The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-15
Pith OF the Morning News.

A Jury was obtained in the Mutt case at
Plttsburg yesterday.
Governor McLane, of Maryland, has fully
recovered from his recent indisposition.
The Earl of Shaftesbury has accepted the
presidency OF the Universal Peace Society.
Governor Hoadly was inaugurated in
quiet manner at Columbus, Ohio, yesterday.
Several hundred colored hands in the
Petersburg, Va, tobacco factories, struck yes
terday on account OF a reduction OF wages.
In New York, last night Edwin Bibby
defeated the Japanese champion, Matsada
sorahichi, In wrestling match. winning both
falls.
The Penn Iron Works, of Lancaster, Pa,
which suspended operations a week before
Christmas, resumed work yesterday at re-
duced wages.
Hon. S. A. Bridges died at Allentown,
Pa, yesterday from dropsy, aged 80 years. He
was member OF Congress from tho Tenth Dis
trict for many years.
The stove works of Sherman s. Jewett &
Co. and the Firminech Grape-Sugar Works In
have shut down. the Hubbeii Stove Works,
employing 400 men, has also stopped.
At Griffin, Ca, yesterday Brewster Nc
Williams, 10 years old, while laboring under
fit OF mental excitement caused by recent
sickness, killed negro girl OF the same
age and then deliberately shot aud killed
himself.
Importers of handkerchiefs in New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and else.
where have united In u petition to the Score
tary OF the Treasury asking reduction In
duties or 10 per cent. from the old rate OF 40
per cent.
Mrs. George, widow, living near Man
helm, Lancaster County, Pa, locked her two
children In the house Sunday while she went
to visit a neighbor, and when she returned
one OF the children, aged three years, was
burned to crisp.
The Marquis Tseng has LEFT Folkestone,
England, for Paris. His letter recently pub
lished In the Breslau Gazette has created much
discomfort in the French foreign ONCE, and
there is talk that request Will be made that
he BIO superseded.
Within tho past two weeks there has been
In Boston an alarming number OF boldly-per-
petrated and brutal assaults upon citlzons
returning home late at night and early In the
morning. It is claimed that the police are
negligent, and have endeavored TO suppress
the facts.
A prominent member of the Bar Associa-
tion OF New York states that a movement Is
on foot among members OF the bar OF the State
10 prefer charges against at least Ave Supreme
Court Judges. II 10 claimed that these Judges
have their fayorites, TO whom Is given all the
Judicial patronage.
The case Of Frank James, in connection
with the Blue-0ut train robbery, was called at
Kansas City, NO., yesterday, but was contlu.
ued 10 February IL. on account OF the illness
or the defendant. The case OF Charles Ford,
on the same charge, was also continued until
February IL, It appearing that Ford was at 50.
Louis, likewise too Ill to attend.
At the annual meeting of the New York
Irtbune etockholders yesterday, the publish.
er's rep0rt showed falling on OF 10 per cent
three and a-haif months since the reduction. n
rates as compared with the correspQnAN Be
riod last year, and at the sApAoeeine an in.
crease Of 80 per cent. n tl,gad,hber Of copies
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