The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-07-26

worked over and Furnished up
Fresh.
An earthquake at Massowah, on the Red
sea, hes destroyed nearly all the houses In tho
city.
Browns Iron Bitters does not inluro or oven
blacken the teeth.
Tho President has appointed John ID.
Bryant Uultod States Marshal for the district
OF Georgia, vice General Longstreet'
Messrs. Blaine, Cleveland and Butler
have been invited to be present at the irish
Tho Egyptian Minister of Finance, un-
der orders from England, has directed the i'm.
mediate payment OF arrears OF taxes.
Clara Pratt, colorcd, shot hor husband,
VIM. Pratt, through the stomach at Cincinnati
last night. Jealousy was the cause. Pratt
will die.
Public opinion in Ireland has been of
Tended by the action OF the House Of Lords In
rejecting the bill reforming the system OF
electing poor law guardians In ireland.
Captain Traynor in his dory, the Harold
T. Bibber, landed at Matlnicus Island, Me-, on
Wednesday afternoon, In nine days from New
York, and proceeded next morning for Bristol,
Eng.
A construction train on the Vicksburg
Shreveport & Texas Pacific Railroad fol-
Mas, yesterday, killing Engineer vanderoerg
and the fireman.
During the storm yesterday colored
man named Robert Johnson, while standing
on steel rail OF the Metropolitan Street Rail.
road, received an electrical shock which
knocked him eenseless.
A portion of the wall of the Lexington
roller mill building, Lexington, KY, fell yes
terdsy, burying Samuel Grow and James Hes
ter in the street below. Hester was instantly
killed and Grow fatally Injured.
Hoycs barrow, one Of the oldest and
wealthiest residents OF Buffalo, N. Y, died
yesterday, aged 81 years. The deceased had
Lafayette when he visited Buffalo.
Browns Iron Bitters cures Constipation, at
fordipg instant relief.
Tho Pennsylvania Railroad Company
have purchased 125 acres OF land at Freedom,
Pa, for s110,000 and will erect repair shops,
round houses, ETC., and they will spend 1T
teen hundred thousand on improvements.
1t has been discovered that Henry Fred
erick, n baggage agent OF Philadelphia, and q
medical student named White stole the body
OF the murderer John May from the Norris
town Cemetery. Warrants have been Issued
for their arrests.
The first Republican campaign flag raised
In East Washington was raised over Congress
Holl, the headquarters OF the East Washington
Blaine and Logan Club. Tho nag Is large
pies 1t attracts considerable attention.
The Coal Miners State Convention al
Pittsburgh adjourned yesterday after electinG
| the following officers: President George Har
rlS: NtCe-pfesldent, LOUIS HOPKINS; secretary,
Richard Davis; treasurer, Thomas A. Arm
strong. They changed tho name from the
Miners Amalgamated Association to Miner:
ana Laborers Association.
The Annapolis City Council has fixed the
city tax rate for 1884 at eighty.ave cents or
the one hundred dollars-seventy-nve cents
for ordinary expenses, i've cents for the sink
ing fund and i've cents for the purchase OF
q steam flre-engine for Annapolis. Tho levy
is an increase OF I'VE cents over 1888, the flre
engine fund being an additional tax.
Lord Rossmore has written letter to the
Orapgemen OF the county Monaghan, Ireland
in which ho enjoins them "to remain indoors
upon the occasion OF the National meeting Of
Monaghan, August 10, leaving TO the govern
ment tho responsibility OF dealing with the
bitterest enemies OF the empire, with whom
II has entered into an Infamous compact"
Browns Iron Bitters conquers malaria aud
| purifes and enriches the blood.
William Hudson, of Berlin, Md, while IL
| a sailboat with friend on Thursday, reached
for his gun with view OF shooting at sea
| gull, hut the hammer caught on seat and tn
| right forearm, SCATTERING the bone. Hudson
was taken to Ocean City aud the arm wa
ampptated, but he survived the operation onl
| few hours.
Hughes, tho Dangerous BLACKSMITH,
fought Ave rounds with Dick Eagan, tn
"South Troy Terror" In the Grand Contra
Theatre, at Troy, N. Y, last night. Neithe
showed much skill, but slugged and clinchet
and rolled about the stage. When pullet
| apart in tho fourth round Hughes threw OF
his gloves, claiming foul. He said Eagai
had bitten him in the cheek. The referee de
clared the fight draw.
The rear part Of the boiler of an engin
drawing a freight train on the Lehigh valle!
| Railroad, near White Haven, Pa, blow gu
| yesterday and killed J. II. Hassell, the engi
neer, Brakeman Hassell, son OF the engineer
Fireman Armbruster and II. E. Smith, tele
| phone operator. Nobody being left TO signal
a train OF coal cars ran into tho wreck, smash
| ing up the engine and twenty cars. Michae
Green, engineer OF the coal train, was FATAL
| injured.
Browns Iron Bitters cures Constipation, al
fording instant relief.
An estimate OF the condition and pro:
poets OF the cotton crop In nfty'seven countie
all quarters, and is suffering from sever
| drought. The general outlook indicates crl
| ical condition unless rain should fall within
drought in Ohio is SO great that constal
watch has to be kept to prevent nre on tn
lines Of railroads. The tobacco crop is II
jured, and the corn crop threatened.
George o. Jones, chairman of the Ne
| York Greenback Committee, In correspond
| ence with Charles jenkins, OF ohio, on Il
Greenback party's prospects, says that Gel
eral Butler, as the Greenback candidate. wi
| poll large vote, but he must indicate his II
tention soon, as the party cares nothing Il
| outside combinations, or whether they cas-
nifty or i've hundred thousand votes. The
| are impatient anu ulhCOuteuteu w tuo bol
erals delay and want candidates to ropreser
them and not other organizations.
Browns Iron Bitters is the only Iron med
cine that is not Injurious.
The retirement Of Rear Admiral Bale
win in command OF the European Squadro
| on September 3, will promote Commodo
English to the rank OF Rear Admiral, and
viii be relieved from charge OF the Bureau
| Equipment and Recruiting, and placed
command OF the European squadron. The I
tlrement OF Rear Admiral Cooper on the 27t
instant, Will mako the following promotion
Commodore s. i. Quackenbush, TO be Rear A
mirai; Captain p. o. Johnson, TO be Oommodor
Commander A. V. Reed, 10 be Captain; Liou
tenant Commander Charles oNeii, to be Coz
mander, and Lieutenant W. A. Morgan, to
Lieutenant Commander. The promotions VI
| all date from the 2Sth instant.
The Prudent POilticia1St
The National committees OF thebe~o parti
have organized and the work R1lthe campaiG
will begin at once. 'Tra690lng 10 be a h
fight" is what everyolaAAys. OF course 1t
because II is hot weafner, The prudent pol
ticlap, however,sssnl keen. cool. he knot
how 10 do t.. ciFhat Is, he will go on and pit
chase onaIefthose light summer suits at RI
| ineop. Mifker 4 Co.'S, southeast corner NJ