The Evening critic., 1884-05-24
HAIRS weather Predictions.
THE MORNING NEWS,
Local and General. Boiled Down,
worked over and Furnished UP


worked Over and Furnished UP
Fresh.
The gas.lamps will be lighted at TAO p.
m. and extinguished at 2 a. m.
Mr.. L. G. Van Vliet of Virginia, was yes
terday admitted to the Bar OF this District.
Mr.. John Thompson, Of Howard
County, Md, has a SOW which gave birth to
twenty pigs last week.
The Democrats hold primaries in half
the counties OF Maryland to-day, ana In the
other half next Saturday.
Prince Victor writes to the Paris Figaro
denying that he has quarreled with his father,
Prince Jerome (plon Plon)
A set of carriage harness, valued at $l5,
was stolen from the stable in the rear OF 2l16
Sixteenth street Wednesday night.
The alarm of Ere from box 124 yesterday
afternoon was occasioned by smoke Issuing
from 506 Eighth street. No damage.
Charles A. Hinckley, paying teller of the
weet Side Bank OF New York, has disappeared
and so have 500, 900 OF the banks funds.
In the House of Commons yesterday Lord
Fitzmaurice declared that no news had been
received from General Gordon since April 10.
Suit for divorce has been entered by
Michael mckinley from Catherine Mckinley.
The papers have been Withdrawn from tho
clerks onice.
The body of Dennis Deasy, the dyna.
inter, who died on Saturday In Chatham
prison, has been given to his friends. II will
be inferred at Cork next Sunday.
The revolutionary papers of Paris appeal
to the workmen to meet at the Pere la 0haise
Cemetery on Sunday to honor the graves OF
the Communists who are buried there.
The depositors and stockholders of the
Planters X Mechanics Bank OF Petersburg,
Va, held meeting last night and appointed
committee to Investigate the affairs OF tho
bank.
The Universal Peace Union will hold its
| eighteenth annual meeting at the Friends
| Meeting House, on street, between Eighteenth
and Nineteenth streets, next Monday and
| Tuesday.
The Commissioners have been notified by
| the contractors for the section OF the Boundary
sewer extending from Rock Greek to Four
teenth street that their contract has been
completed.
The Duke of Marlborough has offered to
the director OF the National Gallery, London,
| eleven OF the pictures IN Blenheim Castle for
1867 800, II the Court OF Chancery Will per.
NIT their sale.
| The Pimlico spring meeting closed yes
terday. The old officers OF the club were re-
elected at the annual meeting. The winners
| Of the last days races were Ella Warneld,
Knight OF Ellerslie, Blue Grass Belle, Nimrod
and Beaverwyck.
| An entertainment was held at the arm0ry
| OF the Cadet Corps last evening by tho Butler
Zouaves, Washington Cadet Corps, Capital City
| Guards and Lincoln Light Infantry. hand
some gold watch was presented to Corporal r.
| z. Ellis OF the Capital City Guards for selling
| the most tickets for the late reunion OF the
| battalion.
1t is said that United States District-At-
torney Elihu Root, OF New York, has expressed
his determination 10 ask the United States
grand jury, which will sit In June next, to In.
| dict Ferd Inland Ward, James ID. Fish and John
G. Enc, the first as a director aud the other
two as presidents OF national banks, for fraud
and embezZlement.
The appointment Of Colonel l.. Victor
Baughman to the presidency OF the Chesa-
| fayOrpl
| urged by a large number OF citizens OF Fred
erick City and county. Senator Bowlus, OF
| Frederick, ts also a candidate, and II has been
intimated in the Frederick County papers that
| Governor McLane favors his election.
A baseball association for Southern
Maryland was organized lately At @ meeting oil
Mary's and Calvert counties, held at Charlotte
Hall. Five directors for each county were ap.
pointed, whose duty 1T shall be to select the
players. Games Will be played successfully
at all the towns In tho four counties.
The Coroner held an inquest yesterday
afternoon upon the body OF Melville Nelson
the lad killed Thursday afternoon by the fall
of derrick on Seventeenth street and Con
nectcut avenue. The Jury returned verdict
in which they expressed tho opinion shat the
derrick was not properly constructed and that
due caution was not used in working IT,
A large meeting in furtherance of @
North Carolina Confederate soldiers was held
at Charlotte Wednesday evening. Senator
Vance explained the object OF the meeting and
Colonel W. F. Beasley, recently OF Baltimore
presented plan OF organization, which was
adopted. Colonel Beasiey was elected presi.
dent OF the association.
The Railway Mail Bureau has completed
| the schedule for the mail service between
points In the United States and the City o.
Mexico. The service Will be daily, and the
running time between New York and the City
and ten minutes, while the return trip viii
be made In seven days, one hour and twenty
minutes. The distance is 3,749 miles.
For tho first time in several years thu
Democrats elected the municipal ticket II
Winchester, Va, Thursday, that party secur
ing the Mayor, Corporation Attorney, Re
corder, Sergeant and ak Councilman, by
iicans elected the Commissioner OF the Reve
nue. and five Councilman. In Norfolk, Mayor
Lamb, Republican, was re elected by ma
lority of 80, against 800 at the previous cleo
The Washington Continentals had al
important meeting last evening, at which ar
rangements were perfected for their trip Z
applications were received for membership
A full uniformed battalion drill was ordered
for next Wednesday night: Captain George 7
Lieutenant W. L. Clapp captain OF Company
and E. NJ. De Neale frst lieutenant Of G9aaSsn'
pr Ss1ismn, NJ os1 was ses'; q
stan. kT
| CABINET;SSsE .In dlpgraphs, only $3.50 pc
dozen, s6nester &Handy, 426 Seventh ST. n. W
.-kf6ong the party of excursionsts who
Visited Mount Vernon yesterday was Nc. W
W. Corcoran. An important subject considered
at tho meeting OF the regents was certain re
pairs 10 the tomb. was decided 70 receive al
es Innate made by Mr.. Emmert, OF Baltimore
for its thorough repair at once. The roa'
from The wharf TO the tomb Will be macadam
lied, 10 make the drive up the hill more CON
Portable. RESOLUTIONS OF regret for tho dealt
| OF Mrs. Barry, vice-regent, OF Illinois, .wer
passed. IL was decided to change the order O
| farming at Mount Vernon and abandon tn
cultivation OF cereals. The arabic land vii
be devoted to pasturage for the Raising OF p9Ee
bred Ayrehire cattle.
Well Merited ApplagHeg
The ancient order OF Tammap1emet Ia Net
York lasgHght and heard oratA6n5 from severa
men NaApnal renown. ~. Blackburn, Dol
, sheinE, Etrd and oth0fB prominent In tn
.. ranks Vpf Tho DemRf2Acy made speeches
Iildanh name was4iIplauded TO the echo. an
II 10 said that Xlhen tho announcement wa
made by one Rethe congressman that Robin
| son, ParkeNE Co., southeast corner OF Beyent
and d efl4ote, was the leading clothing hous
, | OF theaDhntry, the building fairly shook, Q
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