The Evening critic., 1884-03-31
THE MORNING NEWS,
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Local and General, Boiled Down,
Worked Over and Furnished Up
Fresh.
The funeral of the Duke of Albany will
take place next Saturday.
The gas-lamps will be lighted at GAO p.
m. and extinguished at 4:15 q. m.
Republican primaries will be held in
Montgomery County, Nd, on April 10.
The subject of Prince Bismarck's retire
ment from the Prussian Ministry is being do
bated in Berlin.
The Scheutzen Verein gave concert at
the seheutzen Park yesterday, which was very
largely attended.
There were $50 deaths in Baltimore last
week; twenty three less than the correspond.
Ing week last year.
Samuel B. Cooper, Speaker of the Della
ware State Senate, died Saturday at his farm,
below Wyoming, Del.
Rev. Curtis Keeney, an evangelist and
missionary for more than thirty years, died at
Groton, Conn.,, Saturday, aged OF.
A crippled white man named W. W. Mil
Ter fell at the corner OF Twelfth and streets
last night, and severely injured himself. 1,
Mr., and Mrs. A. L. Barber, of this city,
were among tho passengers on the special
train from the City of Mexico to Chicago.
The alarm of fire from box 416 yesterday
afternoon was caused by the burning OF some
Iuoeieh at the corner OF Tenth and + streets
southwest.
1t Is rumored in Cairo that General Cor
don has surrendered Khartoum aud has been
made prisoner. In London 1t Is reported
that khartoum Is still safe.
Henry Jaeger of no Tenth street, was
severely bruised by the board fence around
the excavation at Ninth street and the Avenue
Mrs. Mary w. Greer mother of Lieuten-
ant OF Police Greer, OF the Eighth Precinct;
Henry It. Greer, ana Mrs. DR.. James H. Stone,
died VpatlrQaY In the 21th of hDr
A mail messenger service has been estab-
liehed between the Postoflce and Treasury
Department. The Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue Will furnish two guards for the
wagon.
A careful estimate puts the gross re-
coipts OF the seventeen performances of the
Mapleson Opera Company In san Francisco
at 5000, 900. Colonel Mapleson's net proht is
1000.
The Shakespeare Club met on Saturday
evening at the residence OF Captain q. O.
Adame, No. DAT Rhode leland avenue. Act 4
OF the play OF "Antony and Cleopatra" was
read and discussed.
The Central Pacific Railroad Company
has secured control OF the oregon Railway 4
Navigation Company and q controlling inter
est, II Ia said, In all the ex-Villard corpora.
lions except the Oregon California Road.
The anniversary Of the appointment of
Captain Il. N. Burrell as chief of the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing was celebrated on
Saturday by the presentation of a hands ome
horal onering from tho employees OF the
Bureau.
Mr.. Washington Nailor, of this city, who
has had In successful operation here for some
time line OF cabs, will start a similar line In
Baltimore next week. He will first send over
twenty cabs, and Will increase the number as
the service demands
A fire in the woods near Fort Myer yes.
terday afternoon endangered the fort, as high
wind was prevailing, and the entire garrison
was ordered out to protect the buildings from
sparks. The soldiers succeeded IN oXtln-
gushing the flames.
The ceremony of unwilling and dedicating
the monument 10 the late Father MacCarhy,
formerly pastor at the Church OF the Immacu.
late Conception, took place yesterday after
noon at Mount oliyet cemetery. Fathers r. n.
Ryan and s. +. Ryan, OSulliyan, McAvoy and
Thomas participated in the appropriate cere-
monies.
very interesting meeting of st. Patrick s
Temperance Society was held last evening.
The annual report OF tho secretary, which was
| read, shows that the organization is In a pros
porous condition, the pledge having been ad-
| ministered 10 1906 persons during tho past
| year, and there being now 100 active NOM
bers.