Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-09

nloInuis, anu otnerS Will do so Monday. With the
exception OF the Pitsburg and Lake Erie and Pitts
burg, McKeeport and Youghiogheny, All the rail-
Ioads are running as usual The INST named road
expects 10 resume Monday.
MORE HOPEFUL FERLING AT Ey,ysyurr mn
EVANSVILLE, IND, Feb. 9, I2 ma more hopefuI
feeling has prevailed here this morning The rain
river is rising one-half inch per hour and now COW
efs the point opposite this city. but it sil lacks
,ree Ieet OF beng as high as last February. still
flowed. 'e WA
England and Egypt.
ADMIRAL SEYMOUR ORDERED 10 TIRE SEAT OF WAR
LONDON, Feb. 9.-Admiral Seymour received A
summons, after yesterdays cabinet council and
hours notice.
THE STARVING PEOPLE OF srNKAr
..yHo ulspaIcn p from suakim In Che Standard says
fellows and the thousand women and children al,
Siilkat aHect the English public, but here they ex.
escrSe Isnss Tba o PITY and humiliation impossible TO
the stfagglers from the battle OF Tokarn
THE COMMANDER OF sUAKrM
Admiral Hewitt has been Invested with the civil
ana mlltary command OF Suakim. He Will have at
marines ''''~
GEN. GORDON HEARD FROM.
zen; Gen Gordon has been spoken four days beyond
ENGLAND WILL BE FORCED TO TAKE CONTROL or
LONDON, Feb Sin leading article this morn,no
Ine laa MOI Gazette says that England, although
opposed TO the annexation OF Egypt, will be under
that country for the next i've or ten years The ex.
igencles OF the present crisis demand immediate ac>
tion, and further delay on the part OF England fo
assume control would be nothing less than criminal
o'KKLLEY HEARD FROM.
LONDON, Feb. "A letter has been received from
Sers about Whose e mc6 6a n OF the
OF late. IL Is dated Assioot, Januaryf5tn and "A
niled with gloomy forebodings OF danger.
BAKER PASTA IN DISGRACE
Nryp Varu r-nl
ernment feeling dissatisfied with the report of Baker
fasna IN regard TO his recent tight with the rebels
~ Ia which MS forces were badly routed, and his
nasty actlon ID lleeing from Tnkital. has ordered
MN ana Col SartOrious, with the gendarmeri9
which formed portion or his command 10 report
succeed Baker Pasha, and viii proceed az once to to
Suakim, accompanied by Majors Piggott and Hog
gard, OF the Egyptian army ON their arrival ar
command, with the assistance OF the marines re-
Gently landed there They expect TO be able to pre
vent the city from falling into the hands OF the
THE REBELS DEMAND THE UNCONDITIONAL eUB.
RENDER OF SINKAT.
A dispatch from Suakim states that messenger
arrived there yesterday from Snkat bearing an ap.
pea! Tor assistance from the beleaguered garrison
OF that place reply was returned, stating that ft
was impossible, at present, TO send any relief, as az
leaSt ,bU addtl0nal men were needed at Suakfm to
protect the city frombeing sacked by the rebels who
are now threatening the place. The messenger re.
condition that their lives be spared but the offer
was refused, the commander OF the rebel forces de-
manding an unconditional surrender.
A Detective Shot.
JACKSON, MICH, Feb 1.-TWO unknown men shoe
for men to give evidence In the Crouch murder
case.
A Burglar Shot and Captured.
LEBANON, Pa, Feb. 9-Two burglars ATTEMPTED
last night to break into the residence OF Capt j. r.
HS Bosslsr at Myerstown hut one Of them was shot
and halls from Philadelphia
eigncrs in Bolivia.
(By Central and South American Cable)
>CARTBGENA, FEB 8, via GalyestOn-The dean OF
addressed note 70 the government asking that
foreigners be exempted from the payment OF com,
%sery Loans as, Two French subjects were recently
such loan demandedfrom them:
A Savings Bank Embezzlcr.
SPRINGFrEID, MASS, Feb. 9-W j. Landeau tr..
charged with the embezzlement OF $500 from the
Hampton savings bank, in this city, where he was
and was ordered to furnish 81, GOO ball for his ap.
pearance before the supreme court In May.
King CetcwayO Dead.
LIZ LONDON, Feb smAdviees from South Africa re-
tain, OF heart disease.
General Foreign News by Cable.
ARRESTED on A CHARGE OF FORGERY.
LONDON, Feb. 9-Joseph Faconer, jute merchant
at Dundee has been arrested for forging the sigma
ture OF another firm.
MISS FoK1EsouE ESTIMATES THE MMAGE TO HER
AFFECTIONS AT f50,0W.
LONDON, Feb. 9-Miss Fortesque, the actress,
who has brought action against Lord Garmoyle for
breach OF promise, estimates the damage TO her
affections at E50,000.
RUSSIAN AND AUSTRIAN SOCIALISTS CONVICTED.
VIENNA, Feb. "a Russian socialist has been ar
rested at Cracow. His examination showed that
Russian socialists.
MIR. BRADLAUGH's APPEAL pIsALLowEp.
LONDON, Feb. 9.-Mr. Bradlaugh's appeal against
the sergeant-at-arms for removing him from the
house OF commons and not permitting him TO enter
has been disallowed by the court OF queens bench.
Outgrowth Of Labor Troubles.
Troy, NY, Feb. 9-The proprietors OF the mala-
BILE iron works, In this vicinity In which the recent
labor disturbances occurred, were arrested this
morning, charged with Inn maintaining nuisance ip
the outgrowth OF labor troubles
The Ice Yacht Championship.
PoUGHKEEPsIR, N. Y, Feb. 9-In the ice yacht
race. for the Championship OF America, the yacht
Haze, OF the Poughkeepsie club, won, beating the
shrewsbury BOAT, Dreadna9ght 10y 30 seconds The
the Others were far behind
Big Fire at Bridseport, Ohio.
WHEELING, w. Va, FEB. 9-E p. Rhodes Touring
mill at Bridgeport Ohio, caught f1re this morning.
and from this side OF the river It looks as II the
str0yed
Robbtng Cab Passengers I'm Chicago.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2-Two attempts to rob passengers
on the Gurney cabs were made here on Thursday
night According TO the reports made 10 the police
II Is said that at about II O'Clock cab crossing Van
Buren street bridge was met by two masked men,
who ordered the driver TO stop, presenting at the
same time q revolver. The passengers were two
men, one OF whom made show OF drawing his ne.
volver. whereupon the highwaymen fed. Another
attempt was made on q cab, containing two ladies.
in more remote section OF the city but the screams
OF the inmates In this instance also served %
n1ghten away the attacking party.
Eall Of q Ship from the Stocks.
ONE NAN KILLED AND THREE INJURED.
WATERFOWL, N. Y, Feb. o-The old ship Now
Orleans, on the stocks at Sacketts Harbor fell this
morning. John Oats was instantly killed and
Ralph Godfrey, n. Jenreys and another man named
Heemans were seriously injured The ship was re-
Gently sold by the government to New York par.
Ties, and was being dismantaed
Labor Interests I'm Congress.
MEETING or TIE Hous. ooMxlTIH on THE sUByDCFG
TIE PROPOSED DKPARTMHkT or LABOR FAVORED.
The House committee on labor met to-day, ana
decided unanimously to report favorably Nj. Hop.
lkins bill TO establish department OF labor. NJ.
Fielder appeared before the committee In behalf o
his bill with relation to convict contract labor
One OF the principal difdcuttes In the way OF the