The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-07-19
MORNING NEWS,
Local ana General, Boiled Down,
worked over and Furnished up


"OsnNo ONNH UP
Fresh.
The steamer Saint Duzan from Marseilles
has arrived at London, having cholera on
board.
DIR. Scweiniurtb, the African traveller,
has appealed TO England to rescue General
Gordon.
The oldest daughter of Matthew Arnold
Ia engaged to DO married TO Frederick Whit
ricge, New York lawyer.
The Pope has confirmed Father Schultz
OF Philadelphia, MS pro.rector OF tho North
American College In Rome.
The Dutch Council Of State has approved
the bill making Queen Emma regent during
the minority OF the Princess wllhelmina.
The two sons of United States Consul
Plat, at Cork, were thrown into the water at
Queenstown and one OF them was drowned.
Mr.. r. o. Williams, the newly appointed
ConsulGeneral at Havana, received his final
terday.
J. Hawley Douglass, who led the poSso
that killed Began Cash, Of South Carolina, was
shot while at work In his field, near Choraw.
s. O., yesterday and MORALLY wounded.
The session Of tho National Association
Of General baggage Agents closed at Boston
Baltimore, on the third Wednesday In June,
1885.
In the House Of Commons yesterday Mr..
Gladstone said he hoped that Lord Granville,
mon tho Egyptian conference to meet on Tues.
day next.
The situation at Pekin has become criti.
cal, the question OF granting tho French de.
mands Is being discussed, and II Is announced
That CHINA has given France tho first measure
OF satisfaction.
An officer on board the United States
ship Portsmouth, ut Newport r. l., Thursday,
while showing his wife some new rifles, acct.
dentnlly shot marine named David Nash,
who is In critical condition.
The United States Minister at Toxic in
forms the state Department that HIS Imperial
Japanese Majesty has awarded n medal to
ID. +. Watson, for bravery In resculng Japa.
nese crew.
At West Point. Ga, Thursday, Sam Glib
con, colored, criminally assaulted his daugh.
yer; A party OF colored men broke into the
Jail TO lynch the prisoner. He resisted, cut.
ting six OF them severely, when one OF the
lynchers shot him dead.
A diver has examined the sunken
schooner on Corson's Inlet, N. j., and finds 1t
10 be the Deborah II. Diverty, to Albany from
Richmond with coal. 1t is supposed that the
crew OF six men, with two women and one
child, all OF Dennisville, H., were drowned.
At meeting of the Knights of Pythias,
section No. o. endowment rank, at Grand
has been secretary OF the association since its
organization, was presented with a handsome
silver water pitcher and two gold.llnedgoblets.
Governor Cleveland visited the State
camp Mt Poughkeepsie, N. Y, yesterday, aud
was received with salute OF twenty one guns,
He received crowds OF visitors from Peekskill,
Newburgh, Poughkeepsie and other places,
ment.
John CoDnors, tho alleged murderer of
supervisor Philip Casey, OF Troy, N. Y, and
who has succeeded In evadipg arrest since the
Tragedy, four years ago, has been captured In
Kansas City, Mo. Casey was shot while on
deavoripg to quiet quarrel between Connors
and others.
The story published yesterday to tho
from Tammany Hall, and that Edward
Kearney was to be elevated to the boss.ship In
his stead, ia at least premature. Kelly has
no Intention OF resigning, but his friends
admit that he has serious contest before
him. @t
The Hibernian Benevolent Society, No.
!, has dissolved and surrendered its char
ter. The society was organized IN 1886, aud
was one OF the Oldest Irish societies In the
| city. The assets amounted to nearly 1900,
and were distributed pro rata among the mem.
bere. There was no dissension In the society.
but II Just outlived its usefulness.
General Merrill Colby, of PHILADELPHIA.
dropped dead In the railway ticket oflice at
| Rochester, N. Y, yesterday. He was "a years
/ old. He served in the Federal Army during
the late war, entering with the rank of captain
| and receiving the broyet OF major general for
| distinguished services. AT one time Gen eral
Colby was mayor OF Rochester, N. Y.
Mrs. Lille Pavy, widow of DIR. Octave
| Pavy, the surgeon and naturalist of the Greedy
Expedition, received the news Wednesday
| afternoon OF the rescue OF Lieutenant Greedy
and come OF his comrades and the death OF
her husband. Mrs. Pavy has resided at Marys.
Vile, Mo-, with her uncle, the Rev. DR.. Rich.
ardeon, for the past eight months, and has
taught select school for young ladies.
The Clerks Mutual Relief Association,
| composed OF the employees OF Lansburgh h
| Bro, has elected officers for the next six
months as follows: ]. Cans, president; Chas.
| Holland, vice-president: II. II. Cole, recording
| secretary; O. Sardella, financial secretary; j.
| Sonneburg, recording secretary; +. Major,
| treasurer; Messls. /. Cans, II. Cole, II. Hirst,
| O. Holland, L. Blout. W. billiard, A. Burkling,
d. Payne and e. Barbour, board OF managers
| A few days ago John Smith, farmer
| living twenty miles east OF Cumberland, Nd.
| while digging post holes, discovered q jar con
| tanning quantity OF old gold and silver coin
| He ia reticent about the amount but rumoI
| places IL at from fve hundred TO i've thou
| sand dollars. There are many theories as e
| where the coin came from, one being tina
| IL belonged TO misery old bachelor who
| was found dead in the road about ten year.
| ago.
The subject of precaution against the in
PRODUCTION OF cholera occupied the attention O
| the Cabinet yesterday, and was discussed b,
| Secretaries Frelinghuysen, Folger, Teller anc
| Postmaster General Gresham. Consul. Genera
| Walker, at Paris, Informed the State Depart
mont yesterday that the precautions suggested
| Will be rigidly enforced by American Consuli
| at French ports, and that there are as Yet NJ
| cases OF cholera In Paris.