The Evening critic., 1884-09-05
THE MORNING NEWS,
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Local and General. BOILED Down,
worked over and Furnished up
Fresh.
The Italian roet Carcano is dead.
Field Marshal Rttonfeld, of Germany, is
deHd.
About two hundred Americans are pre-
sent at the Evangelical Alliance at Oopen
hagen.
Mr.. Taft. tho new American Minister to
Russia, has been received by the Gear and
Czafinp.
The decision in the Patti.Caux divorce
case in Paris has been postponed until No.
ycmber.
The headless body of Di. Black. the sur.
geon OF the Tallapoosa, has been found noat.
ng In Muskeget Channel.
Nine. Nilsson has sigued contract with
Colonel Mnpleson to sing In England aud
America for 81, 400 per night
Thomas Croxton, of Essex County, was
nominated yesterday for Congress by the Dem.
ocrais OF the First Virginia District.
Advices from Durham South Africa, state
that tho bishops residence, containing the II.
brary OF the famous Bishop Colenso, has been
burned.
The third days session of tho Tallapooss
Court OF Inquiry at Boston was devoted to hear
Ing the testimony OF the second mate of the
schooner.
The American ship Swallow, from Liver
rool for sydney, O. b.. has been abandoned In
sinking condition. The crew have arrived
at Falmouth.
The main line of the Lehigh Valley Rail
road at Shenandoah, Pa, sank about throe
feet yesterday. Tho 'crack" Is 100 foet long
and four feet wide. All traflc was suspended.
Vice-President Henry Fink stated that
the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Rail-
way will remain in the cotton pool and that all
other differences In the association have been
nmicably settled.
Plentiful rains fell at Galveston, Texas,
yesterday for the first time In twelve weeks,
allaying tho fear OF genuine water famine.
In some sections OF the city water had been an
article OF commerce for two weeks past.
A valuable collection of Mexican zoolog-
ical and botanical rarltics destined for the
New Orleans Exposition were burned on tho
steamer City OF Merida Mt Havana. General
Diaz snys the specimens cannot be replaced Ia
ten years.
The condition of Prince Joseph of Saxo-
Cobourg GOtha, who has received n fracture OF
the skull, is very grave. The wound is serious,
being sumcienily large to admit finger.
tumor, in consequence OF the fracture, has ap.
peared on the Princes thigh.
In the Philadelphia City Councils yester-
day the annual report OF the City Comptroller
the year 1885 amount to S10,OOo,OOO, which
| would exhibit an estimated deficiency OF $03,-
600 between the receipts and expenses.
The little daughter of Captain j. Il.
| Earle, while playing In front OF nor parents
residence, on New Jersey avenue, near the
baltimore Il ohio depot, yesterday, was So
verely bitten on the face by a foroctous dog.
DR.. Johnson attended the child. The dog was
Killed.
The pauper cmigrants who arrived in
New York two weeks ago by the steamship
Westphalia and were returned to Hamburg by
the Commissioner OF Emigration have again
started for this country, and expect to land IN
Philadelphia. Their transportation has been
paid for by Roumanian jewish benevolent So
ciety.
NJ pl,;,o ,ro, ,,ro,o,. I'd tl,o NJ. H..
land fair al Manchester, n. H., yestei day, and
delivered an address, In which he referred ia
glowing terms TO the importance OF agricul-
ure and the vast wealth represented by the
agricultural products OF the country. In the
evening he was given n reception at the resi-
dence OF Ex-Governor Smythe.
1t is semi-oflicially reported in Paris that
Admiral Courbet has received carte blanche as
10 operations against China. He will proba.
bly, walt for SUFFICIENT reinforcements with
which 10 seize some OF the northern Chinese
ports. II Is said that he VIII probably occupy
he island OF Formosa In force. Three Chinese
armies are said TO be marching to Invade Ton.
quin.
Earl Spencer, Lord Lieutenant Of Ire
| and, has notified the town council OF Limerick
hat unless they agree TO levy a rate for extra
| police duty within a month, the law Will BIO
| vigorously enforced. meeting OF the council
| yesterday passed resolutions disregardlng tho
| Lord Lieutenants notification. 1t is expected
| that II the council continues Its resistance the
arrest and imprisonment OF Its members Will
| follow.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dudley, of 1913 Tenth
street, celebrated their golden wedding last
| night. The presents were very humorous.
| Among the guests present were Fifth Auditor
Alexander, Mrs. B.. X. Bruce, the Hon. O. b.
| Walker and wife, Mrs. Colonel W. W. Dudley
| and family, DR.. and Mrs. Hood, Mr.. L. T. Rath-
| burn, DR.. and Mrs. Shiras, Mr.. Armstrong,
Miss Mary Brady, Mrs. Goodwin and daughter,
Or. Hooper, DR.. Lander, and Mr.. aud Mrs.
| Maxwell.
| The mayor of Pittsburgh, Pa, has written
TO Governor Pattison, explaining that Chief OF
Police Brann Intended no insult TO the Austrian
nag In ordering Consul Schamberg TO take II
down on recent occasion, but thought the
consul was trying 10 eyade a city ordinance
against street distractions. When informed
that the nag was In honor OF the Austrian EN-
peror, Mr.. Brann discontinued the suit agains
the consul.
The Union Veteran Corps, Old Guard
| held their regular monthly meeting last nigh
and elected Patrick McEneany and William t
| Crump honorary members. william o. Bah
cock was elected an active member OF thu
| corps. Arrangements for an excursion "a
Marshall Hall on the steamer Corcoran on the
18th instant were made Mrs. frankie Page
who participated with the corps on Its trip 4
Brooklyn, was elected daughter OF the corps.
DR.. Worrall, of 6lS F street, who is writ
Ing a book on elander as great crime, some
weeks ago offered prize OF $50 for the bes
sermon on "Slander and Defamation OF Char
acter," to be competed for by ministers OF any
denomination. Thus far he has received scr
|
Power, ID. A. Faunce and Richard Norris, o
this city; Gilbert Bailey, d. D., OF Ottumwa
Iowa; Alexander Blackburn, OF La Fayette
Ind; Arthur $. Phelps, OF New Haven Conn.
John Anketell, OF New York city, aud q.
Vincent, OF Blanchester, Ohio. The contes
Will close on the 10th OF this month. He state
that he Will print them all.
At Scottish Rite Hall last night Monu
mental Lodge, No. %, l. o. g.. t., was II
stituted by Deputy Il. +. Woodward. The lodg
was organized with membership OF thirty
six, and the following officers have bee
elected Mr.. J. q. Lay, worthy chief templar
Miss Anna De La Virgne, worthy vice templar
MT. g. W. Furcrop, worthy recording secretary
Miss Mamie Pearson, worthy assistant secrt
tary; Mr.. L. ID. Bond, worthy financial secre
tary; Mrs. W. II. Sleeper, worthy treasurer
Rev. l.. II. York, worthy chaplain; Mr.. Georg
I. Durch, worthy marshal; Mrs. Bertha
sleeper, worthy deputy marshal; Mrs. L. h
O'Briep, worthy inside guard; Mr.. T.. d. Smoo
worthy outside guard Mrs. A. Kalstrom
worthy righthsnd supporter, and DR.. Sara
Braithwaite, worthy lefthand supporter.
ATTENTION is called TO II. H. Taylors adve
tisement OF Lucca gloves and the q. p. corse
| These makes are worldrenowned, and "
| would advise all In need OF such goods TO ca
at Taylor's and select from fresh stock.
An Appropriate Motto.
Philadelphia Call.
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