The Evening critic., 1884-04-02
THE MORNING NEWS,

Local and General. Boiled Down,
Worked Over and Furnished Up
Fresh.
Bismarck celebrated his Goth birthday
yesterday.
The gas-lamps will be lighted at Gas p.
M. and extlnguished at 3 AS a. m.
Ten Blaine and four anti Blaine dele
gates have boon elected In Allegheny County,
1t was decided by the Commissioners yes
street.
Captain Frank Webster and Lieutenant
Boynton Leach, OF the Army, have been re.
tired.
During March 4, 604,6SS coins Of face
value OF s3,s33,699, were made at the various
mints.
General Grant visited the Capitol yester-
day and was on the door OF the Senate for
some time.
Bids have been opened for the iron
work Of the Baltimore public building, Messrs.
Haugh, Ketcham Co., OF indianapolis being
the lowest bidders.
Emil Wallber, Republican, was elected
Mayor OF Mllwaukee, Wis, yesterday. The
council Is Democratic.
Fire Marshal Heiskel, of Baltimore, re-
fuses 10 surrender his ONCE to the newly
elected fire commissioners.
In New York yesterday Judge Barrett, in
the case of Sheriff Davidson, indicted for NAL
General Butler was asked the other day if
he was going TO be candidate for tho Presi-
dency. "Not unless I'm nominated" was the
reply.
Mr.. William M. r. French read paper
on "The Relation OF Ideal to Decorative Art"
at the meeting OF the Classical Society last
evening.
The Midland IN. g. Railroad was sold at
Raleigh yesterday under an execution. 1t
was bought by Charles f. Smith, OF Boston,
for $500.
Colonel and Mrs Benjamin have the sin.
cere sympathy Of their numerous friends In
the death OF their daughter Elizabeth, In her
18th year.
General Gordon has finally decided to
abandon the policy OF oonclliatlng the natives
about Khartoum. He will pursue a moro
vigorous policy.
A white boy, named M. Buckley, of No.
1890 Fourteenth street, while playing In the
street opposite his residence, was run over by
aputcher's wagon.
A severe hail-storm accompanied by
thunder and lightning, visited the city and
| vicinity after midnight last night and con.
tinued for some time. No damage is reported.
1t is reported that the village of oakville,
| between Muncie and Newcastle, Ind, was
| swept away by cyclone at 8 O'Clock yester-
day afternoon and that several lives were lost.
Minister Lowell has consented to repre-
sent the Smithsonian Institution attbe tercen-
ss TSS SenSsT 81 %aae 81 n 81
month. ss.SG
FASTER ssRas at J. q doulds, 42l 9th ct.
TlRe~Clearfeld County (Pa) Republican
Convention yesterday instructed its delegates
10 the state Convention TO support such men
and only such as favor the nomination of
Blaine for President.
The Commissioners yesterday disapproved
the application OF Il. NJ. Willis 70 lay a side
track from the Baltimore & Potomac tracks on
Thirteenth street % square go and across
| Water street TO his wharf.
A negro named Frank Elliott committed
| a criminal assault upon the daughter OF gen
| tleman In York County, S. o., yesterday. At
| ter his examination at Rock Hin no was seized
| by the citizens and hanged.
Superintendent Josiah V. Grant, of the
i NlghtLodging House, reports for the month OF
/ March That 300 dodgers were accommodated,
i eightot whom Were females. Five hundred
ana eighty meals were furnished.
i Measles has broken out in tho Jail at At
lanta, ca, and during Monday night and yes
i terday four United States prisoners have died.
Il The remainder about 20 In number, will be
II discharged on suspended sentences.