The Evening critic., 1884-05-21
THE MORNING NEWS,

worked over ana Furnished Up
Fresh.
The gas-lamps will DO lighted st 7:30 p.
m. and extinguishod at 2 o. m.
Marmaduke, Welcher, Quebec, War Eagle,
Hilsrlty and Abraham were the winners at
tho Pimlico races yesterday.
In the United States Senate yesterday
Tho Agricultural Appropriation bill was
PASSED, with but few changes.
+, Lord st. Leonards has been indicted by
the London grad Jury on the charge OF In
decently assaulting maid servant.
In Lynohburg, Va,,. yesterday Carter
johnson, coiored, knocked his wife down with
abottie, iniiicting probably fatal wound.
Mr.. Reginald Fendall has boen appointed
Administrators OF the estate OF tho late Gilbert
NJ. Wight and filed a bond In the sum OF $780,
900.
The Golden Star Socials held picnic at
Juenemann's Garden last night. Mr.. Sullivan
acted as billet master, and j. Fnrringtoh as
assistant. ....
William Palmer, the last of tho guard of
Napoleon while on tho leland OF ST. Helena,
died at his homo In Battle Crock, Mich, on
Monday night.
The fye-year-old son of j. Thomson, of
laurel, Del, accidentally shot himself with a
pistol yesterday, tho ball passing through his
body. He is not expected to live.
Tho East Washington Stars will play the
the %sSsrys 0pR ay aS
Club, OF Baltimore, at Capitol Park.
The will of the late Joseph A. Dudley, of
New York, bequeaths tho greater part OF his
property to his relatives, and leavos $50 800 to
various charities, principally Presbyterian.
In the County Court of Greene County,
Va, the Jury In the case OF W. II. Sims for kilt
ing James Payne, In December last, returned
q verdict OF Involuntary manslaughter, and
liked his ilne at 5000.
Mr.. r. b. Hayes, who is president of
No., aa..ga INr ~ tha
| NJ. L. Church, will president n mass.meotlng
| TO be held In Philadelphia this evening in the
| interest OF the society.
| In Philadelphia yesterday John II. Parke
was convicted on Two 6ias Of lnaicSmens a one
| Phipps, ex.superintendent OF the aInshouse,
and others TO defraud tho city, and the other
| with perjury.
| Ex.Confederato Soldiers Homo met at the par
lors OF the National Hotel last evening TO COM
| plete arrangements for the public meeting
| Saturday night, and the lecture of General
| Colston Monday evening.
The committee of the Louisiana Legisia-
ture investigating the alleged election frauds
| in st. Martins and iberia parishes recommend
| the impeachment OF Theodore Fontellen, Re-
| publican Judge OF the Twenty-nrst District,
| for unlawful acts and oppression in onice al
the last election.
Thomas d. Christopher has brought an
| action In Brooklyn, N. Y, against Barnum,
Bailey Hutchinson TO recover his interest IN
| the combination show. The plaintiff alleges
| that Barnum got into possession through a
foreclosure OF tho plaintiffs interests, and tina,
| he did not pay anything.
Eaton Mills, who was convicted in the
| County Court at Halifax, N. O., a few days ago
1 for the murder OF Henry Painter, has been
| sentenced to be hanged on the 18th of July
next. An application has been made TO the
| Supreme Court OF Appeals by the counsel oil
| The condemned man for new trial.
| Kantuahy Cantral Railroad liciats aau
that the East Tennessee, Virginia Il GeorgiG
secures entrance into Cincinnati over Louis
| vile & Nashville tracks from Jeliico to Ltv
tngston and from there over tho Kentuck!
Central Division OF the Chesapeake & Ohio e
Cincinnati. II is an agreement for the use o
tracks only.
Colonel Perry II. Carson, one of the Re
| publican delegates to the Chicago Convention
was the recipient OF numerous honors las
/ night. The members OF a social club, the
Amateur Glee Club and the National Brass
| Band united to do him honor, and between the
songs OF the glee club and the tunes by the
| band addresses were delivered by Colonel Car
son, A. St. A. Smith, Judge Hall, Philip Joseph
William Murrell and George W. Stewart.
| The complimentary May ball of the
Union Veteran Corps at Masonic Temple last
/ evening was very enjoyable affair. Some
| OF those who participated IN the festivities
were General 8. McCleary, Colonel Gutter, Col
onel Temple, the Misses Lille Rothwell, Bes
/ sic Peake, Ida Baxter, Daisy Boz, Mamie
| Walker, Ida Petrie, Mamie Hartful, Mrs. s. L.
Thomas and the Misses Manic l.. Barnard,
| Berthe Hughes, Sylvia Brown, Gertie Jochum,
Julia AttschelI, Miss Trevitt and Professor
| James II. Vermilye.
| There is deadlock between Mayor Mar
| tin and the Police Commissioners OF Boston In
| regard TO the issuance OF liquor licenses. The
| Common Council for tho past four weeks has
| at each weekly meeting refused to confirm the
| Mayors appointments for Police Commits
sioner. The Mayor refuses TO sign any liquor
l licenses Issued by the two remaining Police
| Commissioners on the ground that two mem
bers do not constitute board. In the mean
| time the Citizens Law and Order League will
| prosecute all violators OF the license law.
The board of directors of the Planters' &
| Mechanics Bank OF Petersburg, Va, have de-
| cided not TO reopen the bank, and yesterday
| morning made an assignment TO W. d. Nc
| llwaine and Robert Gillian for the benefit OF
| It's creditors. Tho deed 10 an equitable one,
| no preference being given to any one creditor
| over another. Until the statement OF the con-
diuon OF the bank, now being prepared, is
4 completed, no definite Information al to assets
| or liabilities can be given. The depositors,
however, 1t ia believed, will get the larger por.
tion OF their money.
The strawberry festival given at the
residence OF DR.. Jeanette j. Summers resi-
depce, No. o37 New York avenue last evening
| In aid OF the Woman's Free Dispensary, was
brilliant success. The parlors and a large
tent that had been erected on the premises fol-
| ME occasion were crowded until a late hour,
| and quite sum was realized. Among those
present were; Drs. ]. Taber Johnson aud II
D. Fry, Rev. Mr.; Ingle, ex-senator Pomeroy
Rev. MIR. GrifIitb, General whlttesey, Hon
Charles Summer, Mr.. +. II. Moore and lady
| Mrs. DR.. Prentiss, Mrs. Hitz, Captain o. s
Smith, US. A., Hon. James Budd and Mr.
| Waiter Pitkin and lady.
| The debate Of the Philodemic Society, Of
| Georgetown college, for the Merrick medal
| took place at Lincoln Hall last evening. The
question under consideration was whether
| legislative Limitation TO executive discretion
| IN appointments In the Civil Service wouit
conduce TO better administration OF publ
affairs. The Affirmative side OF the questioI
was taken by Messrs. Ralph s. Latshaw, Mis-
souri,, and Thomas Il. Ransom, North Caro-
lima, and the negative by messrs. A. De Itur
| bide, Mexico, and Peter ID. Smith, Indiana
| The Judges were Hon. j. Randolph Tucker
Hon. N. Con, tr, and Hon. William l.. Wilson
The subject was very ably handled, and al
me participants acquitted themselves credit
ably. The name Of the winner OF the media
VIII not DO made known until the annual com