The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-04-24
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Fresh.
The gas-lamps will be lighted at z p.
m. and extinguished at $50 u. m.
Emperor William has been forbidden by
his physicians to go to Weisbaden.
The threats of the Invincibles in Dublin
are regarded by the police as hoax.
John ID. Leseman, of Charleston, s. c., so
years old, wholesale grocery merchant,
killed himself yesterday.
Dennis Shocks, "a tobacconist Of 327 Penn
sylyania avenue, died suddenly yesterday
morning OF heart disease.
Mayor Wales has appointed Sergeant
Hugh Mcconnell as chief OF police OF VIII.
mineton, Del, In place of Hawkins, resigned.
Professor G. V. Riley read his paper on
General Truth In Applied Antomology" at the
District Of Columbia Horticultural Society last
night.
The National Academy of Fine Arts,.esr-
ucrof Eighteenth street, and Now yoRhsvanue
WI be open to the pnYI[ !atsseVenins at $
aossH SR1S fl t. pss
Thseecamer Truhpdtcr and the steam
Arrhch Telephone came In collision In Dalu.
moro harbor yesterday, aud the Telephone
was sunk.
lDc hAliDOhb luu WAS ONeTbuTuou OH tuo
Arsenal point yesterday, and the occupants,
George Saunders and John O'Neill, had mar
row escape from drowning.
W. II. Lent, secretary of tho Bodie Min
ing Company, was found dead Tuesday night
IN Jefferson Square, san Francisco, with u
bullet wound through his heart.
Dr. Shafler will delivera lecture at st.
Johns Guild this evening on tho uses and
powers OF the microscope, illustrated IN an at
tractive and Instructive manner.
A bslibut weighing 427 pounds has been
sent TO Professor Baird by Fish Commissioner
Blackford, OF Now York. plaster cast Will be
made at the Smithsonian Institution.
The Popo will hold consistory about the
end OF June, and ills said that eleven hats are
10 be bestowed. London Truth says that Arch
bishop Gibbons, or Baltimore, Will DO tho next
cardinal.
An examination Of the books of the Mas
sachusetts state prison shows deficit OF
over $4,000. 1t IL eaid the deficit is tho re-
suit OF bad bookkeeping, and Is really not a
defalcatiOn.
L. w. Whallon, of this city, died at
Berkeley Springs, VIVA, last Monday. He was
buried at that place with military honors, on
account OF his connection with tho army dur
ing tho late war.
At Trenton, N. j., yesterday, Vice Chan
cellor Van Fleet decided against tho plaintiff
In the long.pending case OF the Lehigh Goal
4 Navigation Company against the Central
Railroad or New Jersey.
Bostons and Nationals was well played and
interesting, and was lost to the Nationals by
an error. The score at the close stood A to 3
In favor OF the Bostons.
Lieutenant Frederick Paine of the Navy,
now on leave OF absence In this city, and who
10 well known in society, and is an extensive
property owner here, has Just boon ordered
to duty on the Pacific Station.
William W. Price was held in 81, 900 bail
In Philadelphia yesterday for passing mutt
lated nyp.lOllur notes. nnaapl a. ntlmher
OF such notes, from each OF which q quarter
OF an inch had been neatly cut.
AT SwainboIo', Ga, yesterday, j. G. Cole
man, merchant, and j. +. Myers, editor OF
the Uemtzer, resorted 10 arms to settle q
difficulty. Thirteen shots were fred, and
Coleman was shot In the abdomen.
| In New Orleans yesterday George lay
Tor, colored, aged ID, who was convicted OF
| manslaughter In having caused the death OF
Henry Torch by knife wound, was sentenced
TO ten years Imprisonment at hard labor.
Kit Carson Post No. 2, e. A. r., held {
! campfire ut their hail last night which wa:
largely attended. There were recitatlons bJ
Messrs. Palmony and Mahony, a94lssasfoi
o Of sha Mii5'%i@s read ssD'''Aa''
ner seventb.patfT.
Tberflst of possible candidates for the
r0sition of Comptroller of the Currency In
| cludes Assistant Secretary Coon, Assistant
| Treasurer Il. o. Graves, Deputy Comptroller
| OF the Currency Langworthy, ex.Treasurei
| Gilnllan and MIR. Cannon, OF Minnesota.
| The Mayor of Philadelphia yesterday re
| ceived a Communication from Pocahontas,
| Va, appealing for aid for the widows anC
| children OF the miners who lost their lives by
| the recent catastrophe at that place. Many
| OF them are suffering for the necessaries OIL
life.
Bishops Beckwitb, of Georgia Dudley
OF Kentucky; Peterkin, OF West Virginia, and
Harris, OF Michigan, arrived in New Yorl
yesterday to take part In the deliberations o
| the House OF Bishops. Twenty-eight bishop.
are present. but thirty.two are necessary q
| make quorum.
Tilden G. Abbott, charged with robbinl
the Watertown (Mass.) Bank OF $4,000 las
fall, was arrested Monday night at Pierce City
Mo. He had stocked store with $4,000
worth OF clothing, and was living with wo
man said TO BIO his niece. He has a wife anc
four children living near Boston.
The joint executive committee of thu
trunk lines met again yesterday IN New YOrl
and considered the renewal of the passenger
pool contract. One Of the most important OBJ
jections raised 10 tho existing contract wa
that several important lines between New
| York and Chicago were not members OF thu
| association.
A committee of the Window-Glass Work
era Association left Pittsburgh, Pa, yester
day for Europe TO investigate the Belgian
strike and arrange preliminaries for the In
ternational Glass-Workore' Convention, which
will be held In Pittsburgh In July. IL Is pro
| posed 10 form union or all the window-Blas
workers OF the world and establish uniform
| rates OF wages.
John McElmoyle aud George Gilpin, o
Gloucester, N. j., next-door neighoors, hav
had n dispute for years over some property
Yesterday Gilpln approached McElmoyle an
shot him IN the back. The two men then graz
pied, when Gllpin broke away, and, runniu
into his own cellar, shot himself In the breas
Both arc badly hurt.
Patrick Il. Kinsella, II years old,
nephew OF the late Thomas Kinsella, was
prisoner at police headquarters In New Yor
last night on the charge of forgery and obtain
ing money on fraudulent representation
Kinsella Inserted an advertisement for
bookkeeper and obtained money from AZ
plicants as security.
Colonel William Murrell, W. G. Chase, Il
Il. Greener, General Whitaker and Mr.. Rlcl
ards, who compose a committee appointed at
meeting OF the District Republican Commit
tee 10 investigate the charges or bribery thu
have been circulated relative TO the electio
OF delegates to the Chicago Convention, wi
make report this evening.
On Saturday last, Judge Bishop W. Pei
kihs, Congtessman-at-Largo from Kansas,
connection with Granville U. West, OF Parson
Kansas, purchased from Wright Rlves
ract OF land containing twenty acre
on the Bladensburg pike, adjoining tn
, NILS properly. 1t 10 we'll understoo
nat numerous improvements will be mad
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