The Evening critic., 1884-02-01


worked Over and Furnished up
Fresh.
Carlisle stock Is rising at Frankfort.
Cardinal Luigi Bills, Bishop of Salina, is
dead.
The manufacturers of Cumberland, Nd,
oppose Governor McLanes elght.hour law.
General Gordon's position in the Soudan
alone and unattended Is said TO DO perllous'
The spinners Union at Fall River, Mass,
last night decided TO strike on Monday, when
the cut-dow takes effect. The manutactur-
ers VIII close up.
Tho Commissioners have approved the
applications OF Conrad Eber and Charles l..
Wood for bar-room licenses.
The Washington Alumni Association of
Delta Kappa Epsilon gave their nrst annual
reunion and dinner last evening at the Airing
ton Hotel,
Colonel A. w. Sheldon, an associate-ius-
tico OF Arizona and formerly managing editor
OF the Baltimore Herald, died yesterday In San
Francisco.
turbnnces In Vienna has led to tho adoption OF
extraordinary measures OF protection by tho
Austrian Ministry.
At Batavia, N. Y, yesterday tho jury in
the case OF Rowell, indicted for tho murder OF
Lynch, rendered verdict OF not guilty, on tho
ground OF self-dofonse.
An unknown lady, travelling alone, died
near Goldeboro', N. O., on train bound north
yesterday. She held o through ticket from
Jacksonville TO Philadelphia.
General Manager Myers, of tho Pacific
Mutual Telegraph Company, denies the report
that the line has been sold TO tho Bankers
Merchants Telegraph Company.
A house occupied by an aged couple
named Clinton. between Norwich and New
Berlin, N. ", was found In ashes yesterday.
The old couple perishod In tho flames.
The Rev. Thomas w. Il. Shippers, promi-
nent member OF the Philadelphia Conference
NJ. T.. Church, died at his residence, Chestnut
Hill, Philadelphia, Wednesday night, aged 10
years.
A part of the railroad bridge over White
River Mt Broad Ripple, Ind, gave way yester
day, precipitnting some OF the ours into tho
etream and killing and wounding number
OF passengers. ~
Naval Cadet James N. Alexander, fourth
class, OF Missouri, has resigned from tho Naval
Academy. Between 35 and 10 cadets failed at
the late examination and have boen recon-
mended TO BIO dropped.
The propriety of changing tho COM
pensatlon Of United States district attorneys
| from fees TO salaries was unanimously agreed
| To yesterday by a subcommittee OF tho House
Committee on the Judiciary.
The Senate in executive session yesterday
confirmed James A. Connolly to be Attorney OF
the United States for tho Southern District OF
York, to be chaplain in the Army.
In Philadelphia yesterday John W..
/
| having caused tho death OF Robert White, on
December 20, by striking him on the head
with club. He was sentenced to an impris
onment OF three years and ono month.
Detectives J. s. Wood of Pinkerton,s
Agency, and j. W. Smith, OF Flushing, l.. l.,
have completed chain OF evidence showing
that Charles Rugg alono is the murderer OF
Mrs. and Miss Maybee, and the assailant OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James q. Townsend and Selah
Sprague and wife, OF Long Island.
DR.. Curry, general agent Of the Peabody
| Educational Fund, and Professor O. q. Painter,
| secretary OF tho National Education Assocla-
| tiop, argued before tho House Committee on
Education yesterday in favor OF Federal aid to
| education. They advocated an annual APP
preparation OF s100 coo for ten years.
In Cincinnati yesterday Patrick Hartnet
ored TO chop her body to pieces and hide it
under the floor. He intrenched himself tn tho
house after the murder, and was only cap
severely Injured. He is addicted to drink,
| ana there Is doubt as to his sanity.
A strange man is said to have been found
yesterday concealed in tho Emperor Francis
Joseph's box at the opera, having In his pos
| measures, wires, &c. Be proved to be an GU
| gineer OF Bavaria. Tho police believe he was
| accommodating in connection with plan to
| assassinate the Emperor. Great excitement Ia
| reported.
During the annual bowl breaking at the
| University OF Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia,
| yesterday, tho students got into the street and
arrested one OF them, and the others attacked
| the police with bricks and stones, and fol.
lowed them TO the station-house. Several pls.
| tol shots were fired and a bystander was shot
| in the hand. I'D,
| At a meeting held in the library of the
| Army Medical Museum, the Chemical Society
| OF washington was organized with the follow.
sell; vice.presidents, Drs. William New and +.
W. Clarke; secretary, DR.. II. W. Wiley; treas
| urer, Professor W. II. Seaman; and as addi.
tional members Of the executive committee,
PROFESSOR Fristoe, DR.. Chatard, DR.. Kidder and
DR.. Peale. .'
A little Polish girl was left in this city
Washington on their way South. The little
managed to say that ner name was Sophia
Kasin. Polish emigrant and his family, who
came IN by later train, took the little one 10
charge, and will deliver her to her parents,
who went TO Bowling Green, Ky.
| Alta meeting of the Ninth District Re.
publican Club last night, ut No. HOO street
the following officers were elected W. Calvin
Chase, president; Edward o. Younger, vice
president; Francis Hall, treasurer, and Spen
Ger Murray, tr., secretary. The following dele
gates were elected to the central committee
| w. Calvin Chase, Edward O. Younger and
Spencer Murray, Jr. Alternates, James Myers
| and William Thomas.
The Capital Bicycle Club celebrated its
hfth anniversary at Abner's last night by Q
| DHuQubI. ING post OF nOnOr was occupied Dy
President Leland Howard. The guests were
Major Thomas p. Morgan, Colonel j. A.. Seely
| Dr.. George y. WEIGH, Rudolph Kaufman
and M. Sackville. The president, Mr.. Howard
delivered tho annual address, which was fol
lowed by poem, "From Hades to olympus
by Mr.. Chas. II. Dodge.
Tho following named ladies will act
aslareceptioncom at the house-warminl
and pound party to DO given this evening a
the new Homeopathic Hospital building, No
1l06 street; Mrs. Teller. Mrs. Nordhoff, Mrs
Waite, Mrs. Gilnllan. Mrs. DR.. Verdi, Mrs
Totten, Mrs. A. 8. Pratt Mrs. Lewis Clephane
Mrs. Horny ID. Cooke, Mrs. Wilcox, Mrs
| Barber and Mrs. DR.. Pope. Music by DonchI
band. The entertainment will commence at
4 o'clock and continue through the evening.
slight admission charge will be made at
teri o'clock.
The ladies who assisted in tho recent fai
| of the Washington Continentals were tendere,
| complimentary testimonial reception anS
1 ball by the corps at the National Riles' Armorl
| last night. The affair was under the direc
| ton OF the following: Floor director, Captain
| Il. II. Vermillion; floor committee, Captain q
4 u. Anderson, Lieutenant IL. NJ. De Neale, Ser
| geant J. II. Smallwood, Assistant Surgeon b
III. Beall, lieutenant W. Il. Clapp, Sergeant W
4 A. Kell, Sergeant +. NJ. Hamilton, r. Hobbs
| reception committee, Lieutenant-oolonel Geo
| u. Timms, Captain W. W. Mills, SurgeoI
Charles Allen, Sergeant J. A. Gardner, Scr
| geant II. Dole, Sergeant l. O. SmaIlwood, Com
mander q. II, donzenbach, Sergeant Major W
+. Moses. -
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