The Evening critic., 1884-04-05
THE MORNING NEWS,

Local and General. Boiled Down,
worked over and Furnished Up
Fresh.
Gustav Richter, the German painter, is
dead.
United States Minister Logan has left
Chill for Washington.
A plot to blow up Mountjoy Prison, Ire
land, has been discovered.
The sentiment of the Republicans Of Tai
bot County, Nd, is for Blaine.
The gas-lamps will be lighted at GASP
m. and oxtinguished at $40 a. m.
The old Whist Club was reorganized last
evening at the residence Of General Moigs.
The American Benevolent Association
has nled certificate OF Incorporation with the
Recorder.
Funeral services over the body of the
lato Duke Of Albany were held at Windsor
yesterday.
A slight auroral display is reported to
have been Observable at midnight, lasting for
a short time.
Alfred w. Burnett, humorist and carl
caturist, died yesterday In Cincinnati, OF apo
plexy, aged 60.
The betting in London on the Oxford
Cambridge boat race, which Will be rowed on
Monday, Is now oven.
Edward House, of tho town of North
East, N. y, while shooting at mark Thurs
day, shot and killed his Wife.
sent the Navy Department on the Civil.Service
Departmental Examining Board.
Charles Z. Plunket and ii. III. Whittle
sey, OF this District, Will be among the gradu
ates OF the Naval Academy this year.
AS result of the recent riots the courts
| OF Cincinnati are imposing severe, but Just,
| sentences upon convicted criminals.
| The business failures of the last seven
days throughout the country number for the
United states 17S, and for Canada 81.
1t is reported that riot occurred near
| Canton, China, on March Z, and 5000 Chinese
| declared against the present dynasty.
Fire was discovered in the third story of
| No. COZ New Jersey avenue, occupied by Mrs.
Acker, last night, and extlngulshed with q loss
| OF 800.
1t is understood that the physicians of
the city, upon the suggestion OF the Coroner,
will petition Congress for the erection Of d
| morgue.
| At Grafton, W. Va yesterday, Smith,
| colored, who murdered McDaniels In Decem.
penitentiary.
An old house near the Bowen Road, own
cd by Peter and Samuel Bacon, and one owned
by Peyton johnson were destroyed by fro
Thursday night.
The steamship Daniel steinmann, from
Antwerp for Halifax, has been lost near the
| entrance OF Halifax Harbor, with probably
more than 100 lives.
| During the high wind yesterday the
large signs on the rOOt or ElWOOu 3 restaurant,
| at Seventh aud streets, were detached and
| blown down into the street.
At Newark, N. j., yesterday, William A.
Hall, ex.chief clerk OF the Comptrollers once,
was sentenced to twelve years In State prison
for forgery and embozzlement.
The Chicago & Alton Railroad has with
| drawn the $21 tickets from st. Louis to New
| York via Chicago. The other roads have fol-
| lowed suit, and the $2i.50 rate is now In
force.
Owing to the general interest manifested
| In the trout exhibition, and the large number
| OF visitors, Professor Baird has consented to
| continue the exhibition until q o'clock this
| evening.
| The bill introduced by Senator Riddle
berger 10 provide for tho erection OF postof.
fee at Fortress Monroe, Va, at a cost OF So.
600, was reported favorably to tho Senate yes
terday.
Signor Mancini, Minister of Foreign AZ
| fairs for Italy, states that no foreign govern.
ment has demonstrated with Italy against the
conversion OF the property of the Propaganda
iDIItalian rentes.
Mary Anderson denies that the recent re.
ports OF her engagement to various English.
men OF note have been circulated by her
agents for advertising purposes. She says
the gossip is malicious.
A motion of Justin Mccarthy in the
House OF Commons that the condition OF til Q
irish magistracy is offensive and calculated
TO destroy confidence in the administration of
| Justice was lost last night.
| Iue CdUlHeU nave ucClueu against
formally establishing q protectorate over
Egypt The London PallMall Gazette says
| that Egyptian AFFAIRS are drifting through an
archy 10 annexation or war.
Considerable alarm has been occasioned
| at Easton, Pa, by reports OF the existence OF
smallpox among Hungarian immigrants COM
ing there from Castle Garden. Several OF them
are in the Lehigh County Almshouse.
The Supreme Tribunal of Hungary has
confirmed the acqulttal or all the Jews who
were charged with numbering Esther Salo
| messy. II was alleged that they killed her to
obtain her blood to mix with passover bread.
Advices from Yokohama state that the
| Japanese Government has authorized the es.
tabilshment of tea guilds, to which ali the
| producers and dealers must belong, for the
purpose Of preventing the adulteration OF teas.
Messrs. John L. Bell aud VIM. II. Davis
were elected marshal and deputy, respectively,
at the meeting OF the Drivers Association at
Daly's Hall last night to make arrangements
for representation In the Emancipation Cele
| bration.
Fifty of the sixty-seven chairmen Of
Democratic County Committees in Pennsylya'
mia, in answer to circulars OF inquiry from tho
philadelphia Times, say the preference OF the
dali for President. The others are for "Tildon
or Randall"
The imported st. Barnard dog, Lion, be
longing TO Jacobs Brothers, on tho Avenue
several prizes at bench shows, and 81 900 was
recently refused for him. Tho body has beer
| accepted by the National Museum as perfec
specimen OF the famous breed.
The Secretary of tho Treasury has beer
petltioned TO maintain tho quarantine station
| at Fisherman's Inlet, on Chesapeake Bay, dur
Ing the coming season TO protect Washington
Baltimore, Nofolk and Portsmouth from con
tagious diseases. Surgeon-General Hamilton
Will make a report on the subject.
Rev. Richard Norris was rendered re
ception at the lecture-ro0m OF Wesley Ohape
last evening. Mr.. Norris was recently as
signed by the Baltimore Conference 10 Wes
Dr. Huntley, OF the Metropolitan; Rev. W. |
McKenpy, the recent pastor, and others.
The record of the proceedings of the
court-martial that tried Lieutenant Jonett, o
the Monocacy, for drunkenness has been re
| ceived by the Judge Advocate OF the Navy. /
| Is understood that suspension for two years Il
recommended. c0urt-martial has been or
dered TO try Paymaster Ring on the SAM
charge.
The track of the cyclone which destroyet
Oakville, Ind, Wednesday, extended twent
I oakyille. Fifteen farmers had their house
and barns swept away. Many acres OF timbe
were blown down. The farmers OF that 800
' lion nave lost their crops during two success
!. | disaster.
2 Intimate friends here of General Butle
say mat before the meeting OF the NatiOna
Democratic Convention the General will al
| ready be In the Held with two Presldentta
nominations, that OF the Greenbackers and o
| the Labor Reformers. They say that with an
other candidate but Tiden this Will give Gen
= eral Butler the balance OF power as betweo
/ the two parties and throw the election iut
the House Of Representatives.
/ The funeral of Rev. Daniel Lynch tool
nlaca from St. AlOyaius Church yaatarda aN