The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-03-12
THE MORNING NEWS,
Local aud General, Boiled DOwi
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Fresh.
Carroll Institute last night passed roso-
tuition relative to tho death OF Mr.. Charles j.
Demonet.
Oxford University (England) has de-
cided 10 grant women the Same examination
as 10 given to men.
An intoxicated youth tried to roll a bar
relsof flour away from In front OF Elphonz0
Younge' store last night.
At a mnss-meeting in Baltimore last
night there was an earnest protest against the
proposed elevated railroad.
After four hours consideration in secret
session yesterday the Senate ratified tho Mexl.
can treaty by vote OF ii to 20.
The Wilmington DEL M. Z. Conference,
which adjourned last evening, selected Snow
Hill, Md, as the next place OF meeting.
A bill has been introduced In the Mary
land House OF Delegates TO increase tho sal
aries OF police captains in Baltimore TO $50 per
week.
The Senate in executive session yesterday
confirmed the nomination of Colonel John
Newton, OF the Corps OF Engineers, TO be Chief
OF Engineers, with the rank OF Brlgadier'Gen.
eral.
A resolution was adopted by tho Fedora
tlon OF Labor, last night, indorsing tho action
OF the hod.carrlers In their efforts TO got In.
creased pay.
Archbishop Gibbons reached Now York
from Rome yesterday by the steamship Gal
llHs anu WAS MOST neHTllly TBCblNbu. ho Will
reach Baltimore tomorrow.
Mr.. L. l.. Stevens of tho Indian Bureau
will deliver lecture at tho Congregational
Church tonight on " "Reminiscences OF Thirty
i've Years at the CAPITOL" for the benent OF the
poor.
The Herdic Company is about to place
dial registers in their coaches. The driver is
required TO pull a lever which registers the
passengers after entering and depositing
their fare.
a. n
was made carly yesterday morning, aud
twenty-one dogs OF various kinds and two
goats were caught In the nets. The raids Will
be made daily.
Father Murphy, the pastor of st. Mary's
Catholic Church at Dover, N. H., by authority
from the bishop, has notified tho members OF
tho Emmett Association to disband or suffer OK.
communication.
Messrs. Hunton and Chandler, for
Thomas P. Miller Co., OF Mobile, Ala, yes.
terday entered suit against ex-senator George
Il. Spencer, garnishee OF John j. Moulton, 70
recover 2,1SS.51.
Monday was the Cars birthday, and
General Won Schweinitz, the German ambassa
dor, presented his Majesty with an autograph
letter from Emperor William congfatulating
the Gar on that event.
The funeral of the Hon. Kenneth Ray.
ner, late Solicitor OF the Treasury, took place
at Raleigh, N. O., yesterday. Chief Justice W
w. ii. Smith and Associate Justice Augustus s,
Merrimon were among the pall-bearers.
Solomon Shapiro, well known in con-
nection with the recent attempt to sell In Eng
land q forged manuscript OF the Book OF Pom.
tateuch, has committed suicide, having shot
himself in the head with a revolver at a hotel
In Rotterdam.
A committee of colored journalists met
last night at the residence of Mr.. L. l.. Thorn.
ton with view OF consolidating tho colored
nee. They agreed to meet at Carson's Hotel on
the 18th instant.
Firing was begun yesterday at Zariba,
and General Graham and the force at sualtim
had attacked the Highlanders working on the
| fort there. Osman, with 1000 mon, was re.
| ported as moving toward zariba.
1t is probable that the local boat clubs
| Will agree upon proposition to have cham
clubs only, and for the Post cup. The STA
cup has to be contested for annually, and loca
as well as outside clubs may enter.
The National Life Insurance Company
yesterday elected the following direct9rs; yai
| ii. Higgins, Matthew Ladin, Adam s. Pratt,
| V. Page, David Quigg, Cyrus Bentley, Charles
g. Hammond, George Il; Latin, Frederick
futile, W. ii. Turner and j. b. Bradwell.
Nathaniel Byron Page, the actor ant
playwright, known on the stage as Tedd,
Byron, died in New York yesterday, OF pneu
monia. He was born IN Boston, and was Q:
| years of age. He rewrote "a Celebrated Case,
and was the author OF several popular plays.
In the Virginia House of Delegates yes
terday the bill passed by the Maryland Legis
lature for the protection of oysters In the Pc
tomac River was ordered to engrossment, ant
Will pass that body to-day. Tie prospect 70
| Its passage by the Virginia Senate Is also fay
| orable
The Laboring Mems Protective Union
| No. 2, elected the following officers last night
President, d. @. Whiting; vice-president, VIM
| lain, /. Roberts; secretaries, II. II. Robert
and d. Taylor, and sergeant-at-arms, Waite
Morris.
A boy, who afterward gave tho namo o
James Riley, a telegraph messenger, wa
found by the police on the streets in New Yor
yesterday morning raving maniac. II
cried constantly: ~ am Butts, the boy de
dime novels.
The stockholders of the Columbia Rail
road Company have declared dividend of Z!
cents per share for tho halfyear. Tho fol
year. II. a. willard, II. K. Willard, 3.
Davis, Henry Dickson, A. d. Coppes, II. J
Fisher and W. II. Clagett.
Cardinal Sacconi has been appointed dea
OF the Sacred College, at Rome, TO MI the Va
cancy caused by the death OF Cardinal PietrC
Cardinal Consolinl has been made camerlengC
It is probable that Cardinal Ledochowski, tn
banished archbishop OF Posen, Will be mad
cardinal bishop OF Frascati.
Miss Maggie Harvey, who was bound aui
gagged by the negro Jesse Williams In tn
Sloane flats, New York, last Sunday night, wa
taken suddenly Ill yesterday, and in the ever
| Ing her condition became 80 serious that Cor
oner Martin was summoned to take her ante
mortem statement. She is not expected t
| live.
The directors of the Children's Hospita
Monday evening elected Dr.. Hagner to fili III
vacancy In tho board caused by the death {
DR.. johnson Elliott, and Mr.. Il. Ross Perry
| I'LL that occasioned by tho resignation or NJ
Charles NJ. Matthews. Mr.. Reginald Fonda
resigned as secretary and Mr.. j. Ii. Slyille wa
| elected 10 I'LL the vacancy.
A dispatch from Berlin says that til
IasKer Incident has greatly excited Primo
Bismarck, every fresh phase OF the dlsput
quickening his Irritation. He Is much emf
ciated, having lost over forty pounds In weigh
In a short ttme. This Is regarded as ba
sign. The Princes diet has been completed
changed. His condition is the cause OF niue
| anxiety.
Train No. 10 on the Michigan Contra
Railroad yesterday morning struck a broke
rail about 100 miles from Buffalo, N. Y
| which overturned the sleeper "Garogan.
| There were ffteen passengers aboard, incluC
ing Carrie Swain, the actress, and d. A. Gay
/. lord, the Ohio correspondent OF tho Elmlr
4 Advertiser. Nearly all were badly bruised
Z but not seriously injured.
The president, trustees and faculty {
! the Columbian University gave q receptio
and banquet at Wormleys last evening to tn
ifiends OF tho institution. The assembling
included leading gentlemen In political, llte
airy, social and scientific circles, and addresse
were delivered by DR.. yelling, Representl
! lives Long and Tucker, Professor Newcom
4 and Commissioner Gregory.
4 Tho nnnoart Of tho nnn;Io oc A. m