The Evening critic., 1884-08-27
MORNING NEWS,
Local and General, Boiled Down,
Worked over ana Furnished up


ton was opened In Amsterdam yesterday.
Mr.. Gustave Honricbausen yesterday
won tho kingship OF the Baltimore schuetzons.
The steamship Faraday has laid the first
deepsea portion OF the second nnett.Mackay
cable.
An earthquake shock lasting thirty sec
onds was felt yesterday on the Island OF
Jersey.
The Republicans of Washington County,
Nd, have declared for tho nomination OF Mr..
McComas.
The peach shipments over the Delaware
Railroad up to Monday evening aggregated
2,701 carloads.
General Wolscloy will shortly go to
Egypt and assume chief command OF the mill
tary forces there
T. Bishop Disney, secretary and treasurer
of the Cincinnati University, died Monday
night OF consumption.
A beautiful mirage of the Capitol Is no.
ported to hnyo been seen against the eastern
eky yesterday morning.
The Republicans Of Talbot County, Nd,
favor the nomination OF George M. Russum, OF
Caroline County, for Congress.
Joseph NJ. Pease, an importer and dealer
OF foreign fruits In Now York, has been ar
rested for forgery OF names to bank checks.
Georgia A. Bounds has been appointed
Chief Judge of the orphans Court OF wicom'
leo County, Nd, vice Joseph Drattan' de-
ceased.
The directors of tho Louisville & Nash
vile Railroad Company yesterday agreed
upon plan for the reorganization OF the
company.
Harry Leo, bookkeeper for woodrough &
McParlin, Cincinnati, was convicted yesterday
OF forgery. The firms losses Will amount to
over $4,000.
Republican primaries were held in Balti-
more yesterday TO select delegates to the Con.
gressional nominating conventions which will
meet tomorrow.
Reports from Fridays storm in Massa-
chusetts place the damage to crops, railroad
and mountain roads at large amounts. Acres
OF crops were ruined.
The German bark Orion, from Whining
ton, n. O., for Liverpool, put into the Delaware
Breakwater yesterday with I'VE OF her crew
eick with swamp fever.
Professor Brugsch, the famous Egyptolo-
gist, OF Berlin, has been appointed to the
diplomatic service, and will proceed to Tehe-
ran, Persia, In September.
The United States steamer Kearsarge,
now at Gibraltar, has received direct orders
| from Washington to make O cruise along the
| north and west coast OF Africa.
| The eleventh annual meeting of tho
United States Hay Fever Association was held
at Bethlehem, N. H., yesterday. President
| Muckle advised authorization as a cure.
The negotiations between Switzerland
| and the Vatican are making favorable prog
ress. Tho Papal delegates at Borne have been
Instructed TO make reasonable concessions.
John p. Sloan, the wife murderer of South
Carolina, was pursued by party who sur
rounded him In q cabin In Laurens County.
He closed the doors and shot himself dead.
Joseph wilkins, produce merchant, Phil
adelphla, liabilities, $50, 900; assets unknown,
but large. Bliss & Elliott, lumber, Minneap.
oils; liabilities, $3.50, 500: assets, S132.5o0.
The Bell telephone officials at Cincinnati
have been cited TO appear before the county
having been listed for taxation for four years.
A fine specimen Of counterfeit silver
| dollar has made Its appearance In New Eng
land. The only perceptible difference between
II and genuine 10 that II does not weigh as
/ much.
AS the supervisors of Long Island City,
N. Y, have refused to defray the $40 expenses
OF exhumating the body Of Private Henry, II
| is probable the remains OF the unfortunate
man will not BIO disturbed.
The Kennel Club show, to be held at
Philadelphia In conjunction with the meeting
OF the Pennsylvania State Agricultural socl
ETY., Will take place on September 10, II, 1S
and 10. Entries Will close September o.
The American bark Caprera, at Port
Elizabeth from Adelaide, broke adrift from
her moorings 6nd came in collision with an.
other vessel. She is now ashore and is full OF
water.
A prize-fght has been arranged between
| Meryine Thompson aud Captain James O.
DAILY for 81 900 aside, rules OF the London
New Orleans three days aftcr the stoddard-
| Burk fight.
Lieutenant Greedy and wife leave Ports
mouth, N. H., to-day for Montreal to attend,
citation. Commander O6eyne, of the Royal
Navy, has sent Lieutenant Greedy congratu-
latory dispatch.
A coroner's jury has found that tho draw
bridge Waterman, whose body was found Mon
day riddled with bullets on the track OF the
Pensacola & Atlanta Railroad, Florida, was
killed by joe Williams, colored, who ned
| toward Alabama.
A train on the Pennsylvania Schuylkil
Valley Railroad left the track yesterday at 10
overhead crossing OF the Wilmington North
ern, owing to misplaced switch, and twenty
one freight cars tumbled down on the lattei
| road. No one was hurt.
The United States Electrical Commission
has invited Major d. p. Heap, United States
| Army engineer, secretary Of the Lighthouse
Board, TO act as a momber OF the National Con
ference OF Electricians, which meets In Phila
delphia In September.
Advices from Foo Chow confirm the re
port OF the destruction OF the whole Chinese
| feet. The French lost nve men, including al
| American pilot. 1t Is believed that after de
stroying the forts ON the Min River Admira
Courbet Will arrange for the occupation OF Ke'
lung.
The striking brickmakers at Lake, neal
Chicago, attacked the non-union men In two
OF the yards yesterday, but were driven of
They then stoned the residence OF Mr.. Blen
dahl, owner OF one of the yards, seriously In
turing Mrs. Blendahl. The police dispersed
the rioters.
The Republican Territorial Convention
OF New Mexico met yesterday TO nominate
| Delegate TO Congress. Four counties bolted
The regular convention nominated Judge l.
Bradford Prince, OF Santa Fe. The bolter
will nominate Colonel William l.. Ryerson, o
Las Cruces.
II. L. Wallace, president of the First Ma
tional Bank or jamestown, Dakota, has cor
fessed judgment to his brother, Charles
Wallace, OF New Castle, Pa, for $4,000, an
the bank has suspended business II is under
the securities.
Rev. Charles Sharf, of the BLOOMFIELD
(Pa.) Catholic Church, while crazed with dl!
ease, committed suicide yesterday mornln
by shooting himself with a revolver. The d.
! ceased had been arliicted with consumption
and for the past week death was moments
rily expected.
The large barn, tobacco shed and corr
crib belonging TO Joseph Stoner, OF hellai
township, York County, Pa, with large qual
tity OF hay, grain, new tobacco and farmin
Two hundred cases OF old tobacco, valued
$4,000, were also burned.
The Acting Secretary Of the Navy hi
appointed the following court OF inquiry,
meet at the Navy-Yard, Boston, Tuesday, Sc
4 TENDER 2, and inquire into the sinking OF Il
Tallapoosa; Captain ID. d. Harmony, CAPITA
II. i. Bradford and Captain II. M. Bunce, wi
Liestenant y. q. Lemly as Judge'Adyocate.
Four thousand veterans Of the late wa
with 5000 OF their friends, participated In u
opening exercises In the reunion OF the SO
dlers and sailors OF tho Northwest at Uhicat
yesterday. Governor Hamilton, OF Illinois, d
liVeTed the address OF welcome. Gener
Logan, Mayor Harrison, Ex-Governor Oglest
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