The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-03-29
9TH ROP

A brood SOW owned by John T. Roop, in
New Windsor District, Nd. has had litter of
"a pigs.
Ex-Governor Hamilton, of Maryland,
says he will not BIO candidate for Congress
nder any circumstances.
1t was rumored in London yesterday
that Khartoum had fallen, and there was
great anxiety for the safety OF General Cor.
DON
Ensign G. II. Harlow, who has been on
scientific duty at the Smithsonian Institution,
will accompany the Thetis on the Greedy Re-
lief expedition as photographer and scientist.
A reunion of the Massachusetts, Republic
cans In this city was held last evening in the
lecture OF the Congregational Church,
and was largely attended. Commissioner
Loring presided.
Delegates from the first second, third,
fourth, nth and seventh Legislative and from
the twenty-1rst senatorial districts OF Penn
sylvania, at Wllkesbarrc, yesterday elected
Hon. II. d. Payne delegate to National Repub-
lican Convention, with instructions to support
Blaine.
The mutilated body of man found tied
up in sack in Wissahicken Creek, philadel-
phia, Thursday, has been identified as the re-
mains OF Frederick Stahl, hog butcher, who
disappeared last October. The autopsy shows
that the mutilatlon was not done by sur
geon, and that the body has been In the water
two or three months.
The relatives of DIR. Thomas Gallaher, of
Brooklyn, aud many citizens have prepared a
vention in behalf Of the Doctor, who Is In
prison In England, on the ground that he was
convicted by false swearing and false evidence,
the latter mainly volunteered by the In
former, James McDermott. The petitioners
have proofs that DR.. Gallaher never hal tho
least connection with the Irish dynamlters.
During n violent storm on Tuesday night
one side OF large brick dwelling, owned by
q. 9. Magruder, and situated near tho Asad.
envy lot at Upper Marlboro, Prince Georges
| County, Nd, foil In. Several colored families
.N.I.
| est in the village, escaped without injury. In
the neighborhood OF Groom hailstorm on
| Wednesday was very destructive TO peach
trees. In some localities, It is said, the ground
| was covered with hail two inches deep.
| At meeting of tho Washington CONT
| nentals last night seven new members were
elected. Second lieutenant olapp, OF Com
| ]. r. Johnson, OF Company b, was promoted
from second to first lieutenant, and Sergeant
| John L. Smallwood was elected second lieu
| tenant. The corps decided 90 attend the fair
| of the Veteran Cadets next Wednesday even.
| ing In body.
| The East Washington districts held n
| consolidation meeting last hight to arrange
he
| Washington. Tho following committees were
| then announced: Committee on finance, j.
W. Lomax, chairman; Robert Dorsey, secre-
Samuel Brown, Ed Joyce, Abram Lee and
| Philip Stewart. Committee on charlots, Robert
dorsey Snairmanj .; ho Wnn VIM noN wSf'
| tee on carriages, j. w, Fowler, James N.
| Cephas and Samuel j. Brown.
| The Schuetzen Society gave a childrens
masquerade ball at Abner's Hall last night
| which proved a brilliant success. Tho orig
| inality and elegance of the costumes was very
| noticeable. Some Of those present We're: Miss
| Clara Donch, Folly; Bertha Vogt, Faust; os-
| car Vogt, Negro Minstrel; Leo Vogt, Mother
| HUBBARD Maggie Kammerer, Hungarian
| Princess; Emma Schmidt, Hungarian Prlncessi
| George Koch, Martha Washington Annie
| MuehIeisen, Schuetzen Pork; Helen Geber,
| GYPSY; Ella Paul and Kate Negton, Fancy
| Maud Eastwood, Fancy; Minnie Xander, Mar.
| guerite (FausD; TITLE Killlan, Shop Girl; VIII
| Stone, rag Picker; Annie Kneesi, Bettina;
TIME Hoscb, Lottai Aurella Kennedy, Minnie
| Palmer,