The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-07-16
MORNING NEWS,


The President has rcappointed Captain
o. s. II. Wall notary public for this District.
The torpedo boat Alarm will leave tho
navy.yard tomorrow to take part In the fleet
drill at Newport,
The Mexican Electoral College has OIL
cially announced the election OF General Dlaz
TO the Presidency.
Mr.. Gladstone has written letter, in
which no says he still hopes to avert the loss
Of the Franchise bill.
About2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
slight IRE was caused In No. 1i57 Sampson
street by children playing with matches.
The Virginia Republican Association met
at ST. Georges Hall last evening and matured
plans for an active campaign In that State.
The Vatican has issued an appendix to
tho Freemasonry encyclical suspending for
year tho obligation OF bishops to denounce
street societies.
Tho English Government has offered
f1bO,OOO for four OF tho pictures IN the Dlen-
helm collection. II offers 10000 for the
Anseder Madonna alone.
Charles l.. Brown is under arrest at
Boston, charged with buying up English shil.
ling pieces, gliding them with gold and pass
ing them on for eoyereigns.
Tho French Ambassador at Berlin has
been instructed to express to tho German Gov
eminent the regret OF the French Government
at the INSULT the German nag.
During quarrel at Newcomerstown,
ONO, MONDAY, ". W. mCNeely klCkeu LOWS
Brunswick in the stomach, innictlng fatal In.
Juries. Both men were highly respected and
prominent citizens.
At meeting in Atlanta, Ga, yesterday
OF the presidents OF the largest cotton mills
there, running chiefly on three yard sheet
ings, II was decided to reduce tho production
at leaet 20 per cent,
Anthony Fricker, well-known sporting
man, OF Reading, Pa, died yesterday In the
10th year OF his age. He was wellknown
among the anOrtinr fratarntty- laavaa N N
estate worth nearly 100000.
In Chicago yesterday Judge Tuley de-
cided that those who were stockholders IN the
Republic Life Insurance Company OF Chicago
at the time OF Its failure are individually la
bic TO the full amount OF their stock.
Tho Nationals played their postponed
gamo with the Kansas Citys yesterday and
came out victorious, by score OF 4 to 2. The
home nine Played a beautiful game, and the
pitching OF Wise was exceptionally good.
The New York Tribune fresh-air fund
yesterday sent 521 children to the country.
Twenty.three or them were sent TO Factory
villc, Pa, 40 TO Cortland County, White %
more were dispatched 10 bethlehem, Conn,
At meeting of the State Democratic
Committee OF North Carolina, at Raleigh, yes.
to-day, 1t was resolved to ask for canvass of
the State by General Scales, the Democratic
nominee, and DR.. York, tho Republican nomi-
nee for Governor.
The Tallapoosa left tho Navy-Yard yes
terday with supplies for the Norfolk, League
Island, New York, Newport, Boston aud Ports
mouth navy.yards. Fifty yards OF sheet load,
manufactured at the Washington yard, is
among the stores.
About thirty delegates representing va
rious branches OF the Miners Amalgamated
Association, met in Pottsville, Pa, yesterday.
The object OF the meeting was the organiza-
lion OF the miners OF that region In co-opera-
tion with the bituminous miners.
La Minerre, of Montreal, states that Mgr.
Shoulders, the papal commissioner, Will soon
go back to Rome I'm consequence OF the re-
monstranccs made there by Archbishop Tas.
chereau against the commissioners course In
the Laval-Yictoria College case.
Among the victims of the cholera ut Tou-
Ion, France, yesterday was the chief OF police.
country. Tourists are avoiding sousSoru
| France and Italy. 1t is estimated that 30, O00
persons have ned from Marseilles.
Among the winning owners at tho Wash
ington Park Club (Chicago) inaugural meet
ing, June % TO July IL included, were Ell
ward Corrigan, $24, 725; L. ]. Baldwin, So.
G35; L. $. McElmeel, S6,S30; Hayden & Co.
