The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-04-30
THE MORNING NEWS,

Locnl and General, Hoitcd Down, |
worked Over and Furnished UP
Fresh.
Sir Michael Costa, the composer, died ut |
Brighton, England, yesterday.
The gas-lamps will be lighted at 705 p. |
m. and extlngulshed at $3.50 q. m.
The United States Senate yesterday
amended and passed the Pleuro.Pneumonia
bill.
VIM. II. Vanderbilt and his son George
leave for Europe May 10 In the steamer Ger.
manic.
1t has been ascertained that tho number
killed In the recent bridge disaster In Spain
was 10.
John p. Taylor committed suicide at
scottdale, Pa., yesterday. He was married last
Thursday.
Secretary Frelinghuysen returned TO
Washington last evening from brief visit to
Newark, Nd.
The wages of shipbuilders on tho Clyde
are reduced ten per cent. Twelve thousand
men are Idle.
w. Bolton Fitzgerald, chief clerk of the
Second Branch OF tho Baltimore City Council,
died last night.
A secret inquiry is proceeding in Berlin
into the attempt to blow up the statue OF Ger
mania at Niederwald.
Senator Anthony, who went to Rhode
leland yesterday, boro his journey from Wash.
ingion without fatigue.
Tho officials of the Paddington Railway
Station, London, have received threats that
the station is TO be blown up
Albert Dolman, convicted Of larceny at
Cumberland, Md, was yesterday sentenced to
Elk years In the penitentiary.
The Clinton Stove Foundry in Troy, NJ,
Y, shut down yesterday, tho mounters refus-
ing TO work with noI-union mon.
Detective Raft yesterday recovered lot
Of carpenters tools that were stolen from st,
Patrick's Church last Wednesday.
Four hundred and fifty chests of adulter-
ated tea were seized in New York yesterday
on tho steamer France from London.
The Spanish Consul General Guanez Off
cially denies that any proposition has been
mado TO sell or annex Cuba to Mexico.
Mr.. John G. Graeme, of 724 e street, re-
ported to the police last night that 800 worth
of jewelry had been stolen from his daughters
room.
Great irritation has been caused in Por-
tugal by the recognition by the United States
| of tho nag OF tho African International Asso-
citation,
The Union Veteran Corps, Captain
| Thomason, was rendered a testimonial at Ma
comic Temple last night by tho East Side
Choral Association.
Tho National Rifle Cadets gave tho last
OF their series OF soirees at tho armory last
evening. The attendance was large and tho
hall was deliberately decorated.
The Russian Minister of Finance at
tributes the gloomy condition of trade I'm
Russia TO the competition In wheat OF the
United States, Canada and India.
The Night-Lodging House has completed
lis winters work and Will close for the season.
ceived the benefits OF the institution.
Justice Cox yesterday granted Ida A.
Finch, nee Phelps, divorce from her husband,
John A. Finch, and gave her the custody OF
their child. The charge was deserton.
The bill adding an article to the New
YORK State constitution prohibiting the manu-
facture and sale OF intoxicating liquors, was
lost yesterday by vote OF 60 against SO.
The Democratic Central Committee of
Maryland has named Juno for holding the
State Convention, and August for the con-
ventions to nominate candidates for Congress.
The Court of Appeals of New York has
decided that property owned on streets
| traversed by railways must be compensated
for damages to property caused by said rail-
| ways.
In Philadelphia yesterday, in the suit of
damages for throwing vitriol into the plain
tins face, the Jury returned a verdict In favor
OF the plalntln for $1,000.
| Miss Lucy Jones, a young lady of Ill
l Fourteenth street southwest, while handling n
loaded revolver accidentally shot herself IN tho
| eide. Dr. Boorman was called In and she was
afterward sent to Providence Hospital.
| The annual dinner of the druggists of
| Washington was held at Abner's last night.
The committee having the arrangements In
| hand was Messrs. W. s. Thompson, j. W. Drew
and j. @. Milburn. Mr.. Cassin presided. "
| Levi ID, .Jarrard. ex- county collector of
| New Brunswick. N. J.. was seitenned vea,er.
| day to len years hard labor In state prlson,
and to pay n fine OF $1,000, for forgery.
| He VIII not be tried on seven other indict-
| ments.
Abram S. Hewitt and Edward Cooper, of
| New York, yesterday entered suit Ia Uleve-
land against tho Cleveland Rolling Mill Com
| Of the Martin patent in the manufaa1urs Of
steel during seven years.
| At Memphis, Tenn, Yesterday. the frat
| race, one mile. was won Nv 6jlendower dina
| I:15ib; tho second, iyo furiones. bv Clan,
| ellen, time OIL: third. mia heats. nv
mile heats, BY Baroneila, time. lis aud
| ISL.
Mrs. James A, Williamson. of 1912 Con-
| necticut avenue, died yesterday at noon. De-
| ceased was the wife Of General WiIiIamson.
| formerly Commissioner of the General Land
| Once Her death was sudden and unexnect-
| ed. The deceased leaves one son and ak
| daughters,
| Tbo Ett,;oI, cot.nn kr;,, o,o - A.
,..ane, t a,.,uh Cy..om Mill. oue ot tne
temporariIy closed In oonseone,ce aS Of 0Y ,Ha
strike OF the employees, who deciined to work
| at a reduction OF ten rIer cent, in waoes offer
| ed by the com pary. Several hundred neranna
arc dependent on this factory Tor support.
Tho colorod ,,;l;,;, ara ho,a;no ,,a,,,,,o,,
Az da Sno , apnory OF lne WasniDston cadets. Mon.
NY nignt was Butler zouayes night. Last
n nisne was essigneu 70 tne washington cadet
To.rlieht is Capital city Guards night Thurs.
day IS Lincoln Light Infantry night and the
| series Will close Friday night
pba local baseball ot,L. sn,rod ,,;o.
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