The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-03-10
THE MORNING NEWS,
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Local and General. Boiled Down,
Worked over and Furnished UP
Fresh.
The Fitz-John Porter bill is a special
order In tho Senate for wednesday heSt
There were 175 deaths in Baltimore last
week, thirteen less than tho Same iweek In
Legitmist circles In Paris arc excited
over n reported plot to assassinate the Comte
do Parle.
The Spngerbund gave another of their
enjoyable concerts at Abner's Hall last night
TO an unusually large and appreciative audi
enco.
The Wheolmon's League will hold It's au-
nual meeting here on May 10 and 20. Thou
sands OF wheels will, 1t is expected, partci
pate in the parade.
The X. w. Grand Lodge of the World,
order OF Good Templars, Will meet here with
over four hundred delegates In May, aud q
temperance demonstration Will DO made dur
ing tho sessions OF the Worlds Lodge.
The approach of spring was heralded yes
terday by number OF vivid lightning flashes
and loud thunder claps. There was rainfall
all day, followed by high winds at night
The grand commandery, United Order
| OF tho Golden Gross, OF this District, has
adopted appropriate resolutions commemora-
| tive OF the death Of II. >. Graham, who was
| grand commander OF the order at the time OF
| his decease.
Lieutenant Harber who brought the re-
| mains OF tho Jeanette victims back to this
country, has been ordered to Washington for
consultation with tho Officers engaged IN per-
fecting the details of the plans for the Groely
Relief Expedition.
Two of the leading glassworks in st.
Louis have lighted their fires, and the others
| will follow suit In short timo. Tho works at
Alton, ILL.,, have also started. This gives ON
| plOyment to moro that 1000 men who have
| been idle for several months.
On Friday evening Sister Mary Ross
Lindsay died OF consumption at tho Convent OF
tho Visitation, Mount do Sales, near Catons-
VILE, Md. She entered tho convent In George.
town, d. O., In 1861. Deceased was relative
OF the late Father McElroy, Sd.
| Lieutenant Charles E. Fox, who has been
on duty In the Bureau OF Navigation OF the
| Navy Department, has been ordered to special
duty under Admiral Porter to relieve Lieuten-
ant Emory, who has been ordered to the Arctic
as commander OF the steamer Bear.
The second number of the third course OF
lectures under the auspices of tho Authropo.
| ligical and Biological Societies at tho National
| Museum was delivered Saturday afternoon by
Professor Simon Newcomb, the astronomer.
| The theme OF the lecture was "Physlcal
| Force"
G. ID. Sharp, who last August assaulted
| Amanda and Emma Clark, aged 10 and IL
years, near Galveston, Texas, has been sen
fenced In the FIRST case nfty years In the peni-
tentiary, and I'm the other to BIO hanged. The
sentence In the second case will BIO carried out
on April 20.
Tho funeral of the late Joseph H. Roem-
mele, who died last Thursday, took place
from tho residence OF Mr.. q. IL. johnson, No.
700 Fourth street northeast, yesterday after
day afternoon. The deceased was In the seth
year OF his age and an old resident OF East
| Washington.
Heavy rains fell in various sections of
Virginia yesterday. AZ Petersburg, Va, the
rain was accompanied by two thunder storms
River at that point is very high and rapidly
rising, and It is feared that somo OF the county
| bridges have been washed away.
I'M
tween Matsoda sorakichi and Edwin Blbby
will be decided In New York tonight. They
are TO wrestlo best three in hve bouts, Japanese
rules. Both athletes will wear belts niue feet
| and encircled around their thighs, aud which
the wrestlers Will grasp for a firm hold.
AS n result of Friday nights Cibine
meeting In London, definite instructions hav,
been sent 10 the civil and military representa-
J tives In Egypt regarding the British policy II
the Soudan. General Graham has been order
the enemy, while osman Digna Is preaching
holy war and insists on lighting. Genera
Graham will begin his march against osmai
Digna on Tuesday.
large dcputation of Italians from New
YORK city yesterday visited the cottage wher
| Garibaldi lived, at Clifton, 8. l., ana place,
over the door white marble tablet on whici
! | Guiseppi Garlbaldf. Dedicated by som
, friends" Alessandro oldrino, compatible
| Ol ucltVeTeu du uuuroSS eulOSlStl
| OF the latter's career.
Colonel James d. Brady, chairman of tn
. | Virginia Republican State Committee and a.
| intimate friend OF General Malone, says thu
| Coalition and Republican State Convention
which meets in Richmond April %, will sen
: Malone at the head OF the Virginia delegation
2 to the Chicago Convention, and that no and tn
4 electoral ticket which the State Convention
will nominate Will be pledged to the supper
NJ Of the Chicago Republican nominees for Presl
dent and Yice-President.
A few days ago Mrs. Frances McNei
> Potter, q niece OF the late President Pierce
L called upon Secretary Teller and presente
}, him with q lock Of her uncle's hair, aud n
u | quested him that II BIO placed In tho cabine
containing similar mementoes of the lat
President in the Patent ONCE. She was II
formed that these relics had been removed
the Smithsonian; but the Secretary kiudl
z | volunteered TO have 1t sent to Professor Bairt
!, The latter gladly received 1t and placed 1t
y an appropriate place.