The Evening critic., 1884-05-27
THE MORNING NEWS,
Local ana General, Boiled Down,
worked over and Furnished Up



from her husband, Francis Dykes
Charles o. Lambert, Democrat, was yes
terday elected Mayor OF Martlnsburg, W. Va.
The Cannstatlcr Valksfest Verein held
their annual May festival at Guethier's Gar
den last night.
The Bethel Literary Association will dis
cueB "Sub1ection, Absorption and Colonial.
ton" at Lincoln Hall tonight.
The Electrics and the No. O Engine. House
mines played game OF ball yesterday which
resulted in a score OF to In favor OF the
Electrics.
In Philadelphia yesterday, while Henry
Ward, aged 40 years, was driving a hog, he
was attacked by the animal and 80 badly bit
ten in the abdomen that he died from loss OF
blood.
There are very grave rumors in Havana
regarding the nature OF King Alphonsos sick
ness. Well-informed persons pretend TO
know that he is aflicted with an incurablo
dieease.
An application was mado at Harrisburg
Pa, yesterday, for n charter to tho Western
Pennsylvania Telegraph Company, with its
chief business onice at Pittsburgh. The CAPT.
tai is 100000.
The fast train between Boston and New
York, over the New York h New England Rail-
road, will be put on Sunday next. IL leaves
Boston at o q. M, reaching New York In Ave
and a.half hours.
The Washington Grove Camp Meeting As.
sociaiion met at Foundry Church last evening
and adopted portion OF the now constitution
and bylaws. The date for the next camp
meeting was fixed for August Id.
Varona, the second in command in
Aguero's party of Cuban nliousters, who was
oflcially reported to have been caught and
shot with two more OF the band, managed to
escape, carrying his shackles with him.
Brown, Chandler & Co., Of Chicago, ILL.,,
Yesterday entered suit against Robert Bruce,
broker OF this city, TO recover $l,1O0 claimed
as q balance due on the monthly May state.
ment for dealings in oats, wheat and corn.
Mrs, Caroline Spaulding Burdette, wife of
Robert ]. Burdette, editor OF the Burlington
Mrs. Burdette has been an invalid for several
years, suffering from infammatory rheuma-
item.
In San Francisco yesterday ex-senator
Sharon testified In the suit brought against
him by Miss Hill for divorce and allmony. He
denied that he was over married to Miss Hill,
but said that he had paid her $500 a month to
live with him.
The London Pau-AIau Gazette says that
France is now trying to limit English occupa.
tion OF Egypt to three years, and that paper
denounces the scheme Of multiple control. 1t
is also reported that England VIII accept the
French proposal.
At Key West, Fla, yesterday, Senior Es-
trada, the editor Of one of the Cuban papers,
cowhided man named Paroda, who is al
Thought that the Cubans are arranging tor
another expedition.
The Kennebec (Maine) Journal authorita-
| lively denies the published statements that
Senators Hale and Frye are opposed TO Mr.
| Blaine's nomination for the Presidency. Tho
journal says both or these gentlemen strongly
favor his nomination..
| The body of the woman found in the
HudsCm Saturday at HsMstinss n XII has been
| who disappeared from Cincinnati a few days
| ago. Miss Hazard formerly lived at Dobbs'
| Ferry, near Hastings.
The eighteenth anniversary exercises Of
l N IN.
tinued at the Garfield Memorial Church last
night, and several addresses were delivered
and some nne music was rendered on tho or
gan by the organist, Miss Mamie Slmons.
John d. St. Maur, chief clerk in the
oflice OF Wells u: Blodgett, general solicitor Of
the Wabash Railroad, by fictitious vouchers
Claims against the road has swndled psrties
in 81. Louis out OF from $4,000 to $4,000.
Mr.. Louis A. Dent, of the National Rifles,
will be united In marriage to Miss Estelle X.
next Tuesday a the Of the
| Fuller and Miss Nora M. Swing will BIO mar
ried at congregational Church this evening at
| z o'clock.
The California delegation to the National
Republican Convention at Chicago left San
| Francisco In a special train yesterday. Tho
Nevada delegation will be taken aboard en-
route. The sleeping coaches, which are hand
somely decorated, bear the legend, "Blaine
and Victory"
A brilliant reception was given at the
Argentine Legation last evening In honor OF
the seyenty-fourth anniversary OF the ma.
tional Independence OF that republic. The
Diplomatic Corps was largely represented,
and number OF prominent onlcials were
among the guests.
Lieutenant-Go Governor Ames, of Massa-
chuHette, who Is ono OF the delegates to the
National Republican Convention, 10 quoted as
saying that "aftor the delegation from that
Leave md a. least three Ct the
| is strong latent feeling for the Maine states.
man In tho Old Bay State" aet
In New York yesterday afternoon, John
Carpenter, who had Just been released from
State prison, stabbed and killed his wife. He
also made murderous assault upon his
| sister-in-law, Mrs. Ambrose, and then at.
tempted to klli himself NJ was separated!
never rest until he had Killed her.
| Captain r. w. Anderson, the venerable
pedestrian, who started from snmpter, s.. O.
Wednesday, May z, TO walk to Boston, reached
| Richmond, Va, yesterday morning. The Cap.
| tain iB 90 years old, but Is hale and hearty
| and has averaged twenty miles q day since h(
stasted out on me- iraP Tss ospsain OK
| ton.
duzman Blanco, late president of Vene
zuela, recently Issued a decree ordering thai
the bodies of all Victims Of yellow foyer shal
be oremated In the future, and directing thu
\ establishment OF cren1atorfes In all the yellow
fever districts. The apparatus Is TO be pro
cured from Europe; tho ashes Of tho deceased
| persons are 10 be returned to their friends IL
| sealed urns. st. 10 t-l-
| The regents Of Mount Vernon are nego
| tiating with Colonel j. Washington for thu
| fiddle on which washington uBed 10 play. Th'
they arc successful In purchasing Il il viii b.
| placed In Miss Custis' music-room, which con
| tains tho harpsichord presented TO Miss Ousti
| by the General on her wedding day, and ais
| the flute on which he used 70 accompany her
At the meeting of the Baptist Genera
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