The Evening critic., 1884-08-26

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Charles Benedict, well-known negro
comedian and song.and-dance man, died In
New Orleans a few days ago.
1t has at last been arranged to connect
tho Cogswell fountain with spring In the vi
entity and TO put 1t in good order.
Rev. James b. Avirett, who has been
dangerously Ill at Grace Church Rectory, Rock.
willie, is thought to be convalescont.
1t is said there is another chance for n
misunderstanding between England and Ger.
many In regard TO West African territory.
Landsman w. l.. Jones, missing after the
loes OF the Tallapoosa, has been heard from at
savannah, where he was taken by the steamer
Gate City.
A. Garfield was drowned In the Chesapeake &
Ohio Canal Sunday night. His home was at
Cherry Run.
Acting Secretary Of the Treasury Coon is.
sued q bond call yesterday for $10,OO0,000 OF
three per cent. bonds, payable at the Treasury
September 80.
Right Hon. Odo William Leopold Rus
sell Baron AmpthilD, British ambassador at
Berlin, Is dead. His eldest son and heir Is
only ID years old.
st. Rose Catholic Church, of Rockville,
Md, will be dedicated on Sunday, September
ID. Archbishop Gibbons has slgnlned his In.
tention OF being present.
The residence of Mrs. Stewart, No. o2i |
street northeast, was damaged TO the extent
OF 500 last evening By Are originating from
children playing with matches.
Mr.. Frank W. Larner and bride are the
recipients OF a handsome set OF parlor furni.
ture, presented by the "Soper" Social Club
of the Bureau OF Engraving and Printing.
The repairs to the Cumberland & Penn
sylvania Railroad were completed yesterday,
and passenger train ran through from Gum.
berland to Piedmont for the flrst time since
the great freshet.
Mr.. VIM. Il. Pitt, an old gentleman, who
was waiting for the procession at Fifteenth
and streets last night, was knocked down
by a colored man whom no had taken to task
for insulting lady.
DR.. Verdi states that his efforts to collect
funds for Garibaldi statue were not unsuc
cessful In New York; that he was Hospitality
received, and that liberal contributions were
made and others promised.
Orangemen numbering hundreds attacked
the Roman Catholic Church yacht at Henley
Harbor, N. f., and threatened Missionary
Father Lynch with death. They tore dowr
the papal flag and tarred the yacht.
AT Wilmington, DEL Sunday night, dur.
Ing a fight between six Poles on one side and
German named Ferdinand Barnuado on the
other, Pole named Antonio Argansky was
very badly cut with knife In the hands Of
Barnuado.
A train stopped at the Pensacola Ella. J
drawbridge, on the Pensacola & Atlantic Rail.
road, yesterday, and finding no signals to 90
ahead, the conductor went forward and found
the Waterman dead on the track, with twenty
three balls In his body.
The Nationals were defeated in Balti
more yesterday In closely .contested game
Up to the eighth inning the Nationals were
ahead, and the score at the close was only 1:
10 IL IN favor OF the Baltimoreans. Tho sam
clubs meet at the Capitol Park to-day.
| Henry A. Rojhan, married man, age
| 30 years, foreman at Spatz's cigar factory
Dailastown, York County, Pa, eloped on sa
OF Jacob seichrist. Miss seichrist was a cigar
| maker, employed In the same factory.
A child of George Jackson, colored, age
8 years, was fatally burned on the farm o
Henry McAtee, near Pylesyille, Hartford
County, Sunday, while trying to kindle firt
with coal oil. The can exploded, throwing tn
burning oil over the child, who died In abou
| three hours.
Mr. viii Robertson carried OFF the honors
| last night and secured the championship o
| the District as polo player on bicycles. Rex
Smith was his competitor, and the deciding
/ game was played before q large audience and
J earnestly contested. Smith won the first and
third goals, Robertson the second, fourth and
| John Mckee and Richard Dixon, thu
latter colored, who were arrested Sunday fol
selling liquor at Irving Park Camp. Meeting
| Annapolis Junction, were committed TO jail
| yesterday by Justice Welsh for the action o.
the grand jury In default OF bail. A young sor
| of Mckee, named Frank, was released on his
| personal security.
At Seventh and the Avenue last nigh
the fireworks frightened a horse attached to Q
| milk wagon, and the animal proceeded 4
plunge and rear to the confusion OF the crowd
Mr.. August Markell was knocked down anC
| severely hurt, as were also several other per
sons whose names could not be ascertained
| The driver was arrested.
Yesterday evening, about o'clock, Alex
| auder GautroD, O French confectioner, livinl
| at 500 street northwest, made an unsuccess
ful attempt to commit suicide BY stabbinE
with a caseknife. He has been drinking heav
| lily OF late and had trouble In his family. Tht
wound, though painful, is not considered seri
| Gus. He was taken TO police station, whort
| the wound was dressed and charge OF drunk
enness laid against him.
The will of the late Mary Ann Long
streth, admitted to probate In Philadelphia
| yesterday, leaves, among other charitable ba
quests, $4,000 to the Hampton Normal Agri
cultural Institute, at Hampton, Va, for tn
establishment OF two scholarships. The vii
Of the late William L; schaier, also probatet
OF paper, and, together with the sigma
lures, occupies four lines. II disposes o
over 81 100000. He leaves everything to hi
sister.
The Lypchburg (Va) Home Guard ar
under arms, awaiting orders from the sherii
| OF Amherst County 10 resist threatened al
tack on the jail. Eldredge Norris, a prom
nent young farmer OF that county, on Saturda
threw bootIack al Lou Green, colored, an
broke her skull, from which she died. Tn
assault WAS provoked by insults 10 Morri:
mother. Morris was placed In jail, and
| posse OF citizens guarded tho building las
night. body OF colored people gathere
near the courthouse, but made no domonstra
tion. Trouble is feared.
Heavy frosts Sunday night and damag
70 crops are reported throughout New York
New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut an
| other parts OF Northern New England. Fo
lowing the drouth the frost Will cause serlou
loss 70 farmers. In Vermont corn Is damage
and the buckwheat crop ruined or great
damaged, At Canaan, N. H., the thermomete
stood at % degrees yesterday morning, a al
ference OF over 20 degrees since Thursda
last. large amount OF garden truck was d
stroyed there by the frost. Ice formed In HI
vicinity OF Middlesex, Vt. The frost iniure
crops on Long leland TO heavy extent
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