The Evening critic., 1884-05-20
THE MORNING NEWS,


worked over and Furnished Up
Fresh.
The gas.lamps will be lighted at 1880 p.
m. and extipguished OF 2 n. m.
Miss Nellie, daughter of General G. @.
Carroll, is dangerously Ill at her home.
There were twelve deaths at Havana
from yellow fever during tho week ended Fri
day.
Charles d. Groomo, ono of the oldest Odd.
Fellows In Delaware, died Sunday, aged 81
years.
Eleven hundred persons have been burned
to death in great connagration In Angora,
Asia Minor.
Prince Donderkoff- Korsakoff, Governor
OF the Caucasus, has arrived with his suite In
the Merry district.
Tho Russian Government intends to
modify the customs duties in such way as to
encourage foreign trade.
Hurtsch and Krazowski have been con-
victed OF treason at Leipsic and sentenced to
ong term OF penal sorvttude.
Tho will of the late Sarah Il. Redman,
filed yesterday, leaves the estate Of the do.
ceased TO her three daughters.
During a storm at Petersburg, Va, last
night, Alice Jones, colored, was struck by
lightning and instantly killed.
The Republicans of Newcastle County,
Del, have nominated Frank O. Stidham for
sheriff and Charles L. Sparks for coroner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Burkhart cele-
brated their silver wedding anniversary at
heir residence, No. I'll X street, last night.
The Arctic steamer Alert, the storeship
and last OF the three vessels OF the dreely re.
lief neet reached Bt. Johns, N. f., last even
ing.
In New York yesterday Daniel T. D0no-
van, 30 years old, was sentenced to State prison
for life for killing a bar tender named Joseph
Rainier.
DR.. ]. Dennis Pitts shot and killed DIR.
Thomas Walter, rival practiciag physician,
on Tangier Island, Saturday, from motives OF
professional jealousy.
A match game of baseball will be played
| this afternoon at Eleventh and streets north
| east, between the Stare, OF East Washington,
and the Stars, OF North Washington.
In a street fight at Coal Bluffs, Pa, Sat-
| urday night, VIM Craig Knocked Thomas Daw-
son down and then kicked his brains out. Tho
fight was the result OF an old grudge.
The wool-growers in convention at Chi
cago yesterday resolved that they would not
support any party or any man that was not in
favor of restoring the wool tarir of 1867.
Mrs. +. II. Smith, the wife of General
Francis II. Smith, superintendent OF the vir-
gipia Military Institute, died at Lexington,
Va, on Sunday morning, at an advanced age.i
An interesting lecture was delivered by
Dr.. L. D. Mcintosh, of Chicago, at Masonic
HAIL last night, snoTlns , With stSrs,0ptc1n
secte, &c.
Major Thomas p. Morgan, of this city,
| has been awarded by the Harbor Board OF
Baltimore contract for dredging 10000 cubic
yards OF material from the public docks and
back basin OF that city.
Owing to the delays occasioned by the
Interruption OF the cable between Havana aud
Key West, kilograms to and from Cuba aud
| via Panama and Galveston.
The soft-glove contest in Philadelphia
last night between Mike Cleary and william
Sheriff., better known as "The Prussian,' -
out OF time IN one minute and flve seconds
| A movement is on foot to establish an
immigrant landing depot In Philadelphia, aud
| with that end In Wow a delegation from that
city called at Castle Garden, New York, yester.
day and had an Interview with the Emigration
| Commissioners.
The forest fires along the line of the
| Philadelphia Reading Railroad are some
distance from the road-bed, and not within
reach OF the mountain houses or saw-mills.
The only damage done 80 far is the destruction
| OF woodland and cord wood.
Three tramps broke into the house OF
Michael shaeffer, near Annville,. Pa, Sunday
After robbing the place they set It on IRE and
| fed. The house was burned down. Mr..
schaeffer escaped with some difficulty.
The Cambria Iron Works Company OF
PENNSYLVANIA has filed bill In equity in the
Supreme Court of Boston against the Cincin.
natl St. Louis Railroad Company, In which
the plaintifr alleges that the defendant road
Is indebted to II in the sum OF S22019 for
eteel rails.
Michael Reddy, a steerage passenger on
the steamer Cephalonia, which arrived at Bos
ton sunday, was taken from the steamer to q
hospital where he died shortly afterward. His
death was caused from blows on the head IN
1icted during fight. VIM. Smith, steward,
has been arrested.
George Adams a colored man, aud a
ringleader in the riot OF last November, got
into difficulty In Danville, Va, yesterday and
was knocked down; thereupon the Mayor
made application for troops at the municipal
election on the 22d instant, and II is feared
there will be trouble.
At Frostburg, Nd. last evening q colored
man called ALI, employed by Johnson Broth
ere, while intoxicated cut Joshua johnson on
the arm and hand and then slashed himself
locked up, but not until he had cut a by
stander. The wounds OF mono OF the men are
considered serious.
Tho Sovereign Cooperative Association
| held their annual election OF officers last
night, which resulted In the election OF the
following officers for the ensuing year; ]. w
Grimm, president; VIM. Van Week, vice-pres
ident; James Printz, treasurer, and Messrs. ]
O. Upton, :; Q, $. Burger, Augustus Kuhnel
and ]. b. Gilnllan, trustees.
Perry Hamilton, well-known coloret
rough and politician was found dead las
WHITE Wilmington, Delaware aS r'0aa trai fH q
cars having passed over him. The police be
iieve that Hamilton was murdered AMI hi:
| Douy pihCcu VII INC tlhChs anu u
named Elijah Benson, suspected OF the crime
has been arrested.
The Union Veteran Corps, First Com
pany, held their regular meeting
last night and heard the report OF the Commit
tee on Transportation, who reported that ar
| rangements had been made to carry 1,50C
| people TO Fredericksburg, Va, on Decoration
day. The corps will be accompanied from
Washington by the Washington Continentals
Custer Camp, Sons OF Veterans, and George @
Meade Post, q. A. r., Major Dillon. The ora
| tors for the occasion Will BIO Commissioner j
| Il. West, Hons. A. II. Pettibone, q. A. Boutellt
| and Horatio Bisbee, 1r. The music Will bt
furnished by the Arion Quartet Club and Pts
ftorios Band. They will be mot at Fredericks
pnrg ~ inc fredericksburg Grays, First Viz
glnla volunteers, Il. Il. Lee Camp, from Rich
mond, and Maury Camp, Of Fredericksburg.
The National Library and Scientific AS
eociation 10 tho name OF a new association
formed at Willard Hall last night. Abou
: twenty-five gentlemen assembled, DR., Thomas
Taylor presiding and Thomas l. Gardner sec
. retary. The constitution and bylaws wer,
ADOPTED. Mr.. Gardner said that the object o
| the association was TO establish library anC
place OF meeting for lovera OF literature an(
| scientific reeearch--an association somewhR
| like the Young Mems Christian Association
| with the element OF religion left out. The fol
lowing committee was appointed 10 selec
names OF officers and report to tho associa
ton: James A. Dumont, A. l.. Sturdevant, J.
Lang, DR.. Culver and DR.. Thomas Taylor. 4
3. Verdi, J. M. Morrison, Thomas ], Gardner
| DR.. French and l.. A. DuPre were appointed
committee TO secure signatures TO the consti
tuition. -
Youths ClOthipeH
has received our seDeciaI sessenton this sea