The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-04
MORNING NEWS,
Local and General, Boiled Down,
Worked over and Furnished up

Worked over and Furnished up
H csh.
Tho police made 81 arrests for the 81
tours ending at n. m. yesterday.
Police Officer Henry Roberts, of Balti-
more, committed suicide Saturday by takinga
dose OF arsenic.
j. G. Donnelly, n guest Of the American
House, reports that 90 was stolen from him
Saturday night.
There were 157 deaths reported In Balti-
moro last week, against 100 In the correspond
ing week or last year.
Thomas Sexton and WIN. Redmond have
called to attend the Irish League convention
next week In Boston.
The Republicans and Greenbackers of
West virginia had n preliminary conference
at Deer Park on Saturday.
John Fitzhugb, colored was lynched near
Amissvllle, Va, Friday night, for an Infamous
attempt to assault white lady.
The Egyptian conference has adjourned
sine die without arriving at any conclusion
regarding the questions In dispute.
Mr.. Parnell has written letter in which
he predicts an important improvement In the
condition OF the laboring classes In ireland.
The last game of the Philadelphia crick-
eters in England resulted on Saturday Ia
draw with the United Service Club at Ports
mouth.
An American frigate, supposed to-be the
war steamer Lancaster,i is reported to BIO ashore
WI buhht VI hho NVa'1 va
Hurst Castle.
Mr. f. ID. Wright, one of tho members OF
the committee TO notify Cleveland and Hen
bricks OF their nomination, returned yestor.
day from New York.
South Washington will soon be improved
by new church edince to be erected by the
ST. Cyprian's Mission, colored Protestant
Episcopal congregation.
Tho cholera in France appears to have
abated, and in Marsellles the streets are as
Stunning more natural appearance and there
is feeling OF great relief.
Henderson Green and Jacob Kister, who
escaped from Belvidere jail on Thursday
night, armed themselves with guns and hid In
the Lehigh Mountain near Bethlehem, Pa.
The Clark County (Ohio) primary meet
have given large majority for Captain Bush.
nell, thus throwing General Keller out OF the
race.
The Cordaville wooden mills, at Corda-
Vile, SOUTHPORT, Mass, which gave employ
ment to about 100 hands, were closed satur-
day for an indefinite period, owing TO the dull
ness OF the market.
The new East Washington boat club, call
Ing themselves the "plrates," have ordered
their yacht, the "Buccaneer," to be built IN
Baltimore. Their nag will be black silk
with the traditional skull and cross bones.
A young man named Smith, son of a
butcher OF this city, seriously injured himself
while bathing at Lower Cedar Point yesterday.
He was in the act Of turning somersault In
the water when he struck his head against q
rock with such force as to paralyze him.
In Cleveland, Ohio. Maud s.. on Satur-
day trotted n mile without q skip, without q
mato and without urging In 2:004. Bair, the
driver, made $40, 900 by the mares work, as
by his contract he is to receive $4,000 for bent.
ing jay Eye-See's best time and $1,000 for
lowering the mares own record.
On appeal from the Jews in Jerusalem
the Sultan has annulled the sale OF part OF
Mount OF Olives, which contains the graves OF
the prophets Haggai, Zachariah and Malachi.
| The burial place OF the prophets has been SO.
cured to the Jews In perpetuity.
Jacob +. Sniveley, q well-known citizen
| OF Keedyeville, Md, committed suicide yestor-
day afternoon by hanging. He had wandered
| from his bed in a temporary ut OF insanity
and was found In the wash house. He was az
| years old and leaves wife and three married
| children. He had been suffering for some
| time from heart disease.
Mr.. John N. Moulder, jr., vice. com
mander OF John A. Rawlins Post, No. 1, q. A
r., died suddenly Saturday evening
at his residence, corner OF Eighth and
streets southwest. He was hospital stewart
during the late war, and was clerk In the
| Surgeon. Generals ONCE at the time OF hi
death. The funeral will take place at
l. o'clock tomorrow and the interment Will b.
made at Oak Hill.
On Wednesday evening last man nance
steckman, residing In the Hancock District
| mac River. Desiring 70 procure boat tina
| was on tho opposite side OF the river, no NJ
tempted TO cross over In an improvised boa
made OF an old mortar box. The current car
| ried the box over the dam, drowning Steck
man. He was a married man, about 90 year
OF age, and some ten days ago assisted In re
| moving from the river thebody OF Mr.. Bishop
who was drowned at the same place.