,