5000. Tho aggregate winnings were 800,
Reports from California show a loss by
the June rains to wheat OF $4,000 tons and
to barley $4,000. The'loss on wheat is equiva
lent 10 ~ per cent; on the gross Yield, which
was estimated In May at 100000 tons. The
loss on barley is about IL per cent ON the May
| estimates OF 100000.
| Charles Merwin, engineer, and Lewis II
| Wilkinging, fireman OF the coal train which
| caused the accident on the Brooklyn, Bath &
| Coney Island Railroad Monday, by which sew
| eral persons were injured, were arraigned IN
| court yesterday. The fireman was discharged
| but the engineer was held.
A megaphone of large proportions ha.
| been placed on board the Tallapoosa for the
purpose OF experimenting In carrying sounds
| long distance. The instrument 10 one o
| Edieon's Inventions, and Its use In this cast
| will be in listening for the sound OF breaker
| the shore rocks of aDDrOlclinR yea
sci.
Mr.. II. G. Bowers denies the statement
to the effect that the steamers Armenia anC
Moseley have had race on the river. He sale
tho Armenia is not allowed to race with an,
boat, but he is authorized by her owners q
cay thar at the close or the season she will
race any steamer on the river for 5000
against $4,000.
Mrs. Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps, mothe
OF Judge Charles Z. Phelps, OF tho Suprem
Bench OF Baltimore, died at her residence, No
1868 Estaw Place, III that city, at $3.50 o'clocl
| yesterday morning. She died on her birthday
having attained the 9ist year OF her age. Mrs
| Phelps was eminent for her life work In TIN
| higher education and elevation or women anC
| as an author.
Judge Shipman, of New York, has FLEE
his decision In favor or the defendants In tn
| suit OF the Brush Electric Company against tn
United States Electric Lighting Company
which has been on trial nearly four years. TIL
suit was upon the two principal patents o
Charles +. Brush, which, 1t was claimed, GOV
cred the entire business OF electrlc.arc light
| Ing. one OF the patents was Withdrawn, ant
Judge shipman decides the other TO De invalid
The Grand Encampment. /. o. o. F., hell
their annual meeting at odd-Fellows' Hal
last night. Mr.. John Il. Given, Grand Repre-
sentative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge OF thu
United States, sent In his resignation, which
| was set aside by unanimous vote. The fol
| lowing officers were elected: Grand Patriarch
L. O. Grumley; grand high priest, George A
Green grand senior warden, j. A. Shackel
| ford; grand junior warden, oliver Dufour
| grand scribe, Joseph Burroughs; grand treas
urer, Thomas W. Fowler.
At Monmouth Park yesterday the frs
race, ! mile and iurlongs, was won by Bsrne
In 2;25H, Jack OF Hearts second, Monte
third. Second race, ai.mile, won sby Cricket
Detective second, Little Savage third; time
| 1;I6lA Third race, mile, won by Littl
4 Mincb, Blackstone second, Thackeray third
time, I'D. Fourth race, III miles, Euclid wo
| in 2:lO4i, Free Gold second, Royal Arch third
Fifth race, mile and furlong, Hartford won
Lutestripg second, Lytton third; time, l ;5Sh
Sixth race, hurdle, ~ miles, Marshall won
dlenann second, Bally third; time, 3;184.
The Columbia boathouse was crowde
last evening by select and merry party, as
sembled 10 witness a tub race between mem
| bers OF the club and participate In the dancln
that followed. Messrs. Zeigler, Brewster
| Woodward, Mccoy, May and Berthong wer
| the participants and launched their tubs froI
the boathouse float for hundred yard.rac
out 10 boat moored In the river. The upset
and other mishaps were tnnumerable an
amusing. ,Zeigler got a good start, but In h
strenuous efrorts % squirt upset and had
swim. Brewster then went 10 the front an
| won In good style,th 9th ers giving up In dc
| spair and not going the whole distance. TIL
| river presented an attractive sight, an III
usual number OF crews from the three cl2|
being out practicing. sa~
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