The Evening critic., 1884-09-04
THE MORNING NEWS,
Local and General. Boiled Down
worked over and Furnished al
Fresh.

| NthIly MI lHc hDlUIntubS Oh eNulUlJS To
the southern expeditions from tho depart
ments have been made.
A Russian corvette has seized the Ameri.
can schooner sophia johnson at Behrlngs Sea
Tor selling rum to the natives.
VIM. Hutchinson, driver Of car No. % Of
,ne MeropoIitan line, strained his ankle yos
tetuay.aiternoon In jumping or his car.
Mr.. A. S. solomons, of this city, has been
elected vice-president Of :he Red Gross Con
gress, In session In Geneva, Switzerland.
The Hon. Richard II. Marshall, one of
the most prominent and highly respected citi
zehs OF Frederick, Nd, died yesterday. He
was 81 years OF age.
steamer Excelsior has been repaired and the
whole machinery has been overhauled and
thoroughly repaired.
Yesterdays session of tho American In
stituie OF Mining Engineers In Philadelphia
was devoted to the reading and discussion OF
papers on various subjects.
While cunning on the marsh near the
Long Bridge yesterday, Alexander Jones, OF
this city, accidentally shot Coroner N. 81.
Wright, ofAlexandria County, In the face.
The Emmett Guards, new Irish military
corpe, organized last May, held a largely.
attended picnic at Juenemann's Park last
night, 10 raise funds to pay for their uniforms
The court of inquiry in session at Boston
investigating the sinking OF tho Tallapoosa
heard the evidence OF several members OF the
out any new facts.
1t Is considered certain that the passen.
gers and crew OF the abandoned brig Resolyen,
i nnn near 81. John, N. \, took to the boats
berg which damaged the brig
Twenty-Five Indian children, seven girls
and eighteen boys, have arrived at Lincoln In.
stitutlon, Philadelphia, from st. Regis reserva.
tiOn IN new YORK. Another party OF one hun.
ared is expected from Montana, Dakota, and
Minnesota.
Mr.. John Eaton, United States Commits.
sloner OF Education, who has been in Eng.
land during the past month attending the
,ntuuSht0rs convention held In connection with
ton yesterday.
President Lewis G. Smith and othor Off
cials OF the Chesapeake h Ohio Canal were at
me Annapolis office yesterday on Official bust.
ness. me president Will call n meeting OF al.
rectors the latter part OF September TO dispose
OF routine matters.
DR.. Il. 7. Wright, and other creditors of
george II. Lows, the Ascending oil broker
tsn 60 , tne statement that he 1s going to
was gotten up TO prevent his creditors here
from sending for him.
London Truth asserts that Baron Car
iingiord, Lord Privy Seal, will shortly resign
Ihe condition OF his health leads him to con.
template this step. 1t is probable that his sue.
cessor VIII DO Lord Rosebery.
A young man named Nichols, employed
~ the Laurel Manufacturing Company, at
Laurel, Prince Georges County, had thumb
ana Two fingers OF his right hand cut or yes
terday by the machinery In the mill.
Samuel Newman attended him.
Mr.. Louis @. Schultz, florist, residing
the police that while he was in Baltimore yes.
day, and his wife was ut their place on ID
street, near Sixth street, his house was robbed
OF two gold watches and 300 In money.
TlsN .L.1
under the name OF John Holcomb, has been
identlned as Walter Sheridan, an ex.convct OF
me EASTERN penitentiary, at Philadelphia.
Holcomb has robbed various banks In the
country to the extent OF over 100000.
Chief Engineer Cronin has submitted his
estimates for the expenses OF the Fire Depart-
ment for the next fiscal year. He estimates
That $4,000 Will be required. He also asks
ior an appropriation OF 1900 for fitting up
street. N'A'A
The boss stonecutters of New York
threatened 10 lock out their workmen unless
iney Withdrew from the Amalgamated Trades
III, Union, and ceased to support tho bricklayers
once quit work. Yesterday meeting was held
and strike was formally declared.
DIR. ]. ]. Jones, of FrOstburg, while stand
Ing on the platform near q Cumberland and
pennsylvania Railroad train, which left Gum.
berland yesterday afternoon, was seized with
vertigo and fell on, striking against the bank
ana rolling under the car. HIS left foot WAS 40
Dadiy crushed that amputation was necessary.
In the past twenty -four hours there were
go fresh cases Of cholera and 1876 deaths In
the various provinces OF Italy. The pestilence
10 spreading In the provinces OF Spain, United
states consul Mason, at Marsetlles, France,
reports mat the cholera was originally
brought from Egypt, and the fact was kept
secret
Julius Mitchell, the young colored man
recently appointed by the Secretary OF War to
a cadetship, from Congressman sman's South
carolina District, has failed to pass the pre-
liminary examination for admittance TO the
Military Academy at West Point. His alter
alton.
Mrs. Washington Keller, residing at
strausstown, near Reading, Pa, who has been
Tasting FOR tho past forty.eight days, died
yesterday from starvation. She began her long
iast after reading OF Ohrists fast In tho wilder.
ness. she weighed when well 275 pounds,
put was reduced to less than 100 pounds al
her death.
An exciting fight occurred at Long Island
CITY yesterday between the dog "Scotty," a
brindle "Bob," owned in Brookiyn. 'Ho
Both animals weighed thirty.eight pounds
The philadelphia dog won the tight In forty
three minutes. The stakes were $4,000 and
gate money.
The committee representing the several
Cotton Exchanges OF The country In New York
yesterday decided upon the grading OF the
cotton crop for 1SS4-5. The order OF grading
Is as follows: Fair middling, good mlddllng,
low middling, good ordinary, strict ordinary
and ordinary. The committee followed the
rules OF last year.
At indianapolis, Ind, yesterday In the
United States District Court, Judge Woods
overruled the demurrer nled by the defense
~ the Bhlne'Stntinel suit. The attorneys for
the ue1ense announced that the SeHtiaers
answer would BIO ready today. The lSsRtiHeFS
counsel say II VIII not be possible for them 10
De ready for trial before November.
Louis Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot.
In recent Interview at Turin with Madame
Adam, the well-known editor OF the NOupeHe
RtpuF, OF Paris, gave IL as his opinion that Inc
French colonial policy was not promisineS
"Prince Bismarck" he said, "ls sending
France TO China, Austria TO the East, Russia
10 India and England TO Egypt, In order 10
make external safety valves to the Europe
which he rules Again he asserted ina,
"France was incapable OF coloniaing."
At the meeting of the Washington Light
Infantry Corps last night Mr.. j.. II. Harris
Harris House; Major George A. Armes, u.
A.; Harry walker, drum major OF Wilson Pos
Band, Baltlmorei Il. d. Wright, esq, and ]
Howard, esq, OF Charles County.
Md were elected honorary members, and
three active members were elected. Tho
antique pedestal and tankard presented 10 the
corps by citizens OF Cape May will be placed
On exhibition In prominent window on the
Avenue next week. 4 .s,fscslsN
1nersI.1ss Question.