The Evening critic., 1884-07-22

worked Over ana Furnished up
Fresh.
Philip Chatham, the Oldest English FREQ
mason, lie dead.
The American crclSeters yesterday began
game at brighton with the gentlemen ofsus'
A Gre at Hofi'man's paper mill in Balti.
| more County, Md, Sunday caused 1888 OF
| $1,000.
q. o. Kaufman has been elected Cor
man secretary OF the Republican National
Committee.
The Newburyport City Council last night
appropriated ~ 900 for tho reception TO the
Greedy party.
A royalist plot Ia said TO have been dis
covered In Paris, and three police onlcials have
been arrested.
Colonel Thomas f. Barr, Secretary Lin
coins military secretary, Is visiting at Fort
Smelling, MINI.
The Chinese Embassy left New York yes
terday on the steamer City OF Para for Pan
anna, en- route for Peru.
Frank Calvert, the divorced husband OF
the present wife OF Ex-Governor Sprague, died
| OF heart disease sunday in Cincinnati.
The President will go to New York to-
| morrow, remaining about q week, and then GO
| Ing to the Catskill Mountains as the guest OF
| General Sharpe.
A lady while making some purchases in
store No. 500 Seventh street yesterday found n
| pocketbook containing largo sum OF money
| and turned Il over TO the proprietor.
| An excursion to Fortress Monroe, Nor
| folk, Ocean View and the capes VIII BIO gtvon
| by the Union Veteran Corps on Saturday even.
Lax August . on 'n' ''''"0' N'D' u INC
Dr. Casper r. Gregory, son of the vice.
president OF the Girard College, has boon ap-
pointed by the faculty OF the University of
Ieipsig a licentiate In theology In the uni
versity.
The first message over the Bennett Mac
| kay cable was received ut Rockport, Me-, Sun.
4 day night at 8 o'clock. 1t was to j.. W. Mac.
kay, from his children, Willio and Olarie,
| who arc in Paris.
/ @. Edmonston denies the charge made by
"Honesty" that he 10 making an improper use
OF his position as second vice,presideht OF the
/ Trades Congress for the advancement OF the
| interests OF any candidate.
The cholera is on the increase in Paris
and is growing more virulent In Toulon. Pro-
| visions are becoming scarce In Ioulon and
thereis much distress. AT Narcotics laboring
| men are demanding work.
Frank r. Sherwin, the New Mexican
cattle owner, who has been confined In Jail at
Albany, MY, since last october for contempt
OF court In refusing to obey subpenas as a
witness, has been released on ball.
Further arrests have been made In Russia
in connection with tho recent plot against the
| Car, and a large number OF nihilistic proc.
| lamations and documents have been seized
A state OF Siege will be proclaimed at Warsaw.
| Inc passengers OF inc WTcCK6u steamer
warwick arrived at Montreal yesterday In the
steamer Bonavista. They believe the warwick'a
Captain did not know his whereabouts, and
that none OF the onicers wore on the bridge al
the time OF the disaster. :
Joe Conoghan and Pat Kerrigan, noted
pugilists OF the anthracite coal regions, fought
| n prize.nght OF seventeen rounds on the noun
tain side near Wilkes'Berre, Pa, yesterday.
Both men we're badly punched, The aght we, wa
| blow.
John Wesley Green, the colorcd man who
was shot Saturday night by Policeman Kruse
| In West Baltimore, died yesterday, and the
| lice toard. The coroner's Jury subsequently
| rendered q verdict that the shooting was II
| self defense.
Ben Richardson, who killed his brothe
| Albert fortnight ago at Martinsville, Va, wa
| held yesterday for the grand jury. The ev
| dence against him was that no had throw
stones at his mother, and had preyionsl
| threatened Albert, and In quarrel had kille
him with chair.
Tic Analostan Boat Club has secured
the servlces OF Mr.. John Kennedy to trail
their junior crew for the coming regatta. Tn
club putting a splendid four In the contea
| and the three famous trainers, Courtney
Ward and Kennedy Will Dc represented.
James Kane who said he was real es
tate broker, was held for trial In New Yor
yesterday on a charge of obtaining money un
| der false preteneee. II Is alleged that he col
1ected money on the representation that b.
was an agent OF the Washington Fire and Ma
] rine Insurance Company OF Washington, d. Q
The National Temperance Society ha
addressed a memorial to the Independent Re
| publican conference TO BIO held In New Yor
today. 1t asks the conference to take cogni
zance OF the alcoholic liquor trafic, which wa
ignored by the National Republican Conver
| ton, and not TO indorse the "saloon plank" 4
the Democratic platform.
Robert Soller, Whose wife was dismisse
| from membership in the Congregations
Church Of Wood Haven, L. IL for alleged i'm
proper conduct with August Rodner, tn
church treasurer, got up during service sunda
night and denounced the pastor and mem
beers in strong language. Rodner has twic
attempted suicide recently.
A colored man was arrested near Forrest
vile, Prince Georges County, Nd, on saturda
night last, who answers 70 the description
Brooks, an escaped prisoner from Charlie
County, and for whose arrest there Is rewar
OF $3.50. He was lodged In lail at Maribor
Is will s shsss Tae h sssre o.
The Washington correspondent of th
Baltimore Sun says that Senator German al
thorizes the statement that he is not cand
date for the chairmanship OF the Nations
i. Democratic Committee. He will not accept th
appointment II rendered him. HIS duties a
chairman OF the Congressional committee oil
suficient and no has ample work to do.
The barn and granary of Luther
4 | Offut, reading near Great Falls, Montgomer
: County, Nd, were destroyed by fre at 1 o'cloC
yesterday morning. The barn contained
variety OF improved machinery and the graz
airy from one hundred and ffty to two hui
bred barrels OF corn. The cause OF the hre
not known. The loss is estimated at $3.50
no Insurance.
The Star Bicycle Park was illuminate
by electric light last evening and four hundr'
| persons assembled to Witness the polo mat
!, | and obstacle race on bicycles. Tho polo mat
was between Rex Smith and VIII Robertson
The game was skillfully and closely conteste
| Robertson securing tho first and fourth,seven
eighth and ninth goals, giving him tho be
II | I'VE out OF nine and making him the victo
Smith won the second, third, hfth and ak
goale, and the game was close and oxcttii
throughout. The obstacle race over hurdl
on Star bicyclee was won by Mr.. Robertson,
b | j. Hilton second and II. 3. Burnett third.
WRERRTHRY GOT THEIR TITLES.
GeDeraI d" Tom OchiItree and " Go