The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-23
THE MORNING NEWS,

James Mutt will be examined as to his
sanity to-day.
The Paris police threaten to strike for
political reasons.
Captain Thomas j. Barton, of the OK.
cursion steamer Keyport, is dead.
General wickbam wants reapportiou-
mcnt OF Virginia for members OF Congress.
DIR. Morgan has been elected president
and DR.. Richie secretary OF the Columbia Hos
pital for Women.
Emory Speer was yesterday confirmed as
United States District Attorney for the North
ern District OF Georgia.
The Maryland Legislature yesterday re-
elected Mr.. John Milroy police Commissioner
for six years from March, 1885.
IL is reported that Miss Booth, mnrshal
Of the Salvation Army, Is about 20 marry n
wealthy American, who IL now In Paris com
plotting his law studies.
The police have thus far given temporary
roiief 10 1869 families, averaging four per-
sons 10 each family. Nearly 600 applications
remain to be acted upon.
Comptroller Knox has issued statement
correcting an impression that the capital held
by private bankers In New York was greater
than that Of the State or National banks.
William d. Ringo, aged az, who died in
Newport, KY, yesterday, left fortune OF
100000 to SIX adopted children from three
10 seven years old. Ho had no legal heirs.
The congregation of the Baptist Church
lar minister for some time, have extended a
call to tho Rev. W. s. o. Thomas, OF Baltimore.
j. G.. Shipman has sold his farm known
ms villa Nuoya, 800 acres, In Fairfax County,
together with all the stock thereon, TO Gem
eral W. Mckee Dunn, OF this city, for $685..
900. |rHl rff
The alleged explosives said to have
been found on the railway in London, Eng
land, ON which the Prince of Wales was about
to take passage, turn out to have been harm
. less. r.
1t is said that no order for the evacu-
alton OF Khartoum has yet been given. The
garrison In that city is demoralized, land robols
are reported as approaching Khartoun from
the west.
Fishermen familiar with those waters
eay that the City OF Columbus did not strike
on the Devils Bridge at all, but on a mussel-
bed situated 800 feet outside of the buoy OFF
the bridge.
Tho Hold Carriers Association have 6xod
the wages for next season at $3.50 per day,
and commenced the erection OF q hall on
Pierce street, near Sixteenth, for tho use of
the society.
Members of the Iowa delegation in Con-
gress propose urging the appointment OF Rep.
resentative M. A. McCoid, of that State, as tho
successor OF Judge Mcorary, OF the Eighth U.
S. Circuit Court. I.f
The st. Petersburg police have received
fiom London letter purporting to be from
| the chief assassin OF Lieutenant-Oolonel
| Sudeikin, expressing tho hope that they will
Il
| Tho Union Veterans garden party has
| proved brilliant success, and all who have
| visited the gay scene during its opening even
ings have been surprised and delighted with
the character OF the entertainment.
Annie Haage, white woman, of 3lS
Pennsylvania avenue, was found dead In bed
yesterday. The Coroner was notified, and al.
ter post mortem examination gavo certin-
cate OF death from natural causes.
| The New York police captains and their
IN ed MT al
| monico's Monday evening. Among other things
they consumed were 600 bottles of wine. Each
man drank nearly two bottles and a-hait.
Louisa Savage, the colored servant girl
who was 60 frightfully burned while extin.
| gushing a coal.oil lamp, at No. 620, Massa-
chusetts avenue Monday night, died at the
Freedman's Hospital about noon yesterday.
The following directors have been elected
for the Post Combination Sewing Machine Com
pany: VIM. T. Hildrup, Wilkinson Call, VIM.
O. Mcintyre, John d. Whitehead, P. II. Hooe,
Calvin Wilmer, Il. J. Heiberger, Samuel K
Brown and L. G. Davis.
The Mutual Protection Fire Insurance
Company last night elected the following Of
fcers for the ensuing year: William Ballan-
tyne, president; John q. Hardness, vlce.presi-
Fitch, secretary and treasurer.
The Rev. Il. De Witt Talmage has offered
/ tho use OF the Brooklyn Tabernacle for tho
funeral ceremonies, which are to be held upon
their arrival, over the remains OF Lieutenant
De Long and his companions who perlshed In
the Jeanette Arctic expedition.
The Emperor Of Japan has conferred
upon General Horace Oapron, OF this city, the
Second Order of the Rising Sun as mark OF
his appreciation OF the valuable services rem
dered by the latter In Japan, especially In the
development OF the resources OF the Island OF
Yeso.
At a meeting Of the Republicans of the
Seventh Districr, at Shiloh Hall, on L street,
| near Sixteenth, last night, the following gem
tlemen were elected Delegates and aiternates
q. Taylor, L. u. Conger and Henry Lacey; al
ternates, Henry Piper and II. Turley.
The funeral of DR.. William II. Gunnell
| who died last sunday at the age OF 50 years
took place yesterday from the residence of his
son-in.law, Mr.. b. Hall, No. 600 Il street north
west. Rev. Samuel X. Cox, of the Mt. Vernon
Methodist Church, conducted tho burial ser
vice and delivered an eloquent eulogy.
A tall white man with placard in,
scribed "Extra Dry" and carrying large bot
tic Of liquid that he said was wiue, and giving
his residence as 900 Fourth street, wac taken
In custody by the Capitol police yesterday fol
roaming through the Capitol building. he
was finally released and put out OF the bald
ing. f""
The Biological Society will hold it:
fourth anniversary meeting at q o'clock mex
president, Professor Charles A. White, will
deliver the annual address on "OertaiI
Phases IN tho Geological History OF the North
American Continent, Biologically Consd
cred"
Henry Price, colored janitor, yesterday
while entering the furnace-room OF a nov
building in West Washington, was overcome
by gas, and, staggering, fell. One OF his leg
slipped into the furnace, burning II In hor
rlble manner. Ho was removed to his home
1912 ID street southeast, and DR.. A. L. John
sen summoned.
Yesterday WINS the fifth day of the win
ter race meeting at New Orleans. The firS
race, one mile, was won by Voltaire, Carte
Harrison second, Bagdad third, time 2;03
second race, three.fourths mile, by Nat Trim
BILE, =. Limo second, Manitoba third, time 20
third race, IL miles, by brunswick, Golia(
second, Katie oroeI third, time 2;15.
The Iowa Senate yesterday balloted for
United States Senator 10 succeed Mr.. Allison
| with the following result; Allison, Republi
can, 3Si Hall, Democrat, 10; Kline, Demo
. | crat, l. Tho ballot OF the House was as fol
lows; Allison, Republican, 81; Hall, Demo
GRAFT 49, Clark, Greenbackcr, 10. Four Demo
Gratis voted with the latter, who number onl!
Elk.
When an undertaken was putting int
coffin the body OF Catherine Malone oil
Kingston, Ont, vine died during spree Mon
day night, he asked the daughter OF the de
! erased, Mrs. Gray, II she. desired 10 have III,
| corpse redressed. Mrs, Gray said: 'No
: chuck her In the way she 49," When the III
: was screwed on she leaped upon tho coffin an,
, | danced. like q manaic, aud only ceased lie
1 | antics when compelled 10 by the constable
1 Tho whole family were intoxicated.