The Evening critic., 1884-09-12
THE MORNING NEWS,
Local and General, Boiled Down,
worked Over and Furnished up
Fresh.

worked Over and Furnished up
Fresh.
The Tallapoosa court of inquiry con-
cludod Its sessions Mt Boston yesterday.
Az Amityvillc, Pa, yesterday. William
J.. WiDgood was killed by gas while digging a
David d. Shannon, veteran of tho war
OF 1912, aged 03 years, died at Delvidere, N.
j., Wednesday.
The situation in Naples continues of tho
most distressing character, and the cholera
epidemic increases hourly.
~ w. Brown was yesterday renominsted
for Congress by the Republicans OF the slx-
teehth District OF pennsylvania.
The French Government denies that
China has declared war. The French Cham.
per VIII not meet until October 10.
Fred Douglass has made arrangements for
a,our OF ohio, during which no Will deliver a
humper OF ringing political speeches.
A special from Augusta Me-, saws the
Total vote OF the State Will reach 142,4iO, and
hoplo 8 majority over Redman 20,615.
Alvin p. Green, of Sullivan, Ills, one of
the 3O6 delegates who stood by Grant I'm the
Se.ional Convention In 1880, died on wodnes.
Ex.Congressman John Reilly, of Scran.
ton, Pa, received a bad fall at Luray, va,
meunesday, fracturing his left leg above the
Colonel Leo Crandall, of this eitv. editor
OF the National Vietr, is in Cincinnati and ia
Greenbaokers. '"O
Lord Wolseley, in consequence of the
iiailing OF tho Nile, Is preparing for au over.
Ihnu expedition 10 Rhartoum II II should be
necessary. w
Tho survivors of the wrecked YACHT
who killed boy companion to feed upon his
Dooy. were charged with murder In a London
court yesterday.
Soldering Brothers Touring mill In
Akron, Ohio, was struck by lightning and un.
rooted by the wind "Wednesday, causing n loss
ofs2O,OO0 to $4,000.
:, The brig Anita Owens, which arrived at
new YORK wednesday from st. Jago dc Cuba,
sick with yellow fever.
freight train on the Mexican Central
hailroad was wrecked Tuesday night near Ca.
lara, Mexico. The engineer and fireman, both
americans, ana seven poems were killed.
At Seaford, Del, Monday night. Pete
Nichols, colored, attempted to xiii his wife by
cutting her throat. She is In a critical condi.
lion. The cause OF the assault was jealousy.
Sensational stories about John McCul-
l9ugb, the tragedian, losing his mind are do.
cared 10 be utterly without foundation, Mr.,
mccullough, 1t is said, is In the best OF health.
meeting Of the Florida Republican As.
eociatlon was hold last night at their rooms
over the Centre Market Full arrangements
were made ior aiding the campaign In Florida.
The State Prohibition Convention of No.
braeka yesterday nominated ], a. MiIier Tor
Governor, and II. II. Shedd, the Republican
dorsed. ""' ~
Adyices from Tamatave, Madagascar, of
August 30 state that the French had BON.
barded and temporarily occupied Mahonoro.
a town on the coast, some distance south OF
Tamatave. W
II the invitation to Carl Schurz to de.
liver speech to the German citizens at the
schuetzen Park, In this city, be accepted, the
Ion. Simon Wolf will take an early opportu-
nifty to reply.
j. Pierpont Morgan, of Drexel, Morgan &
c., New YORK, who has represented the syn.
ern Pacific Railroad, has resigned his position
In the directory.
Some Of the trunk lines have recently in
creased their allowances to the ticket brokers
Until now several OF them, notably the Erie
are said 10 be paying a commission Of 80 on
the Chicago ticket.
The centennial at Norristown, Pa, yes.
terday was celebrated by a grand parade OF
sand men were in line. Twenty thousand
visitors were present.
The verdict in the case of Captain Ohm
stead, o. 3, A., who was recently before
c cSo at Leayenworth, Kan, on the
yesterday, and is dismissal.
AT Hot Springs, Ark, Wednesday night,
"a Howell, former railroad man from Mem.
phis, Tenn, and participant In the Doran.
Chief OF Police Toler, who shot him dead.
The examination of Henry II. Hadley in
the Morey letter suit In New York was con.
tinued yesterday. He said that In 1881 John
lion he possessed In regard to the Morey letter,
Lizzie Sheriff, the victim of terrible as
sault near Six.Mile Ferry, Pa, on the night OF
July 20, is h opelessly insane. She was taken
10 Pit'sbnrgh TO testify against the parties ac-
cusod, but her testimony could not be taken,
Thu pbilaIn1phia L
into The hands Of a company OF which Mr., M,
4. Handy, present managing editor OF the
Phlladelphia Press, is member. 1t is under.
$1,000 200, Mr. Handy will be the managing editor
Acting Secretary of State Davis has adj.
dressed a letter TO Consul.General Mason
commencing his courage and devotion to duty
IN remaining at his post and continuing en-
Inc cholera epidemic.
The Tri-Synodic Board of Missions of the
Reformed Church closed its sessions at Read.
IDS, "a. yesterday. Rev. J. o. Miller, OF York,
W was SCI chosen president; Rev. VIM. II. Snyder,
OF Harrisburg, secretary; Rev. Theodore Ap. |
pei, OF Lancaster superintendent.
The Western Pig Iron Association have |
npanuoneu the proposition TO shut down all |
i ne PIG iron furnaces four weeks IN the next |
Two months. The association now asks that |
al the furnaces Join In a movement for tho re. /
months. ''N
IN SIagrlns Japan works, Brooklyn, N, |
Y, Wednesday Kettle OF varnish caught flre |
and exploded, scattering its contents over Ave |
Workmen. James Hodgkins was burned to n /
crisp. sydney Myron, John Monohan, John |
fatally burned.
At Sheepshead Bay yesterday the Bridge |
handicap, IL miles, was won by Kelso's Water
Lily by two lengths, Louisette second, Blast |
third; time, 2;3S. The. other winners wars |
sussex, DUPLEX, MONTH";, Pinatoro apaSSytie. |
lec. At Lexington, Ky.l he winpsssSNere Bob |
hiles, Audrain, Vera al AlscK Ament.
School pants. EiasmqH Bros, cor. 9Th and e. |
Owing Jtstho feeblS health of the vener-
akls'eonn d. Clarke, atwhose house the suryI- |
vors OF the war OF 1912 were TO meet to-day,
, Tere MIL VIII DC no meeting. Last year there
az the meeting. During the past year Major
E Io,s SIMS Mr.. Seraphim Mast ana Mr., /
John ,: Anderson have died, leaving as the
surviVing members Mr.. John ID, CLARKE, Mr.
". w. Moore. Mr.. Michael Cation, Rev. French
3. Evans and Mr.. James Lawrenson. N'H'n
why MasNOddIe Staid Pron,
Church.
"what ran keep Mr.. MacNoddle from