The Evening critic., 1884-07-08
TWENTY PER cLSy.<gscoCNT on clothing at

WILLIAM Ransom was arrested at Lynch
burg, Va, yesterday, by Chief OF Police Irwin,
charged with an assault upon young colOrod
girl I'm Prince Edward County about a month
ago.
The Naval Board Of Inspection paid
visit OF inspection TO tho U. $. S. Wyandotte, at
tho hayward. yesterday, and found the yes.
sci TO be In excellent condition and the crow
TO be well trained and disciplined.
Tie Nationals captured the Cincinnatis
again yesterday. Tho homo club, with tho
exception OF two wild throws and two Wild
pitches by Wise, played fauitless game. The
score was o to In favor OF the Nationals.
The Secret Service agents have discovered
n well.eNecuted counterfeit SO silver cortl-
iicate OF the series OF 1880, and which passes
readily without detection, although one quar-
ter OF an inch shorter than the genuine note.
A single-scull, freo-for-all race between
local oarsmen is contemplated TO ttfke place
over the upper course early In August Tho
race would be one OF great interest and there
would be numerous contestants for the honors.
In the French Chamber of Deputies yes
terday Primo Minister Ferry said that China
was guilty of foul treachery toward France,
and the French minister In Pekin has been In.
etructed TO demand an indemnity OF 250000,.
600 francs.
Albert Davis, a young man of this city,
who has recently been released from the peni.
tentiary was taken into custody yesterday for
forging au order for $50 tons OF Iron at the
Chain Bridge and signing Commissioner
Vests name toll
John Hart. colorcd, was lodged in Rock.
VILE Jail yesterday, charged with compiitE5<y
an outrageous assault on Mary. |}}saswalter,
assq 1 as9Es'S Ct & in w Hos
gomery County. .Scs
TWENTY psssg6t. discount on clothing
at spranss,sss5o 7 Seventh street.
.o-&sfs proposed by the Commissioners to
exchange three Amoskeag steam fro engines,
which have been In use In this city since 1865,
for three new steam nre engines size No. 3,
and they invite sealed bids from all manu-.
facturers, to BIO opened at their ofllce July %.
The r. L. Lee Camp of Confederate Vet
crane, tho Phil Kearney Post, G. A. r., and the
Richmond Light Infantry Blues aud their
friends, numbering about $50, left Richmond,
Va, last evening for Newark. N. j., on a fra
ternal visit to the Aaron wilks Post of that
city.
The cattle camp of Wilson, Carlisle &
johnson, In the western part OF La Plata
County, Col, was attacked by Indians on July
3, and Charles Cook and Adolph Lusk badly
number wounded. The Indians made on with
100 horses.
The Washington Canoe Club organized
last evening and adopted constitution and
bylaws. Plans for u proposed boat.house, TO
be built in Georgetown, near tho Columbia
boat.house, were submitted. Tho Rev. Theo
dore 3. wynkoop IL ono of those prominently
mentioned for commodore OF the club.
In tho Police Court yesterday afternoon
| j. II. Wilmot, OF SOC Ninth street, was put on
| trial, on tho complaint OF Detectives Ran and
| Block, for allowing a gaming-tab TO BIO set up
| in his house. The line OF defense was that
| the gentlemen who played poker for money
| belonged to a club. They swore that they
| would buy chips and fifty cents was taken out
| OF every 50 worth OF chips bought for the ex-
| pence OF the house. A fine OF 800 aud "a
| hours In jail was imposed.
DIR. Patten, of Bath, Maine, who was yes
| terday nominated and confirmed for the new
| ly.created position OF Commissioner OF Navi.
| CATION, under the Treasury Department, will,
| II is understood, accept that position and per-
form the service without remuneration, no
provision having been made for the payment
OF the salary. DR.. Patton was highly raaQfzA
| mended for the position and 10 ap6a1sthdsia last
on subjects coming under. lheDow bureau.
FULL returns fPofar Chicago Convention
atDriver's QeHseh Tonight.
| un6,er The provisions Of the Legislative,
l-Executivo and judicial Appropriation bill the
| force OF Internal revenue agents has been re-
duced from thirty-nve TO twenty by the dis
| missal OF the following fifteen agents: II. J
McKusick, California; Thomas Powers, North
Carolina; John Young, Tennessee; John NJ
Burns, Kentucky; j. b. McCoz, Wisconsin
James A. Ray, Kentucky; O. D. Harrison, Ten
neesee; Jacob Wagner, Virginia; John NJ
Raum, Illinois; J. T. wilson, Virginia; Jasper
Packard, Indiana; W. L. Hollister, Mime
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