The Evening critic., 1884-03-07
THE MORNING NEWS,
Local md General, Boiled Down,
worked Over and Furnished UP


The report Of formal alliance between
Germany, Austria and Russia Is now denied.
Harmony Council, 101, American Legion
OF Honor, held n reception and ball at Abner's
Hall last night.
Bishop Randolph, of Virginia. will mako
April 10 TO May 8.
The body of the late Jerome j. Collins,
Of the Jeanette expedition, was received at
Queenstown yesterday.
Prince Bismarck had q narrow escape
from passing engine yesterday while driving
across railroad track.
The Union Veteran Corps last night per-
fected arrangements for a musical and liter.
airy entertainment March 90.
The Illinois Republican Association last
uight adopted resolutions favoring General
Logan's nomination for the Presidency.
An alarm of FIRE was sounded from box
1876, last evening, for the burning of q chin.
ney In house 1880 street. Damage trining.
General John Newton was yesterday
nominated for Chief OF Engineers and Lewis I.
o'Neal for Justice OF the Peace OF this Dis.
trict.
SIDNEFus related the Romance and Re-
ality of Roland In 4-morrow's Hatchet. The
as,iSs and 'y arc '''r'llnsiy inter
The Woman's Dispensary has solicited
the Commissioners approval OF the applica-
ton TO Congress for an appropriation OF
$4,000.
The Kentucky Legislature has deter
mined TO investigate the charges OF bribery In
the Senatorial nomination OF Hon. j. q. 3.
Blackburn.
Ensign l.. X. Reynolds and Passed AS
sistant Surgeon II. L. Ames have been ordered
to accompany the Bear on tho Greedy Relief
Expedition.
d. d. Kane, the lawyer who shot himself
| at his ONCE, corner of sixth and L streets,
| several weeks ago, died at Providence Hos
| pital yesterday.
The justices of the peace in Londonderry,
| Ireland, have asked the Government to pro-
| claim the Orange and Nationalist meetings on
| st. Patricks Day.
Professor William Miller, of Australia,
has accepted John L, sullivan'e ofror to spar
| IN New York or San Francisco, the winner to
| take the whole of the gate-money.
S. II. Hawley, who, it is said, excited the
| Jealousy that led to the Glascock tragedy near
Rectortown, Va, has left home. He was or.
| dered to do go with the alternative OF lynch
law.
Hon. Simon Wolf left yesterday for
| Cleveland, Ohio, to preside over the conven-
| ton OF presidents OF lodges OF the order
Kosher Shell Barsei, which meets every Ave
| years.
A successful musical and literary enter
tainment was given last night by George A.
Gutter, Camp No M !, sons Of Veterans, at
| streets.
The session of the District Grand Lodge
Knights OF Pythias, last night at Grand Army
Hall, was devoted largely to eulogles OF the late
J. II. Coldwell, who was past grand chancellor
OF the order.
The contractors for street cleaning, the
| Commissioner OF Public Grounds, the work
house gangs and tho street railroad com anies
| are cooperating in the Efforts 20 got the slush
and snow out or the streets.
Mr.. William Hale, who was shot in San
Francisco on Saturday last by W. j. Mahoney
as the result 81 quarrel was native 81 Bal
bookkeeper at the Ebbitt House In this city.
The Maryland House of Delegates yes
| terday struck out the eHacting clause OF Mr.
children under twelve years and to limit the
| working time OF women and children to ten
| hours
A Helena (Ark.) special says the leveC
broke yesterday one mile above Friar's Point
Miss, which Inundated that place. The river
Of 1882.
In Philadelphia yesterday the jury in the
case of James Crawford, an ex'railroad con
| ductor, charged by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company with embezzling tickets, brought In
verdict of guilty.
Two children of Cyrus McOallister, black
smith, at Drawbridge, Delaware, girl
| years and her baby brother, aged 8 months
were burned to crisp Wednesday in the alb
sence OF their parents.
William Rhodes, brother of Lieutenant
Rhodes, OF Gay Head fame, has secured Q
| prettiest girls In North Madison, Conn. Hei
rich father has refused to receive her home
| again.
The Union Veteran Corps held their reg
| ular monthly meeting last evening. mum
Der OF active and honorary members were
elected and arrangements were made for thu
coming entertainment and fair to be given b.
the company,
The shipments from the mines of tn,
| Cumberland coal region for the week ended
Saturday. March /, were 30,924 tons, ana TO
the year 10 date 264,315 tons, decrease o
Nh OnANg NsaA xutf aAE a
ing period OF last year.
At Savannah, Ga, yesterday, the coro
! ner stopped a colored funeral service owe
, William Dunn, and removing the shroud AM
nine knife wounds inflicted by Jerry Hagins
the man In whose house the funeral was bein
= | held,
At the Wilmington (Del.) NJ. E. Confer
ence yesterday Rev. J. A. d. Wilson, presiding
4 elder of Salisbury District, denounced camp
meetings, with their usual accompaniment
! ton, Sunday-school destruction and church
closing"
j Mrs. Almira Nichols well-known lady
! living at Wilson's Station, near this city, ha
been missing from her home since Februar
, 27. The lady was nearly eighty years OF age
{ and there is fear that she was demented an
I strayed away into the woods and perhap
died OF exposure.
General Graham with 5000 men will ad
, vance on Monday against osman Dlgna, VIII
remains patiently at Handoor ready to accep
: battle. In the House of Commons the Ma
2 quis OF Harrington moved that an approprlt
ton OF f3S0,000 be voted to cover the cost q
the Soudan expedition.
The Master Masons met at Mr.. Balls, o
Thirteenth street, last night, ana elected Tn
following officers for the ensuing year; Pres
: dent, q. g. Ball; vice-president, j. A. Foss
secretary, Charles Lemon, 1r.; treasurer,
II. Turtoni executive committee, WILLIAM ;
. Il. Cissell and L. Il. Jones.
The Court of Claims adjourned yesterda
out OF respect to the late Solicitor Rayner, an
me Court OF Alabama Claims took similar az
ton and Issued call for a meeting OF the ba
Z on Tuesday to adopt resolutions OF respect. Tn
Z remaius OF Sollcitor Rayner were sent
Raleigh az a. m. today, his widow, slsta
and son following on later train.
K The Senate in executive session yesteI
K day agreed 10 Mr.. Morgans motion, mad
K some time ago, TO reconsider tho vote by while
.sI the Mexican treaty failed, and nxed next MOI
XII day as the day upon which It Will be taken u
XII for discussion, with the understanding that
be continued from day to day until disposed o
III At the regular monthly meeting of I'll
p National Rifles last evening q number OF &c
5eI i've and honorary members were elected. III
ipI W. @. Keech was elected as second sergean
An Invitation TO take q trip TO Texas TO partlc
: pate in a competitive drill In June next wa
declined. Avote OF thanks TO the committee AT
o organizations that entertained the commau
z at Frederick was passed.
AZ At a meeting of the Carroll Institute la
III evening Messrs. Ed j. Hannah, ID. l. Murph
sSI Edmond Mallet, III. b. Johnson and Thom
5hl ii. Byrnes-alternates, Thomas j. King, WI
lam Richards, John Bingham, IL. W. Bturt
nd n IA ala AL