The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06
MORNING NEWS,


Local ana General, Boiled Down,
Worked over and Furnished MP
Fresh.
Tho Royal Palace at Athens was burned
last night.
General James r. Herbert died in Balti.
more yesterday.
Henry Ward Bcecher has recovered from
an attack OF sciatica.
Prince George Kangeorgovich is dead.
The name was enough to Kill him.
Tho regular opening exercises Of the
Chnuiauqua az. W Assembly were hold last
night
A consistory will be held at the Vatican
In September, ana number OF now cardinals
will be created.
Tho House of Commons has agreed TO
credit o. f30O,OOO for an expedition to relieve
General Gordon.
Twenty three persons were drowned in
tho Thames by the sinking OF tho steamer
Diono on Saturday.
Mr.. Gladstone has been assured that
thero will be no opposition In Parliament to
Australian federation.
Colonel George II. Howard, a well.known
citizen Of Cecil County, Md, died on Monday
night, in his Sith year,
First Auditor Reynolds has been desig-
mated 20 act IA Register OF tho Treasury during
the absence OF Register Bruce.
Conductor Wynn Was fatally injured
Monday on tho Duncktown Branch OF the
Western North Carolina Railroad.
Freeman j. Fithian, ex-Judge of tho
superior Court OF New York, died OF consump-
tion Monday. Ho was n native of Erie, Pa.
Colonel Clement Sulivane, proprietor Of
the Cambridge (Md.) Chronicle, has sold that
paper to DR.. J. Hooper Shepherd, or Cam.
John Bright addressed large meeting at
birmingham In connection with Mondays re-
form denomination, and made an attack on
the House OF Lords.
Judge Stewart, Of Baltimore, has set
aside a miscegenous marriage which was con.
tracted In Maine. Tho wife, who was white,
petiiioned for the divorce.
1t Is stated that Frank f. Everett, the
Colorado. banker who committed suicide
about threo weeks ago, was short In his ac'
counts with depositors about 100000.
During the heavy storm last wook
bridge over creek near Bennings and another
near Dladensburg were washed away, aud tho
county roads nro loft In bad condition.
sixty-fvc brick moulders in the employ
OF Simon Kline, OF Reading, Pa, have decided
10 strike against reduction OF 10 per cent. In
their wages. They now receive 81 a day.
President Arthur, his daughter Nellie,
Misc Jessio McElroy, General Sharpe and 8.
for tho catskills, where they will remain about
| week.
The Washington Cycle Club elected nine
| new members last night, and also elected Mr..
| Kruger captain. They have also purchased q
| new pooltablo for their headquarters, d3O
| Eleventh street.
Tho District Commissioners have reap
pointed i've Commissioners OF Pharmacy, as
| follows; Messrs. Charles Becker, W. s. Thomp.
son, II. .. Ferguson and Drs. Prentiss and
James L. Morgan.
The ninth annual convention of the
Amalgamated Association OF Iron and Steel
| Workers assembled at Pittsburgh yesterday,
two hundred delegates being present from all
| parts OF the country.
The testimony In relation to tho failure
| of the Mechanics' & Planters Bank at Peters
| burg, Va, was concluded yesterday by the
| grand jury. 1t Is understood that several In
| dictments have been agreed upon.
At Chautauqua, N. Y, yesterday Bahia
Ram Chandra Bose, of India, lectured on tho
"Hindoo and Christian Theories OF Salvation
and Rev. 8. G.. Smith, ID. D., OF st. Paul, Mum,
| lectured on "Florence and the Medici."
largo horned owl, presumably from the
| woods oil the Virginia eide OF the river, was
stationed In n tall tree In the White House
grounds last night and favored all withir
hearing with wierd serenade lasting seyera
| hours.
A meeting of the jackson Democratic
Association was held at Cosmopolitan Hall las
night. The executive committee was author
lied 10 be Increased to twenty-five. Messrs Ell
Wright, Major Darlington and others made
addresses.
In the trial at Pittsburgh yesterday of A
NJ. Bowser, charged with killing Obadiah Hay
maker in the Murraysville gas.well riot, wilt
nesses Iesnned anar powsor a'Iacked nay
wounds on Haymakers body.
Secretary Chandler, yesterday, at Ports
| mouth, N. H.. Issued an Official order extend
ing the cordial CONGRATULATIONS OF tho Navy
| hcers and men OF the Greedy Relief Expedition
| upon the success OF their EFFORTS.
The Nationals yesterday sustained an
other defeat at tho hands OF the Baltlmores al
club could NOT get their hits punched, and
this, together with costly errors OF Reeder
,Voss and Eyers, lost them the game.
While removing tho cross-tree Of an old
Democratic nag pole on High street, George
fell. He had the remarkable presence OF mint
TO catch hanging rope, on which no made 1
rapid descent, decorating his hands badly.
About II o'clock yesterday morning two
unknown white boys jumped into the phmtor
OF Mrs. Maggie Ramsey, OF No. 1115 X street
| while the vehicle was standing on Eleventh
street, near g, and drove on; The ph9ioI
OF wearing apparel.
The Rev. Father Boursand, Of Brooklyn
N. Y, has been appointed president OF the Bos
ton Catholic College and rector OF tho Ohurct
OF me immaculate conception IN Boston q
| comes pastor or ST. Francis Xaviere Church,
In Sixteenth street, New York.
The Emperor William, in consenting Il
become patron or the Central Lutheran SO
ciety OF Berlin, writes that by means OF thu
society the memory OF Martin Luther Is kep
alive. "From his work." the Emperor writes
'new blessings to Christianity uncoasingl!
now from generation 70 generation"
Chief Engineer Cronin, while directing
his men at the United States Hotel sunda.
night had his eyes injured and Is compelled
| 10 wear blue glasses. He Is all right other
wise, except feeling fatigued. Tho Pre- De
partment has been compiimented by every on
who witnessed Its Draye work at the ruins.
John Tilford, a Long Island farmer
| while returning TO his home Monday nigh
during q storm, mistook the house OF his neigh
Dor, Thomas Haydock, for his own, and AZ
thought he was burglar and attacked hll
with loaded cane, breaking three OF his rib
and INJECTING other serious injuries.
At tho Portsmouth, N. H., municipa
election yesterday, W. II. Tise, HopuhilcA
candidate Tor Mayor, announced that he woul
, | not run, and the Republicans then distribute
ballots with the namo OF Calvin Page, Demo
cratic candidate for Mayor, on them. Tn
Democrats for the first limo in seven year
elected majority OF the city government.
Judge Hayes, in the seventh Iowa 10
dicial district has decided that under the M
Iowa prohibitory liquor law justices OF N
peace have no Jurisdiction except 70 bind az
PENDANTS over 10 the district court. by this a
cision all liquor cases commenced In that az
| trict under tho new law arc dismissed. m
question Will be appealed TO tho suprem
Court.
A ball was given at the Farragut Hous
Rye Beach, N. H., last night by the Farmer
Club 70 the officers OF the North Auant
Rotary and Mrs. Robson, Admirals Luce al
| Wells, Commander Dudley and Mr.. Van Nel