The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-12
THE MORNING NEWS.
Local and General, Rolled Down,
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worked, over and Furnished UP
Fresh.
General Chinese Gordon has arrived at
Berber.
1t is understood that Minister Hunts
illness 10 serious, but not dangerous.
BY the will of John Cheny, filed yester-
day, the entire estate is left to the widow.
Mrs. Nancy ]. Wood, the Oldest native
citizen OF Lynchburg, Vs. died Sunday, aged
1O1.
Secretary and Mrs. Frelinghuyson enter
tanned the Diplomatic Corps at dinner last
night.
A largely. ATTENDED ball, for the benefit of
the German orphan Asylum, was given at ABB
ner's last night.
Thomas Kinsella, editor of the Brooklyn
IN. W Edgle, died yesterday aftor an lllues5
OF three months.
By the will of the late Stephen Williams
OF Roxbury, Mass, the Hampton (va.) Normal
School Will receive $4,000.
Tho Greedy Relief bill has passed as 1t
camo from the House originally, tho Senate
receding from Its amendment
The two hundred and fiftioth anniversary
| OF tho landing Of tho Maryland pilgrims Will
| be celebrated In st. Marys County In May.
Il. l.. Du Barry has been appointed train
master OF the eastern division OF the Norfolk
| Western Railroad, vice Z. A. Goodwin, ro-
| signed.
Captain Paul Boynton, heretofore the
| lone voyager, IL to be married In Chicago on
| the evening Of the 18th instant to Miss Maggie
| Connolly.
While wedding party was crossing the
| river at Theisp, Austria, yesterday, tho Ice
broke and thirty-nve OF the guests were
| drowned.
At the meeting of the Naval Institute In
| the Navy Department building last night, DR..
| II. J. Gattling read paper on the gun that
| bears HIS name.
The Senate yesterday without debate,
passed the Joint resolution approprIating
Ohio River Hood.
Bradlaugh will be prosecuted for voting
three times In the House OF Commons yester.
| gregate penalty OF 81 1000.
| A Joint Democratic caucus will be held In
| the hall of the House OF Representatives to-
night, for the purpose OF selecting Congress
eional committee for campaign purposes.
Thomas and Adam Baney, father aud
son, OF Lancaster County, Pa were arrested
| yesterday, charged with numbering bernard
Short, well-known farmer, whose dead body
was found on the roadside, near Rawlinsvllle,
ON February l..
In the United States Senate yesterday
n resolution was adopted to ascertain whether
an attempt had been made within the past
oS eVS TegraS 70 ompang t tbe bs WaSsrS
Union Company.
Major Il. G. Suhrer, manager of the Man
sion, Fernandina, Fla, was shot and killed In
ductor on the Transit railroad. Epps claimed
that Suhrer had insulted his wife, which the
latter denied with his dying breath.
The death of Mr.. Thomas Chenery is an.
nounced In London, aged SO. He was one of
| the English revi5ers Of the authorized version
of the Old Testament. and was one OF the
editors OF the London TUNES. He was the au-
thor OF various literary and political writings.
Eighteen drunken men boarded Toledo,
Cincinnati & st. Louis coal train on Saturday
at Milledgeville, Ohio aud took possession OF
1t, driving the conductor, Thomas Curtin,
| away after seriously injuring him, while
Brakeman It. s. Collins, who came to the res
cue, was frightfully beaten.
The Republicans OF the First Legislative
District met at Douglass Hall, Hillsdale, at
| z 80 o'clock last night and organized by elect
Ing Mr.. Joseph Brooks president and Mr.. p. W.
Shipper as secretary. Messrs. Joseph Brooks,
james II. Young and Henry jackson were
elected delegates to the Republican Central
| Committee, with Samuel Jones and p. L. Edo
| lin nlternates.
The Secretary of the Treasury has writ
ten circular.letter 70 tho hoads OF tho bu-
| reaus OF that Department requesting them TO
report to him In writing Immediately thor
| opinion and the results OF their experience as
TO the effect OF the net NO regulate and i'm
| provo the Civil.Service Commission" thereun-
der applied to appointments made In their
| offices.
Tho first of the series of card receptions
WILDE given at the White House tonight In
| Representatives and Cabinet officers, the SUI
preme Court Justices, the Judges OF the Dis
trict Court and the Court OF Claims, the resi-
| dent officers OF tho Army and Navy, and In ali
cases their families have been invited 10 at
tend between the hours OF 8 and 10.
The Department of tho Potomac cele-
brated Its fifteenth anniversary last evening
py panqeet AT tne ArIng.on. numoer Oh
cities were represented, aud number of nd.
dresses were delivered, tho commanderin'
on0 ' NO ,a az. aa Sana,nr Jeaa 'vsm a
sreo.eu WIN INC inos' ontuusiae'io appiauso
The Potomac Fruit Growers Improve
ment Company held u session last night and
| II was resolved that the stock and franchises
OF the present company be turned over to the
!. charter and called the Upper Glymont I'm
provement and Excursion Company. inc new
| company tnen electeu DE-. b. A. IL. Mchtn
presidents >. nj. Andrus, vlce,president; Nj.
Wells, secretary, ana D. orville Johnson, treas
urer'
meeting OF officers OF last year Eman-
cipation celebration was held last evening a
Oarsons Hall, Mr.. j. W. Freeman presiding, Il
mako arrangements for n mass-meeting pre-
liminary 10 this years celebration. A com
mittee, Consisting OF Messrs. Charles Moseley
Johnson, W. Middleton, j. II. Garner and
r | Leonard, was appointed to wait upon Mr.. NJ
M. Holland and request him to call mass
a meeting for the purpose stated,
y Az on;oxahlo oonoor. and 5a,c;,o mart,
'J anio , Sonvplo anu uauvinS ParS,
,, nacnvs mil rnnm on ,he sacond oor ya
poSSod dth oaioc, oo enU ou ", , Sge w"
crowaen WIN "a, select company OF ladies' an,
!. stataS ~ carnat ST. ,srhe Tast pns oo