The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-03-19
THE MORNING NEWS,
Local ana General, Boiled Down,
worked Over ana Furnished Up
Fresh.


worked Over and Furnished Up
Fresh.
Mr.. Gladstone's condition last evening
was said TO BIO rather worse.
Strawberries are selling at twenty-five
cents quart at Jacksonville, Fla.
Mrs. Louise Pollock will deliver lecture
TO mothers and nurses at 510 Eleventh street
this afternoon.
Signor Lombardolli, of Mapleson's Opera
Company, died in San Francisco Monday night
OF pulmonary apoplexy.
In the British House of Coppasss''yes-
ie,d lay the hod army estimates bFappropriatlns
r GensSst~ tvoitzee, United States engineer
Gs-rnarge OF Delawar9 harbor improvements,
is Ill at Philadelphia, with no hopo OF re-
covery.
Stephen Barker, who was probably the
Oldest wool dealer in the United States, died
at White Creek, Washington County, N. ",
Monday.
The Board of Trade of Minneapolis, Mimi.
has made n formal protest against the new
freight schedules ON the Northern Pacific
Railroad.
BENJAMIN Rupert, one of the Oldest odd
| Fellows In tho United States, n member OF the
order for sixty years, died in Dubuque, Iowa,
on Monday.
An eight-year-old coIored boy was found
by the police wandering around the streots
last night. He 10 held at Police Headquarters
for his parents.
Prince Bismarck is reported to have
abandoned brandy and wator as beverage
for cold tea. It's the genuine article, and not
tho kind our Congressman call for
1t is reported that the VIceroy of China
Is submitting basis OF peace between France
and China TO the English ana American min
listers at Pekin ana asking them to intervene.
At an entertainment at the Congrega-
tional Church this evening negro and Indian
| students from the Normal and Agricultural
Institute OF Virginia will speak original
| pieces.
At the meeting of tho Anthropological
| Society last evening, held at the Army Medl.
cal Museum, Mr.. ii. u. Batee, of tho Patent
| ONCE, read paper on "Discontinuities In
| Natures Methods"
horse attached to George s. Krafts
| baker wagon ran away yesterday, and, collld-
ing with cart on the Avenue, near Seven
| teenth street, threw the driver, Mr.. Weslerry,
| out OF the wagon and broke his collar
Mrs. George Wilcox, of Albany, N Y, a
sister OF tho late United States Treasurer
Spinner, was committed to the insane asylum
| Monday. She imagined that she had bought
Speaker sheards residence, and attempted
with club to take forcible possession.
Private Charles w. 0'Neill, of the police
force, who has been night clerk at Police
ferred TO street duty In the Eighth Precinct,
| and Private Proctor, OF that precinct, has been
assigned as night clerk at Headquarters.
d. A. Brooks, president Of the town coun-
Commissicners Tor aid on account Of distress
caused by the flood, has been informed that
they have no authority to expend money ex-
cept as expressly appropriated by Congress.
The House passed the Postoflice Appro-
| priation bill yesterday. The amendments
agreed to In committee OF the whole were adopt
cd with the exception OF that increasing by
100000 the appropriation for deterioration
service, which was rejected--yeas, 1913; nays,
1877.
The Travel Club had meeting Monday
.t.s. ma.A el.f ALL
ranged literary and musical programme was
enjoyed Miss Atkinson read paper On
Sssfs Songs sSssss 5ssass
| present.
v, If you 2 Want ssA"dlsoho spring overooas
IkesUetectives made a. search through
houses of ill-repute throughout the city yes.
terday for young woman from Baltimore
who came here to lead a life OF shame. Her
assumed name is Alice De sevan, OF Roches
ter, N. Y. 1t Is also stated that she Is rela-
tive Of an official here.
A singular and repulsive collection is
that which has been made by the agents of the
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to AMI
mails OF instruments OF torture, goads, spurs,
bits, knives, etc., which have fallen Into their
hands at various times for uso in evidence In
cases OF cruelty to animals.
Rev. Dr. Frederick d. Power and his wife
celebrated the tenth anniversary of their mar
riage Monday night at the lecture-room OF the
Garfield Memorial Church on Vermont avenue
There was large attendance, and DR.. and
elegant presents and floral offerings.
At Reading (Pa.), Monday, while O.
Drum was walking near city stone quarry, q
srill against Drum and hurting him twelve
| feet IN The air Into an adjacent held. The drill
penetrated his side, crashing through several
ribs. He died while being takon to hospital
The Brooklyn IN. " Health Depart
ment yesterday analysed the candy known as
''rye and rock candy" and found that 1t was
I favored with "essence OF whisky or fusel oil
In the proportion of 0 1858 grains to the pound
| The fatal dose OF fusel oil Ia stated by authorl
Ties to be from la to 1.6 grains, or about the
quantity found In about two pounds OF the
candy.
At Wilmington. Del, Monday evening.
| valise containing 81, 900, which had been OBJ
tanned from the Treasury Department BY
Paul Schmellick, OF PHILADELPHIA, was seized
by a stranger and thrown from window OF {
car on the Congressional express and seized
by a confederate. Mr. schmellck pursued
firing his pistol, and regalned the valise. TIT
thieves escaped.
The Jackson Democratic Association held
an adjourned meeting at Cosmopolitan Hal
last night, Mr.. John f. Norris presiding. AZ
ter considerable debate as to whether the del
egates TO the National Democratic Convention
elected by the Democratic Central COMMITTEES
should be recognized, 1t was finally agreed oil
motion OF MIR. NJ. Clagett to recognize the Cen
trial Committee.
The Colorado Republican Association me
last night at Sc. Georges Hail. number o
|
city were present. Addresses were delivered
by Hon. q. M. Chilcott, Judge Bennett and Col
onel Tankersley. After transacting some rOu
tine business and a few minutes given TO 80
ial.converse the association adjourned.
Congress has now been in session for NOR
than three months. Senators and Member
aflrm that the committees havo TRANSACTED
more business than 10 usual In the sam
period, but SO far as the public record OF busl
ness is concerned very little appears to hav
been done. The House has passed. but 10
bills, OF which much more than one'half ar
private pension bills. The Senate has passe
1913 bills, 81 Of which provide for the erection
of public buildings, Up to this time not
single appropriation bill has become q law
| Only 20 acts have passed both Houses an
been approved by the President, and OF thes
II are OF q private character.
The President yesterday transmitted t
Congress letter, signed by Secretarie
| Chandler and Lincoln, and opposing the prop
osition TO ofrer 100000 for the discovery 0
Lieutenant Greely's party. The letter assert
| that private parties cannot reach Lieutonan
| Greedy I'm advance. OF tho Government expt
dillon, and that go large reward would be
strong temptation 10 run great risks aud psr
| hap5 lead TO terrible Disasters for which tn
| Government would be 20 some extent "a
| sponsible. An assurance that thu sktsrert
ment will reward any sslstapGacrsndered
Lieutenant Greedy or ~ Ettsais men at an
time Ia recommendaHaY
100 Jorsoys, sistcidsla Youngs' 7ao 9TH :
A HOTEL ARRIVALS.