The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-01
Pith Of the Morning. News.

The German corvette Olga, with Prince
Henry on board, arrived at Havana yesterday.
Judge George w. McCrary, of the
Eighth judicial Circuit, has resigned, to take
efrect March 1.
The failures for 1888 in the Dominion of
Canada number 1884, with liabilities amount.
ing to nearly s10,O0O,o00.
A memorial tablet was erected at his late
residence In Paris yesterday In memory OF
Gambetta, who died one year ago.
Rev. DIR. ]. f. b. Mays, for many years
pastor OF the First Baptist Church, Knoxville,
Tenn, died In Florida o few days ago.
The wife of Frank De Colts, near Glens
Falls, N. Y. was found dead yesterday. II Is
thought che was poisoned by her husband.
Newmarket overcoats. Eiseman Bros, 9TH e.
General Edwin r. Hale, for many years
proprietor OF the United States Hotel, New
York, and the Mansion House, Brooklyn, died
Sunday.
The Russian Ministry has ordered the
payment OF their salaries TO the Catholic
priests in the dioceses OF Kuln, Emerland and
Hildestein.
o. L. Stewart, one Of tho most expert
and notorious cattle thieves In Nebraska aud
wyoming, was arrested sunday at Hot
Springs, Ark, and started for Deadwo0d.
The London Times says that China de-
sires peace, and that If France viii return 10
her former policy In Tonquin, and refrain from
further hostility, peace is almost certain.
Conway Brown, of Worcester, Mass, u
member OF the freshman class In Harvard
College, shot and killed himself yesterday at
the house OF a friend In Providence, II. l.
A special cable dispatch from Rome TO
the Cincinnati WdhTettSJreund says Mgr.
Dominicus Manucy, vicar apostolic at Browns.
Vile, Texas, has been appointed bishop Of
Mobile, Ala.
The warrant for the execution of the
murderer John McGinniss, OF Philadelphia,
who was TO have been hanged next Thursday,
has been Withdrawn by the Governor. A re-
spite has been granted until March 4, as there
10 doubt OF his sanity.
Professor Lewis Swift, of the Warner OBJ
aervatory at Rochester, has discovered that
the Pons comet, which had single tall In
1872, now has a double tail, shorter three
degrees IN length. II can be seen with the
naked eye early In the evening. IN.
Newmarket overcoats. Eiseman Bros, 7th & Il.
The total number of hogsheads of TO-
bacco inspected in the different warehouses IN
Petersburg, Va, for the year ended yesterday
was 10,790 against 1924 the year before. Tn ,
total sales Of loose tobacco during tho pttt
year were 6,266, SOB pounds against 4, 49,, "
pounds during the previous year.
A letter was published In New York re-
| Gently purporting 20 be from Rev. John Jli-
| per, colored, OF Richmond, In which MS was
made 10 say that all but twenty OF hio c1ugrs-
| CATION OF two thousand had left him b>cal5e
| OF his theory OF the "Sun do move" Nc. Jas
| per has pronounced the letter forgery, writ
| ten by his enemies.
John G. Marsh, a lawyer, and his wife,
| James Boyland and Reese Blair we're poisoned
| by eating eggs Sunday morning at Beaver
| Dam, Union County, N. O.. Marsh died, but
the others are supposed Co be out OF danger.
l The eggs are believed 20 have been poisoned
| for the purpose OF killing rats aud TO have
been put on tho breakfast table by mistake.