The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-24
THE MORNING NEWS,
Local and General. Boiled Down
worked over aud Furnished uT
Fresh.

The President had brilliant reception
nj tho Union League Club, New York, last
night.
Joel Fowler, a notorious desperate of
Socorro, COL, was hanged yesterday by order
OF Judge Lynch.
1t is reported from Rome that six cardi
nails are TO be created at q conslstory to DO
held in February.
There are over 300 entries in the exhibit
tion OF the New York Fanciers' Club at Madi-
con Square Garden, New York.
In the Garrison-Mayo contest the Com
mittee on Elections has decided that Mr.. Mayo
shall retain his scat on the prima facie right.
Major Nicholson, Inspector of tho Marine
Corpe, offlcially visited the Marine Barracks
in Annapolis yesterday, and inspected the
marine guard.
A large gang from tho workhouse are
filling up the excavations at Fifth aud NJ
streets southeast, which mako foul pools dur
ing the summer.
Eighteen cars were wrecked on the Ly-
kens Valley Railroad, near Lykens, Pa, yes.
torday, owing TO rail having been displaced
by wocd-choppers.
A class of sixteen was confirmed by
Bishop Lyman, of North Carolina, at the Grace
Episcopal Church last evening. He was as
sisted by Rev. +. O. Lee.
The New York Catholic ReuieU has been
informed that the Pope has created Most Rev.
Patrick j. Ryan, the Coadjutor Bishop OF BIT.
Louis, NO., Archbishop.
George A. Wheeler, a native OF Gorham,
Maine, was hanged at San Francisco yesterday
for the murder OF his sister-in-law, Adele J.
Tillsop, by strangling her.
A Hong Kong dispatch to tho London
Times points out that French occupation OF
chuean, Formosa or Hai:Nan, In Tonquin,
would amount to a cdsiS beH with England.
The police are continuing tho work of
relieving the poor at the rate OF about 200
families q day. Tue total number OF families
pivap QaQtQtanCa ia 1.1TT. and Of indivlduala.
5,501.
A correspondent at Berlin reports that
TN explosion occurred In mine IN tho
Rhino Province yesterday, by which sixteen
persons were killed and twelve severely
wounded.
The labor question is likely to DO the
subject OF sirife IN the Maryland legislature
The representatives OF the agricultural dis
iricts are not In favor OF any legisation Affect
Ing the hours OF labor.
The Irish Times reports that the British
homo ONCE has been warned that steps have
been taken 10 perpetrate outrages In England
In connection with the New York Irtsh WCrid'S
"O'Donnell vengeance fund.-"
: The first of tho Gamewell police patrol
boxes, designed TO give a policeman on his
beat easy communication with the station
house, either to obtain instructions or assist
ance, has been put In position at Nlnth and T.
streets.
Cato ]. jerks, aged 90 years, o merchant
OF Apex, Wake County, N. O., has deserted his
sick wife and three little children and eloped
with Varina Pearson, the 13-year-old daughter
OF his clerk. The girl is very delicate and is
small for her age.
The total shipments from the mines of
the Cumberland coal region during the week
ended January 10 were 80, ACT tons, and for
the year TO date s2,52S tons, a decrease OF
1883 tons as compared with the correspond.
ing period OF 1883.
| At Vicksburg, Miss, Tuesday, Samuel
Hawthorne, who murdered Lemuel MCGEE i've
years ago, was sentenced TO imprisonment for
life. He has been out on bail since the muir.
der. He was arrested recently in New York on
| the owe OF his departure for Europe.
Tho alarm of fire from box 1874 last even
ing was caused by a slight IRE In the house OF
John Llewellyn In Baptist alley. 1t is alleged
that Llewellyn and his wife were under the
influence OF liquor, and upset kerosene lamp
in q struggle. They had a narrow escape from
burning. Damage to property slight.
The committee of the Metropolitan In
last night. Mr.. Thomas +. Smith presided,
and Mr.. Charles Hanlan acted as secretary,
The committee, after some discussion on the
proceedings Of the board OF trade, Endorsed
by an unanimous vote the shipping BILL.
The snow blockade prevented the send
Ing OF provisions into the Kingston, ont tim
Der district and the numbering shanties Will
probably be closed in consequence. ID. G.
Virgins, of the Bethlehem Iron Company, Is
snowed.in at the iron mines, and tho residents
there think he is Virgins. tho weather prophet,
and refuse to shovel path out for him.
The 18th anniversary of the birth OF
Robert Z. Lee was celebrated in Savannah, Ga,
Monday last by an imposing military parade,
followed In the evening by a largely ATTENDED
banquet. The celebration was rendered OF
more than Ordinary interest by the presenta-
| tion OF the beautiful regimental nag OF the
first volunteer regiment by the ladies of the
city.
| Luke and William Jones, who are to be
| hanged shortly for the murder Of Anderson
l n mails
| Ohio, yesterday, while the guards were al
dinner. They took the guards reyolvers
overpowered the taller aud escaped to the
| hills. Five hundred citizens captured the
prisoners, Luxe being wounded before ht
| would surrender.
| The post-mortem examination of the
| body OF Amelia Olsen, the young seamstress
| found dead on the outskirts OF Chicago las
| week, shows that she had been repeatedly as
| saulted. Thomas Shechan and six other per
sons are under arrest for the crime. Martin
Jacobson, rejected sutton OF the woman, 1:
| reported 10 have been arrested In Wisconsin IL
connection with tho murder.
The Wisconsin Republican Association
have elected General ]. q. Starkweather, presi
dent; AT. Longley, first yice-president; A. NJ
| nolds, secretary, and DR.. J.J. Little, treas
| urer. They also elected the following MON
| bers Hon. VIM. Il. Price, Hon. Isaac Stephen
son, Ira @. Abbott T. cambridge, Lewis S
Patrick, @. G. Cone, J. p. Hurlburt and N. b
| Prentice.
| The Masonic Veteran Association hell
| its annual meeting last evening at the room
OF the A. and A. Scottish Rite. Tho following
| oficers were elected for the ensuing year
General Albert Pike, PRESIDENT Hon. W. W
| Upton, 1rst vlce-president; O. W. Bennett
second vice-president; William NJ. Ireland
ssere,ary g. T. w steyens, treasurer John
The Stewards were Instructed to provide tn'
annual dinner for Monday evening, Feb
ruary4 t.
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