The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-04-01
THE MORNING NEWS,
LEGAL and General. Boiled Down,
Worked over ana Furnished Up


LEGAL and General. Boiled Down,
Worked over ana Furnished Up
Fresh.
The Legislature of Maryland adjourned
sine die at IL O'Clock last night.
The resignation of William Roche,
private In the Fire Department, has been &C.
cepted.
The Commissioners have appointed Geo.
M. Clarke a statlon-keeper, vice Charles NJ.
Chapman, deceased.
Minister Sargent says that the severe
climate OF 81. Petersburg was one cause OF his
declining that mission.
The congregation of Hamline Church
rendered reception last evening to their new
pastor, Rev. j. A. Price.
Colonel George B. Corkhill's namo Is the
latest addition to the list OF possible delegates
to Chicago from this District.
The Republican conventions in Arm
strong, Warren and Greene Counties, Pa, yes
terday elected Blaine delegates TO the State
Convention.
Among those chosen to compete for the
Rollins and Morse prizes for oratory at the
Dartmouth commencement 10 Il. II. Hoyey, OF
Washington, d.
The Commissioners have refused to grant
the request Of Mr.. j. X. Hickey TO allow one of
Majors cabs 70 stand opposite his premises,
133l-l333 street, for the convenience OF his
patrons.
1t is variously reported that Bismarck
will retire from the Pruesian Ministry on ac
count OF conflict with the Vice President of the
Cabinet and because he desires to devote
more time TO the affairs OF the empire.
The annual rental of pews in the Metro
polltan NJ. Z. Church has been nearly
concluded. The pews rented for from $50 to
S100, and tho aggregate VIII be about $4,000,
an increase Of about $500 over last year.
The honorary members of the Union
Veteran Corpe, First Company, formed tenn
porary organization last evening with w. II.
Burkhart, president, and Thomas q. LIANT
secretary. A permanent organization Will DO
effected on Monday.
Thomas Samon was arraigned at Laconia,
N. H., yesterday for the murder OF the Rudy
family and Mrs. Ford in Laconia last autumn.
He pleaded guilty OF murder In tho first de-
gree. The court ordered that medical eX-
animation be made as TO Samon's sanity.
The ex-Confederate soldiers and men,
bers OF tho Grand Army met In New York last
might and decided TO hold their mass.meeting
10 arouse Interest In the work of establishing
a home for soldiers In tho South on April o, al
cooper Union. General Grant will preside.
The board of directors of the Washington
| CITY Bible Society held a meeting last night,
Rev. A. v. Pltzer presiding. Tho treasurer re-
| ported the receipts during the month TO be
1921 .d6i disbursements, s131.40. There were
I31S families visited, OF whom ITO were
found destitute OF the Bible.
The Capital Bicycle Club took formal
possession OF its new quarters at 019 street
northwest, last evening. The club went In
procession from their old 70 their now home,
and an instantaneous photograph OF the or.
ganiNation was taken as the command wheeled
Into q street on their silent steeds.
The steamboat Lady Of the Lake, Of the
Inland seaboard Navigation Company, ar.
rived az Baltimore yesterday. She VIII have
her boilers entirely rebuilt, besides other
necessary repairs. AS soon as those aro COM
pleted the steamboat John W. Thompson, of
the same line, will also go to Baltimore for re-
pairs,
The Second Workingmen's Building AS
sociation has been organized by tho election
OF tho following officers; President, Thomas
Frederick; vicepresident Jeremiah O'Con-
nor treasurer, n. d. Dalyi secretary, John
Lynchi directors, william II. Bayne, John II,
fhllon, Dennis Fogarty, q. W. Bushnell, Ed
ward Oorcoran, Patrick Larkon and Peter Nc
CARNEY.
For the first quarter of the present year,
ended yesterday, the business failures in the
United States numbered 5000, against 1880
Tor me corresponding quarter OF last year. Tho
liabilities for the quarter Just concluded
amount 70 S4O,000,000, as compared with
S37000OO0 In the first quarter OF 1888. IN
the first quarter OF 1882 tho failures were
2,127, and the same period OF 1881 they mum
bored l,701.