The Evening critic., 1884-05-17
THE MORNING NEWS,
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Fresh.
The gas.lamps will be lighted at 1880 p.
m. and oxtinguished at 1 80 a. m.
The Attorney General has approved the
elite for the proposed pubilcbuilding In Brook
Ign.
The house Of Miss Jennie Minor, No.7li
@ street, was robbed or roll OF carpet yeeter-
day.
The scheme for canal between the At
lantlc Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea has
been revived.
The late Judah p. Benjamin destroyed
all his personal papers and left no materials
for biography.
Secretary Folger has concluded to pur-
chase n large quantity OF a per cont. bonds II
there is any further decline.
Tho strike at the Crescent Mill Fall
River, Mass., has ended, tho spinners return
ing to work yesterday at the reduced pricqSsss
The Continental Guards helda&sspecial
meeting last evening at tne!rscrmory, revised
,hsir S oSnsitutiOn ss'eed number of
Mourning gosest Syoungs, 73e Seventh ct.
Empessf' William has accepted the res
tcRsff0n OF Prince Bismarck from the Prus-
Bfan Cabinet. Herr Won Boetticher, Minister
OF State, will succeed him.
The members of tho Philadelphia cricket
team, which will play In England this sum.
mer, win sail from New YORK to Liverpool
this morning on the City OF Rome.
George Hall Smith, o blacksmith of Will
mington, Del, committed suicide Thursday
night by hanging himself. He had been In
melancholy condition for several months.
The messenger boys employed by the
Bankers & Merchants Telegraph Company In
Pittsburgh, Pa, struck yesterday for an ad
vance In wages from $40 TO sl5 per month.
The Washington Branch Of tho Anti
Monopoly League held n meeting last night at
Shea's Hall, and Endorsed the nomination OF
Benjamin 4. Butler for President of the United
States.
At the M. Z. General Conference in Phil
| adelphia yesterday the Committee on Eplsco-
| pacy agreed by an almost unanimous vote to
| recommend the appointment OF a missionary
bishop for Africa.
The Ancient Order of Hiberniaus at
| Cleveland, Ohio,yesterday adopted resolutions
| expressing sympathy with Ireland's struggle
| for her national right to selt-government aud
| TO take her place among the nations OF the
earth, free and Independent.
A duel, the result of an old feud, was
| fought near the City Of Mexico on Wednesday
| between Senior Torres, OF Sonora, and Pedro
| CARA. Tho weapons used were pistols aud
the distance was twenty-five PAGES. Senior
Torres was badly wounded In the right hand.
| The anniversary of Mr.. N. Kings ap-
| pointment as captain OF the watch at the Blu
| reau OF Engraving and Printing was cele.
| brated yesterday by the presentation OF a mum.
her OF floral designs from members OF the
| watch.
Secretary Folger, upon receipt Of the in
| formation that a nlibustering mob at Key West
threatened violence to the Spanish Consul
telegraphed TO the special agent at that port
TO confer with the naval authorities aud pro-
| tect the consul.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company has
eettled tho famous Credit Mobiller litigation
| by an agreement with oliver Ames and more
ceiver, by which they will purekessF all thu
outstanding Credit Mobilier atackFat $50 pc
share share sa Tbs od i5voiEfs thsrayment only