The Evening critic., 1884-06-19
THE MORNING NEWS,
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Fresh.
Susan G. Foster has petitioncd for di-
vorce from Thomas W. Foster charging him
with desertion.
The gas.lamps will be lighted at 7.45 p.
m. and extinguished at 12:15 a. m.
The funds have been provided for two
more Catholic churches In Baltimore.
Buzzard, amember Of the notorious Penn
sylvania outlaw gang, was arrested at Chicago
Tuesday.
A large number of passengers for Europe
Will sail by the steamer Hapsburg from Balti.
more today.
The Pal Mall Gazette denies the report
that an army OF 10000 Gallas Is to invade the
soudnn from Abyssinia.
-Four dangerous cartridges, with auto
matte fuses, have been found on the West.
phalia Hallway, near Cudelar.
The Portuguese Minister at Paris states
that Portugal Is disposed 70 make important
concessions In regard to the Congo.
There was largely attended Blaine ard
Logan ratification meeting at the Concordia
OperaHouse, In Baltimore, last night.
Mr.. VIM. O'Bricn, editor of United Ire
land, has been fined $500 for contempt OF
court by the Court OF queens Bench, Dublin.
Two sisters of Vienna recently made
their father drunk and then strangled him to
death because he would not give them their
dowry.
Mr.. Nicholas Brice Worthington. we'll
known throughout Maryland, died OF con.
sumption at his residence at Annapolis at
noon yesterday.
The Anthracite coal companies have
agreed TO stop work two weeks In July. The
price OF stove coal will BIO advanced % cents
and chestnut 15 cents.
Tho bicycle champions, Prince, Wool
side, Hlgham, Upton, La Fargo, Morgan and
others Will race for purse OF $500 at Athl site
Park on the ODD Instant.
A knx Al
knocked down by runaway horse attached
to pbaeton at Fifteenth and q streets last
night and seriously injured.
An artillery regiment en- route to Tar
bert mutlnied yesterday at Glln, a market
town near Limerick, Ireland, and attacked tho
townspeople ana wounded several OF them.
An exemplified copy of the letters of ad-
ministration issued to Elsie Bethune, on the
estate OF John g. Bethune, issued out of the
surroRate's ONCE OF the county OF New York,
has been nled with the Register.
Miss Lizzie Spencer, daughter Of prom
inent citizen Of Fairbault, Mimi, was found
at q O'Clock yesterday morning wandering far
from her home In great mental distress and
physical exhaustion, owing to hard study and
her failure TO secure school honore.
DIR. Artomus Riggs died at his home,
Brookeyilie, Montgomery County, Md, Tues
day. Day. Of Brishss disease, aged n years Or:
family OF Montgomery, and n very eminent
physician. He leaves widow and one daugh.
ter, Mrs. Frank Grinlth, OF Montgomery
County.
A continuance to tho next term of Circuit
Court was granted yesterday by Judge Hagner
In the case OF III. A. Dauphin against Postmas-
ter.General Gresham for 100000 damages for
stopping his mail. Mr.. Dauphin Is sick aud
the senior counsel In the case is engaged else
where.
In the matter of the contest over the
Will OF the late Edward 5imms, the Jury In the
Circuit Court yesterday, after ten minutes
consideration. found lecaaaal nf
sound and disrosing mind at the time he ex-
ecuted the Will, competent to make valid
deed or contract, and that the will was not
made under undue influence, compulsion or
fraud.
Miss Lisetta NJ Cash, one of tho most
popular and energetic teachers at tho Frank.
lin School, celebrated the close OF the school
year yesterday by her marriage to Mr.. Ohas.
A. Kolb, which took place at the residence OF
tho brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Kolb left
Tor a western trip.
| The District Blame Association mot at
| Marinfs Hall last night, with Hon. V. d.
| Stockbridge presiding. The association unan-
| imously determined TO change their name to
the National Blaine and Logan Association.
| The committee on the ratification meeting 70.
| ported that they had completed all the prepa-
| rations. A few speeches were made and the
| meeting adjourned.
Friends of the family of the late Holster
| Clymer authorize the statement that he was In
bad health, suffering from malaria, profuse
| night sweats, and insomnia, and used mar
collie In quantities which In ordinary health
| which In his debilitated condition produced
paralysis OF the brain.
The boat race between the Harvard Uni
| versity and Columbia College crows took place
The start Was MADE at 81 and At the emo o
| the first half mile Harvard led by half length
The race was close and exciting. The distance
| was four miles straight away. Harvard won
by seconds. Time, "a min., 81 sec.
The Grand Lodge Of Junior United Amer.
ican Mechanics, In session at Georgetown
have chosen W. II. Meserall, OF New Jersey
worthy counsellor; Henry Kransz, Of Mary
land, worthy conductor. The other officers
are from New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The
next meeting will BIO held In June, 1885, al
Harrisburg, Pa.
Among the decisions filed In the Mary
land Court OF Appeals yesterday was the we'll
known Barnum case, involving the will OF the
late Genus Barnum, which was decided Il
more, and Samuel II. Tagart, executor and
trustee. The property goes TO the McDonogi
educational fund, instead OF to Frank Barnum
who became q priest.
ex.Confederate Home held a meeting at the
Metropolitan Hotel last evening and appoint
ed a committee to audit the books OF the asso
citation. The treasurer was authorized tc
send the money collected to Richmond at once
With the 400 collected by Mrs. Charlotte -.
johnson from Senators and Representative
the sum Will amount to about $500.
Tho bark Rafael Pomar, from Havana
reports at Now York having picked up at sci
| In an open boat Dorson Stevens, sole survive
OF the brig @. p. Sherwood, which sailed from
Delaware Breakwater for Halifax, June IL, anl
sank In gale on tho 18th. The captain, hi
Wife and ten men were drowned. Mlchae
McGilvey, seaman, reached boat will
Stevens, but died from exhaustion.
Two brilliant social events occurred last
evening-the receptions rendered to Mr.. ant
Mrs. Robert l.. Downing by Mr.. Downing's pa
rents, and to the graduates OF the Ellis McDon
aid Seminary by the teachers OF that institu
ton. The reception to Mr.. and Mrs. Downing
was attended by large number OF prominent
society people and was In every respect enjoy
able. Tho educators OF the city assembled In
large numbers at the seminary reception aud
the evening was enlivened by music aud lit
erary exercises.
The single scull race between members o
the Potomac Boat Club last evening proved
more Interesting event than had been antici
pated, inaemuch as II proved defeat for tn
fayorites and victory for junior. Messrs
Ke0rney, Fisher, Smithson and Noordz!
| started at the Bignal and the fayorl;es, Kear
ney and Fisher, promptly secured good lead
and Smithson went 10 the front aud won b.
ihree Lengths, with Fisher second, Kearnel
third and Noordzy fourth.
The ono hundredth and thirty-seventl
commencement OF Princeton College closed
yesterday. Among the fellowships and prize
| awarded were the following; The science gnt
| religion prize, william Chester Washington
ID. o.; the Lynde debate prize third prize)
John Maynard Harlan, Washington, d. o. Til,
degree OF LII. d. was conferred on Chester A
Arthur, President OF the United States; Leol
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