The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-26

Admiral Courbet has established block
ade In Tonquiu against contraband materials
OF war.
Part of the notorious Buzzard Band has
been captured IN the Ephuta Mountains,
near Lancaster, Pa.
Rev. John s. Inskip, president Of the Ma
tlonal Campaigning Association, is critically
Ill at ocean Grove, Nd.
Block, Vienna detective, has been shot
dead by q man who carried dynamite bomb,
revolver and poisoned dagger.
The removal of the police telephone box
from tho corner OF Ninth and streets to the
curb on L street has been requested.
Seven lads have been arrested for firing
the reformatory ship in the river Mersey re-
Gently, In order that they might escape.
The naval vessels Niagara, Florida, Paw
nee and Supply arc about to be appraised,
offered for sale and stricken from tho regis
ter.
A frame house, owned by Mrs. Donovan,
on Twelfth street, between and ID streets
northeast, was burned last night. Damage
si00.
The mulatto who committed the outrage
upon Mr.. and Mrs. selah sprague, near Hicks.
ville, l.. l., yesterday, has been arrested and
identified. He gives the name OK Charles A.
Smith.
Willett e. Libbey have asked the Commits
sloneTs to erecta nre-alarm box on their OF.
ficc corner OF New York avenue aud Sixth
street northwest.
The funeral OF Mrs. Anna Ford, mother
OF Mr.. John T. Ford, took place In Baltimore
yesterday. Tho remains wero Inferred at Lou
dOun Park Cemetery.
Tho business failures for tho last seven
days number for tho United States 2S7, and
for Canada, 80, or total OF 317 for tho week,
as against 425 for the previous week.
VIM. Combs, u farmer, 40 years of age,
living near Elgln, Ills, cut his wife's throat
yesterday. In her dying agonies she wrenched
the weapon from him and stabbed him fatally
The Senate yesterday, after our report
closed, passed the bill providing for civil
government for tho Territory OF Alaska, aud
nfier short executive session adjourned uu'
III Monday
The National Rifles Cadets gave an cat
homo" reception Mt their armory last evening.
The hall was handsomely decorated, tho
music excellent, aud fully 200 couples par
ticipated in the dances.
Company b, of the Washington Light In-
fantry, had an exhibition drill last evening NJ
their armory, which was witnessed by large
| number OF ladies and gentlemon and en-
Enthusiastically applaudod.
AZ Waynesboro Pa, Wednesday night,
Thomas Cunningham, a we'll known butcher,
whilst under the influence OF liquor, shot his
wife with pistol, tho ball passing through
her body. She Will probably die.
The following executive committee has
been elected by the senior class OF the Colum.
bia Law School: NJ. II. Phelps, II. ID. Kelly, O.
j. Sawyer George +. Stone, r. 8. Durwent,
At Mount Vernon, Ind, yesterday Au-
derson and Snyder were hanged for the MUIR
| der OF James Van weyer, II years OF age,
whom they killed for tho purpose OF robbery.
Snyder was 81 years OF age aud Anderson II.
Rehecca II. Pomeroy, matron of the New
ton Girls'Homo AT Boston, is dead. She spent
| many years In caring for the sick aud suffer
| ing. She was engaged during part OF Presi-
| dent Lincoln's term as nurse ut the White
| House.
| ~ I'LL -
| South Capitol street and Georgia avenue on
| Duzzards Point ask the Commissioners to put
| the streets In that locality in order, so that
they can get water from tho only pump In the
| noighborhood.
Edward Brown, young man of wealth,
| aged IS years, committed suicide AT Smith
| field, n. o., Thursday night. He had spent
his money, and being reprimanded by his
| parents, drank until his brain was affected
| and then took laudnaum.
rule was adopted by the Supervising
Inspectors Of Steamboats, yesterday excluding
| all persons on passenger stenmOoats, except
| the proper officers OF tho boat and Officers Of
| the Inspection Service, from entering pilot
houses while the boats are under way.
The Society Of the Army aud Navy of tho
| Confederate States In Maryland, Gen. Bradley
ferson Davis to deliver the grafton before tho
| society In Baltimore on tho 22d of February,
| has received a letter from Mr.. Davis stating
that his health VII not admit Of his speaking
1 y
| The Biological Society of Washington
held its fourth anniversary meeting last night
| nj The National Museum. large audience as
| sembled TO hear the remarks OF tho president,
| DR.. @. A. White, on "Uertain Phases In the Goo
logical History OF the North American Coutl-
| nent, biologically considered" DR.. j, o.
yelling, president of the Philosophical So
cieiy, presided.
A dispatch from Liberty Mills. Ind,
says: "rhe twin babes OF Isaac and Rebscca
Martin were frozen to death Thursday night
in their crib, which had been placed In Are.
leos room. They were three months old. Mar
tin visited the crib during tho night and
found one babe dead. Tho other was suffering
severely and soon died. Tho clothing was
frozen TO the bodies OF the infants"
The will of Divinda Curry was filed ye,-
day. The tostatrix leaves 10 her husband
| Levi Curry, her entire estate during his natu.
raj life, OF 10 dispose OF tho same when IN hts
Judgment Il VIII be for the beat Interest Of het
dist Protestant Church is devised all moneys
OF which sho died possessed to be invested u
purchase grounds on which to erect mission
Sunday-schoOl building.
The National Board of Trade Convention
adjourned last evening. The board recon-
mended tho enactment OF National pilotagt
law, the appeal OF the law making tho colnag,
OK silver dollars compulsory, tho passage OF q
law allowing the President to veto separate
Items IN appropriation bills tho passage OF
measures 70 proteoa American products II
foreign markets, and tho adoption OF meas
ures relieving American shipping from tax
alton, etc.
General Daniel McCauloy, ex-Mayor oil
indianapolis, was taken TO the Tombs Po
lice Court In New York yesterday on
warrant charging him with vlolatin;
the lottery laws. He Is president aud ger
eral manager OF the Mutual Union Improve
ment Company whose ob1octsare the accumu
iation OF fund for The purchase OF real es
tate. Bonds are issued monthly for So an,
tho holders ola portion ofthom arc entitled {
premiums.
Mr.. Campbell Darlington, the attorne
for Pat Gallagher, who got tho severe sentenc
IN tho Police Court few days ago, states tina
he Is going 10 endeayor TO hayo the case II
opened so as 10 prove that the defendant is In
sane. He has n letter from. Hamilton Easter
OF Baltimore, stating that Gallagher was
cOachman OF his for years, ana good man.
10 said that he won't Into business lately an
lost all his sayings OF years, aud his min
nos been weakened.
The alarm Of fire from boz 1875, ut G;3
I o'clock last evening, was caused by the dis
coyety OF ilro In the third-story, back room
j, No. 123 Ninth street. The building is owne
BY George Wlllner,who suffered a loss OF 500
: ana occupied by Joseph Davidson, who's
q property was damaged 70 the extent OF 500
Z The nfe caught from n stove IN n back room 1
: no thfd story. The following firms wer
Y damaged by waters Mary Jacobson, 5000; job
: Byram, f5uOi a. 81. Klockewski, $780, alLAs
!, sured. The damage 70 tho house waS,esgH
! coid, Try 81 II. DeyasS sons Gip Caps "a
perez pereel isss' a surely = cure saS '9 yo
: RHe board of ykmanagers Of the Hom
oDathic Hospital at tho meeting on Wedno8da
last, 10 arrange for the house warming at u
I hospital, HOG Il atreet, on Friday, fenrua
1, appointed tho following commit.oo' Mrs,
q Aatn va