The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-06-18
THE MORNING NEWS,

The gas-lamps will be lighted at 7:45 p.
m. and extingulshed at 2d5 a. m.
The War Department Is informed of the
death at St. Louis Of Major John N. Lee, OF tho
Army.
Earl Spencer arrived at Belfast yester-
day evening. 1t iB feared there will be trouble
there to-day.
Justice Miller, of the Supreme Court, has
left with his family for four months trip to
the Pacific Coast.
The ceremony Of unwilling the statue of
Bolivar, "tho great laboratory" took place at
Central Park, New York, yesterday.
II Is reported that negotiations are in
progress In New York looking to tho consoli-
dalton OF the b. o. and the Postal Telegraph
companies.
Colonel Edward r.. Platt, United States
Army, AdJutant. General OF the Department OF
the Missouri died at Fort Leavenworth, Kan
SUE, yesterday.
Alfred II. Beall, master machinist, Balti-
more 4 Ohio Railroad, died In Martinsburg, w.
Va, Monday. He Will be buried with Masonic
hoLors tomorrow.
Henry Havemeyer, of New York, who
declared by a Jury unable to manage his az
fairs on account Of drunkenness.
DIR. ]. T. johnson and Mr. W. s. Thomp-
con called on the District Commissioners yes
terday afternoon 10 urge liberal appropria-
iion for the Woman'e Dispensary.
Professor j. G.. Porter, of the United
States Coast Survey, has been elected astrono-
mer OF the observatory OF Cincinnati Univer-
sity, to succeed Professor o. Stone.
st. Johns College, Annapolis, will cele-
and on the succeeding day the annual com.
mencement exercises will take place.
The Democratic Convention for the Thir-
teenth Congressional District OF Illinois re-
nominated William M. Springer yesterday by
reclamation. This is springer's sixth noml-
nation.
The four bags of corn sent from Kansas
City, Mo-, for the benefit OF the Confederate
Soldiers Home, were sold at auction In Nor
foil, va, yesterday to the Merchants Exchange
for S125 for resale.
An interesting and closely-contested
single scull race Is promised this afternoon at
9:3O over the upper course between Messrs:
kearney, Fisher, Smithson and Noordzy, of
tho Potomac Boat Club.
The Bennett Mackay Cable Company
has opened an ofIce In the Royal Exchange,
London. The Faraday Will sail next week to
Jay me en-, shore end 81 the nrst cable. II Is ex.
the end OF July.
The North German Gazette, Prince Bis
marck's organ, says that the attempt to make
the Dutch succession European question
will fail, as tho constitution OF the Neither.
lands defines the succession and excludes
foreign interference.
The Maine and Mississippi Republican
associations met last evening at their respect
i've halls and enthusiastically ratified the Re.
publican nominations. At the Maine meeting
letters were read from Blaine and Logan
acknowledging kilograms of congratulatlon.
Five hundred employees of the Philadel-
phia & Reading Railroad Company at wilkes.
barre, Pa, yesterday decided that IL the
pay car does not appear on Friday they Will
In body proceed to the court aud make,s asps
plication for admitta9ceS 40 the saspss POOR
house. E~-es
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svietnife Mr.. fharp was engaged in
making shingles on the farm OF DR.. q. Il. Lip.
Pitt, near Berryville, Va, yesterday, he found
| in gold, supposed to have been buried there
for safety long time ago, as the hole was en-
iirely healed over.
The United States Circuit Court at Phil
adelphia yesterday authorized the Philadel-
phia & Reading Railroad receivers to borrow
money to pay wages and the interest on the
consolidated mortgage due on the LIST inst,
and to Issue certificates OF Indebtedness for
claims for materials and supplies.
At o'clock this morning the score in the
female walking contest at Kernan's Monumen.
tai Theatre, Baltimore, was: Kilbury, 1856;
Morton, OIL Anderson, 1888; Mable, 50; Woods,
los; Douglass, 145; Howard, 1853; Masslcot,
1856 Tobias, 142. Miss Thompson retired
from the track with 20 miles to nor credit.
A meeting of the executive committee of
the Driving Club was held last night and de.
eIded to give four races at Ivy City July dtgo
for members horses NOT kept for racing pur'
| poses; the second, q mile dash, running; the
third, for 2;35 trotters; to wind up with stee.
| plechaee.
The war against gamblers in Dallas,
| Texas, eliminated Monday in James wilker-
son, one OF the indicted gamblers, paying So
again to gamble IN Dallas anu hS other sa%
| blers left rather than compromise. One gam
bier, from whom the county demands $4,000
has sailed for Europe for his health.
I n
ing programme at the Capitol grounds this
evening: March, 'Across the Danube" Sousa;
overture, "Light Cavalry" suppe; valse,
"Dream Of the Ocean," duyle: collocatlon,
WE'LL" Graham; selection, "Barbe Blue" or
fenbach; Pas Redouble, "Patrice," Gobboerts
| The closing of the fourth, fifth, sixth
and seventh grades OF white schools took place
| yesterday and attracted large number OF In
terested visitors. The exercises comprised
essays, recitations and vocal music. The col
ored schools In the John i. Cook, Stevens
also closed yesterday. The eighth (the Highest
grade and all the schools In the county viii
GiSss tSaay Tns names Ssna
Dir. G. W. sSo-mS6flltist, formerly o
Nintlssssseet northwest..
At caucus Of the Democratic member
OF the House OF Representatives last night
| Who huOptou plouVluB tue ulouUbr
to urge upon tho House TO press as fast a
possible TO conclusion the appropriation
| bills, and TO take them up In preference to al
other measures. motion to urge the pas
| sage In the House OF a bill TO repeal the tax oil
| tobacco was lost, as was also motion to max,
| the order OF business after the passage OF the
| appropriation bills the consideration of bill;
from tho Committees on Public Lands ant
Invalid Pensions.
A full meeting Of the Michigan Repub
lican Association, with the president, Judg
Harlan, In the chair, was held Monday even
ing at Timms Hall, 10 take into consideration
among other things, It's participation In tn
Blaine and Logan ratification meeting, 10 b
II was decided TO attend that meeting In
body. Eloquent and stirring speeches, in re
| Spouse to calls, were made by Judge j.
| Gray, formerly OF Michigan, now a resident o
virginia. Colonel O. p. Lincoln, MeBsrs. Bar
ION, barnard, Moses, aud others, all prs
dieting victory for the pltmed Knlghtznn'th
The wonder of thu e4our mems s.
suite, at A. sRke heo.skY
u.dlhanwfhners ut theFConey Island race
| yesterday were: Seven furlopgs, J. Walden
| Flower of Meath, Nimrod second, CoinaQ
third time, / ;32. Surf stakes, i've furlongt
Wanda, Richmond second, Hellotrope col
third; lime, 03. Mermaid stakes, one mil
Tolu third; time, i 100. Handicap sweeI
stakes, one mile and three furlong5 won b
Referee, after an exciting race, by head
the post War Eagle second, Irish King third
| time, 2:2b%a. Three-quarters OF mile, Ly
ton, Boulotte second, Better third; tim,
1:16fi. SteeplechRse, Abraham, Glenarm se
ond, Charley Epps third.