The Evening critic., 1884-07-02

APRONS nicelSssn6de, sc. at sc. store, 9TH st.
TbRss1fe great fears of rioting and other
disturbances In the Hooking Valley, Ohio, on
account OF the mining troubles.
The Conservative Peers In London yes
'terday determined to support the motion cen.
surfing the Governments Egyptian policy.
DR.. N. s. Lincoln, while in front of his
of1ice yesterday, was taken suddenly Ill and
fell on the curbstone, bruising himself badly.
]. ii. Armstead and Chas II. Neal have
resigned as members OF the Metropolitan Pc.
lice force, and Private W. Poplar was dis.
missed.
The schooner Maud Seward, Captain
Flowers, from Baltimore to New Haven, with
shells, arrived ut Norfolk, Va, yesterday In
distress.
running race and steeplechases at Ivy City on
July mas been extended until Thursday
night at 8 p. m.
r. Spencer Pegram, said to be brother
OF the late General John Pegram, OF Virginia,
died on Danfuskie Island, Ga, few days ago
OF congestion OF the brain.
The ship Rhine (Br), Captain Bowlby,
from Antwerp, reports at New York that on
June % three hundred miles east from Sandy
Hook she passed large vessel on Are and
abandoned.
VIM. Lasell, q workman employed on tho
Boundary-street sewer, had his knee dis.
located yesterday by having 1t caught be-
tween some OF the large Iron pipes that were
being moved.
Virginia planters will this year generally
cure their tobacco by means Of nues, instead
OF open fires. This will add twenty. five per
cent. to the cost OF curing, but the weed will
cure "sweeter."
About 200 delegates of tho Southeastern
Tariff Association met at Fortress Monroe yes.
terday to fix the rates Of insurance on cotton
and other commodities. Clarence Knowles, OF
Atlanta, presided.
The sales of stamps for the first quarter
OF the current year amounted to sl0,27S. 050;
for the corresponding quarter OF 1883 they
amounted TO s11,820, 191, and for the last
quarter OF 1883 to S10,661,S7f.
The House yesterday backed down from
two positions II took on the PostofIlce Appro.
priation bill, and In each case yielded all the
money asked for by the Postofice Department,
and added TO the bill by the Senate.
At Sheepshead Bay, N. Y, yesterday, the
winners were Krishnn, Rambler, Gonfalon,
Levant, Hilarity and Latrobes Maryland
Wooster, which won the steeplechase, full
course, beating Major Wheeler and Captain
Currie In 027.
The news from Marseiles and Toulon,
France, is OF an alarming character, and ar
rangements have been made to fumigate
travellers at the Paris railway stations: Quar-.
antine regulations have been established at
all Mediterranean ports.
The employees of the Jersey Central Rail-
road Company are dissatisfied on account OF
the discontinuanco OF the payment OF May
wages. The Brotherhood OF Locomotive En-.
gineers at Easton, Pa, have telegraphed 10
Chief Engineer Arthur that strike is threat.
ened.
Several gentlemen of Hagerstown have
purchased what Is known as the old church
property at the Big Pool, on the Potomac
River, IN Washington County, Nd, and pro.
pose establishing there a clubhouse, siu1ilhr
10 .Ss o1s owned n by the OF
GLOVES, sc. psiFs As1scent store, 439 7th st.
CaptaiW156hn w. Andrews, of Sumter, s.
05J3 years OF age, who started to walk TO
Boston from his home In South Carolina, ar
rived In Boston Monday evening by rail, hay
ing given up his tramp at Hartford after com.
pleting seven hundred miles on foot at an
average rate OF % miles per day.
| The Cogswell fountain, at the corner of
l Seventh street and the Avenue, was opened
yesterday, and the public were treated TO free
4 Ice water. The water Is cooled by running
l through coil OF pipe, which is covered with
blocks OF Ice. The fountain will be under the
supervision OF Marketmaster Buell..
In the Spanish Chamber of IDENTITIES
| yesterday bill was introduced providing for
| an Improvement OF AFFAIRS In Cuba, In the
l Senate II was stated that Spain had no idea OF
4 selling Cuba, and United states MlnIster
Foster stated In an Interview that the United
States had no idea OF annexing Cuba.
| John Donaldson, while walking in the
street In Allegheny City on Monday night, was
attacked with all tho symptoms Of hydrophobia.
| He was removed 10 the Central station, where
| II took i've mon TO hold him all night. Ply.
eicians have no hopes OF his recovery. Two
years ago, In Portland, Ohio, Donaldson was
bitten by dog supposed to DO mad.