The Evening critic., 1884-04-07
THE MORNING NEWS,

weather, winds generally from north tw OF
THE MORNING NEWS,
Local and General, Boiled Down,
worked over md Furnished UP
Fresh.
Mr. Tenney, of the National HOTEL is
seriously Ill.
Nothing has been heard from General
Gordon In a fortnight.
There were 1i2 deaths in Baltimore last
week, 80 less than the corresponding week of
1888.
Miss Ely Goddard, of New York, was mar.
ried in Paris on Saturday to Prince Ponia-
towski
Special dispatches indicate that snow Is
general throughout Southern Minnesota and
Dakota.
General William Birney reports that S15
worth OF books were stolen from his ofIlce
yesterday.
Jem Ward, tho celebrated champion pugi.
list, died at the Licensed Yictualors' AsylNlpff
London yesterday, .s,Sis
Maria Keefe, of Nqs527 Nssg Jersey ave-
nue., had SS In money A9ieff from her house
yesterday morningseFT
BOYS connEssssfon SINS at A. saks Co.'s.
The P~1densrath has rejected the pro:
peasFtbat responsible ministry be Instituted
Tor the German Empire.
Rev. Dr. j. Il. Edwards, whose critical
Illness at Petersburg, Va, has been mention.
ed, is now regarded as out OF danger.
At the Fourth-street A. NJ. L. Church
yesterday there was $3.50 raised TO pay tho
balance Of the debt for improvements.
The National Baseball Club leaves to.
day for ehort trip through tho principal
cities of Virginia where there are baseball
clubs.
The United States, Russian and German
Governments have renewed their protest to
the Porte against the excessive dues charged
for tho storage OF petroleum.
Mr.. John w. Talbert, of East Washing
ton, has been employed by Mr.. ID. j. McOar-
thy, the contractor, to superlntend the con-
struction OF the Light Infantry armory build
ing.
Mr.. d. c. Chamberlin, of the United
States Coast Survey, delivered an interesting
lecture at the National Museum, Saturday
afternoon, on "rhe Great Ice Invasion OF North
America"
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union held meeting yesterday afternoon, at
which addresses were made by President For.
man, OF the Soldiers Homo Union, and several
other speakers.
Rev. DIR. ]. p. Newman occupied his
pulpit in the Madlson.Avenue Congregational
Church, despite the notice which no received
from portion Of his congregation dispensing
with his services.
Eight persons-three men, four women
and one child-were baptized yesterday noon
Bridge, by Rev. Sandy Alexander, of the First
Baptist Church, colored.
More alarming reports are received from
the lower Potomac and Chesapeake Bay OF
lives lost, schooners driven ashore, boats over.
turned, seines and boats carried away, etc.
The velocity OF tho wind has been almost I'M
precedented.
Jesse Williams, colored, who choSed and
gagged Miss Maggie Harvey In the Sloane
apartment house In New York city, a short
tima and than ATTAIN tah n rOh
was convicted Saturday and sentenced to the
State prison at hard labor for eighteen aud a
half years.
A painful accident occurred at the Sol
diers' Homo grounds yesterday. Tho horse
attached to a buggy containing Mr.. and Mrs.
Miller, OF 513 Second street, took fright apa
ran away, throwing Mre. Miller to thasstpodd
S Snd breaking hing her Jaw Pr wl!SssSsyneld
dozen Chester s2s seventh Vey si St. n pSr
The gsasc Of baseball this afternoon mt
Akhaehc Park, between the Athletics, of this
city, and tho famous Providence team, will
inaugurate the baseball season In this city
The Providence Club is considered by many to
be the strongest IN the country. The game
will start at A ~ o'clock.
Comptroller Knox has written history
OF United States notes, reviewing the subiec
thoroughly from the earliest Issues. The
three chapters Will be ''Colonial paper
money" "rhe issue OF Continental paper
money" and "Bills Of credit In the Federal
Convention"
Nubar Pasha has resigned the presidency
OF the council of ministers on account Of dis
cord with the English officials In Cairo. The
officials and heads of departments In Egypt
threaten TO resign on account OF the uncer
tainty OF English policy in regard to both
Egyptian financial affairs and the Soudau
question.
At Harrisville, Ind, Friday night
masked robbers entered the house of Carl
EnhnltV Lad a a tutf n
terribly, and stole $4,000 in gold. Near Rls-
ing sur, Ind, Friday night, masked men on
tered the house OF John Smith and roasted
him over lre to make him give up his
money. He was found next morning alive
but horribly burned.
Captain Arthur A. Splitter, adjutant r
| L. Camp, No. /, Confederate Veterans, who IL
en- route to attend the meeting at Cooper In
rived in this city. He called on General Grant
| yesterday to thank him for the interest he had
taken In the project OF building homo fol
| disabled Confederate soldiers.
A call has been issued for mass Getting
at Lincoln Hall on Wednesday evening, the
| 9th instant, for the purpose OF perfectlng the
organization of the National Protective League
| which has for us purposes the profession Of
| TO legislation which the members construe t.
be unfavorable 70 such liberty.
| The Washington Cooperative Building
Association No. o, at their last meeting elected
Il tuo IEtbluout, hs hs Nou
haus; vice-president, F.W. Juenemann; treas
urer, L. Kissner; secretary, 5. Taepfer; di
| rectors, j. Enders, Joseph Brazerol, II. Gasch
| A. Rhenny, j. Okershausen, W. Buehler, Il
schmitt, A. Eccard, @. II. Aschenbach.
The Speaker laid before the House OF
| Saturday communication from the Attorney
General, addressed TO Mr.. Randall, submitting
an estimate OF deficiencies In the approprla
lions for United States courts, as follows: Fo
fees of United States attorneys, 100000
clerks OF United States courts, $780, 900; Jurors
expenses, $50, 600 and fees OF marshais, S75
| 600. Referred,
Mrs. Eliza Bethune, widow of the lat
John Gunby Bethune, for many years manage
| or Blind Tom, Will contest Mr.. Bethunes Will
| In which he cut her or from all share In hi
estate, and declared that she was not his law
full wife. Mrs. Bethune was married TO OFT
| StutZbach prior to her marriage wlth-ml
| Bethune, but claims to have been Legally d
vorced from her first husband before she wa
married to Bethune.