The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-06
THE MORNING NEWS,
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Local ana General, Boiled Down,
worked Over and Furnished mp
Fresh.
Floods are threatened at Pittsburgh and
Cincinnati.
lex. Governor Thomas l.. Young, Of Ohio,
who has been critically Ill, is convalescing.
The National Rifles have issued cards for
an Eat home" on tho 18th instant at their ar
mory.
The editor of Polish newspaper has
been sentenced TO two years Imprisonment tor
printing an address cOngratulating tho Prl-
mate OF Poland.
The Right Worthy Grand Lodge of the
Junior American Protestant Association, ON.
bracing all lodges OF tho order In the country,
met at Reading, Pa.
A special from Culiacan, chihuahua,
Mexico, says Judge Horny Cooper, formerly
United States Senator from rennessee, was
killed by robbers near that city Monday.
IL is reported from Suakim that Baker
Pasha has been disastrously defeated by tho
rebels while on his way from Cairo to Suakim
His loss was probably not loss than 1000 men.
The wife OF Robert p. Porter, ex-secre-
tary 10 the Tariff Commission, was granted a
divorce at Rockford, I'LL, yesterday, on tho
ground OF desertion. She was also awarded
10500 nllmony.
Rev. John u. A. Brouillet. director of
the Bureau OF Catholic Indian Missions, died
at Providence Hospital yesterday afternoon.
Requiem High Mass will be celebrated at
OF. MhtlneWb CHurCu NJ " OCioch tO-lnVEEVN
morning.
At the meeting ofthe Homeopathic Med-
cal Society last night n resolution was passed
that no physician praoticing medicine aud
gaining Livelihood py sny other business or
this society.
A dispatch from Delmar, Del, reports an
assault near there upon a young woman
named Irene White by an unknown travelling
companied by little child, was knocked sense
lees with club. Tho man escaped.
The Army nominations for promotions of
officers over the heads OF others who arc said
TO be physically incapable, although still on
Senate by the President, tho Secretary OF War
having decided not TO continue the dispute
which has arisen.
The visiting members of the Illinois
Press Association made tour OF tho down
town Departments this morning and then em-
barked on the United States steamer Despatch
for a trip to Mount Vernon. This evening the
| visitors Will see the Florences In "Fact5' at
tho National Theatre.
| The contractors for constructing the tun-
| mel in connection with the extension OF the
| water supply arc placing In position six pow
efu ssa engines 4S for Supplying ar
| driving OF the drills and other machinery
| used In excavatfng, etc.
The highest awards for collections OF
| models, Photographic, transparencies, Indian
| ors OF the United States Geological Survey and
| OF the Bureau OF Ethnology from the board OF
| Directors OF the Southern Exposition, recently
| held at Louisville, Ky.
| The Archaeological Society last night
elected the following TO active membership;
John j. Knox, Dorman b. Eaton, J. NJ. Gregory,
| Edward T. Peters, IL. II. Bates, and Anton Carl
Professor Cyrus Thomas read paper on the
question, "were the Cherokees Meund.Build
ersf" Professor Mason, Colonel Seeley aud
Mr.. W. II. Holmes participated in the discus
| sion.
At Bridgeport, Ct, Monday night, James
Blake, George Butler and John Bishop, while
Intoxicated, entered tho house OF CHARLES
Twitchell and assaulted Mrs. Twitchell. Mrs
Mary Lewis came to her assistance aud was
| shot dead by Bishop. Twitcheli and his wife
| were drunk, and the body lay on their bed
room hoor until morning, whom 1t was dlscov
| cred
The father of Miss Bowersox, the youn,
lady who left Baltimore yesterday, accompa
MED by James Okey Clark, presumably witt
the intention OF being married IN this city, ar
Lieutenant Austin and Detective Cox. He wa
| very much worried and said he would forgive
them II he was assured that they were mar
ried. The Richmond detectives have been no
tilted 10 look out for the young couple.
An adjourned encampment Of the De
| pariment OF the Potomac, q. A. r., was he'll
last evening at Grand Army Hall, on the cor
| ner of Ninth and streets northwest. Tn,
following officers were duly installed by Gen
| eral Burdett: N. NJ. Brooks, department 80
nior vice-eommander; DR.. s. II. McKim, JUNO
vice-commander; Florence DonOhue, medlca
director; D. 8. Alexander, department com
mander; o. ii. Ingram, Burnside Post, No. 9
assistant adjutant.general OF the department
Commander Alexander announced the follow
| ing appointments: Assistant quartermaster
general, A. j. Cunning; inspector, Conrad
| Mathews, Poet 8 chief mastering onicer, Com
rade o'oonnor, Post 1; iudgo-sdyocate, Free
| Mack, Post o.