The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-09-26

quietudo In France.
The winners in the Brighton Beach races
Yesterday we're Lady Lyon, Norena, Little Dan,
Little Fred and Lenox.
The winning horses at Louisville yestor-
day were Vanguard, Bob Miles, Troubadour,
Tantrum and Taxgathorer.
A German named Ullman, aged 70 years,
near Whitestown, Pa, fatally shot his wife
during quarrel yesterday.
The race for tho Newmarket October
handicap was won by Leopold do Rotnschild's
4.year' old bay colt Hamako.
Tho Paperhaugers Association held their
quarterly meeting last night and elected OF.
ncers for the coming quarter.
Joseph McGonigle was convicted in Phila-
delphia yesterday OF granddaughter In killing
his step'father, jeremiah Cronin.
Governor Cleveland will go to Buffalo
como time next week, probably Thursday, It
being his fret visit to his home since his nom
nation.
A cable message to Harvard College
Observatory announces the discovery OF an.
other asteroid by the Austrian astronomer
Palisa,
General Logan made n speech at the
Wheeling wv. VaO fair grounds yesterday. He
leaves for Cleveland In the morning TO meet
Mr.. Blaine.
The Democratic Congressional Con ference
OF the Seventh Pennsylvania District met at
George Ross.
Lord Salisbury has written an article In
the National Review 10 show that the Oonserva-
uves desire tho franchise to be coupled with
redistribution.
The Independent Catholic Benevolent
Union OF the United States adjourned at
wheeling, w. Va, yesterday, after ro.elocting
its old officers.
lewis Ford, colored, of No. 1923 Twenty
lrst street, dropped dead at the corner OF
Twenty:flrst and X streets last night from
heart disease.
Mr.. Blaine will visit indianapolis on
Thursday, October .. Messrs. Butler and 81.
speak from the same platform.
Peach shipments over the Delaware Rail-
road are about over. But six carloads we're
received Wednesday. The shipments for the
season aggregate 1901 carloads.
The Colorado Democratic State Conven-
tion yesterday nominated Andrew d. Wilson,
OF Denver, for Lieutenant Governor and Ohas.
s. Thomas, of Leadville, for Congress-.
Nobby Pants to order, 81. Hsmburger's.
A telegram has been received here from
the White Mountains announcing the death
there OF W. W. Scott, OF this city, who has for
years kept the cigar.stand at the Capitol.
The employees in the ten-inch department
OF the Frankstown rolling mills, Pittsburgh,
have been notified that after next Saturday
, their wages Will be reduced to SO per ton.
The representatives at Cairo of Germany,
Austria, France and Russia yesterday called
upon the Egyptian Prime Minister and pro-
tested against the Egyptian financial policy.
Chief Cronin, of the Fire Department, ar
rived home yesterday from short stay at
Saratoga, where he went for his health, after
leaving the Firemen's Convention at Chicago.
Hobart Lewis, who is held for violation
OF Internal revenue laws, and Lewis Kimberly,
| charged with assault, broke Jail at Cumber-
land last night and have not been recaptured.
| A motion has been made in Cincinnati to
disbar from practice t. s. HIiderbrand, a
| prominent attorney, on the charge OF collect
| Ing money for client and refusing TO turn It
| over.
1t is said that Arnold, Constable & Co.
lost by the ombezzlement OF their employees,
Messrs. Seymour and Pedder, nearly $1,000
600, and that Pedder took 100000 OF that
amount
The suits of Edwin Cowles, editor of the
Cleveland Leader, against Bishop Gllmour and
the Catholic Univetse and Penny Press have
been withdrawn, the matter being amlcaDly
arranged.
A conference of delegates from psalm
singing churches to consult with reference to
the custom OF psalm singing in churches may
be preserved, met In Pittsburgh yesterday.
On the Queens County IL. ~ fair
grounds yesterday tho horse Little Mac fell
and rolled twice over his rider, colored boy
other horses fell and threw their Jockeys. one
| OF the horses had its neck broken.
Isaac Newton, chief engineer Of the cro-
terday in New York by cutting his throat at
his residence, No. 20 Union Square. 1t is said
that he had been drinking heavily OF late, and
that he has recently showed symptoms OF In
sanity.
A permit was issued by the Building In
spector yesterday to Messrs. A. Saks & 90. for
the erection Of their handsome new building
Seventh street and Market Space. The build
ing Will be i've stories and basement, and
Will cost $4,000.
Rev. VIM. McCombs venerable clergy
| man OF tho Methodist Church, who has been
| In Ill health for several years, died OF pnsu-
| monia in Philadelphia Saturday. He was 10
| years old and a native OF Newark, Del, and
| ference since 1880.
The Protestant Episcopal Convention in
| New York yesterday reelected Its standing
| and missionary committees. Bishop Potter
hereafter, on the ground that his assistant
| performed all the labor. Nevertheless the
| convention voted 10 continue the salary OF
| $4,000.
Professor +. A. p Barnard, president of
Columbia College, recently appointed chair.
man OF the American delegation TO attend the
| international congress TO be held In this city
to determine prime meridian. has resigned
on account or a pressure or college duties,
and Rear-Admiral Rogers has been appointed
| In his stead.
A special dispatch from Brook aven, Miss,
| says that on last Saturday night mob OF forty
| powered the iailer, and took out four negro
| prisoners and lynched them 10 trnes In the
courthouse yard. The mob informed the taller
that unless the circuit Judge cleaned out the
| jail this term they would return and make
| clean sweep.
The Republican State Convention of
South Carolina yesterday delegated the nam.
Ing OF the electoral ticket to the executive
| committee. Among the nominations made
| were Governor, ID. n. Corbin; Lieutenant.
Governor, D. A. straker, colored Secretary OF
| State, u. L. Smith, colored; superintendent of
Education, Rev. Joshua L. Wilson, colored
| The Massachusetts, Railroad Commission
ers entered upon their official examination OF
car couplers yesterday, as authorized by act OF
| the last Legislature. Nearly 200 inventors
/ and representatives OF couplers from all parts
| OF the country were present. The examine
| tion was witnessed by RAILROAD Commission
| ers Sabln and Day, OF Ohio, and Robert Tur'
| ner, OF Baltimore.
The drought now prevailing at Peters
burg, Va, and vicinity Is the eeverest that has
| been experienced for many years. Immense
| damage Is being done 10 the corn and tobacco
| crops. The water In the city reservoir is 80
low that II has been found necessary 10 turn
| water from the canal into the main water
| pipes. Seven years ago this was done on &C.
| count OF protracted drought.
Wednesday night an electrc-light wire
came In contact with wires OF tho District
| Telegraph Company at Waterbury, Conn.,,
sending heavy current OF electricity through
| them. Manager Sawyer, at the District Tele-
| graph ONCE, received n severe shock in dis
| connecting the wires, which threatened 10 set
| nle 70 the ONCE, and the watchmen In several
iael9fies, while giving tho night signal oYer
the District line, were shaken up.
Alfred Hopkins, late captain in the
United States Navy, died Wednesday at his
residence In CLEVELAND, Ohio, from the effects
OF an overdose OF choral, taken 70 alleviate his
sunerlngs. untii two years ago the deceased