The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-06-13
THE MORNING NEWS,
Local ana General. Boiled Down,
worked over md Furnished Up
Eresh

Sunkey, tne singing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
pool for America yesterdRy.--ss-
LOOK out,far-fof0hel Dom Piaet's spicy
lellcrArntxt Sundays Herald.
Tho eas-lamps will be lighted at us p.
m. and cxtinguished at ~ ;i5 p. m.
The Irish dynamiters in Paris WILL IL Is
reported, act independently OF stephens, the
ex.Fenian.
A statue of John Brown in Highland cos
tune was erected within view OF the Queens
apartments at Balmoral yesterday.
The equity suit of John A. Menikheim
agninst Louis A. Menlkheim TO set aside a
deed has been dismissed by tho complainant.
A piece of goods hanging over gas jet
in the store OF John Enders, 002 Seventh street,
caught fire last night ana caused damage Of
5000.
Isaac A. Stanley, payipg-teller of the Ma
tional Bank OF Commerce, OF Cleveland, Ohio,
has been arrested for embezzling 100000
from the bank.
An Egyptian correspondent of the Lon
don Tunes says that Berber has surrendered
and the reports OF the massacre there are true.
The reports are still doubted.
Suits amounting TO $50, 900 have been in
& Ward and James d. Fish, OF New York, by
Elihu spicer, OF san Antonio.
The President has signed Representative
Townehend's bill providing that newspapers
weighing less than four ounces ehall be sent
through the mails for one cent.
Hugh Wynne, the postal clerk, who was
arrested at Wilmington, Del, Wednesday for
stealing letters from the malls, was given q
hearing yesterday and hold for court.
Frederick, alias "Bug" Cephas, colored,
was convicted second timo at Cambridge,
Bnsh.Murphy, and sentenced to death.
At Allentown, Pa, Joseph Coyle, 49,
year-old lad, while playing baseball, was
struck in the stomach by the ball, aud after
staggering short distance fell over dead.
Marreso, secretary of the Revolutionary
Committee at Key West, has been arrested
there with explosive material In his posses.
sion. He had Just returned from New York.
The closing exercises of the primary de-
partment OF Mrs. Mcaee's school were held
last evening at No. ITO l. street. The pro-
gramme included recitations and vocal and
instrumental music.
Charges against tho Park Commissioners
OF New York have been preferred before Judge
Barrett by taxpayers OF Now York, who al
lege that the expenditures OF the commission
ers have been unnecessary.
A white man named Ransom, near Rice's
Depot, Va, on the Norfolk 4 Western Railroad,
outraged child OF eight years, intllctlng In.
1uries which resulted IN her death. He was
arrested, but made his escape.
General Booth, the head of the Salvation
Army, is treating for the purchase of psStis
castle and estate In Wales for family resi-.
dence. General Booth Is said to be making
large profits as the loader OF the Salvation
Army.
A member of the House Committee on
Ways and Means is authority for the state.
ment that II is understood In committee that
no action Will be taken on the Hewitt free
raw.material tariff bill, at least at this ses.
sion.
The wedding of Miss Florence A. Flack
and Mr.. George d. Mankin took place last
evening at Trinity Church, and was followed
BY serenade to the bride and groom at the
Mankin House.. Music, fireworks, flowers,
presents and a banquet were the order OF the
evening.
The race for the st. James Palace stakes
at the Ascot meeting yesterday was won by the
Duke OF Westminster's colt Cambusmore. The
race for the gold cup was won by the Duke OF
Portland's colt st. Simon. The Rous Memorial
stakes were won by Mr.. Leopold do Roths
child's Lucerne.
A meeting under the auspices of q
committee consisting OF Bishop Stevens. Drs
ID. Hayes Agnew and VIM. Pepper, was held In
Philadeiphia Yesterday to inaugurate !!
cal college hospital and training school for
nurses. committee was appointed to confer
with committees in other cities.
Wednesday night, near Bloomsbury, Pa.
train.wreckers wedged one end OF sleeper
blocked the other end OF It on top OF the OPP
posite rail with q stone. farmer discovered
the obstruction and removed II Just as the
passenger train bound for New York came ir
eight.
The doors of the State Bank of Yves,
Virginia, at Charleston, were closed yesterday
morning. The liabilities are $4,000. Tho
assets are reported 10 be $4,000. The
small sums deposited. There are many ugly
rumors afioat. 1t Is said that the bank vii
pay hfty per cent, but 1t IS doubtful II II pays
over twenty per cent.
The twenty-flrst anniversary of Grand
Lodge No. 8, /. o. G. 8. and d. s. OF tho District
OF COLUMBIA caleDratA1 vaatarlav n
procession, In which the forty local
lodges OF Good Samarttans and Daughters Of
samaria were represented, and over one thou
sand men were In line, while number Of
women rode In barouches. The procession was
over q long route, ending at Kicks Park, where
suitable exercises were held and addresses de
livered.
Colonel Wright, tho contractor for clean
ing the streets, recently rendered the use OF 9
SUFFICIENT number OF teams to transport all thu
pupils OF the Industrial school at Nineteenth
and Pennsylvania avenue to pleasant place
in the country, where q day was happily spen
In picnic style, and the little folks brough
back to the city In the evening. Several pupil;
OF the school are now enjoying the hospital
ties OF the children'e country homo beyonC
Georgetown.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has, il
| view OF the recent Burnside defalcation II
the Postonice Department, issued an order re
| curing the auditing OF tho accounts OF al
the Disturbing officers connected with tn,
| Treasury Department. He has also issuet
| positive orders that hereafter all account
/ shall be audited quarterly. The present lay
| requires quarterly auditing, but 1t appear
| It has not been enforced. In Burnside's cas-
his accounts had not been audited for nearl
| three years.
The fourth anniversary of the Washing
| ton Cadet Corps was observed yesterday by
| street parade and an entertainment at Val
Ness Garden. The Cadets, Captain Fleetwood
| Butler Zoueyee, Captain Charles d. Fisher
1 Companies A and b, Capital City Guards, Cap
tains Kelly and Gray; Lincoln Light Infantry
Captain VIM. Cornell; Webster Rifles, Captain
| r. II. Simmons, participated in the parade
Speeches were made last night by ex-Oongress
| man John II. Lynch, Professor Il. Il. dreeneI
who was the orator OF the day; OK Congress
| man Smalls, OF South Carolina, and Congress
man 'Hara, OF North Carolina.
| The National College of Pharmacy he'll
| lheir commencement exercises at Lincd
| Hall last night before O large audience. Ate
| the usual formalitiee Mr.. G. @. o. Simml
| president OF the college, conferred degree
District OF Columbia; George j. Lochboehlel
Missouri; Ladder Mackaii, District OF Colun
bia, and d. b. Owens, Maryland. The under
| graduates were G.. II. Lee Cole, William q. De,
Bile, Fred T. Hafelhnger, Albert l.. Lawrence
John Moon, Alfred Moss, u. o. Schaifer and
| j. Waddy. Professor Il. It. Fristoe addreese
| the graduates and prizes were awarded. MI
the junior prize, $15, was divided betwee
Messrs. Hafelnnger and Lawrence.
| Colonel Dom Piatt
holds the first rank as newspaper. pFfter. Il
| Is incisive, clear, we'll fnformedywfth a styl
| peculiarly his own. His leteefs are full OF Wig
| orous original fhoughbftm bellished with W