The Evening critic., 1884-04-25
THE MORNING. NEWS,

Local ana General, Boiled Down
Worked Over and Furnished Up
Fresh.
The gas.lamps will be lighted at 7:i5 p.
m. and extlnguished at $3.50 a. m.
The London Times says that America is
far ahead OF England in the matter OF techni'
cal education.
Captain Mills, Fifth Artillery, will act
as chief Signal Oi1lcer during the absence of
General Hazen.
Mrs. Imogeno Il. Morroll the artist, hold
q well.attended reception at the National
Academy OF Fine Arts last evening.
A trust mortgage on the West Shore Rail.
road for s25,000,000 10 Ashbel Green was 70.
corded at Kingston, n. Y, yesterday.
A sneak-thief got away with ths~ovor.
coat Of Mr.. Charles Daniels, lQstr5fght, while
he was playing blferds atsae National Hotcl.
ao GsDNf5ssh. SHy fI5q per
Ahopvs5, 600 ofthe tobacco rebate claims,
ss~segatlng 100000, have already been
paid, and about 1000 are being passed upon
daily.
1t is rumored that Prince Kung, who was
recently degraded from tho chief control OF
the grand council OF the Chinese Empire, has
committed suicide.
Martha Il. Travilla, ono of the most con-
apicuous members OF the Friends Phlladel-
phia Yearly Meeting, died nc her homo In
West Chester, Pa, Wednesday.
At Detroit, Mich, yesterday, in tho as
sault and battery case OF Captain Oomstock
against W. u. Comstock for 100000 dam
ages, the jury returned a verdict for 10000.
The Philadelphia League Club beat the
Baltimore 70 9 at oriole Park, Baltimore,
yesterday, and the Keystone Unions wore de-
feated by the Baltimore Unions to 2 m Phil
adelphia.
The bronze statue Of the late Chief JUS
lice Marshall was unlocked yesterday In tho
presence of Senators Hoar, sherman, and 9th.
ers. IL ia n colossal figure, sitting In the robes
OF a chief justice.
An old lady, whose name could not be
ascertained, fell from the steps of the old
House OF Representatives last evening and
fractured herskull. She was conveyed to her
home In Alexandria.
Isaac N. Arnold, of Chicago, a prominent
member OF the Illinois bar, died yesterday.
He represented the Second illinois District In
of Abraham Lincoln.
In the House of Lords yesterday Earl
Granville, Foreign Secretary OF State, declared
that he was unable to say whether tho Gov
eminent was prepared to recognize the lag OF
| the African International Association.
Princess Alice's "Memoirs'' contain her
complete correspondence with the Queen I'M
III her death. The work excltes greater inter.
est than did the Queens book. Fifteen thou
sand copies have been Issued as first edition.
A meeting of the Mccormick Band of
Mercy was held at the residence OF MIR. M. L.
SymiDgton, OF 100 Sixth street southeast, last
evening, at which the young folks acquitted
themselves very creditably In rendering songs
and recitations.
The concert last evening at Lincoln Hall
for the benefit OF the Homeopathic Hospital
proved 10 be a decided financial and artistic
success. Among the audience were many
prominent citizens, accompanied by members
OF their families.
In the House OF Commons yesterday Mr..
Gladstone said that Berber was doubtless in
danger, but that Khartoum was not The
m In of nNt Cos
the proposed conference regarding Egypl,te
| all the powers who Signed the treaIyspr b6r-
| lin. 4 .,,s7sf
10. TS soS Sn DE s. RAS Eiscman Bros, cor
,..NAT Hon. J. G. Burrows, of Michigan,
| has formally declined the position of Solicl.
tor OF tho Treasury TO succeed Solicitor Ray.
ner, to which he was appointed aud confirmed
some time ago. Mr.. Burrows aspirations to
| represent his district In tho next Congress
probably cause his decilnation.
John W. Ayers, has offered tho State of
Massachusetts 100000 for the Troy &
| Greenfield Railroad, the Hoosac Tunnel, the
| Southern Vermont, the Boston Hoosac Tun
| mel Railway OF Vermont, and 200 acres OF the
| South Boston flats. 1t is stated that the ac
ceptance of the ofrer will result In the build
| ng OF railroad system from Boston TO Buffalo
| and probably to Chicago.
The joint executive committee of the
| trunk lines have adopted o resolution that Il
| is necessary for the lines represented to Co
|
| the competitive business should be divided
| This is virtually decision TO continue the
| present pooling system, but whether the ex.
listing contract Will be adopted or an on
| tirely new contract framed, has not been
| settled.
Two games of ball were played in thi:
| city yesterday, in which the Washington clubs
| suffered one defeat and had one victory. The
| gameat Capitol Park was between the BostonI
and Nationals. After playing an interesting
game, the score stood z to q In favor OF thu
home club. At the other park the Washing
tons met defeat at the hands OF the Cleve
lands, the score standing 10 to b In favor o.
the VISITORS.
The arrest of P. NJ. Fitzgerald, the al
legged Fenian, in London two weeks ago wa.
made the subject OF a discussion in the House
of Commons last night. Mr.. VIM. o'Brien
member from Mallow, called attention to the
arrest, and asked II there was any precedent
rests and secret, inquiry, Sir WIN, Haroouf
repudiated the charges " iphlmenfty brought
against Mr.. Trevely} aek
SMOKE TIC. NaechN cigar, &c. Georges, 800
<-szn The Episcopal House of Bishopsssyes
terday the Rev. William ]. Boone was appoint
ed missionary bishop to Shanghai, China, II
place OF Bishop schereschewsky, and the Rev
Samuel d. Ferguson (coloredl, who has beel
missionary 10 Liberia, was sent as missionar!
bishop to Cape Pamas, Africa, In the place o
Bishop .Penick. Bishop John Williams, o
| Connecticut, was appointed TO represent thu
House OF Bishops at tho meeting OF the Scot
fish church at Aberdeen In September, next.
st. Johns Church was the scene of
| brilliant weddiI last night. The contractin
parties were Miss Mary Van Ness Hopkins an
Mr.. Frank Fauth. They were united In mar
riage by Rev. Mr.. Rizert, OF West Washington
In the presence OF a large number OF friend,
| The bride was becomingly attlred In whit
| brocaded satin, trimmed with lilies OF the val
| ley and pearl ornaments. Tho sister Of tn
bride, Miss Elizabeth Hopkins, was the onl
bridesmaid In attendance, the groom being al
tended by Mr.. Harry Hewitt as best man.
| KALAMAZOO, MICH, Feb. 2, 1880.
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upon them the highest encomiums, .Ra4s CIV
them credit for making cureszsstt "the pre-
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tanned It, and areNEnWe called for than al
others comblnsgs hong as they keep u
their high EaSdtaqbnafor purity aud useful
ness, slpH contihuefto recommend them
something have never before done with an
oth0pTatent medicine.
j. J. BABcooK, M. D.
The Emmett Guards, n military compan
70 be composed entirely OF young men OF Iri5l
y descent, was organized last evening al a meet
Ing at The Clan-naGaol Hall. the enrollmen
was OF forty active and twenty-four honorar
members. The civil organization was effecte
by The election OF William II. Murphy, pres
Dent j. o'Connell, recording secretary; M, I
b OBrien, financial secretary, and william +
McAllister, treasurer. The military oflicer