The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-04-17
THE MORNING NEWS,
Local and General, Boiled Down
worked over ana Furnished Up


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The grand jury of Allegany County,
Md, is investigating charges OF bribery
against tho county commissioners.
The French Government has designated
the French Consul at Now Orleans to be
special commissioner TO the Worlds Exhibi-
ton.
Mr.. ]. o. Brummell was thrown from his
buggy at tho corner OF Thirteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue by his horse running
away. =
Advices from General Gordon indicate
that he is still safe, and It is said, has ignored
the direction OF the government to evacuate
Khartoum.
The Empress of Germany is suffering
from catarrh and fever, and is confined to her
bed. The. proposed visit to Baden has boon
abandoned.
A protest of the Spanish Government re-
garding Aqueros escape from Key West has
been forwarded to the Spanish Minister at
Washington.
The Posen newspapers deny that Cardi-
nal Lodochowski has resigned tho Archblsh-
opric OF Queen and Posen, as was assorted by
The IolkS Zeitung OF Berlin.
Hugh Thomas, colored, while parading
with tho Emancipation procession yesterday,
was Knocked down and Injured by Mr.. Z. W.
Middleton's carriage at Thirteenth street and
the Avenue.
An officer of tho Court of Cessation has
notified the congregation OF tho Propaganda
Eide Of the recent decision of the court In 70.
Propaganda into italian rentes.
Tho National handicap of one mile, at
the spring meeting OF the Jockey Club, win
take place on tho first day of the meeting,
May 10. Ex-senator scotts string OF thirteen
horses arrived at tho Fair grounds yesterday
from Erie, Pa.
The Union Veteran Corps Cadets realized
$1,000 at their recent fair. The corps pro-
poses to adopt the dress uniform Of tho Frank
u light bun full army frock coat with blue and
gold epaulettes and shakos.
Henry Birch has entered suit against
William II. Cooley to recover 1,150 claimed
TO be due him for boarding and lodging Mr..
Godeys wife ana child from September 1,
1879, to March l, 1884, at tho rate of $25 per
month.
The steamship Faraday cleared for Nova
Scotia Scot from London yesterday: II carries the
TO the amount OF ], 100 miles. The Faraday
sailed originally In January, but was consid-
erably Injured by gales and had to return for
repairs.
Rev. Merritt N. Capron, of I.eyden, Lewis
| County, N. Y, formerly OF Rome, has been
| deposed by the Northern New York Methodist
| Episcopal Conference on charges OF imprudent
| and immoral conduct and fraud. The investl'
| cation lasted for nearly q week. Capron has
| given notice OF an appeal.
| Advices from Vera Cruz, Mexico state
that the yellow fever prevails there and tina
| thirteen deaths occurred one day last week
| Among those who died was an American
| named O. Il. Powers, formerly connected with
| the Mexican Central Railroad. The American
| Consul, who had the fever, has recovered.
An explosion of sulphur occurred yester-
day at Pennsylvania Colliery, near Mt. Carmel,
| Pa, fatally burning Peter Entrux and Michael
Mexwould, miners, and seriously injurlng
and, Samuel Minker, mine contractors. The
| explosion was caused by the mon entering the
| mine with naked lamps.
While NJ. Savary, an ex-deputy, was sit
| ting In brasserie in Paris yesterday, with
tho wife Of NJ. Lamy, the lady's husband
stepped up and fired two shots at Sayary, but
did not hit him. Lamy accuses Savary Of
leading Nine. Lamy astray. sayary was dl
| rector Of tho bankrupt Bank OF Lyon and Loire
and Lamy was his clerk.
The Southern Railroad Time Convention
met in New York yesterday to determine the
schedule of through trains between Now York
Southern points. 1t was decided that there
should be no changes OF time between New
York and Washington, and that when local
should take effect on May IL.
At the second days session of the Ma
tional Academy OF Science yesterday there
was quite large attendance. AT the business
meeting OF the association the following addi
the year 1SSi-S5 Professor Spencer +. Baird
DIT. Wolcott Gibbs, of Cambridge; Professor J
IL. Hilgard, General Meigs, Professor q. A
Young, OF Princeton, and DR.. s. II. Scudder, OF
Cambridge.
Messrs, Worthington & Head, as attor
neys for Amanda s. Hosmer, yesterday filed
bill In equity against the washington Bricl
Machine Company, asking that they may b.
required TO deliver 10 hers certificate for Eel
shares OF the company's stock, pay her an!
dividends that may have accrued on accoun
OF the certificate surrendered, or that the com
pany shall BIO compelled to return the certiH
cate and recognize her as the owner thereof.
Messrs. Riddle, Davis and Padgett, solici
tors for Rufus p. Spalding, yesterday filed
| Thomas w.
and others, and the trustees OF the Corcora
Art Gallery, TO subordinate decd by NJ
BARLEY TO Anthony Hyde and Charles NJ. Ma
thews, as trustees OF certain lots In squar
2dS, TO secure the payment TO the trustees
the Corcoran Art Gallery OF note Tor $1,000
TO deed held by MIR. spalding for a portion c
the same property.
In the Sharon divorce case in San Fran
cisco yesterday Mrs. Fanny M. Simpson 10
titled that Miss Hill told her In March, 1885,
that she had been engaged to Sharon, but thu
the engagement was broken on, and she wa
going 10 sue him for breach OF promise. Mis-
Hill asked the witness to help her In the cas-
and promised that Il o she Won NON the suit 81
knowledged that she had received money rrol
Sharon 10 cover expenses incurred In huntln
up witnesses.
8 Sir William Harcourt, Secretary of Sta
Tor the Home Department., In speech
Derby last evening, said: "The GovernmeI
VIII dissolve Parliament at Its own time, not
: the time OF the Conservatives. The Govern
I mentwent 10 Egypt reluctantly, and would hay
| ietited put Tor the events In the Soudan, En-
land has no right 10 annex Egypt. Englar
q mas quite empire enough. II we annex EgyI
/ we are liable TO perpetual embodiment VIII
!; other countries"
At the quarterly meeting of the Sevent
: Subdivision OF the Associated Charities Tuo
day evening Treasurer u. II. Warner repOrtc
| q total OF collections from January 2 10 Marc
= 90 OF $30S.7S, with disbursements OF 1927
leaving a balance Of $3.50. Tho secretary r
ported II families visited and aid given 10 Z
during the quarter. Mr.. Pierce presented NJ
George l., Sherir's report of the experime
OF the sending OF applicants 70 his yard to so
, wood. twenty-five men had been given wo
at the rate OF 1.50 per cord.
= Atthe National Hotel last evening an a
= | journed meeting OF the veterans OF the la
WRr-on both sides-Was hold 10 take steps
establish home for Confederate soldiers
Richmond. Major Alexander Hunter d
- claimed any intention 10 ask aid from the &c
u eminent. He read from newspapers 10 she
that at least one.half tho contributions car
from members OF the Grand Army OF the IL
public. IL was decided that q book be ke
IL. open for persons who wished TO Join the ass
y citation 10 enter their names. AneXecutivo col
mltteo OF nine, 10 consist OF an equal numb
OF eX Confederate and ex-Union soldiers, vi
? should select the odd member, a civilian, W
appointed by the chair as follows: Charles
Joyce, OF Rawlins Post; A. ID. Hurlburt, FarI
GUT POST u. w. oyster, Lincoln Post, and M.
Dillon, Meade Post, q. A. RI j. Il. OallRha
q. o. Ivey, II. l.. Wallach, and John Walt
A Drew, exc. y. A. The meeting adjourned