The Evening critic., 1884-08-07

county, Md, arc closed, ana throo hundred
hands are idle.
Mr.. John T. Ford is named as n candidate
for police commissioner OF Baltimore, In place
Of General Herbert, deceased.
Thieves entered No. 21S Now Jersey ave-
nuo southeast Yesterday morning and stole
two clocks and several other articles.
Tho track of the Western North Caro-.
lima Railroad yesterday reached Charleston,
Swain County, 90 miles west OF Asheyille.
Tho baby sea lion in Druid Hill Park,
baltimore, which lost Its mother last week, Is
dying OF starvation. It refuses all food giyon
IL.
Six revolvers were found in dust bin in
Hart streot, near Covent Garden, London,
yesterday, and taken to the Bow'street police
station.
Professor James Garland, sixty years of
age, prominent music teacher OF New
brunswick, N. j., committed suicide yes.
terday.
/ certify that Browns Iron BItters cured mo
OF dyspepsia. John II. Walsh, 1928 II street
northwest
Jonas Houston, q colored man of Freder-
ick, Nd, has been arrested for shooting and
seriously wounding coiored woman named
Mahala Smith.
A Polander named Buzyun was Instantly
killed aud Frank Waters fatally injured at
Indian Ridge colliery, Shenandoah, Pa, yes.
terday by a fall OF rock.
Harry Brooks and George Gamble, two
eaioon.keepers OF Baltimore, had a quarrel
yesterday, when the former shot the latter.
Tho injuries are serious.
Tho fourth annual meeting of the Ma
tlonal Civil Service Association was addressed
by MIR. George william Curtis at Its session In
Newport, Il. l., yesterday.
Samuel II. Drew, ex-county prosecuting
attorney OF Cincinnati, was arrested Tuesday
uight, charged with embezzling 1000 from
Mrs. Elizabeth Cox, client.
The fourteenth annual convention of the
Catholic Total Abstinence Union OF America
began It's session In Chicago yesterday. Rev.
Father Cleary, OF Wisconsin, presided.
Assistant United States Treasurer f. NJ.
Darby has appointed Moses whitson, of
Hageratown, clerk In the Baltimore sub-treas.
ury, vice William II. ProtzmaD, deceased.
Browns Iron Bitters is an unequaled remedy
in cases OF general debility.
Miller & Son, flax spinners, of Belfast,
ireland, have failed. 1t Is estimated that the
liabilities OF the firm Will reach the sum of
e110,0oo, two.thirds OF which are secured.
As o tonic 1 consider Browns Iron Bitters
unexcellcd. Myself and family think highly
OF II. james ii. Sprlngmnn, 506 b street
southeast.
Eight of the Turkish mutineers at AS
Stout were sentenced to death. Two were shot
at Abassyet yesterday. The sentences OF tho
others were committed to penal servitude for
life.
Cards have been issued for the marriage
OF Miss Belle Fitzgerald to Robert II. Kerr,
rising young lawyer OF Chicago, to take place
o'clock tonight.
The missionary steamer Morning Star
was launched at Bath, Me-, yesterday. She is
owned by the American board of commission
ers for foreign missions, and is expected to be
ready for sea by September 10.
The total receipts of the Collector of
Taxes for July were S110,O71.23, OF which
s03,SS7O9 was for water taxes, VI, 463.61 for
licenses, s2s02 for dog tax, $3.50 % for po-
lice Court flnes and sdod for building permits.
p Martfn ha ;nin In
dicted with William Brockway and Nathan d.
Foster for the forgery OF interest coupons of
| the Morris K Essex Railroad, was yesterday,
| In New York, sentenced to ten years In tho
| pepitentiary.
| Governor Cleveland leaves Albany to-day
| for the Upper Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks,
where he will probably pass two weeks
1 rumors concerning HE letter OF acceptance
| are without foundation.
s. +. Gill, 1r., d15 Thirteen.aud-a-half
street southwest says he cordially recon-:
Indigestion, as It cured him OF those diseases
| The Acting Secretary of the Navy
has cabled Rear Admiral Davis to be governed
| by the orders providing for the protection OF
rotary Chandler when Franco Chinese hostili-
| Ties were first threatened.
Representative Culbertson, of Kentucky,
who recently attempted suicide at tho Ma
Hospital. His baggage was shipped from tho
National Hotel TO his home In kentucky yes.
terday. He Will soon follow 1t.
The Water Department has begun the
| erection of drinking fountain at the corner
| OF Potomac and Bridge streets, West Washing.
ton. II was presented to the city by the HUI
| name Society and has two basins, one for
horses and cattle and one for dogs.
Charles Rouse, alias Travers, about SO
| years old, was arrested yesterday in Phlladel-
phia by Detective Freeburger, OF Baltimore,
| assisted by Philadelphia officers, on the charge
| OF enticipg Mary Robinson, who Will BIO 10
her parents, No. 80 Aisquith street, Balti-
/ more.
Judge Blodgett, in the United States
District Court in Chicago, yesterday, in the
| case OF II. Hoe d Co. vs.. Knapp and others, de-
| cided that the defendants were infringing on
| letters patent granted to Hoe for q folding de-
vice connected with the web presses. An in.
| junction was granted 10 prevent further in-
| fringement.
The Columbia Boat Club is dissatisfied
| with tho arrangements made for the transpor-
tation OF It's shells TO the Watkins regatta, but
Will go with both boats. The great four, Messrs.
Mute, Kintner, Kondrup and Wade constitute
| one crew, and with the addition OF Messrs.
Msckall, Snyder, Young and Arnold comprise
the eight.
In answer to an inquiry from the New
York Commissioners OF Emigration, the cor
| poratlon counsel OF New York holds that the
commissioners are responsible for the support
OF the foreign pauper immigrants pending
their return TO their homes. There are now
over 400 OF such immigrants on Ward o Island.
| About a dozen were detained yesterday on
the steamship Polynesia.
Browns Iron Bitters is an unfailing remedy
or neuralgia and kindred pains.
Inspector Of Buildings Entwisle has or
| dered the strengthening OF buildings 314
| Ninth street, 314 and 3l6 Maine avenue and
| has long list OF buildings OF questionable Sc
| curity 10 examine. Something having been
said about the condition OF the City Postofllce
and Winders building, MIR. Entwisle said that
no had no authority to inspect buildings
owned or leased by the Government.
The Potomac Insurance Company has
elected the following officers: II. III. Sweeney,
presidents ]. W. Decide, secretary; W. II. Dee.
| BILE, assistant secretary. The following gen
tleman constitute the board OF directors II
| n. Sweeney, Walter s. Cox, Il, l., Moore,
| Robert r.. Frey, Thomas Knowles, NJ. j. Adler,
| Philip May, A. feter, William Wallace,
Thomas Duncan, Louis Mackall, Jr, q. L. Dun
lop.
Twenty-six young ladies received the
white veil at the Convent OF Notre Dame, neal
Govanstown, on Tuesday. They are from diff
ferent parts OF the country, and have entered
| the convent on probation. This probation con
tinues for three years. II at the end OF tina
time they continue In the resolve 10 abandon
they receive the black veil OF the order, and
become members OF the sisterhood.
The men who lost money by betting OF
Mumford In the single race at the Potomac re
gotta are interested In investigating the iden
tity OF stranger who did about all the betting
that was done against Mumford and scoopeC
In pretty much all the money that was woI
on the race. Mumford was regarded as a sure
winner, and the statement that he was seen II
company with the man who bet so heavily
against him has had anything but n paeifyinl
snect upon those who wagered their money OF