The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-04-10
THE MORNING NEWS,
Local and General, BOILED Down
worked Over and Furnished VI


Fresh.
A railway collision in ireland yesterday
Injured thirty-flve persons.
The residents of East Washington are
taking steps to have tho Eastern Market open
every day.
A Ere at Hampton, Va, yesterday morn
ing, destroyed thirty business houses, entail
ing loss OF 100000.
Officer Rankc yesterday afternoon found
a dead white female infant on q lot near Sixth
and streets northeast.
It's reported that ve French mission
nries and thirty catechists have been massa.
cred in Tonquin town.
Christian Seibert was sentenced ut Kings.
ton, N. ", yesterday TO three months impris.
onment for attempted suicide.
General Wallace Minister at Constanti-
nople, has been assured by Secretary FrelIng.
huysen that tho Porto has not asked his re-
call.
The Baltimore & Ohio directors declared
their usual i've per cent. semi-annual dividend
yesterday and carried 100000 TO tho surplus
FUND.
Tho official statistics show that 1875
miles OF railway were built In Canada last
year, making total OF S,s0o miles under
traflc,
A large addition is to be made to the
building OF st. Josoph's, Emmittsburg, Nd,
headquarters OF Sisters OF Charity In the United
States.
General Phil. Sheridan arrived at Fort
ress Monroe wednesday evening. He VIII
spend q couple OF days at the post as the guest
OF General Tldball.
Officers Of the Philadelphia 6 Reading
Coal and Iron Company say that no arrangs.
mont has yet been made for suspension OF
mining this month.
Comptroller Lawrence has asked the
District Commissioners for an explanation OF
the methods OF disbursements under the ap.
preparations for the Boundary sewer.
Mr.. Clifford Lloyd, under secretary, has
offered TO resign, but tho British Minister at
Cairo has refused to permit him to do so. The
Government has ordered General Gordon to
withdraw from Khartoum.
The body of Thomas L. Cant, of No. 30
+ street southeast, the seaman who was
drowned at the Norfolk Navy.Yard, has been
recovered and identified. The body will be
brought to this city and buried.
The Democratic Convention of Pennsyl-
vania met at Allentown yesterday and selected
delegates TO the National Convention at Chica
go. Hon. Samuel j. Randall was Endorsed for
the Democratic nomination for the Presidency.
Stetson & Sons, owners of the Theatre
Royal, at Mlddleeborough, England, have fall
100000 to e25O,OO0. They have large trad.
ing stores In various towns In North OF Eng
land.
Princess Helen of Waldeck- Pyrmont,
mother Of tho Duchess of Albany, Will remain
with her daughter at Claremont House until
the accouchment OF the Duchess, which, 1t is
expected, will take place about five weeks
hence.
The Inland & seaboard Coasting Com
pany yesterday elected the following direct
ors: J. W. Thompson, Samuel Norment, A. II.
Herbert, II. A. willard, DR.. j. II. Baxter, VIM.
Thompson, Nathaniel Wilson, George II. D.
White and Henry ID. Cook.
Among the paintings by Washington ar
lists accepted for the New York Academy OK.
hibition, which opened on Monday last, are
beautiful piece Of stlll.llfe by Mrs. Mira n.
Dodge, entitled "souyenir OF Florida" and
two fine Landscapes by Mr.. Max Weyl.
TT. Kendrick, who claims Washington,
d. O., as his place OF residence, was arrested
at Troy, N. Y, yesterday upon a charge OF
forgery. He had In his possession eleven
Washington, one OF which he attempted to
pass.
The entrances to the Pocohontas (Va)
| coal mines were opened yesterday by several
| experienced miners. The fan Will be ready
victims OF the disaster Will DO recovered. Sev-
| eral bodies were discovered upon opening the
entrances.
The Secretary of the Treasury is consider.
| ing the suggestion OF the District Commission
ers that the west doors OF the Treasury De.
partment should DO used for tho delivery and
unloading of coin packages, as the use OF the
eastern doors interferes seriously with travel
on Fifteenth street.
A bill has been introduced in the New
York Senate, In accordance with n recon.
mendation OF the grand Jury, adding 500 to
| the Metropolitan Police Force. To make way
for the new men thus provided for, those Of
| the present force who are adjudged too old for
| active duty are to be retired.
At meeting of the Board of Directors
| of the Washington Schuetzen Vereln, last
night, II was decided to close the park ON the
| LIST OF May TO the public, and only persons
holding membership tickets Will be admitted.
| Thirty-tl i've new members were elected, the
largest number ever admitted at this season
| OF the year.
| At the meeting of the Y. NJ. G. A. Liter
airy Society last evening tho exercises consist
| ed OF readings, ROTATIONS aud debate by
Messrs. Taylor, Hunter and Krumbine, on the
Affirmative, and Messrs. Erwin, Vessels and
| Hartshorn, on the negative, on the question,
"Resolced, That Mormonism can be better
| eradicated by moral means than by physical
| force" decision was rendered In favor OF
| the affirmative.
The orders of the Secretary of the Treas
| ury to prevent the landing OF the pauper emf
grants on the steamship Greclan seem to have
| been unnecessary, as the officials at Boston
report that the 236 Irish emgrants that ar
| rived on that vessel had from So to $40 q piece
| and declared their Intention TO become citi
| zens and strive to earn livelihood. They
| were assisted emigrants from Irish institu
lions, but came fully up TO tho requirements
OF the immigration law and had to be admit
ted.
The officers of the Columbia Fire Insur
ance Company made q tour OF inspection OF til,
engine.houses last evening by Invitation o
Chief Cronin. At each engine.house an alarm
was turned In 20 test the rapidity with which
the horses could be harnessed and the MOI
in their position on the apparatus ready t
start. No. g engine, Foreman Joseph Ten
man, was the most successful, the apparatu
being ready TO leave the house six second
after the alarm was sounded.
The Union Veteran Corps held their fourtl
annual complimentary ball at Abner's Hal
last evening, and e. large assemblage wa
present. The hall was handsomely decorated
| with ported plants and bunting. The corps wa
| presented with pair of beautiful blue guild
ons, with the inscriptions "U. V. O., First Com
pany," worked in gilt, attached to stan
mounted by gilt eagles with spread Wings, BY
| Mrs. Roue, ON behalf OF the lady friends, In
| neat speech, which was appropriata}gtt re
sponded TO by Comrade A. b. HurlhRss
Furniture, 9hrpsts@hd Mating.